Beyond Clean Podcast

Each year we see more and more technical colleges creating Sterile Processing programs across the US. What impact are they having on the job market and individual students who take that route into the industry? This week we talked to Densley Coke, Sterile Processing Manager at Northside Forsyth Hospital and Adjunct Professor of the Sterile Process program at Gwinnett Technical College, to discuss the benefits these programs are giving their graduates and the departments they end up working in. Tune in this week to hear how these curriculums are created, what it's like to be a Sterile Processing professor, and the challenges to creating a program like this in your area. CE Credit -> https://www.beyondclean.net/ce-credit-hub #WeFightDirty #BeyondClean #DensleyCoke #TechnicalColleges #Training #Instructor #College #Graduate #SterileProcessing #SurgicalInstruments #Education #Podcast #SPD #SPS #CSSD #MDR

This week on Beyond The Headlines with Mike Matthews:  Another news headline about stolen surgical instruments - this one for $25K worth of endoscopes, just weeks after a similar $450K heist from a hospital in the same state. On our kickoff episode for "Beyond the Headlines" with Mike Matthews, we talk about why these stories keep coming out and what needs to happen TODAY in your hospital to fix it. Tune in and don't get #jacked! #BeyondTheHeadlines #MikeMatthews #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty™ Click To Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify or Visit Our Website!

This week on Real Talk with Bob Marrs:  Bob discusses the background to regulatory focus on IFUs in Sterile Processing, and the real challenges with following them as frontline Sterile Processing technicians. IFUs - Manufacturer Instructions for Use #3 - A Day that will Live in Infamy #4 - Challenges, and Issues #RealTalk #BobMarrs #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty™ Click To Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify or Visit Our Website!

This week on Fighting Dirty with Hank Balch:  Failing a Sterile Processing certification exam can be a punch in the gut. How do you recover? What do you do next? Hank gives you 3 things to consider as you bounce back and keep #FightingDirty. For more insight and tips on how to pass your exam, you can read his article here: https://bit.ly/2YzbBsD #FightingDirty #HankBalch #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty™ Click To Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify or Visit Our Website!

How complicated can it really be to drop an instrument into a peel pack, seal it up, and move on? The answer: very complicated and precise if you want to do so in a safe, reproducible manner. On this Season 5 kickoff episode, our Beyond Clean team sat down with Charlie Webb, Founder and President at Van der Stähl Scientific, to discuss the intricacies of medical device packaging and challenge assumptions regarding how and why these workflows look differently inside and outside of the hospital setting. Tune in this week to hear from one of the leading advocates for quality standards in medical device packaging in the US and ask yourself if there is anything your team can be doing to improve your own process. CE Credit -> https://www.beyondclean.net/ce-credit-hub #WeFightDirty #BeyondClean #CharlieWebb #MedicalDevicePackaging #PeelPack #SterileProcessing #SurgicalInstruments #Education #Podcast #Quality #ISO #Transport #Storage #SterilityAssurance #Standards #Industry #SPD #SPS #CSSD #MDR

Why isn't every-load biological indicator monitoring a global practice in Sterile Processing? Do chemical indicators actually pose a greater challenge in certain contexts? Is parametric release the future of sterility assurance or ready for retirement? For our 2nd Annual Beyond Clean LIVE event, we took the show on the road again in front of a live audience in Anaheim, California during the 2019 IAHCSMM Convention & Expo. This year, we tackled the hot topic of Sterility Assurance with three subject matter experts representing: Biological Indicators - Kelly Soto Pacheco (Steris) Chemical Indicators - Mike Eckenwiler (Getinge) Parametric Release - René Vis (Steelco Benelux B.V.) It was another block buster event, and we're delighted to share this debate with a global audience. We hope you enjoy the show, gain insight on this important issues, and bust some myths! CE Credit -> https://www.beyondclean.net/ce-credit-hub Click To Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify or Visit Our Website!

The topic of Sterile Processing salaries and compensation in the US always garners a lot of interest and buzz. One of the few publications that regularly addresses insights and trends on this topic is Healthcare Purchasing News (HPN). On this Season 1 re-release edition of Beyond Clean, we sat down with Kara Nadeau to discuss the 2018 CS/SPD salary survey she worked on with HPN, as well as her professional perspectives on healthcare writing for folks in the Sterile Processing community. Tune in for this engaging conversation with one of the most well known journalist in our industry and current member of the Beyond Clean Speakers Bureau! CE Credit -> https://www.beyondclean.net/ce-credit-hub Click To Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify or Visit Our Website! #WeFightDirty #BeyondClean #KaraNadeau #SalarySurvey #HealthcareWriting #SterileProcessing #SurgicalInstruments #Career #Growth #Compensation #Education #Certification #Wage #Writing #Publish #Journalism

If you had the opportunity to build a brand new Sterile Processing department, what would you do? How would you prioritize design considerations and what kinds of creative ideas would you employ to function within budget and space constraints? On this re-release from Season 1, we talked to Shawn Flynn and his team about their experience in a new SPD department in Palo Alto, California, and cover a few insights that may help others as they prepare for new construction or renovation in their own facilities. Tune in as we sit down with Shawn, who is now a member of our Beyond Clean Speakers Bureau, to have this important conversation. CE Credit -> https://www.beyondclean.net/ce-credit-hub Click To Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify or Visit Our Website! #WeFightDirty #BeyondClean #ShawnFlynn #Design #Construction #SterileProcessing #Planning #Building #Teamwork #Podcast #SurgicalInstruments #Leadership #Sponsor #SargentHealthcareStrategies

What drives you as a Sterile Processing professional? Why do you wake up every morning, drive to a hospital, put on scrubs, and labor in areas of the hospital most people will never see, for patients who hardly know you exist? On this re-release from Season 1, we talked to Nestor Hernandez about finding your voice and discovering your "why" as a Sterile Processing hero. There are no little people or little places in our industry -- every individual who commits to serving patients in the life-saving work of medical device reprocessing has an incalculable impact on the world around them. Tune in as we sit down with Nestor to learn...why. CE Credit -> https://www.beyondclean.net/ce-credit-hub Click To Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify or Visit Our Website! #WeFightDirty #BeyondClean #Podcast #NestorHernandez #FindingYourVoice #DiscoveringYourWhy #Mission #Purpose #Culture #SterileProcessing #SPD #CSSD #SurgicalInstruments #PublicSpeaking #Conferences #Hospital #Motivation 

Sterile Processing, yeah, there’s an App for that. On this Top 10 re-release episode from Season 1 of the Beyond Clean podcast, we talked to Adam Okada about the impact of mobile application technology on the Sterile Processing industry, education, and the future of professional networking. How can you leverage industry expertise right from your smart phone? Is there such a thing as an educator in your pocket? We discuss these topics and more in a unique conversation with one of a growing number of disruptors in our industry. Tune in, grab your smart phone, and listen up for some inspiration on how technology could change the way we think about Sterile Processing in the 21st century. Now with new CE approval, it’s a great opportunity to learn, get credit, and walk away with your own ideas for potential innovation in this space.  CE Credit -> https://www.beyondclean.net/ce-credit-hub Click To Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify or Visit Our Website! #WeFightDirty #BeyondClean #MobileApplications #SterileProcessing #Education #Technology #Disruption #Online #Podcast #AdamOkada #CECredit #Sponsor #SargentHealthcareStrategies