Beyond Clean Podcast

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

'The Joint Commission has arrived.' Five words that can cause even the most confident of Sterile Processing leader and frontline technician a mild anxiety attack. Is all of our documentation up to date? Have we checked every employee off on their ultrasonic competencies? Will they find any technicians using incorrect detergent dilutions? This fear of the unknown and the "what if" can be debilitating for many facilities who seek accreditation through The Joint Commission. On this re-release episode from season 1 (which is the 2nd highest downloaded show of the entire Beyond Clean podcast), we talked to Jenny Manderino about how Sterile Processing teams can best prepare for these stressful visits and not be caught off guard. Now with new CE approval, it's a great time to add a few more tools to your accreditation tool chest and gain a CE while you're at it. Do not delay, start your TJC preparation today! CE Credit -> https://www.beyondclean.net/ce-credit-hub Click To Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify or Visit Our Website and our new YouTube channel. #WeFightDirty #BeyondClean #JennyManderino #TheJointCommission #TJC #SterileProcessing #SurgicalInstruments #Survey #Preparedness #Accreditation #InfectionControl #CESponsor#SargentHealthcareStrategies

Have you ever been asked to reprocess an implant device that had been removed from a patient? Chances are high that you have encountered this scenario at least once in your Sterile Processing career, but to date, there has been very little written or discussed on the topic. How can you ensure the device can be safely cleaned and given to a patient without manufacturer instructions or validation for reprocessing the single use implant? One of the few industry leaders who has provided any insight into this difficult topic is Nancy Chobin, President of Sterile Processing University, so we invited her to join back in Season 4 of the Beyond Clean podcast to try and answer a few of the most pressing questions related to policy and practice. Grab your orthopedic surgeon, Infection Control nurse, and Director of Quality for a pow-wow around this podcast and get the conversation going on explant reprocessing: to do, or not to do. That is the question! CE Credit -> https://www.beyondclean.net/ce-credit-hub #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty #NancyChobin #Explants #Implants #Reprocessing #Sterile #Sterilization #Disinfection #Regulatory #PatientRights #Ownership #Liability #Risk #Policies #Collaboration #Surgery #BestPractice #SterileProcessing #SPD #CSSD

In an industry defined by our standards, recommendations, and guidelines, there are still many misunderstanding related to how these documents can and should impact compliant reprocessing of medical devices in our hospitals. On this week's episode of the Beyond Clean podcast, we talk to Chuck Hughes, the new Executive Advisor at Beyond Clean and retired founder of SPS Medical Supply Corp., about the high marks and high standards of medical device reprocessing. Tune in to hear Chuck address some of the most common challenges facing SPD departments, clinics, and endoscopy suites today. This is a great episode to forward on to your Infection Prevention team to start a conversation around the best way to support best practice in Sterile Processing! CE Credit -> https://www.beyondclean.net/ce-credit-hub Click To Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify or Visit Our Website! #chuckhughes #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty #SterileProcessing #MedicalDevices #Reprocessing #Compliance #Standards #BestPractice #Recommendations #Guidelines #AAMI #Reusable #SurgicalInstruments #Endoscopes #Safety #Liability #Risk #Cleaning #Sterilization #Disinfection