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Fighting Dirty: Sterile Processing Certification Does Not Equal Opportunity
This week on Fighting Dirty with Hank Balch: We are fans of Sterile Processing certification, but let's keep it in perspective. Certification does not always equal Opportunity. On this episode of Fighting Dirty, Hank lays out important...

Beyond The Headlines: Stolen Surgical Instruments
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...

#27 - How can Orthopedic device companies leverage digital marketing (58 mins)
This is a deep dive into how Orthopedic Companies can leverage Digital Media using new strategies and techniques. Lisa Denison and I cover these questions and more: How do Orthopedics companies use digital marketing today? How should Orthop…

Real Talk: IFUs, Background & Challenges
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...

Fighting Dirty: So You Failed Your Certification Exam?
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 . For more insight...

Myth Busting 2019: Sterility Assurance Debate
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...

F039 Patient behavior: what to consider when designing solutions? (Claire Kamoun)
Patients are getting increasingly engaged in their treatments, becoming the decisionmakers not just recipients of care. But to design a successful solution for patient support with high user retention is, to put it mildly, an art. Every patient lives in ...

#26 - Anatomy of a Startup - How little Danek became the largest spine company in the world (68 mins)
The first time this story has been told. This is the real story of Danek as told by Ted Bird.Ted was there. He was one of the early employees at Danek and was part of the team responsible for the dynamic growth. In this podcast you will hea…

Kara Nadeau: CSPD Salary Survey & Healthcare Writing
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...

Coming soon: Digital health in Asia series
Asia is the 2nd largest digital health ecosystem in the world. Investments in the sector totaled 6.3 billion in 2018. 5 Faces of digital health episodes are going to be published in July, offering an overview of the region, and some insights provided by ...
Beyond MedicineAudio unavailable028 - #Medsessions - Dr. Ted O'Connell - Residency Interview Tips and Future of Medical Education
In this podcast, we gained insight to the secrets behind being a successful candidate during residency interviews and the future of medical education. Dr. Ted O’Connell gives us advice on how to approach residency interviews, the best way t…

Shawn Flynn: Designing a Dream Department
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...

Nestor Hernandez: Discovering Your Why, Finding Your Voice, and Public Speaking
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...

Adam Okada: Sterile Education App & Sterile Processing Training
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 about the impact of mobile application technology on the Sterile Processing industry, education, and the...

F038 What do you know about the African healthcare market? (Moka Lantum)
Developing countries are often seen as ideal test hubs for innovation: there's no existing infrastructure to disrupt, the regulation permits a faster speed of adoption. However, like any market, African countries have their own specifics. How can you sca...

Jenny Manderino: Joint Commission Accreditation & Survey Preparation
'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...
Beyond MedicineAudio unavailable027 - The Healing Power of Dancing - Tony Adkins PA-C
027- The Healing Power of Dancing - Tony Adkins PA-C The “Dancing Doc” - Tony Adkins - PA-C Tony Adkins “The Dancing Doc” joins us on Beyond Medicine to talk about how dancing can heal the hearts and souls of his patients and families. Tony…

Nancy Chobin: Policies & Patients, Insights on Explant Reprocessing
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...

F037 G4A and the evolution of the digital health ecosystem (Eugene Barukhovich, G4A)
G4A, formerly known as Grants4Apps is probably the most famous digital health accelerator inside a Pharma conglomerate. For a few years, the program was designed to support a handful of startups by offering them office space, various entrepreneurship ski...

Chuck Hughes: High Marks & High Standards - Compliant Reprocessing of Reusable Medical Devices
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...

#25 - Anatomy of a Startup - Q&A with Marty WynKoop, co-founder of OrthoHelix (58 mins)
An inside look into a successful orthopedic startup (OrthoHelix) from inception to being acquired. The story is told by Marty Wynkoop, co-founder and head of operations, sales and marketing. Marty sharesnuggets ofwisdom on how to build valu…

Ted May: The Hidden History of Ethylene Oxide (EtO)
How much do you know about the history of ethylene oxide and the formative role it has played in modern medical device sterilization? For older generations of Sterile Processing professionals, images of large tanks and extended aeration times may come...

#24 - Anatomy of a Startup - Q&A with Dr. Brett Sanders, Founder of Tensor Surgical (34 mins)
This is a look inside a surgeon-founded startup that is disrupting the orthopedics industry, in this case, arthroscopy. An interview with Dr. Brett Sanders is an Orthopedic Surgeon who hasre-invented trans-osseous arthroscopic tunneling fix…

F036 How is AI decoding aging? (Alex Zhavoronkov, Insilico Medicine)
Longevity, eternal youth or even immortality have been an aspiration in religion and culture throughout history. Today, people adopt all sorts of approaches to increase their wellbeing, delay aging and avoid diseases. Efforts are increasingly quantified ...

