9. Bonus Episode – Interview with Infection Preventionist Jackie Daley
Jackie shares with us observations and lessons learned regarding PPE during the pandemic.
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8. What is Cavitation, and How do we Know Our Ultrasonic has Adequate Cavitation?
Stephen Kovach explains ultrasonic cavitation, how to test for it, and why it is important.
7. What Should be Done About Water Quality as Surgical Schedules Begin to Ramp up Again?
Surgical schedules are picking up again, and in some cases, very quickly. We talk with Seth Hendee about what happens to our water when our…
6. Bonus Episode – Interview with Michelle Hoste
Michelle Hoste, SPD Manager and military veteran, shares how her team collaborated with other departments and Infection Control to come up with a way to…
5. How to Ensure Effective Competency Training
Guest Educator, Seth Hendee speaks about how to ensure proper competency training. Seth was formerly an Educator for a large SPD and had a lot…
4. How Do I Know My Endoscope Leak Tester is Working?
In this episode, we talk with Cheron Rojo, Clinical Educator at Healthmark about leak testers. Leak testing is a critical step in endoscope processing, but…
3. How to Ensure Proper Cleaning of Arthroscopic Shavers – Part 2
In this episode, we finish our conversation with Healthmark’s Educator Stephen Kovach about how to ensure proper cleaning of arthroscopic shavers.
2. How to Ensure Proper Cleaning of Arthroscopic Shavers – Part 1
In this episode, Kevin Anderson and Stephen Kovach discuss the keys to ensuring proper cleaning of arthroscopic shavers.
1. Ensuring Safe Transport of Contaminated Items in Light of Covid19
The covid19 pandemic has led to many sterile processing departments being asked to reprocess items that are outside the norm. In this episode, we ask…