Built Different – Same Page, Every Shift: The Case for Standardization in SPD
If you ask three technicians how a process gets done in your SPD, there’s a good chance you’ll get three different answers. So how do…
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Built Different – Checking a Box, or Checking a Skill? The Truth about Annual Competencies
Are your annual competencies actually measuring proficiency, or just checking boxes? This week, Bobby and Jason sit down with SPD educator Tanya Cambise for an…
Built Different – Beyond the Binder: Tracking Competencies with Technology
Dig out those competency binders, #CleanFreaks! On this episode of Beyond Clean, Bobby Parker and co-host Jason Minutillo welcome Jeremy Bernier to discuss what it…
Built Different – Cap and Gown (and Gloves): SPD Collegiate Programs
Looking around your SPD, chances are many of your fellow #CleanFreaks found their way into Sterile Processing through very different journeys. But that’s beginning to…
Built Different – Competent to Lead: Building Leaders Before Building Teams
Every strong SPD starts with strong leadership. The question is: how do you build it? On the Season 33 premiere of Beyond Clean, we sit…
Confidence in Every Cycle: Reducing Guesswork in Sterilization Monitoring
Sterilization monitoring shouldn’t slow your department down. On this week’s Beyond Clean Vendor Spotlight™, Matt Linabery and Larry Talapa from Solventum join us to share…
SPD Fact Check – Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be: Rethinking the Post-Cycle Door Habit
Your steam cycle finishes, and out of habit, someone cracks the sterilizer door. Sound familiar? On this episode of Beyond Clean, we sit down with…
SPD Fact Check – Scope Sterilization Standoff: Steam vs. Low-Temp for Rigid Endoscopes
At first glance, most rigid endoscopes look pretty much the same. So why can some be steam sterilized while others absolutely can’t? On this episode…
SPD Fact Check – Cupboards, Carts, & Corkboards: Managing Sterile Storage Outside the SPD/OR
Your SPD has temperature controls, storage policies, and carefully designed workflows to protect sterility. So what happens when your instruments leave your facility and head…
The Last Black Speck: How One Team Solved the Debris Problem for Good
What does it really take to make sure a black speck problem never comes back? In the final episode of “What the Speck?,” Sterile Processing…