Silo-Free Surgery: What SSI Risk Keeps You Up at Night?
What keeps you up at night when it comes to preventing surgical site infections (SSIs)? In this week’s special season co-release episode, Jeremy Gibson-Roark returns…
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Silo-Free Surgery: Where Is the Smoking Gun?
Why is it so difficult to trace a surgical site infection (SSI) back to one clear cause? On this special season co-release episode of First…
Passing the Mic: Celebrating Melanie Perry’s Impact on First Case
Every great podcast has a voice that brings each conversation to life. Over the past five years, Melanie Perry has been that voice for First…
Sterile Processing 101: When Things Go Wrong
Even the best systems have moments when things go wrong. What matters most is how we respond. In the Season 19 finale of Sterile Processing…
Sterile Processing 101: Storage, Shelf Life, and Event-Related Sterility
How much thought do we really give to packaging… until something goes wrong? In today’s interview, we explore the often-overlooked world of storage, shelf life,…
Sterile Processing 101: Reading the Tray – Indicators, Tape, Filters, and What They Actually Mean
How do you know the tray you just opened is truly ready for your patient? In Episode 6 of Sterile Processing 101, we sit down…
Sterile Processing 101: Sterilization Methods Explained – Steam, Low-Temp, & IUSS
In this week’s episode, we take a practical look at the science behind sterilization with Bobby Parker from Beyond Clean. From steam cycles to low-temperature,…
Sterile Processing 101: Inspection & Assembly – The Art of Building a Reliable Tray
How reliable is the tray you open every day? In today’s episode, we step into inspection and assembly where cleaned instruments are tested, examined, and…
Sterile Processing 101: Decontam Deep Dive – What Happens After The Case Cart Leaves the Room
What really happens after your case cart leaves the OR? To find out, we’re diving into decontam to discover the critical next step in the…
Sterile Processing 101: Point of Use Treatment – The OR’s Role in Sterile Processing
What happens to your instruments during the case matters more than you think. In this interview with Mike Matthews, we break down point-of-use treatment and…