81. Education Culture in Sterile Processing

What is “Education Culture” in Sterile Processing and how can we create a culture of education in SPD? How do we maintain it? And more importantly, how do we get staff to buy in? In this episode of the Ask the Educator Podcast, Kevin and Adam speak to Rebecca Peplau from Maine Health to answer these questions and more!

80. Sourcing Solutions from Multiple Vendors in SPD

The pandemic certainly changed a lot in our world, but one thing it exposed for us in Central Service was the weaknesses in our supply chains and our ability to survive without our needed supplies. In this episode, guest Jamie Terran outlines the need for us to expand our supply chains and create relationships with multiple vendors so we be flexible and react quickly to our facilities’ needs. A must listen for anyone involved in their facilities purchasing decisions!

79. Psychological Safety and Forming the Multidisciplinary Team

In this epidode, Kevin and Adam speak to Marjorie Wall and Joseph Avila, both Directors at Memorial Hermann Health System in Texas. Don’t miss this essential talk on the importance of “psychological safety” in the sterile processing department, and how Marjorie and Joseph used it to create a multidisciplinary team that accomplished amazing things! Bonus, learn how partnering with a local school can give you a pipeline of educated sterile processing technicians. No more travelers needed!

78. Sterile Processing: Safety First

In this episode, Jahan Azizi outlines the common safety hazards that we see in sterile processing departments each day, and the reasons behind why departments don’t (or can’t) prioritize the safety of its employees.

77. Horror Stories in Sterile Processing with the Healthmark Educators

Do you ever wonder what consultants see when they go into hospitals across the country? Well, we can tell you from experience that it’s not always pretty. In this episode of the Ask the Educator Podcast, Kevin Anderson is on the other side of the microphone for the first time as a guest on his own podcast, along with fellow educators, Malinda Elammari & Seth Hendee, as they recount their recent Healthmark webinar entitled “Horror Stories from the Field”.

Learn what mistakes hospitals are consistently making, and what tools and strategies you can use to avoid those mistakes!

This one is jam-packed with valuable data from some of the industry’s brightest minds!

76. Insulation Testing of Surgical Instruments with Cheron Rojo

In this episode, Kevin & Adam speak with Cheron Rojo, who will be recapping his most recent International Webinar presentation on insulation testing. Learn how Cheron’s personal story inspired his research and what the data tells us about whether sterile processing professionals are following the standards on insulation testing!