Beyond Clean

Even though their tools and equipment touch nearly every surgical patient in the world, how much do you really know about the people, processes, and products used in the Sterile Processing industry? The Beyond Clean podcast offers a creative look into the inner workings of a healthcare industry surrounded by challenges, disrupted by change, and committed to getting it right — every instrument, every time. The team at Beyond Clean will bring on some of the biggest names in surgical instrument reprocessing and provide commentary on the biggest issues facing Sterile Processing professionals, facilities, administrators, manufacturers, and vendors. Join us every week as we explore the hidden world of one of the most important aspect of safe surgical care.

Episodes

Why Not Work When You Want? How to Totally Change the Way We Schedule Sterile Processing Technicians

In this episode of Articles On-The-Go, Hank Balch considers a flexible scheduling model for SPD:  — “What if I were to tell you there is a better way—and that there are existing technologies in use in other industries that could completely change the way we envision a sterile processing department schedule? Well, there is and there are. Combined with email and mobile applications, and using your own surgery volume data, these types of technologies could put an end to staffing frustration and replace it with productive flexibility across every shift.”

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Cleaning Chemistries: How Important Is It In Supporting Your Manual Cleaning Process? | Expert Series On-The-Go

On this week’s edition of the Beyond Clean Expert Series On-The-Go, tune in for the conversation entitled, “Cleaning Chemistries: How Important Is It In Supporting Your Manual Cleaning Process?.” To hear more from this expert, follow us on Facebook and Linkedin, or subscribe to the Beyond Clean mailing list by visiting: https://educate.beyondclean.net/cleanfreaks or text BEYONDCLEAN to 22828

Do you know a #SterileProcessing expert who you’d love to hear from on our series? Or do you have a question for one of our current experts? Contact us at any time via email at: info@beyondclean.net

Until next time, keep fighting dirty!

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The Only Way: Enhanced Visual Inspection with the New FIS-007 Inspection Borescope

There is only one way to inspect internal channels of medical devices in Sterile Processing. On this Beyond Clean Vendor Spotlight we talk with Kevin Anderson, Clinical Education Specialist at Healthmark Industries, about the newly released FIS-007 Inspection Borescope designed to inspect channels as small as 1.1mm diameter with interchangeable sizes to meet the specific needs of your department. With a compact design, easy setup, and the option to save photos and videos of your medical devices, your staff can move medical devices confidently to the next stage in reprocessing. Tune in now to learn more! 

Visit www.hmark.com for more information or call 1-800-521-6224. Healthmark provides free consultations for enhanced inspection, endoscope reprocessing, Joint Commission preparation, and more.  Follow Healthmark Industries on Linkedin, Facebook, and YouTube. 

#VendorSpotlight #Healthmark #SterileProcessing #Inspection #Borescope #EnhancedVisualization #Reprocessing #Safety #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty #SPD #CS #MDR #SPS #Surgery #ASHRAE

Spotlight on Special Treatment in Sterile Processing: What It Is and What It’s Not

In this episode of Articles On-The-Go, Hank Balch examines the difference between “special treatment” and “different treatment”  — “There is a common assumption in the industry that every member of the sterile processing team must be dealt with in the exact same way or else it’s not fair. While equal treatment is good when it comes to things like approving PTO requests and holding staff accountable to department policies, it can be counterproductive in a number of other important scenarios.”

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Germicidal Detergents in Sterile Processing | Expert Series On-The-Go

On this week’s edition of the Beyond Clean Expert Series On-The-Go, tune in for the conversation entitled, “Germicidal Detergents in Sterile Processing.” To hear more from this expert, follow us on Facebook and Linkedin, or subscribe to the Beyond Clean mailing list by visiting: https://educate.beyondclean.net/cleanfreaks or text BEYONDCLEAN to 22828

Do you know a #SterileProcessing expert who you’d love to hear from on our series? Or do you have a question for one of our current experts? Contact us at any time via email at: info@beyondclean.net

Until next time, keep fighting dirty!

#SterileProcessing #BeyondClean #ExpertSeries #Podcast

Competency For All: Changing the Way We View Interdisciplinary Education

Understanding cross-contamination is fundamental to being successful Operating Room Nurses, Infection Prevention Practitioners, Surgical Techs, and Sterile Processing Professionals. On this Beyond Clean Vendor Spotlight we talk with Barbara Ann Harmer, RN, VP of Clinical Services at Innovative Sterilization Technologies and Lisa McKown, Manager of Research and Development at Beyond Clean about a brand new first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary microcredential through the Competency & Credentialing Institute that has value in every area of healthcare. Tune in to learn from the microcredential course developer and one of the first participants in this program about the ways in which educational offerings of this kind will impact hospitals around the globe. 

Register for this microcredential at www.beyondclean.net/microcredential.  

 

#VendorSpotlight #CrossContamination #Microcredential #OneDirectionalWorkflow #CCI #Nursing #HandHygiene #PointOfUse #InfectionControl #ONETRAY #SterileProcessing #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty #SPD #CS #MDR #SPS #Surgery  

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Hank Balch

Weapon of Mass Microbial Destruction

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