Clean You Can Count On: Applied Science in Everyday Surgical Instrument Cleaning

When it comes to safe surgical devices, if you are not certain it’s clean, it doesn’t matter what you do next, and your surgical patients could be at risk. On this Beyond Clean Vendor Spotlight we speak with Debbie Armstrong and Dr. Augusto Sorrequieta, PhD. at Terragene, an innovative new company about the Perfect Wash Control System – a complete and automated cleaning monitoring system designed to react to all critical parameters in washer-disinfector cycles. For an accurate and convenient method of routine control and an assurance of disinfection in your mechanical washers, every cycle, every time, press play to listen now! 

Learn more by visiting www.terragene.com or contact Debbie and  Augusto by e-mailing info@terragene.com. Follow them on Facebook (facebook.com/terragenesa), LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/terragene), and Instagram (instagram.com/terragene.tg). 

#VendorSpotlight #Terragene #SterileProcessing #Washer #Disinfection #Sterilization #Assurance #PatientSafety #QualityOfCare #ProcessMonitoring #Safety #Productivity #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty #SPD #CSSD #SPS #Surgery #MDR

Keep the Change: Seven Steps to Hardwiring Your Sterile Processing Improvements

In this episode of Articles On-The-Go, Hank Balch reviews the seven key steps to making changes in Sterile Processing departments stick — “We see something is not working and then we tell the people around us that we need to do it differently. This process is repeated again and again until we are surrounded by a fog of ambiguous changes that aren’t written down anywhere, haven’t been thoroughly vetted to ensure they are the best possible improvement for the situation, weren’t properly educated, were implemented on a random Thursday night, and are failing miserably.

There is a better way.”

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Right Where We Left It…Right?: Storage Organization for the Win

You won’t last very long in the Sterile Processing industry if you’re not a “clean freak,” but do you have to be a “neat freak” too? How important is it to stay organized when creating (and keeping) an excellent sterile storage area in your department? What are the keys to ensuring anyone on your team can find a medical device once you place it on a shelf? On episode 5 of Season 14 “Sterile Storage Wars,” we speak with Alessandra Nicholson, Sterile Processing leader and educator about creating structure and organization in the critical stage of medical device storage. Whether you are naturally neat or majorly messy, we’ve got some terrific insights in this interview to help you draw the line when it comes to storage best practice that actually works for you (and your patients). When the Operating Room needs it “now,” you owe it to your team to make it as easy as possible to find it! We hope you can join us!

Season 14 episodes are individually approved for 1 CE, so once you finish this interview, you can download your CE certificate immediately by passing the short quiz linked below each week. 

For access to this CE quiz and over 230 other free CE credits, visit our CE Credit Hub: http://www.beyondclean.net/ce-credit-hub 

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Ditch the Pipe Cleaners in the Decontamination Department | 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, “Ditch the Pipe Cleaners in the Decontamination Department.” 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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Storage Solutions on the Move: Bringing the Family-Owned Feel to Hospitals Nationwide

Occasionally, you interact with a family-owned business with a dream to carry their product solutions from a regional level to a national level. On this Beyond Clean Vendor Spotlight we talk with Brad Fitzpatrick, co-owner of Stat-Tech Surgical Supply Company, family-owned business, about their vision to offer storage and shelving, stackable plastic bins, cart covers, case carts, and enclosed cabinets that meet specific needs of a Sterile Processing department. If you’re looking for a one-stop-shop for storage and transportation solutions and exclusive tri-state area pricing country-wide, you’re going to want to tune in now! 

Visit www.stattechsurgical.com, email info@stattechsurgical.com, or call 973-227-0031 to learn more about Stat Tech Surgical Supply Company solutions and connect on LinkedIn for company updates. 

#VendorSpotlight #SterileStorage #SterileTransport #Sterilization #SterilityAssurance #StatTech #OneStopShop #SterileProcessing #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty #SPD #CS  #MDR  #SPS  #Surgery  

Competency Saves Lives: Why the Hard Work of SPD Competency Paperwork Can’t be Ignored

In this episode of Articles-On-The-Go, Hank Balch relates how documented competencies for Sterile Processing Technicians is a matter of life and death — “Facilities and leaders who are willing to short-circuit employee competency checks are showing that they actually do not believe the work being done in the SPD is all that complex or even important. Actions speak louder than words, and inconsistent or shallow competency checks in sterile processing say we aren’t really serious about patient safety in our departments.”

#sterileprocessing #safetyfirst #wefightdirty