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Designed to Kill: Keeping Safety at the Forefront of Peracetic Acid Use in Healthcare
What do flexible endoscopes and poultry have in common? I think many would be surprised to learn that the chemical used to make these two very different things safe is the commonality. Peracetic acid is used in hospitals for high-level disinfection and liquid chemical sterilization and in the foodservice industry to disinfect meat products. The difference is in the dose and on this Beyond Clean Vendor Spotlight we talk with David Hilliker, President and CEO of ChemDAQ Inc., about a chemical that is designed to kill and a brand new Peracetic Acid sensor, Steri-Trac 2 and 2+ that can help keep you safe. If you’ve been wondering how to ensure worker safety around these toxic chemicals during medical device reprocessing, we’ve got the answer right here. Tune in now to find out!
Learn more by visiting the ChemDAQ website, contacting them via e-mail and look for educational information and ask questions directly on LinkedIn and Facebook.
#ChemicalSafety #ChemDAQ #OSHA #Safety #Risk #OffGassing #PeraceticAcid #PAA #SteriTrac #ChemicalMonitoring #VendorSpotlight #SterileProcessing #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty #SPD #CS #MDR #SPS #Surgery
Sterile Processing Safety Shouldn’t Be a Near Miss: Why Incident Reporting of Sharps Matters to Everyone
In this episode of Articles On-The-Go, Hank Balch examines the often overlooked and undocumented occurrence of used sharps being sent to SPD–“If a hospital would document a near miss or injury to a doctor due to a disposable sharp that was not properly disposed of, the same should be true for a decontaminator… All members of the perioperative continuum of care, regardless of their title, deserve the same level of protection from and follow-up to the dangers of contaminated sharps.”
#sterileprocessing #wefightdirty #safetyfirst #incidentreporting
Sterile Storage: An Overview (Sterile Storage Wars)
How would you describe Sterile Storage to someone fresh off the street? What are those core fundamentals that every Sterile Processing technician, vendor, and visitor needs to know (or remember) about this crucial stage of the device reprocessing workflow? On this episode 1 kickoff of Season 14 “Sterile Storage Wars,” we sit down with Randalyn Walters, Sterile Processing advocate and Corporate Educator with SpecialtyCare, to lay the groundwork for this season’s educational theme. Tune in to hear Randalyn’s insights as an experienced educator on one of the most important rooms in our Sterile Processing department. Grab your new technicians, favorite vendor reps, and old timers who need a refresher for this season premiere episode!
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
#BeyondClean #SterileProcessing #Podcast #CE #SterileStorageWars #Season14
Millions Of Bubbles | 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, “Millions Of Bubbles”. 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
Stop, Lock, and Roll: The Upside to Locking Things Down in Your SPD
In this episode of Articles-On-The-Go, Hank Balch examines how better practices and safety can be achieved by a simple case cart lock–“The broad implications of an unassuming disposable case cart lock can have a dramatic impact on any number of sterile processing teams around the country. Locks can streamline your case picking and missing list identification. They can promote accountability and trust among OR and SPD teams. Ultimately, they can provide a greater measure of safety and integrity to the patient care process…”
#sterileprocessing #wefightdirty #casecartlocks #lockitdown
The Myths and Science of Detergent Performance | 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, “The Myths and Science of Detergent Performance”. 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
