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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!
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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.
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Specialization on Steroids: Creating & Paying for Real Expertise in Sterile Processing
In this episode of Articles On-The-Go, Hank Balch considers an unconventional approach to staff competency — “We put a premium on cross-training, while paying lip service (and low rates) for any type of true specialization in our field. Technicians who may be great at reading preference cards and picking case carts are rated as mediocre because they struggle to keep up with the various documentation points required during the sterilization phase. But what if we approached this from a different angle?”
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Why Are Your Loaner Trays Late? | 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, “Why Are Your Loaner Trays Late?.” 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
You Are Your Brother’s Keeper: Why Minding Other People’s Business in SPD Actually Is Your Job
In this episode of Articles On-The-Go, Hank Balch reviews the touchy (but necessary) topic of peer accountability — “The problem is that when we bring this general cultural concept of politeness into a specific context such as sterile processing, it can slowly pull individuals and teams down into the dangerous sea of tunnel vision where no one cares to see what anyone else is doing, even if the behaviors are leading to inefficiencies, higher costs, and potential patient harm.”
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