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.
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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?
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Don Williams: Centralized Processing for Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Clinics
How do you excellently service Sterile Processing customers who are located outside of the hospital setting, across the street or even in other cities? Back in Season 1, we invited Don Williams, current Regional Director of Sterile Processing for...
Mary Ann Drosnock: AAMI Overview, ST91 Update, Flexible Scope Reprocessing
There are few acronyms as formative for the Sterile Processing industry in the US than AAMI. But how much do you really know about what AAMI is, how workgroups operate, and how we end up with standards such as ST91:2015 for Flexible And Semi-Rigid...
Daniel Taggart: Extreme Sterilization - Remote Casualty Care & the Future of Portable Sterile-Tech
What does surgical instrument sterilization look like on the battlefield? In disaster zones? In the middle of an Amazonian rainforest? In the near future it could look very different and much smaller than traditional means and models of modern...
Michael Diamond: From Small Ideas To Marketable Innovations - A Strategic Approach to Infection Prevention
How does an innovation in the infection control industry make it from idea to market? What role does collaboration play in opening doors for Sterile Processing professionals to expand their networks both locally and around the world? On this week’s...
Andy Petrovich: IFU Challenges, Technology, And Real World Compliance
How has technology impacted our potential to know and follow device manufacturer instructions for use in Sterile Processing? How far have we come and what does the future hold for the technology vs. IFUs challenges within our industry? On this...
Keith Koby: Probing Questions - Disinfection Answers for Ultrasound Probes
This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Keith Koby, Senior Vice President - North America at Nanosonics. Keith Koby joined Nanosonics in April 2012 bringing with him more than 25 years of sales experience and healthcare insight. Mr. Koby started his...
Brandon VanHee: Biofilm - Behind the Scenes and Under the Surface
This week on beyond clean we speak with Brandon VanHee, Clinical Education Manager at Key Surgical. Brandon has over 10 years of experience in leadership positions in the United States Marine Corps and the healthcare industry. This experience...
Steve Kubler: The Clock is Ticking - Biological Indicator Spotlight
This week on beyond clean we speak with Steve Kubler, Global Marketing Manager at 3M. Steve has worked in healthcare for over a decade, helping to bring advanced solutions to the sterile processing department. He started out as a sales rep for 3M...
Moses Chang: RFID - The Changing Landscape of Instrument Tracking
This week on beyond clean we speak with Moses Chang, Healthcare Sales Director at XERAFY. Moses is a career entrepreneur, having been involved in several startups before joining the founding team to launch Xerafy Healthcare. He has spent the...
Jenni Gibbs: Sterile Scopes - The Final Frontier of Endoscope Reprocessing
This week on beyond clean we speak with Jenni Gibbs, Manager of Central Sterile Department at Altru Health System. She began her work in healthcare in 1989 doing inpatient nursing. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of...
Bert Dommerholt: The Battle for Quality Assurance of Rigid Scopes
This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Bert Dommerholt, CEO at DOVIDEQ Medical. Bert is an experienced entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device industry for over 25 years. He loves to connect with people and...
Kathy Mazza: The Case for Single-Use Instruments
This week on beyond clean we speak with Kathy Mazza, Clinical Director of Sales at Sklar Instruments. Kathy has over 20 years’ experience in healthcare both as a clinician and in a sales capacity. Her clinical experience includes roles as a...
Don Tumminelli: The Unknown World of Medical Device Validation
This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Don Tumminelli who is the Senior Technical Manager of Client Services at Highpower Labs about the unknown world of medical device validation. Don has over 13 years of experience in the medical device...
Season One Finale: A Year of Fighting Dirty
The Beyond Clean Team celebrates their first anniversary with their 52nd episode. This also serves as the season finale, as they make an important announcement regarding a format change for the upcoming year. Along with several important...
Wava Truscott: Mighty Microbial Complications - Risks & Root Causes (Part 2)
This week on Beyond Clean we have Part 2 of our interview with Dr. Wava Truscott, President & Founder Truscott MedSci Associates, LLC. She has authored over 70 articles, co-authored the Microbiological section of the AAMI Sterilization...
Barbara Harmer: Expertise vs Accreditation - Challenges to the Surveying Process (Part 2)
This week on Beyond Clean we have Part 2 of our interview with Barbara Harmer, Director of Clinical Services at Innovative Sterilization Technologies, LLC. Barbara is a highly skilled, knowledgeable and visionary perioperative nursing leader...
Wava Truscott: Lint - Patient Enemy Number One
This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Dr. Wava Truscott, President & Founder Truscott MedSci Associates, LLC. She has authored over 70 articles, co-authored the Microbiological section of the AAMI Sterilization Recommended Practices and...
Barbara Harmer: Surveying the Surveyor, What You Need to Know (Part 1)
This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Barbara Harmer, Director of Clinical Services at Innovative Sterilization Technologies, LLC. Barbara is a highly skilled, knowledgeable and visionary perioperative nursing leader with over 36 years of...
Nancy Chobin: Sterile Processing Certification - The CBSPD Spotlight (Part 2)
This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Nancy Chobin, President and CEO of Sterile Processing University, LLC for Part 2 of our interview highlighting CBSPD Certification. Nancy is Retired from her position as the Vice President of Sterile...
Peggy Spitzer: Enigmatic Enzymes - The Mystery of Clean (Part 2)
This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Peggy Spitzer, Clinical Education & Technical Support at Certol International. Peggy is a Colorado native with over 30 years of combined experience as a healthcare provider and educator holding degrees as a...
Nancy Chobin: An Industry In Transition - Stories from the Trenches (Part 1)
This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Nancy Chobin, President and CEO of Sterile Processing University, LLC. Nancy is Retired from her position as the Vice President of Sterile Processing Services at Barnabas Health in West Orange, New Jersey...
Matthew Gudeman: Instrument Quality in an Ocean of Confusion - Design Controls 101
This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Matthew Gudeman, President and CEO of EndoPlus. Endoplus is a privately held medical device manufacturer with distinct competencies specific to Class II laparoscopic medical devices. Removing cost...
Peggy Spitzer: Chemical Weapons of Sterile Processing (Part 1)
This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Peggy Spitzer, Clinical Education & Technical Support at Certol International. Peggy is a Colorado native with over 30 years of combined experience as a healthcare provider and educator holding degrees as a...
Packaging Method Myth Busting: Part Two - Rapid Fire Questions & Closing Statements
This week on Beyond Clean we are featuring the audio from our first ever Panel Discussion at the 2018 IAHCSMM Annual Conference and Expo entitled, "Packaging Method Myth-Busting". Our expert panelists for the event included Marcia Frieze from...