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An in-depth look at the processes that stand as the essential base for the sterile processing industry.
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In episode 114, host Jon Wood speaks with Barry Pickrem about the contrast between the Canadian Standards Association for Sterile Processing and the standards found in the United States, particularly ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017/(R)2022 Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization and sterility assurance in health care facilities. Pickrem also discusses the w…
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In episode 113, host Jon Wood speaks with Elizabeth Casey about cultures in Sterile Processing (SP) and the importance of keeping a positive outlook despite the many negative aspects encountered in the field. Casey discusses how approaching SP as part of the surgical team and changing our attitudes about how we care for one another and our patients…
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Process This! Episode 112: The Relationship Between Biomed and Sterile Processing
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In episode 112, host Jon Wood speaks with Michele McKinley about the unique possibilities for partnership between the Biomedical and Sterile Processing departments. McKinley addresses how to build this relationship, the opportunities and challenges of collaboration, and how critical this interaction is when considering the best interests and protec…
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In episode 111, host Jon Wood speaks with Preston Rosales about the differences between bosses and true leaders in Sterile Processing (SP). Rosales explains that leaders are often bosses, but bosses are not always leaders, and offers scenarios that define reactions of the two. Their conversation includes development strategies for leaders, such as …
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In episode 110, host Jon Wood speaks with Jennifer Behlmann about mentoring in Sterile Processing. Behlman discusses the importance of passing on knowledge and experience to others through a deliberate process of “intentional mentorship.” She also shares details about her own mentorship journey both inside and outside the Sterile Processing departm…
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In episode 109, host Jon Wood speaks with Malinda Elammari, Clinical Education Specialist at Healthmark Industries, a Getinge company, about unexpected data on packaging in the SPD. Elammari reviews packaging types and levels as well as confusion and misconceptions that can be found. Earn CE NowAv Healthcare Sterile Processing Association
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Process This! Episode 108: Sterile Processing and Dental Instruments
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In episode 108, host Jon Wood speaks with Julie Morrill and Karen Raposa, regional managers at HuFriedyGroup, aChicago-based dental supply and equipment company. Morrill and Raposa sink their teeth into infection prevention compliance associated with dental instruments. They also discuss common challenges when processing tiny, delicate dental instr…
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In episode 107, host Jon Wood speaks with Hannah Schroeder, Clinical Education Specialist at Pure Processing. Schroeder provides her recommendations and rationalizations for record keeping, time stamping, organization, and foot-traffic flow to contribute to the success of the Sterile Processing department (SPD). Benefits of SPD ergonomic initiative…
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Process This! Episode 106: HSPA Foundation & Mercy Ships: A Shared Mission to Change Lives
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In episode 106, host Jon Wood speaks with Kimberly Ames, the Global Programatic Lead Recruiter and U.S. Recruitment Manager at Mercy Ships, about the importance of the Mercy Ships mission, what it takes to volunteer, and the steps necessary to go from application to serving. Also featured on this podcast is Brenda Esparza, the HSPA Foundation’s fir…
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Process This! Episode 105: Drying Medical Devices Before Sterilization: A Vital Step
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In episode 105, host Jon Wood speaks with Ann Hewitt and Bob Straub from CENORIN about the critical importance of drying instruments prior to sterilization. More specifically, they discuss how moisture present on devices prior to undergoing steam sterilization or low-temperature sterilization can negatively affect the processes and potentially resu…
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Process This! Episode 104: AAMI Standard and TIR Updates for Sterile Processing
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In episode 104, host Jon Wood speaks with HSPA Clinical Educator Sue Klacik about several key AAMI standards and technical information reports (TIRs) that affect Sterile Processing. Specifically, she provides updates about ANSI/AAMI ST108, Water for the processing of medical devices, AAMI TIR99 Dilator and ultrasound probes processing in health car…
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Process This! Episode 103: Laying the Foundation for a Successful Robotics Service Line
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In episode 103, host Jon Wood speaks with Marcy Duffy, Intuitive's Genesis Reprocessing Product Manager, about robotics in reprocessing. She identifies critical factors to consider when planning a robotics service line, including workflow and layout, assessment of current equipment, understanding how a robotics program fits into current operations,…
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Process This! Episode 102: All About Your Health in Sterile Processing
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In our 102nd episode, host Jon Wood speaks with fitness trainer and nutrition coach, Brenda Edwards, about physical, emotional and mental health. Specifically, she shares her recommendations for mobility activities to address the physical demands within the Sterile Processing department. Click the link to see Brenda's SP workout!https://cghustle.zo…
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Process This! Episode 101: Peeling Back The Layers on SPD Water Quality
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In our 101st episode, host Jon Wood reviews the most recent articles found in HSPA's PROCESS magazine related to water quality. Specifically, he explores the article, “A Leader’s Guide to Understanding and Following ST108,” authored by Marie Brewer, and key aspects of “Guarding the Gateway: Ensuring Water-Related Safety and Quality in Sterile Proce…
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Process This! Episode 100 Top Ten Episode Moments of 2023
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In our 100th episode, host Jon Wood revisits 10 must-hear segments from a variety of HSPA interviews conducted in 2023. Some of these discussions include surgical instruments and IFU, a PPE "arsenal" found at a VA hospital, and English as a second language in Sterile Processing. These conversations and more are discussed in this, one-hour special p…
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Process This! Episode 99: Time, Temperature & Humidity: Their Effect on Device Soil Drying
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In episode 99, host Jon Wood speaks with Sue Klacik and Terra Kremer about how time, temperature and humidity affect soil drying on medical devices. They also address challenges associated with weather conditions and the transporting of soiled instruments to Sterile Processing areas.Earn CE NowAv Healthcare Sterile Processing Association
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Process This! Episode 98: Meet Monique Jelks, President, HSPA Board of Directors
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In episode 98, host Jon Wood speaks with HSPA President, Monique Jelks, about her journey into Sterile Processing (SP), her passion for problem solving, process improvement and supporting fellow SP professionals—and how they helped lead her to become President of the HSPA Board of Directors. Earn CE Now…
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Process This! Episode 97: AORN Guidelines and Sterile Processing
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In episode 97, host Jon Wood speaks with AORN's Senior Perioperative Practice Specialist, Amber Wood, about the AORN guidelines writing process and the documents’ relevance to Sterile Processing (SP) practices. Amber also addresses how others can become involved in the AORN guideline-writing process.Earn CE Now…
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Process This! Episode 96: Inside the AAMI Standards
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In episode 96, host Jon Wood speaks with HSPA Clinical Educator, Sue Klacik, who has served on the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s (AAMI’s) standard committees for many years. She shares her unique insights about the importance of AAMI standards and their critical roles in ensuring best practices and appropriate process…
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Process This! Episode 95: Pasteurization in Sterile Processing
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In episode 95, host Jon Wood discusses pasteurization and its role in Sterile Processing with HSPA’s guests, Richard Radford and Ann Hewitt of Cenorin. Radford and Hewitt discuss the history of thermal disinfection—and how the process that was originally applied to the food industry has been adopted by the healthcare industry. Specifically, they di…
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Process This! Episode 94: All Things Water & Steam
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In episode 94, host Jon Wood discusses water and steam issues with Dr. Jonathan Wilder. From wet loads to extended dry time, Wilder explains the causes, effects and potential solutions for these challenging and dangerous situations.Earn CE NowAv Healthcare Sterile Processing Association
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Process This! Episode 93: Game-Changing AI Technology for use with Borescopes
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In episode 93, host Jon Wood follows-up on Process This! episode 92 where he discussed borescopes with Andrew Sundet, Sales and Marketing Manager at Clarus Medical. Joining Wood and Sundet for this episode is Ehren Arndt, Head of Customer Success and Partner Solutions who shares an exceptional step forward in the usage of borescopes—the assistance …
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Process This! Episode 92: Looking Into Borescopes
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In episode 92, host Jon Wood discusses borescopes with Andrew Sundet, Sales and Marketing Manager at Clarus Medical. Sundet has a passion for borescopes and their use in the healthcare setting. He details the necessary set-up and inspection processes as well as the frequency that borescope inspections should be performed, how the processes should b…
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Process This! Episode 91: I Was a Splash Study Participant
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In episode 91, host Jon Wood speaks with Marie Brewer to discuss her role in the decontamination splash study performed at her facility with Ofstead & Associates. The startling findings generated by the study reinforce the need for adequate personal protective equipment and the implementation of other controls to improve employee safety.Earn CE Now…
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Process This! Episode 90: English as a Second Language in Sterile Processing
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In episode 90, host Jon Wood discusses English as a second language (ESL) in Sterile Processing (SP) with Angie Holland. She reveals the critical need for English proficiency in SP and steps leaders, educators and co-workers can take to work more effectively alongside their ESL peers. Holland also discussed the benefits of establishing an ESL progr…
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Process This! Episode 89: Effective Training in Sterile Processing
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In episode 89, host Jon Wood speaks with Adam Okada, Clinical Education Specialist at Healthmark Industries. Okada discusses his passion: helping to improve patient care quality by giving Sterile Processing (SP) technicians greater access to education. He shares his thoughts about the common problems associated with SP training and how these issues…
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Process This! Episode 88: AAMI ST108 – Water Quality for Reprocessing of Medical Devices
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In episode 88, host Jon Wood speaks with Brian Flannigan, Principal and subject matter expert for non-potable water system safety and efficiency for Phigenics LLC, about the upcoming standard, AAMI ST108 Water for the processing of medical devices. Flannigan discusses best practices for water testing and how to meet the recommended critical utility…
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Process This! Episode 87: Insulation Testing and Patient Safety
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In episode 87, host Jon Wood speaks with Healthmark Senior Clinical Education Specialist Cheron Rojo about his newest study on insulation testing and patient safety. Rojo reviews insulation testers capabilities, features and challenges, and addresses how technique and common damage identification—such as patterns, holes and other damage—are key to …
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Process This! Episode 86: The Science Behind Cleaning in Sterile Processing
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In episode 86, host Jon Wood speaks with Case Medical Clinical Manager Dewey Barker about the important science behind cleaning in Sterile Processing. Barker explores soil, bioburden and invisible microbial contaminants when relating to their removal from instrument surfaces, without harming devices. Discussions regarding common mistakes found in t…
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Process This! Episode 85: Single-Use Versus Reusable Endoscopes
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In episode 85, our host speaks with AORN’s Senior Perioperative Practice Specialist, Amber Wood, about the pros and cons of single-use and reusable endoscopes. The scopes’ safety margins are discussed, along with FDA requirements and the latest safety reports and alerts. Decision-making support teams that contribute to AORN’s guidance in evaluating…
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Process This! Episode 84: 9th Edition Technical Manual Updates
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In episode 84, host and clinical educator Jon Wood speaks with HSPA Director of Education Natalie Lind about the newly updated ninth edition HSPA Sterile Processing Technical Manual. Lind discusses what led to the textbook revision and explains how standards, Sterile Processing-related questions from HSPA members and input from industry experts, ve…
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Process This! Episode 83: Keeping Cool With Decontamination PPE
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In episode 83, host and clinical educator Jon Wood speaks with the Sterile Processing team from Lebanon VA Medical Center about their unique and creative methods for maintaining comfortable decontamination PPE. Wood also explores the costs and safety aspects of this "cool solution" with SP Chief Richard Lambdin, SP Educator Vanessa Cavanaugh and Ad…
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Process This! Episode 82: Instrument Design and the Frustration of Conflicting IFUs
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In episode 82, host and clinical educator Jon Wood speaks with America's MedSource Inc.'s President and Owner, James Schneiter, about the benefits of instrument design and redesign for the benefit of patient care. He also addresses confusing and conflicting instructions for use (IFU) and the frustration that arises when there is a lack of validatio…
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Process This! Episode 81: Sterile Processing From A Surgeon’s Perspective
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In episode 81, host Jon Wood speaks with surgeon Dr. M. Gerard-Paul Slobogean about the critical relationship between orthopedic trauma surgery and Sterile Processing. Specifically, Slobogean addresses how interruptions and delays resulting from improperly prepared instrument trays or contaminated instruments negatively affect schedules and procedu…
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Process This! Episode 80: The Sterile Processing Connection with AORN
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In episode 80, host Jon Wood speaks with AORN Journal's clinical editor and guest, Susan Ober, about her responsibilities with the publication and how a CRCST designation broadens her knowledge base. Ober also discusses how she incorporates her knowledge of sterile processing in her ever-challenging position. Also covered by Wood is a review of an …
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Process This! Episode 79: Medical Device Servicing Community
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In episode 79, host Jon Wood speaks with guests Samantha Jacques and Chris Nowak to discuss the medical device servicing community (MDSC), including what it entails and how patient safety is the MDSC’s top priority, just as it is for those in Sterile Processing (SP). Jacques and Nowak also address SP professionals’ critical connection to medical de…
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Process This! Episode 78: A Random Look at IFU: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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In episode 78, host Jon Wood reviews a random selection of instructions for use (IFU) and discusses some of the challenges and solutions to making IFU less confusing and more readily understood. Earn CE NowAv Healthcare Sterile Processing Association
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Process This! Episode 77: Errors, Problems & Solutions in Sterile Processing
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In episode 77, host Jon Wood reviews articles dealing with common errors in surgical instrument reprocessing including productivity management, consolidating sterilization responsibilities, and following manufacturers processing recommendations. Wood also covers effective resource management, pretreatment processes and confinement and containment o…
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Process This! Episode 76: Communication Skills & Sterile Processing
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In episode 76, host Jon Wood discusses what constitutes effective and ineffective communication and explores ways Sterile Processing professionals can improve on those skills. Additionally, he explores the impact of communication on decision-making, scheduling, interdepartmental and interdisciplinary relationships, and patient outcomes.Earn CE Now…
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Process This! Episode 75: The Hows and Whys of AAMI Standards & AORN Guidelines For Flexible Endoscopes
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In episode 75, our guest, Amber Wood, and host Jon Wood discuss the differences between AORN and AAMI recommendations. Amber explores the benefits of AORN's systematic approach to guideline development, including database research and the lengthy process and detailed experts needed to review and update a guideline.Earn a certificate of completion f…
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Process This! Episode 74: Emergency Preparedness in Sterile Processing
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In episode 74, HSPA clinical educator and host Jon Wood discusses disaster preparedness and the importance of a well-rehearsed, coordinated response to an unexpected incident—and its importance to the heath and security of our communities. Wood also shares his thoughts on a recent television series titled “Five Days at Memorial,” specifically, the …
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Process This! Episode 73: Kerrison Rongeurs: Types, Cleaning, Inspection & Testing
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In episode 73, HSPA clinical educator and host Jon Wood reviews the cover story, “Kerrison Rongeurs: Different Types, How They Are Used & How to Clean, Inspect & Test,” from the September/October 2022 issue of PROCESS. He also addresses the challenges associated with cleaning Kerrison rongeurs such as the risks of bioburden being left behind.Earn a…
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Process This! Episode 72: The Q’s and A’s on Peel Packages & an AJIC Article Review
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In episode 72, HSPA clinical educator and host Jon Wood brings back one of his favorite segments, What's On My Mind where Wood answers often asked questions regarding peel packages. Also in this podcast is a review of AJIC article regarding COVID-related experiences with methylene blue.Earn a certificate of completion for this Podcast by visiting H…
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Process This! Episode 71: Tools for Continuous Quality Improvement in Sterile Processing
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In episode 71, HSPA clinical educator and host Jon Wood spotlights the Fellowship paper written by Ebow Holbrook-Smith, which addresses the role of education and standard work in creating sustainable quality. The standardization process and its benefits to organizations (enhanced safety, compatibility, inoperability, repeatability and quality in op…
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Process This! Episode 70: Developing an In-House Instrument Repair Facility
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In episode 70, host and HSPA clinical educator Jon Wood reviews the Fellowship research paper authored by Tony Thurmond. The paper covers what was involved in the facility’s development of an in-house instrument repair department, the pros and cons of using original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to repair instruments versus a third-party service p…
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Process This! Episode 69: Centralizing High-Level Disinfection Activities
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In episode 69, host and HSPA clinical educator Jon Wood reviews the Fellowship paper written by Brenda (Jan) Prudent. The paper follows a regional trauma hospital's journey of centralizing the SPD’s broken high-level disinfection process just one month before a Joint Commission regulatory audit. Steps taken to relocate multiple high-level disinfect…
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Process This! Episode 68: What to do About Explanted Medical Devices
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In episode 68, HSPA clinical educator and host Jon Wood talks about all things explants. Wood explains the complications involved when handling explanted medical devices as well as who should be part of the interdisciplinary team to determine the proper procedures. Since guidelines are rare and vague, the need for developing a facility policy is al…
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Process This! Episode 67: The Hows and Whys of Leadership in Sterile Processing
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In episode 67, HSPA clinical educator and host Jon Wood explores leadership topics in Sterile Processing. He encourages SP professionals’ to gain a better understanding of how and why leaders make certain decisions—and also how those decisions benefit the department. Additionally, Wood reviews leadership articles published in the May/June issue of …
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Process This! Episode 66: Further Sterile Processing Issues in Mainstream Media
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In episode 66, host and HSPA clinical educator Jon Wood continues his discussion of SP-related news stories that have made it into the mainstream media and the powerful ways SP professionals can learn from these issues. Two key topics include improperly cleaned, missing or incomplete instrument sets and the dangerous infection risks such incidents …
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Process This! Episode 65: Issues in Sterile Processing That Have Gone Public
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In episode 65, host and HSPA clinical educator Jon Wood discusses mainstream media, news stories related to Sterile Processing (SP), and the powerful ways SP professionals can learn from these issues. Two key topics addressed by Wood include water quality issues and the risks of electrothermal injuries (burns) from surgery instrumentation. This pod…
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