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Beyond Clean Podcast

Beyond Clean Podcast

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? Beyond Clean 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

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05:46

No More Excuses: Late Loaner Tray Deliveries Should...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/04/06

In this CE-approved release of Articles On-The-Go, Hank Balch reviews the common excuses SPD gets from vendors and what should be done about it -- "Our roles as medical device reprocessors is to uphold standards and best practices to ensure adequate time is available and compliant processes are followed as it relates to vendor instrumentation. The fact that Dr. Johnson forgot to tell you about a case should not mean we are now pressured to cut corners and ignore manufacturer instructions for use to

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28:42

Not In Our House: A Team Approach to Decon Protection

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/04/03

Of all of the songs on your Decontam playlist, “As Cold as Ice” isn’t likely to be one of them. Under layers of gowns, masks, face shields and other PPE, the temperature in your decontamination areas can skyrocket, presenting a real risk to engagement and even employee safety. Season 20 of the Beyond Clean Podcast is all about personal protective equipment (PPE) and in this debut episode we discuss how one team used collaboration and innovation to help address one of the most common barriers in

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01:56

Scope Storage Standards | Expert Series On-The-Go

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/04/01

On this week's edition of the Beyond Clean Expert Series On-The-Go, tune in for the conversation entitled, "Scope Storage Standards". 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

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06:10

The Sterile Processing Triangle of Truth: Getting to...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/03/30

In this CE-approved release of Articles On-The-Go, Hank Balch reviews the three angles of looking at a problem -- "The best way to describe the Triangle of Truth is that it acts as a filter to enable anyone from frontline technicians to department leaders and administrators to quickly pinpoint root causes for certain issues in sterile processing." To read this article, take the CE quiz & download your certificate, click here. Stay tuned for new CE approved Articles On-the-Go releasing each week

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02:01

Why are the Reps in the Room | Expert Series On-The-Go

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/03/25

On this week's edition of the Beyond Clean Expert Series On-The-Go, tune in for the conversation entitled, "Why are the Reps in the Room". 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

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06:20

Keep the Change: Seven Steps to Hardwiring Your...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/03/23

In this CE approved release 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

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02:17

Can We Handle the Truth? | Expert Series On-The-Go

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/03/18

On this week's edition of the Beyond Clean Expert Series On-The-Go, tune in for the conversation entitled, "Can We Handle the Truth?". 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

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38:16

The Water Standard: Compliance & Safety in Sterile...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/03/17

Water is easy to take for granted in Sterile Processing, but the reality is that our water can have dramatic impacts on our department’s ability to safely & compliantly care for our surgical patients. How do you know where to start to take your facility's water quality seriously? On this episode of the Beyond Clean Vendor Spotlight™ series, we sit down with Nikhil Sheth, Marketing Manager at Nalco Water & Don Rotter, RD&E Program Leader at Ecolab to dive into the complex world of hospital water

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02:32

Routine Monitoring: What Should I Know - Part 2|...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/03/11

On this week's edition of the Beyond Clean Expert Series On-The-Go, tune in for the conversation entitled, "Routine Monitoring: What Should I Know - Part 2". 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

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22:49

Around the Table with Aesculap | Special Release...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/03/10

On this Special Release Beyond Clean Vendor Spotlight™ we captured exclusive audio from an in-person conversation which happened during the filming of Episode 3 of the Beyond the Tour mini-series, featuring Aesculap’s national repair facility team in St. Louis, Missouri. We had just finished touring their cutting-edge repair lab, riding along in one of their repair vehicles, and interviewing many of their team members on location as we sat down to discuss the wonderful experience. Hosted by Hank

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05:57

Competency Saves Lives: Why the Hard Work of SPD...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/03/10

In this CE-approved release 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

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01:59

Surgical Pack Storage | Expert Series On-The-Go

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/03/04

On this week's edition of the Beyond Clean Expert Series On-The-Go, tune in for the conversation entitled, "Surgical Pack Storage". 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

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06:08

A Worker, Not a Widget: Humanity in the Age of...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/03/02

In this release of Articles On-The-Go, Hank Balch invites us to pause and consider the impact of technology on the value of Sterile Processing Technicians: "Department leaders cannot afford to simply open the floodgates of technology into their departments without judicious consideration of the men and women behind the machines. We owe it to our people to tap the technological brakes every now and then to consider how to best improve our industry while not losing our humanity at the same time..." To

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02:19

Why Vendor Scheduling is a Challenge | Expert Series...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/02/25

On this week's edition of the Beyond Clean Expert Series On-The-Go, tune in for the conversation entitled, "Why Vendor Scheduling is a Challenge". 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

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07:36

Surgical (Wedding Cake) Crashers: 7 Surprising Things...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/02/23

In this CE-approved release of Articles On-The-Go, Hank Balch examines the menagerie of items being sterilized in surgical instrument trays and the reasons they should be left out. "Because they have no validation and no IFUs, they have no place in our sterilizers or on our sterile storage shelves, and definitely no place touching our patients." Tune in to hear what surprising items show up on the list! To read this article, take the CE quiz & download your certificate, click here. Stay tuned for

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33:55

Full Circle: When Ophthalmic Surgery Gets Personal

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/02/20

Nearly all of us will come in contact with some type of Ophthalmic surgical instruments at some point in our careers. But a few of us may end up on the patient side of those instruments as well. On our final episode of Season 19, "The Surgeons We Serve," Lindsay Brown joins us as a cohost for a special interview as we speak with Jill Melicher, MD, Ophthalmic Plastic, Orbit and Reconstructive Surgeon at Minnesota Eye Consultants to discuss the life-saving procedure Dr. Melicher performed on Lindsay

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02:03

The SPD Detective: Finding Clues in Chemical Labels -...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/02/18

On this week's edition of the Beyond Clean Expert Series On-The-Go, tune in for the conversation entitled, "The SPD Detective: Finding Clues in Chemical Labels - Part III". 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

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06:05

Sterile Processing Safety Shouldn't Be a Near Miss:...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/02/16

In this CE-approved release 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." To

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38:57

The Resident: A Perspective on that New Surgeon...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/02/13

"The residents are coming! The residents are coming!" How does your Sterile Processing team feel when you hear those words? Are you prepared? Are your instruments? On this Season 19 episode of "The Surgeons We Serve," a season focused on spotlighting the intersection of surgeons & surgical instruments, we are joined by Allison M. Hunter, MD, Orthopaedic Hand, Elbow & Upper Extremity Surgeon at Baldwin Bone & Joint to discuss this resident's perspective on the early days of interacting with surgical

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02:07

The SPD Detective: Finding Clues in Chemical Labels -...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2023/02/11

On this week's edition of the Beyond Clean Expert Series On-The-Go, tune in for the conversation entitled, "The SPD Detective: Finding Clues in Chemical Labels - Part II". 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

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