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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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08:25

Fighting Dirty: Sterile Processing Certification...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/07/09

This week on Fighting Dirty with Hank Balch: We are fans of Sterile Processing certification, but let's keep it in perspective. Certification does not always equal Opportunity. On this episode of Fighting Dirty, Hank lays out important aspects of the certification conversation, HR challenges, and the keys to real (quick) growth in the industry. #FightingDirty #HankBalch #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty™ Click To Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify or Visit Our Website!

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30:26

Densley Coke: Higher Education - Collaborating with...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/07/08

Each year we see more and more technical colleges creating Sterile Processing programs across the US. What impact are they having on the job market and individual students who take that route into the industry? This week we talked to Densley Coke, Sterile Processing Manager at Northside Forsyth Hospital and Adjunct Professor of the Sterile Process program at Gwinnett Technical College, to discuss the benefits these programs are giving their graduates and the departments they end up working in. Tune

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14:38

Beyond The Headlines: Stolen Surgical Instruments

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/07/05

This week on Beyond The Headlines with Mike Matthews: Another news headline about stolen surgical instruments - this one for $25K worth of endoscopes, just weeks after a similar $450K heist from a hospital in the same state. On our kickoff episode for "Beyond the Headlines" with Mike Matthews, we talk about why these stories keep coming out and what needs to happen TODAY in your hospital to fix it. Tune in and don't get #jacked! #BeyondTheHeadlines #MikeMatthews #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty™ Click

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05:41

Real Talk: IFUs, Background & Challenges

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/07/03

This week on Real Talk with Bob Marrs: Bob discusses the background to regulatory focus on IFUs in Sterile Processing, and the real challenges with following them as frontline Sterile Processing technicians. IFUs - Manufacturer Instructions for Use #3 - A Day that will Live in Infamy #4 - Challenges, and Issues #RealTalk #BobMarrs #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty™ Click To Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify or Visit Our Website!

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03:40

Fighting Dirty: So You Failed Your Certification Exam?

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/07/02

This week on Fighting Dirty with Hank Balch: Failing a Sterile Processing certification exam can be a punch in the gut. How do you recover? What do you do next? Hank gives you 3 things to consider as you bounce back and keep #FightingDirty. For more insight and tips on how to pass your exam, you can read his article here: https://bit.ly/2YzbBsD #FightingDirty #HankBalch #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty™ Click To Subscribe on YouTube, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or Spotify or Visit Our Website!

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36:20

Charlie Webb: Sealed and Delivered - What You Didn’t...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/07/01

How complicated can it really be to drop an instrument into a peel pack, seal it up, and move on? The answer: very complicated and precise if you want to do so in a safe, reproducible manner. On this Season 5 kickoff episode, our Beyond Clean team sat down with Charlie Webb, Founder and President at Van der Stähl Scientific, to discuss the intricacies of medical device packaging and challenge assumptions regarding how and why these workflows look differently inside and outside of the hospital

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01:18:29

Myth Busting 2019: Sterility Assurance Debate

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/06/28

Why isn't every-load biological indicator monitoring a global practice in Sterile Processing? Do chemical indicators actually pose a greater challenge in certain contexts? Is parametric release the future of sterility assurance or ready for retirement? For our 2nd Annual Beyond Clean LIVE event, we took the show on the road again in front of a live audience in Anaheim, California during the 2019 IAHCSMM Convention & Expo. This year, we tackled the hot topic of Sterility Assurance with three subject

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35:38

Kara Nadeau: CSPD Salary Survey & Healthcare Writing

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/06/24

The topic of Sterile Processing salaries and compensation in the US always garners a lot of interest and buzz. One of the few publications that regularly addresses insights and trends on this topic is Healthcare Purchasing News (HPN). On this Season 1 re-release edition of Beyond Clean, we sat down with Kara Nadeau to discuss the 2018 CS/SPD salary survey she worked on with HPN, as well as her professional perspectives on healthcare writing for folks in the Sterile Processing community. Tune in for

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44:52

Shawn Flynn: Designing a Dream Department

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/06/17

If you had the opportunity to build a brand new Sterile Processing department, what would you do? How would you prioritize design considerations and what kinds of creative ideas would you employ to function within budget and space constraints? On this re-release from Season 1, we talked to Shawn Flynn and his team about their experience in a new SPD department in Palo Alto, California, and cover a few insights that may help others as they prepare for new construction or renovation in their own

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46:05

Nestor Hernandez: Discovering Your Why, Finding Your...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/06/10

What drives you as a Sterile Processing professional? Why do you wake up every morning, drive to a hospital, put on scrubs, and labor in areas of the hospital most people will never see, for patients who hardly know you exist? On this re-release from Season 1, we talked to Nestor Hernandez about finding your voice and discovering your "why" as a Sterile Processing hero. There are no little people or little places in our industry -- every individual who commits to serving patients in the life-saving

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29:34

Adam Okada: Sterile Education App & Sterile...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/06/03

Sterile Processing, yeah, there’s an App for that. On this Top 10 re-release episode from Season 1 of the Beyond Clean podcast, we talked to Adam Okada about the impact of mobile application technology on the Sterile Processing industry, education, and the future of professional networking. How can you leverage industry expertise right from your smart phone? Is there such a thing as an educator in your pocket? We discuss these topics and more in a unique conversation with one of a growing number of

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36:56

Jenny Manderino: Joint Commission Accreditation &...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/05/28

'The Joint Commission has arrived.' Five words that can cause even the most confident of Sterile Processing leader and frontline technician a mild anxiety attack. Is all of our documentation up to date? Have we checked every employee off on their ultrasonic competencies? Will they find any technicians using incorrect detergent dilutions? This fear of the unknown and the “what if” can be debilitating for many facilities who seek accreditation through The Joint Commission. On this re-release episode

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30:44

Nancy Chobin: Policies & Patients, Insights on...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/05/20

Have you ever been asked to reprocess an implant device that had been removed from a patient? Chances are high that you have encountered this scenario at least once in your Sterile Processing career, but to date, there has been very little written or discussed on the topic. How can you ensure the device can be safely cleaned and given to a patient without manufacturer instructions or validation for reprocessing the single use implant? One of the few industry leaders who has provided any insight into

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33:22

Chuck Hughes: High Marks & High Standards -...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/05/13

In an industry defined by our standards, recommendations, and guidelines, there are still many misunderstanding related to how these documents can and should impact compliant reprocessing of medical devices in our hospitals. On this week's episode of the Beyond Clean podcast, we talk to Chuck Hughes, the new Executive Advisor at Beyond Clean and retired founder of SPS Medical Supply Corp., about the high marks and high standards of medical device reprocessing. Tune in to hear Chuck address some of

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32:29

Ted May: The Hidden History of Ethylene Oxide (EtO)

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/05/06

How much do you know about the history of ethylene oxide and the formative role it has played in modern medical device sterilization? For older generations of Sterile Processing professionals, images of large tanks and extended aeration times may come to mind. For younger generations of technicians, EtO technology may be little understood and likely even misunderstood. On this Season 4 rewind of the Beyond Clean podcast, we sat down with Ted May to discuss the hidden history of ethylene oxide, and

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29:12

Dr. Thomas Vanzieleghem: Protein Detection Technology

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/04/29

How much protein is left on your surgical instruments after “cleaning”? How much protein is too much? And how would you know? On this week’s edition of the Beyond Clean podcast we invite Dr. Thomas Vanzieleghem, Scientific Director & Biofilm expert with OneLIFE SA, to speak with us about protein detection technologies within the Sterile Processing industry. Dr. Vanzieleghem makes the case for the importance of protein monitoring and discusses the global challenges with ensuring our cleaning

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27:16

Pawel de Sternberg Stojalowski: Process Challenge...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/04/22

How do you know your decontamination equipment (washers and ultrasonic cleaners) are really working as they should? What does “passing” and “failing” a daily quality test actually tell you about your current cleaning process? On this Season 4 rewind of the Beyond Clean podcast, we bring back international decontamination expert Pawel de Sternberg Stojalowski, to discuss the fundamentals of process challenge devices in the decontamination setting. Tune in with us to hear Pawel’s insights on this

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36:25

Bob Marrs: The Dirty Truth of Loaner Decontamination

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/04/15

Decontamination of loaner and consignment instrument trays is one of the most complex processes in a Sterile Processing department, and yet many facilities simply treat every vendor tray the same way -- regardless of the manufacturer's specific instructions for use. On this Season 4 rewind of the Beyond Clean podcast, we brought on Bob Marrs, the nationally known clinical educator, consultant, and Vice President of Organizational Development at Beyond Clean, to discuss practical tips for reigning in

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25:55

Vendor Spotlight: ATH Medical & The AnciTrak System

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/04/12

What if there were a tool that allowed your Sterile Processing team to quickly and accurately identify loaner instruments for reassembly? No need to call a vendor, no frustrating case delays because of incomplete trays, and no more replacement costs for missing vendor instruments. As we kick off the brand new Beyond Clean Vendor Spotlight series, we will be talking to Geoffrey Broninx about the innovative work being done at ATH Medical to overcome the global challenges of loaner instrument

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42:10

Peter Nichol: The $50 Billion Dollar Opportunity -...

Beyond Clean Podcast ·

2019/04/08

What if we told your hospital CEO they could save tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars by INVESTING more resources into your Sterile Processing department? Would you believe there is a $50 billion opportunity in the United States alone to reduce costs AND increase quality related to surgical instrument reprocessing? On this Season 4 rewind of the Beyond Clean podcast, we bring back pediatric surgeon and industry advocate Dr. Peter Nichol to talk about the pivotal research he is

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