Beyond Clean Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Cheron Rojo: Shock Treatment - A Conversation on Life Saving Insulation Testing Jul 15, 2019

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How dangerous are your insulated laparoscopic devices? How often are you performing insulation testing on them? Have you ever heard the full story on why these questions are so important? On episode 3 of Season 5, we invited Cheron Rojo, Clinical Education Coordinator SPD at Healthmark Industries, to discuss these critical topics and give us insight into the full scope of the problem. Tune in this week to hear what your team should be doing every day to protect patients from serious injury and even death when it comes to reprocessing insulated surgical instruments.

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#WeFightDirty #BeyondClean #SterileProcessing #CheronRojo #Insulation #Testing #Laparoscopic #PatientSafety #Burn #Shock #SurgicalInstruments #Education #Podcast #Standards #Industry #SPD #SPS #CSSD #MDR #Sponsors #ReadySetSurgical #Endoplus #Season5

Beyond The Headlines: CMS Report Review Jul 11, 2019

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This week on Beyond The Headlines with Mike Matthews: Mike and Hank dig into a recent CMS survey report that just hit the news and discuss findings related to Sterile Processing, Endo, and Radiology departments -- how you can prepare and how to get your hospital administrators more involved in your SPD. Important topics with lots of practical insight. Plus you can learn how to send hate mail to Mike! Tune in and don't get #Cited!

#BeyondTheHeadlines #MikeMatthews #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty™

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Real Talk: IFUs - Dear Manufacturers, Give Your IFUs a KISS Jul 10, 2019

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This week on Real Talk with Bob Marrs: Bob discusses why device manufacturers should lean over and give their IFUs a KISS, and how government can get involved to help Sterile Processing protect our patients. If we can't find the IFU or understand them, what good are they?

#RealTalk #BobMarrs #BeyondClean #WeFightDirty™

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Fighting Dirty: Sterile Processing Certification Does Not Equal Opportunity Jul 09, 2019

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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™

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Densley Coke: Higher Education - Collaborating with Technical Colleges to Improve Sterile Processing Jul 08, 2019

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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 in this week to hear how these curriculums are created, what it's like to be a Sterile Processing professor, and the challenges to creating a program like this in your area.

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#WeFightDirty #BeyondClean #DensleyCoke #TechnicalColleges #Training #Instructor #College #Graduate #SterileProcessing #SurgicalInstruments #Education #Podcast #SPD #SPS #CSSD #MDR

Beyond The Headlines: Stolen Surgical Instruments Jul 05, 2019

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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™

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Real Talk: IFUs, Background & Challenges Jul 03, 2019

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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™

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Fighting Dirty: So You Failed Your Certification Exam? Jul 02, 2019

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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™

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Charlie Webb: Sealed and Delivered - What You Didn't Know About Medical Device Packaging Jul 01, 2019

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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 setting. Tune in this week to hear from one of the leading advocates for quality standards in medical device packaging in the US and ask yourself if there is anything your team can be doing to improve your own process.

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#WeFightDirty #BeyondClean #CharlieWebb #MedicalDevicePackaging #PeelPack #SterileProcessing #SurgicalInstruments #Education #Podcast #Quality #ISO #Transport #Storage #SterilityAssurance #Standards #Industry #SPD #SPS #CSSD #MDR

Myth Busting 2019: Sterility Assurance Debate Jun 28, 2019

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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 matter experts representing:

Biological Indicators - Kelly Soto Pacheco (Steris)
Chemical Indicators - Mike Eckenwiler (Getinge)
Parametric Release - René Vis (Steelco Benelux B.V.)

It was another block buster event, and we're delighted to share this debate with a global audience. We hope you enjoy the show, gain insight on this important issues, and bust some myths!

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