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Barbara Harmer: Expertise vs Accreditation - Challenges to the Surveying Process (Part 2) Aug 13, 2018

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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 with over 36 years of administrative and clinical management and internal and external consulting experience in both inpatient, outpatient and multi-campus healthcare facilities. Founder and President of MedAssist Consultants Inc., a highly respected and experienced consulting company for over 28 years. Successfully provided medical and surgical consulting services to over 300 clients nationally and internationally. Demonstrated record with increasingly challenging healthcare leadership positions. Sought after speaker for local, regional and national symposiums and conventions.

Join us next week for Part 2 of our interview with Dr. Wava Truscott, President & Founder Truscott MedSci Associates, LLC. #beyondclean

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Wava Truscott: Lint - Patient Enemy Number One Aug 06, 2018

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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 was the U.S. delegate for ISO's Medical Device Biocompatibility on Systemic Toxicity Testing for the developing European Union. Areas of career emphasis have included the adverse consequences of particle contamination of the surgical wound, unplanned hypothermia during surgery and the prevention of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Wava has approached HAI reduction as an overall effort including Environmental Services, Sterile processing, Infection Prevention, Nursing staff, physicians, patients and visitors.

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Join us next week for Part 2 of our interview with Barbara Harmer, Director of Clinical Services at Innovative Sterilization Technologies, LLC. #beyondclean

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Barbara Harmer: Surveying the Surveyor, What You Need to Know (Part 1) Jul 30, 2018

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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 administrative and clinical management and internal and external consulting experience in both inpatient, outpatient and multi-campus healthcare facilities. Founder and President of MedAssist Consultants Inc., a highly respected and experienced consulting company for over 28 years. Successfully provided medical and surgical consulting services to over 300 clients nationally and internationally. Demonstrated record with increasingly challenging healthcare leadership positions. Sought after speaker for local, regional and national symposiums and conventions.

Join us next week when we will speak with Dr. Wava Truscott, President & Founder Truscott MedSci Associates, LLC. #beyondclean

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Nancy Chobin: Sterile Processing Certification - The CBSPD Spotlight (Part 2) Jul 23, 2018

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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 Processing Services at Barnabas Health in West Orange, New Jersey where she was employed from 1990 to July 2015. She served as a liaison for Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare/Medicaid and the New Jersey State Department of Health surveys. She also worked as an Independent Nurse Consultant providing services related to the design of SPD Departments, policies and procedures, compliance with regulatory standards, on-site training, and preparation for certification to over 260 hospitals, medical device manufacturers, legal firms and healthcare systems and surgery centers in the US. Nancy is a renowned International and national speaker and is the founder and past Executive Director of the Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution, Inc. Finally, she has received many awards in the field of sterile processing and was recently recognized as the 2018 recipient of the AAMI Standards Developer Award.

Join us next week when we speak with Barbara Harmer, Director of Clinical Services at Innovative Sterilization Technologies, LLC. #beyondclean

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Peggy Spitzer: Enigmatic Enzymes - The Mystery of Clean (Part 2) Jul 16, 2018

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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 licensed dental hygienist with bachelor's and master's degrees in adult education. She provides education programs across the U.S. to Sterile Processing and APIC chapters focusing on helping clinicians use cleaning chemicals safely and effectively. She is proud to promote education and certification in Central Sterile Processing. Peggy is a past president, past secretary and current treasurer of the Rocky Mountain Central Sterile chapter in Denver, Colorado and also provides consulting to healthcare facilities and universities for chemical management & best practices for instrument processing.

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Join us next week for Part 2 of our interview with Nancy Chobin, President and CEO of Sterile Processing University, LLC #beyondclean

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Nancy Chobin: An Industry In Transition - Stories from the Trenches (Part 1) Jul 09, 2018

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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 where she was employed from 1990 to July 2015. She served as a liaison for Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare/Medicaid and the New Jersey State Department of Health surveys. She also worked as an Independent Nurse Consultant providing services related to the design of SPD Departments, policies and procedures, compliance with regulatory standards, on-site training, and preparation for certification to over 260 hospitals, medical device manufacturers, legal firms and healthcare systems and surgery centers in the US. Nancy is a renowned International and national speaker and is the founder and past Executive Director of the Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution, Inc. Finally, she has received many awards in the field of sterile processing and was recently recognized as the 2018 recipient of the AAMI Standards Developer Award.

CE Credits -> https://www.beyondclean.net/ce-credit-hub

Join us next week for Part 2 with Peggy Spitzer, Clinical Education & Technical Support at Certol International. #beyondclean

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Matthew Gudeman: Instrument Quality in an Ocean of Confusion - Design Controls 101 Jul 02, 2018

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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 and complexity from the laparoscopic value stream is core to their mission. Endoplus is registered with FDA and holds multiple 510(k)s and patents for laparoscopic devices.

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Peggy Spitzer: Chemical Weapons of Sterile Processing (Part 1) Jun 25, 2018

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Join us next week when we will speak with Mathew Gudeman, President and CEO of EndoPlus. #beyondclean

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Packaging Method Myth Busting: Part Two - Rapid Fire Questions & Closing Statements Jun 18, 2018

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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 Case Medical; Joe Hannibal from Halyard Health; and Barbara Harmer from Innovative Sterilization Technologies.

Part 2 covers the second half of the event as things heat up with some rapid fire questions followed by closing statements from each of the panelists regarding their product modalities.

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Packaging Method Myth Busting: Part One - Warm Ups & Target Questions Jun 11, 2018

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Part 1 covers the first half of the event and sets the table for the discussion by gathering the panelist's perspectives on myths in the industry and their product modalities.

Join us next week for Part 2 of the panel discussion where things heat up in a series of rapid fire questions. #beyondclean

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