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Advocacy in Action: A Surgical Tech's Journey to Transforming the Profession Feb 19, 2024

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What does advocacy look like within your facility? How can you speak to leadership in a way that can bring about change? Joining us to answer these burning questions is Dustin Cain, Coordinator of Quality and Education at a hospital in Atlanta, GA, and Current Treasurer for AST. In this final episode of Season 10 we'll discuss the benefits of belonging to your professional organization and learn what it looks like to advocate within your facility for change. Stay tuned!

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#surgicalsmoke #operatingroom #surgery #ornurse #scrubtech #advocacy

Disposable Does Not Always Equal Recyclable Feb 13, 2024

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Welcome to episode 5 of our 12-Part Expert Series On-The-Go series, where we're continuing the conversation with industry expert Karen Goelst, CEO and Founder of KleenEdge! With a 20-year background in architectural specialties and textiles, Karen became passionate about solving the issues surrounding privacy curtains following her 15-year-old son's hospital stay with MRSA.

In this episode, Karen uncovers the reasons why many hospitals switched to disposable, recyclable curtains, yet they failed to actually recycle any of those curtains. Also, find out what technologies are available to assist healthcare facilities with recycling not only their curtains, but also gowns, masks, and some drapes.

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Expert Series On-the-Go presents perioperative insights from industry experts in a creative, easy to listen to, audio format. Think audio book meets busy Operating Room professional!

#FirstCase #Podcast #OperatingRoom #Surgery #ORExpert #perioperative

Empowering the Patient: A Journey into Patient Advocacy Feb 12, 2024

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For all of us working in healthcare, it's clock in and clock out, day in and day out. We're accustomed to the atmosphere of the facility, we understand how the clinics and systems work, and we know our way around the place. As we talk today with Claudia Cometa, Executive Healthcare Consultant and Owner at Peace Advocacy Group, we'll be reminded that each of the patients who walk through our doors are having a unique experience and a unique interaction with our facility. We'll discover how a patient advocate helps patients and their families navigate the oftentimes overwhelming aspects of healthcare, plus we'll learn Claudia's personal story that drove her to become the advocate that she is today.

#operatingroom #surgery #ornurse #patientadvocacy #patientadvocate #advocacy #scrubtech

The Power of Pockets: Revolutionizing Surgical Gown Design Feb 09, 2024

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Do you ever wish there was an extra set of hands available to help hold forceps or a pair of scissors during a case? What if you could add this convenience and efficiency by using instrument pockets? In this exciting First Case Vendor Spotlight™, we learn all about the innovative development of the SmartGown™ EDGE Breathable Gown with ASSIST™ Instrument Pockets with surgeon and co-inventor, Dr. Joseph Dearani, MD. In this engaging interview, Dr. Dearani discusses his journey from working as a mechanic to becoming a cardiac surgeon, and he shares with us how his training as a mechanic helped inspire his idea for a new surgical gown design. Discover how the simple addition of pockets can improve self-sufficiency and efficiency within the surgical field. Find out what the design team did to overcome the challenges of maintaining sterility with the gown's design and learn how this gown can be used for multiple surgical specialties and patient positions.

Designed using the technology of Cardinal Health's top-selling AAMI Level 4 surgical gown, the SmartGown™ EDGE features two instrument pockets and one holster, enabling convenient instrument access to help support safe and efficient procedures. The innovative instrument pockets enable users to keep frequently used instruments within reach, and they provide a much-needed extra set of hands to understaffed ORs.

To connect with a Cardinal Health representative to learn more about the SmartGown™ EDGE, you can visit their website at https://ww3.cardinalhealth.com/l/104412/2023-12-18/5vcqp1?cid=DSP-TRD_TDS_OTR-MED-MPORP_SDG-SmartGown_EDGE-The_future_is_wearable-Learn_more

or email them at Nicole.Piazza@cardinalhealth.com. You can also follow them on LinkedIn and Facebook!

For Healthcare Professionals Only.

This podcast represents independent evaluations and opinions of Dr. Dearani and other webcast participants. The content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice nor does it represent the views and opinions of Cardinal Health. Cardinal Health makes no representations regarding the contents herein.

Cloth Privacy Curtains vs Recyclable Privacy Curtains Feb 06, 2024

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This is episode 4 of our 12-Part Expert Series On-The-Go series, and we're continuing the conversation with industry expert Karen Goelst, CEO and Founder of KleenEdge. With a 20-year background in architectural specialties and textiles, Karen became passionate about solving the issues surrounding privacy curtains following her 15-year-old son's hospital stay with MRSA.

In this episode, discover the many advantages of using disposable, recyclable privacy curtains over using cloth curtains.

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Expert Series On-the-Go presents perioperative insights from industry experts in a creative, easy to listen to, audio format. Think audio book meets busy Operating Room professional!

#FirstCase #Podcast #OperatingRoom #Surgery #ORExpert #perioperative

Clearing the Air: Advocating for Surgical Smoke Evacuation Legislation Feb 05, 2024

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What is so dangerous about surgical smoke? Is it really that bad? Find out all about the very real dangers of surgical smoke in today's interview with Brenda Ulmer, Independent Perioperative Nurse Educator. We'll learn what's lurking in the surgical smoke that we're exposed to every day, how it can affect us and our patients, and we'll hear Brenda's success story of passing legislation in her home state. Don't miss the conversation!

Update: Angela Hohn was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2020. She was a longtime OR nurse and her doctor confirmed that her cancer was caused by exposure to surgical smoke. Sadly, she lost her battle with cancer and passed away in January, 2024, after this interview was recorded.

#surgicalsmoke #operatingroom #surgery #ornorse #scrubtech #advocacy

Soft, Porous Fabrics in the Patient "Hot Zone" Jan 30, 2024

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In this third episode of our 12-Part Expert Series On-The-Go series, we're continuing the conversation with industry expert Karen Goelst, CEO and Founder of KleenEdge. With a 20-year background in architectural specialties and textiles, Karen became passionate about solving the issues surrounding privacy curtains following her 15-year-old son's hospital stay with MRSA.

In this episode, find out how cloth privacy curtains harbor bacteria, how they can transmit infection, and discover an alternate, sustainable solution to fabric privacy curtains.

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Expert Series On-the-Go presents perioperative insights from industry experts in a creative, easy to listen to, audio format. Think audio book meets busy Operating Room professional!

#FirstCase #Podcast #OperatingRoom #Surgery #ORExpert #perioperative

Find Your People: A Journey into Healthcare & Political Engagement Jan 29, 2024

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How can I get involved with my local or state government? Can I make a difference? The answer to both questions is, "YES!" Joining us today to discuss advocacy at a local and state level is Megan Nolan, Director of Nursing and Patient Care Operations @ Boston Children's Hospital. In today's interview we'll discover Megan's motivation for advocacy, how she used that motivation to become involved with her local Town Meeting, and she'll share great advice for overcoming fear and stepping out into the world of advocacy. Don't miss it!

#operatingroom #surgery #podcast #scrubtech #surgicaltechnologist #advocacy #perioperative

A Comprehensive Standard for Exchanging Privacy Curtains Jan 23, 2024

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Tune in for the second episode of our 12-Part Expert Series On-The-Go series, where we learn from industry expert Karen Goelst, CEO and Founder of KleenEdge. With a 20-year background in architectural specialties and textiles, Karen became passionate about solving the issues surrounding privacy curtains following her 15-year-old son's hospital stay with MRSA.

Follow along as Karen highlights the current issues with cloth privacy curtains, the struggles with compliance in curtain exchanges, and the shift towards disposable, recyclable curtains.

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Expert Series On-the-Go presents perioperative insights from industry experts in a creative, easy to listen to, audio format. Think audio book meets busy Operating Room professional!

#FirstCase #Podcast #OperatingRoom #Surgery #ORExpert #perioperative

Empowering Advocacy: Building Coalitions for Change Jan 22, 2024

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"Are you ready for the Time Out?" How many times have you asked or heard that question? In the operating room we perform a Time Out prior to the start of every surgical case. But it wasn't always that way. Joining us today to share how the Time Out process began is Bill Duffy, RN, MJ, CNOR, FAAN, Director for the Nursing and Healthcare Administration Program at Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola University in Chicago, IL. In today's interview we'll learn how Bill advocated for establishing a Time Out protocol, what motivated him to push for a change, and learn how we can use our voices to advocate for change as well.

#operatingroom #surgery #podcast #scrubtech #surgicaltechnologist #advocacy #perioperative #TimeOut

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