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Certification organization offering 5 certification exams in SPD & GI.
Extended Cycle Times
Extended Cycle Times
Q: “Our facility has a set of loaner trays that require 10 minutes exposure at 270 ℉. We are currently running a full load of our general sets and pouches with these loaners...
Automation in the Sterile Processing Department
Automation in the Sterile Processing Department
Improving efficiency and quality without stressing the system
High Cost of SPD Leadership Turnover—and How to Prevent It
High Cost of SPD Leadership Turnover—and How to Prevent It
Many healthcare facilities struggle to retain effective leaders, including those in the sterile processing setting. High turnover in this setting can disrupt daily operations,...
Why Water Quality in Sterile Processing Departments is Now a Top Priority
Why Water Quality in Sterile Processing Departments is Now a Top Priority
Pioneering Advances in Sterilization: The Future of Infection Control
Pioneering Advances in Sterilization: The Future of Infection Control
Smart Handling of Scopes Saves Time and Money While Safeguarding Care
Smart Handling of Scopes Saves Time and Money While Safeguarding Care
While essential for patient care, endoscopes tend to get a bad rap when it comes to reprocessing and maintenance. Their complexity is a double-edged sword: facilitating advanced...
Routine Sterilizer Maintenance Vital for Effective Operation
Routine Sterilizer Maintenance Vital for Effective Operation
Every-Load Monitoring in Low-Temperature Sterilization: A Solution to Device Complexity and Failure Risks
Every-Load Monitoring in Low-Temperature Sterilization: A Solution to Device Complexity and Failure Risks
APIC Seeks IFU Overhaul
APIC Seeks IFU Overhaul
APIC Seeks IFU Overhaul; Infection preventionists band together not only to press for better-written reprocessing instructions, but also for update alerts from vendors - Outpatient Surgery Magazine.
Standardize Flexible Endoscope Care
Standardize Flexible Endoscope Care
An Infection Preventionist Considers Why Manufacturers Need to Update IFUs
An Infection Preventionist Considers Why Manufacturers Need to Update IFUs
Katharine J. Hoffman, MPH, CIC, LSSGB: It’s time to take the devil out of the details in interpreting and successfully following manufacturers' instructions for use; why do manufacturers need to update IFUs?
Sticky Residue: A Possible Contaminant That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked
Sticky Residue: A Possible Contaminant That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked
Cleaning, inspecting, packaging, sterilizing and storing instruments and medical devices is a daily routine for sterile processing (SP) staff. For these critical processes to ...
Under Pressure: PSI and “Instrument Air” Drying
Under Pressure: PSI and “Instrument Air” Drying
Devices & Instruments - Healthcare Hygiene magazine
Devices & Instruments - Healthcare Hygiene magazine
The 3Ps of Cleaning in Sterile Processing: People, Processes and Products
The 3Ps of Cleaning in Sterile Processing: People, Processes and Products
Whether it is manual soaking, brushing and flushing at a sink, or automated cleaning with ultrasonic cleaners or washer/disinfectors, effective cleaning of surgical instruments...
Tips for Point of Use (POU) Pre-Treatment Success
Tips for Point of Use (POU) Pre-Treatment Success
Magnetized Surgical Instruments
Magnetized Surgical Instruments
Q: “Can you explain why surgical instruments get magnetized? We seem to be having more lately. What might be the best way to detect them and demagnetize them once found...
Unraveling Prions: A Critical Guide for Health Care Workers to Combat Rare Diseases
Unraveling Prions: A Critical Guide for Health Care Workers to Combat Rare Diseases
The Sterile Processing Department Digital Transformation
The Sterile Processing Department Digital Transformation
Where can digital technologies, analytics, and AI deliver value? The majority of healthcare executives surveyed by Deloitte “expect the accelerated adoption of digital tools...
Understanding AAMI ST108:2023: Essential Guide to New Water Quality Standards in Health Care
Understanding AAMI ST108:2023: Essential Guide to New Water Quality Standards in Health Care
Here’s What Sterile Processing Professionals Have on their Manufacturer IFU Wish Lists
Here’s What Sterile Processing Professionals Have on their Manufacturer IFU Wish Lists
Navigating AAMI ST91: Enhancing Patient Safety in Endoscope Processing
Navigating AAMI ST91: Enhancing Patient Safety in Endoscope Processing
Validated IFUs vs. Visual Inspection
Validated IFUs vs. Visual Inspection
Endoscope Reprocessing Challenges
Endoscope Reprocessing Challenges
SPD Ergonomics Planning Worth the Effort & Investment
SPD Ergonomics Planning Worth the Effort & Investment
Don’t Sweat Your Next SPD Survey, read more here.
Don’t Sweat Your Next SPD Survey, read more here.
Ultrasonic Cleaners: A Game-Changer for ASCs
Ultrasonic Cleaners: A Game-Changer for ASCs
What Happens in Transit Doesn’t Stay in Transit, Read more here.
What Happens in Transit Doesn’t Stay in Transit, Read more here.
The changing landscape of sterile processing storage and containment. Read more here..
The changing landscape of sterile processing storage and containment. Read more here..
From Overlooked to Empowered, read more here.
From Overlooked to Empowered, read more here.
Testing Scissors - Part 1
Testing Scissors - Part 1
Collaboration Boosts SPD Hand-Hygiene Compliance
Collaboration Boosts SPD Hand-Hygiene Compliance
Best Practices Beat Fast Processes Every Time, Manual Versus Automated Device Instrument Cleaning.
Best Practices Beat Fast Processes Every Time, Manual Versus Automated Device Instrument Cleaning.
Navigating case carts, kits, and trays in the surgical services setting.
Navigating case carts, kits, and trays in the surgical services setting.
Critical Factors for Sterile Processing Quality and Effectiveness
Critical Factors for Sterile Processing Quality and Effectiveness
SPD and OR Leaders: Don’t Muddle the Huddle
SPD and OR Leaders: Don’t Muddle the Huddle
The Essentials: The Foundation of Top-Quality Instrument Care
The Essentials: The Foundation of Top-Quality Instrument Care
Safe Ergonomics in the SPD
Safe Ergonomics in the SPD
Updated Hand Hygiene Recommendation: How It Affects SPD
Updated Hand Hygiene Recommendation: How It Affects SPD
13 Work Burnout Symptoms » How To Deal with Burnout - 100%
13 Work Burnout Symptoms » How To Deal with Burnout - 100%
The Ups and Downs of SPD from 2022 to 2023, 2023 SPD Salary Survey
The Ups and Downs of SPD from 2022 to 2023, 2023 SPD Salary Survey
Integrity Inspection/Testing Practices Critical to Preventing Insulation Damage in Sterile Processing
Integrity Inspection/Testing Practices Critical to Preventing Insulation Damage in Sterile Processing
What Is in the Lumen?
What Is in the Lumen?
Interdisciplinary collaboration drives process improvement, error reduction and SPD/OR satisfaction
Interdisciplinary collaboration drives process improvement, error reduction and SPD/OR satisfaction
SPD Impact Zone: SPD Key to OR Efficiency and Quality
SPD Impact Zone: SPD Key to OR Efficiency and Quality
Reaching for the Stars: Turn Your Weaknesses Into Successes
Reaching for the Stars: Turn Your Weaknesses Into Successes
Don't Be A Tool, read more here.
Don't Be A Tool, read more here.
Seamless Flexible Endoscope Care
Seamless Flexible Endoscope Care
Updated ANSI/AAMI ST91: progress to date and challenges faced one year later.
Updated ANSI/AAMI ST91: progress to date and challenges faced one year later.
Benefits Abound When Surgeons Are Oriented to the SPD
Benefits Abound When Surgeons Are Oriented to the SPD
Mission Improcessable, read more here.
Mission Improcessable, read more here.
See It Clearly: Central Sterile Processing’s Role in Reprocessing Eye Devices
See It Clearly: Central Sterile Processing’s Role in Reprocessing Eye Devices
A•MAZE•ZING Endoscope Care: Navigating the complex cycle of endoscope sterilization.
A•MAZE•ZING Endoscope Care: Navigating the complex cycle of endoscope sterilization.
What’s in your endoscope? Proper inspection, brushing, documentation critical to patient safety.
What’s in your endoscope? Proper inspection, brushing, documentation critical to patient safety.
The QUALITEAM! Best practices get best results when applied with best efforts. Read more here.
The QUALITEAM! Best practices get best results when applied with best efforts. Read more here.
Prioritize Point-of-Use Instrument Care, Read more here.
Prioritize Point-of-Use Instrument Care, Read more here.
Battling Biofilm: It Takes a Team Approach
Battling Biofilm: It Takes a Team Approach
For safety, effectiveness, SPD’s endgame must be cut and dried
For safety, effectiveness, SPD’s endgame must be cut and dried
ST98: New Standard in Medical Device Cleaning Spotlights ‘Clean’ for Manufacturers
ST98: New Standard in Medical Device Cleaning Spotlights ‘Clean’ for Manufacturers
How can SPD address the patient safety gap with flexible endoscopes? Read more here.
How can SPD address the patient safety gap with flexible endoscopes? Read more here.
How Far Do Water Droplets From Sterile Processing Procedures Travel?
How Far Do Water Droplets From Sterile Processing Procedures Travel?
Give Sterile Processing Team, Profession the Recognition They Deserve
Give Sterile Processing Team, Profession the Recognition They Deserve
Is That Instrument Safe To Use On A Patient?
Is That Instrument Safe To Use On A Patient?
The case for conformity, collaboration in managing case carts. Read more here.
The case for conformity, collaboration in managing case carts. Read more here.
What’s on the Horizon for healthcare delivery organizations (HDO) Sterilization Guidance? Read more here.
What’s on the Horizon for healthcare delivery organizations (HDO) Sterilization Guidance? Read more here.
Heavy trays, towels and moisture (Part 2), read more here.
Heavy trays, towels and moisture (Part 2), read more here.
Neither here nor there It’s the “how,” not the “where,” that determines reprocessing success.
Neither here nor there It’s the “how,” not the “where,” that determines reprocessing success.
Heavy trays, towels and moisture: Part 1 Sterile Processing Insights
Heavy trays, towels and moisture: Part 1 Sterile Processing Insights
Frontline SP staff development promotes confidence, quality, satisfaction
Frontline SP staff development promotes confidence, quality, satisfaction
Making the grade: How to assess competency for new and infrequently used endoscopes. Read about this on pages 28-31
Making the grade: How to assess competency for new and infrequently used endoscopes. Read about this on pages 28-31
Tough Questions: Are you qualified to process that device? Read about this on page14 and 16
Tough Questions: Are you qualified to process that device? Read about this on page14 and 16
SPD Renovation: Building in Quality, Safety, Infection Prevention
SPD Renovation: Building in Quality, Safety, Infection Prevention
Controlling the complexities of decontamination and cleaning.
Controlling the complexities of decontamination and cleaning.
Washer Cycle Optimization: Why, How, and What It Gets You
Washer Cycle Optimization: Why, How, and What It Gets You
The FDA Issues Urgent Warning About Karl Storz Endoscopes Reprocessing Methods
The FDA Issues Urgent Warning About Karl Storz Endoscopes Reprocessing Methods
Have ‘modular’ instruments lowered surgical infection rates? Read about this topic here.
Have ‘modular’ instruments lowered surgical infection rates? Read about this topic here.
Ensuring Sufficient Time to Reprocess Instrument Trays
Ensuring Sufficient Time to Reprocess Instrument Trays
SPD should be a quality hub within healthcare organization
SPD should be a quality hub within healthcare organization
Many SPDs struggling to fill vacant positions Feb. 22, 2022 How to retain top talent to keep quality, safety at forefront. Learn more here.
Many SPDs struggling to fill vacant positions Feb. 22, 2022 How to retain top talent to keep quality, safety at forefront. Learn more here.
ST91: Extensive Updates for Endoscope Cleaning, Patient Safety. Read more about it here.
ST91: Extensive Updates for Endoscope Cleaning, Patient Safety. Read more about it here.
Quick Safety Issue 64: Ensuring critical instruments and devices are appropriate for reuse
Quick Safety Issue 64: Ensuring critical instruments and devices are appropriate for reuse
Sterile Processing - Annual Risk Assessment What am I assessing?
Sterile Processing - Annual Risk Assessment What am I assessing?
Pretreating is prerequisite: No more excuses not to clean at point-of-use
Pretreating is prerequisite: No more excuses not to clean at point-of-use
Devices & Instruments - Sterile Storage Could be Compromising Patient Care, Safety
Devices & Instruments - Sterile Storage Could be Compromising Patient Care, Safety
Sterile Processing: Personal & Professional
Sterile Processing: Personal & Professional
Competition Versus Collaboration: Getting ahead in SPD without Losing Sight of the Ultimate Goal
Competition Versus Collaboration: Getting ahead in SPD without Losing Sight of the Ultimate Goal
Brushing Up on Sterile Processing in Dentistry, read more here
Brushing Up on Sterile Processing in Dentistry, read more here
How to Conquer Chaos in Sterile Processing: Taking Back Control Starts with You
How to Conquer Chaos in Sterile Processing: Taking Back Control Starts with You
Traceability: Challenges IPs Face Keeping an Instrument Decontaminated. Read more here
Traceability: Challenges IPs Face Keeping an Instrument Decontaminated. Read more here
Pre-treatment at point-of-use ‘whodunit’? Follow expert clues to determine whether it’s in OR or SPD
Pre-treatment at point-of-use ‘whodunit’? Follow expert clues to determine whether it’s in OR or SPD
How to Keep Sharps Safety a Cut Above
How to Keep Sharps Safety a Cut Above
Sterile Processing Unscripted: Know When to Innovate. Learn more here.
Sterile Processing Unscripted: Know When to Innovate. Learn more here.
IAHCSMM Hires Federal Lobbyist to Secure Hazard Pay for Sterile Processors, read more here.
IAHCSMM Hires Federal Lobbyist to Secure Hazard Pay for Sterile Processors, read more here.
HOW TO MASTER THE ART OF RECORDKEEPING, TO MAKE RECORDKEEPING MORE MANAGEABLE. Read more about this topic here.
HOW TO MASTER THE ART OF RECORDKEEPING, TO MAKE RECORDKEEPING MORE MANAGEABLE. Read more about this topic here.
Sterility, Utility, Facility; Must-haves for storing sterile instruments. Read more here.
Sterility, Utility, Facility; Must-haves for storing sterile instruments. Read more here.
Sterile Processing Week Promotion 2021, register for free CEUs and a chance to win 1 of 3 prizes
Sterile Processing Week Promotion 2021, register for free CEUs and a chance to win 1 of 3 prizes
Making the Most of Our Sterile Processing Minutes, read more here
Making the Most of Our Sterile Processing Minutes, read more here
Focus on the Fundamentals: Endoscope Reprocessing Demands... read more here
Focus on the Fundamentals: Endoscope Reprocessing Demands... read more here
Standardized Endoscope Reprocessing Training
Standardized Endoscope Reprocessing Training
Lean and Patient Safety
Lean and Patient Safety
Processes and performance should drive SPD improvements
Processes and performance should drive SPD improvements
Where's the Money in Sterile Processing?
Where's the Money in Sterile Processing?
CASSPT volunteers needed for exam committee
CASSPT volunteers needed for exam committee
Contaminated Screw Caddies: Why We Must Move to Individual Aseptic Packaging of Implantable Medical Devices?
Contaminated Screw Caddies: Why We Must Move to Individual Aseptic Packaging of Implantable Medical Devices?
How to Cultivate a Culture of Open Communication in Sterile Processing
How to Cultivate a Culture of Open Communication in Sterile Processing
Does Reprocessing's Complexity Hinder Disinfection?
Does Reprocessing's Complexity Hinder Disinfection?
Celebrate the Critical Role of the Sterile Processing Profession in Infection Prevention
Celebrate the Critical Role of the Sterile Processing Profession in Infection Prevention
Education and Competition in Sterile Processing, learn more here.
Education and Competition in Sterile Processing, learn more here.
Virtual Conference: Live and On Demand, register here
Virtual Conference: Live and On Demand, register here
Staying Current With AAMI ST79, Auditing Your Processes, Policies, and Daily Operations
Staying Current With AAMI ST79, Auditing Your Processes, Policies, and Daily Operations
Immediate-Use Steam Sterilization Happens in a Flash
Immediate-Use Steam Sterilization Happens in a Flash
How to Document the High-Level Disinfection Patient Connection
How to Document the High-Level Disinfection Patient Connection
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Are We Approaching a Crossroads or a Precipice?
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Are We Approaching a Crossroads or a Precipice?
"Cookies Are For Chumps": Getting Sterile Processing Recognition Right
"Cookies Are For Chumps": Getting Sterile Processing Recognition Right
Olympus Supports New FDA Guidance on Bronchoscope Reprocessing: Learn more about this topic here
Olympus Supports New FDA Guidance on Bronchoscope Reprocessing: Learn more about this topic here
Job Postings: Visit the CBSPD website for more information about posting your job or viewing current job postings
Job Postings: Visit the CBSPD website for more information about posting your job or viewing current job postings
Safety Can’t Be Rushed: The task of reprocessing surgical instruments and specialized medical devices have no room for mistakes or shortcuts.
Safety Can’t Be Rushed: The task of reprocessing surgical instruments and specialized medical devices have no room for mistakes or shortcuts.
FDA Safety Communication: Flexible bronchoscopes and recommendations for reprocessing
FDA Safety Communication: Flexible bronchoscopes and recommendations for reprocessing
Do You Know Where Your Instruments Are?
Do You Know Where Your Instruments Are?
FLX: The Flexible Scope Conference, Exploring the intersection of quality, education and equipment
FLX: The Flexible Scope Conference, Exploring the intersection of quality, education and equipment
Reevaluating reprocessing workflow: With ORs reopening, SPDs must define their “new normal”
Reevaluating reprocessing workflow: With ORs reopening, SPDs must define their “new normal”
“Hard” vs. “Easy” Scope Repairs: What you need to know
“Hard” vs. “Easy” Scope Repairs: What you need to know
Joint Commission Checklist Proves ‘Instrument-al’ for Sterile Processing Department
Joint Commission Checklist Proves ‘Instrument-al’ for Sterile Processing Department
Got Mentors? Define Your Mentor Part 2 of 3: We are not limited to the initial way we carried ourselves in our profession.
Got Mentors? Define Your Mentor Part 2 of 3: We are not limited to the initial way we carried ourselves in our profession.
Managing Endoscopes: How A New Method Is Reducing Endoscope Channel Drying Times Down to Only 10 Minutes
Managing Endoscopes: How A New Method Is Reducing Endoscope Channel Drying Times Down to Only 10 Minutes
Let Airflow Show Pathogens the Door (or Window or Vent)
Let Airflow Show Pathogens the Door (or Window or Vent)
OSHA releases new guidance for all industries
OSHA releases new guidance for all industries
4 Sterile Processing Updates
4 Sterile Processing Updates
Monitoring and Releasing of Sterilization Loads
Monitoring and Releasing of Sterilization Loads
Endoscope Inventors Saw Inspiration in Surprising Source
Endoscope Inventors Saw Inspiration in Surprising Source
Managing Surgical Instruments for Top Performance
Managing Surgical Instruments for Top Performance
Management of Sterile Instrumentation in CSSD
Management of Sterile Instrumentation in CSSD
How to Improve Reprocessing Ergonomics and Promote Technician Welfare
How to Improve Reprocessing Ergonomics and Promote Technician Welfare
Use your influence for the good of the industry… read more about it
Use your influence for the good of the industry… read more about it
Key Updates to ‘Guideline on Reprocessing Flexible GI Endoscopes and Accessories’
Key Updates to ‘Guideline on Reprocessing Flexible GI Endoscopes and Accessories’
FDA warns on sterility issues with medical devices processed at Steril Milano facilities
FDA warns on sterility issues with medical devices processed at Steril Milano facilities
Not All Contamination is Created Equal
Not All Contamination is Created Equal
Is It Time to Switch to Single-Use for ERCP?
Is It Time to Switch to Single-Use for ERCP?
Continuous Acting Disinfectant Appears to Work Better on Surfaces
Continuous Acting Disinfectant Appears to Work Better on Surfaces
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes: A look at roles of the OR
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes: A look at roles of the OR
Looking at events in SPD to ensure patient safety
Looking at events in SPD to ensure patient safety
Guidance on Prioritizing Proper Instrument Care
Guidance on Prioritizing Proper Instrument Care
Part II: The Discrepancies in the GUDID Causing Concern Among Clinicians, the Supply Chain & the FDA
Part II: The Discrepancies in the GUDID Causing Concern Among Clinicians, the Supply Chain & the FDA
SPD Q&A on: Sterile Storage and Instrument Positioning
SPD Q&A on: Sterile Storage and Instrument Positioning
Key Steps to Achieve Continuous improvement in SPD for the Team
Key Steps to Achieve Continuous improvement in SPD for the Team
On-site & Off-site Reprocessing Decisions: Punctuated by the Pandemic
On-site & Off-site Reprocessing Decisions: Punctuated by the Pandemic
The Impact & Reality of the Unique Device Identifier Program on your SPD & Peri-Operative Loop
The Impact & Reality of the Unique Device Identifier Program on your SPD & Peri-Operative Loop
Meet the Toilet Paper of 2021: Disposable Blue Wrap, the Shortage
Meet the Toilet Paper of 2021: Disposable Blue Wrap, the Shortage
Key Factors to Consider with Instrument Set Assembly & Sterilization
Key Factors to Consider with Instrument Set Assembly & Sterilization
Coming together in SPD, working as a unit and ensuring patient safety
Coming together in SPD, working as a unit and ensuring patient safety
How to become a team player with cultural onboarding in SPD
How to become a team player with cultural onboarding in SPD
Endo Industry Experts Share Their Thoughts on New Tools & Technology
Endo Industry Experts Share Their Thoughts on New Tools & Technology
Does it matter if no one notices a process improvement project?
Does it matter if no one notices a process improvement project?
Steam Sterilizer Maintenance in SPD
Steam Sterilizer Maintenance in SPD
The Battle! On-site vs. Off-site Services in SPD. What does the future hold?
The Battle! On-site vs. Off-site Services in SPD. What does the future hold?
The Importance of Competency Assessments in Endoscopy Processing
The Importance of Competency Assessments in Endoscopy Processing
SPD & COVID-19: What Have We Learned, If Anything?
SPD & COVID-19: What Have We Learned, If Anything?
Back to the Basics: Instrument Cleaning 101
Back to the Basics: Instrument Cleaning 101
FDA's Evaluation of Automated Endoscope Reprocessors
FDA's Evaluation of Automated Endoscope Reprocessors
Tap into adopting the mental framework to speak up for patient safety!
Tap into adopting the mental framework to speak up for patient safety!
Reward Yourself! Learn the benefits of continuing education
Reward Yourself! Learn the benefits of continuing education
Healthcare continues to have disruptions with supply shortages
Healthcare continues to have disruptions with supply shortages
Wrap it up! Pros & Cons of Instrument Packaging
Wrap it up! Pros & Cons of Instrument Packaging
Gloves in Decontam
Gloves in Decontam
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