Process This! Episode 116: IFU From the Simple to the Complex
In episode 116, host Jon Wood speaks with Tami Heacock, System Director of Sterile Processing with Lee Health, about instructions for use (IFU) and the daily challenges faced in the …
Process This! Episode 110: Mentoring in a Sterile Processing Environment
In episode 110, host Jon Wood speaks with Jennifer Behlmann about mentoring in Sterile Processing. Behlman discusses the importance of passing on knowledge and experience to others through a deliberate process of “intentional mentorship.” She also …
Process This! Episode 108: Sterile Processing and Dental Instruments
In episode 108, host Jon Wood speaks with Julie Morrill and Karen Raposa, regional managers at HuFriedyGroup, aChicago-based dental supply and equipment company. Morrill and Raposa sink their teeth into infection prevention compliance associated …
Process This! Episode 95: Pasteurization in Sterile Processing
In episode 95, host Jon Wood discusses pasteurization and its role in Sterile Processing with HSPA’s guests, Richard Radford and Ann Hewitt of Cenorin. Radford and Hewitt discuss the history …
Process This! Episode 94: All Things Water & Steam
In episode 94, host Jon Wood discusses water and steam issues with Dr. Jonathan Wilder. From wet loads to extended dry time, Wilder explains the causes, effects and potential solutions for …
Process This! Episode 88: AAMI ST108 – Water Quality for Reprocessing of Medical Devices
In episode 88, host Jon Wood speaks with Brian Flannigan, Principal and subject matter expert for non-potable water system safety and efficiency for Phigenics LLC, about the upcoming standard, AAMI ST108 Water for the …
Process This! Episode 83: Keeping Cool With Decontamination PPE
In episode 83, host and clinical educator Jon Wood speaks with the Sterile Processing team from Lebanon VA Medical Center about their unique and creative methods for maintaining comfortable decontamination …
Process This! Episode 75: The Hows and Whys of AAMI Standards & AORN Guidelines For Flexible Endoscopes
In episode 75, our guest, Amber Wood, and host Jon Wood discuss the differences between AORN and AAMI recommendations. Amber explores the benefits of AORN’s systematic approach to guideline development, including database research and the lengthy …
Process This! Episode 69: Centralizing High-Level Disinfection Activities
In episode 69, host and HSPA clinical educator Jon Wood reviews the Fellowship paper written by Brenda (Jan) Prudent. The paper follows a regional trauma hospital’s journey of centralizing the SPD’s …
Process This! Episode 66: Further Sterile Processing Issues in Mainstream Media
In episode 66, host and HSPA clinical educator Jon Wood continues his discussion of SP-related news stories that have made it into the mainstream media and the powerful ways SP …
Process This! Episode 59: HSPA Happenings & A Droplet Dispersal Update
In episode 59, host and clinical educator Jon Wood discusses the exciting happenings at HSPA, including the upcoming Board of Directors election, details on the Board positions and candidates, and …
Process This! Episode 58: Unpacking OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Regulation 1910.1030
In episode 58, host Jon Wood dives deep into the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Regulation 1910.1030 standard. He explains the basics of the regulation and why this document/law is so important. …