Process This Episode 40: Leak Testing Tips and Trials
In Episode 40, featured guest Seth Hendee shares his insights on leak testing by breaking down the processes, both manual and mechanical, as well as wet versus dry. Host Jon …
Process This Episode 38: High-Level Disinfection
In Episode 38, featured guest Betty McGinty covers the topic of high-level disinfection (HLD) in Sterile Processing, while also sharing details about her fascinating career path. She discusses the various …
Process This Episode 37: The Challenges of Loaned Instrumentation
In Episode 37, our featured guest, Tami Heacock, covers the challenges of education and communication in the coordination and reprocessing of loaned instruments. Tami explains the loaned instrument processes, timing, …
Process This Episode 32: The Challenges of AORN Guideline Development
In episode 32, featured guest Erin Kyle discusses the intricate, evidence-based process of developing guidelines for AORN. She also explains the differences between AAMI standards and AORN Guidelines as well …
Process This Episode 31: Validation and Verification
In episode 31, our featured guest, Alpa Patel, BS, RM discusses the months-long processes of validation and verification on a variety of equipment – as well as the types of …
Process This Episode 29: 2020, A Year in Review, Part 1
Episode 29 finds our host Jon Wood taking a look back at 2020: the highs and the lows, challenges and change in our podcasts, and our lives. He provides quick …
Process This Episode 27: Power of Proactive and Comprehensive Instrument Maintenance Programs
Episode 27 explores the benefits of comprehensive preventative maintenance and routine care programs for instrument sets. Our guests Kevin McLaughlin and Randy Stanton from Northfield Medical discuss why it’s essential to adopt a proactive rather than …
Process This Episode 26: Chemical Disinfection Challenges and Choices, Part 2
This episode continues our conversation with guest speaker Peggy Spitzer of Certol International. She discusses chemical disinfection and its role in infection control and prevention, while emphasizing the challenges of “human factors” …
Process This Episode 18: The Ebb and Flow of Water Quality
This Process This episode is all about water. Our featured guest, Brian Flannigan, reviews how often should we test our water, where we should find those water sources, and what we should …
Process This Episode 14: Exploring AAMI Standards
In this episode of Process This, IAHCSMM Clinical Educator Susan Klacik joins us to talk about AAMI and her representation of the Sterile Processing community in the standards writing process. She …
Process This Episode 12: All about the Unique Device Identification (UDI)
This episode features guest speaker Jean Sargent who shares insights into the many facets of the unique device identification. This episode also discusses COVID-19 and other viruses and diseases impacting …
Process This Episode 10: In the Face of Disaster
This episode of Process This delves into the hot topic of COVID-19 and provides answers to questions that can be applied to what we know to Sterile Processing. Also, our featured …