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How To Lead a Growing SPD With Dannie Smith, CRCST, CHL, CIS, CER
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–When it comes to Sterile Processing Departments (SPDs), we often talk about recruitment and how difficult it is to…
Where Education Meets Innovation in SPD: Q&A With Renee Hege, CST, AGE
For more than 25 years, Renee Hege, CST, AGE, has dedicated her career to advancing surgical education and improving patient…
Why Trust in SPD Diminishes, and How to Win it Back With Angela Lewellyn, CRCST, CER, CHL, LPN, HACP-IC
What actually happens when the OR discovers an instrument isn’t fit for use? Among other consequences, trust in SPD diminishes,…
Sterile Processing Around the World with Deannard Esnard, CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL, CFER, CQIA
Philadelphia, PA–For Deannard Esnard, Chief of Operations at the VA Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sterile processing has always been…
Behind the Scenes, Ahead of the Curve: Michael Snow, CSPDT, CSPM, CRCST, CIS, CHL, on Leading Modern SPDs
Hartford, Connecticut–In today’s fast-evolving surgical landscape, sterile processing departments (SPDs) are being asked to do more than ever before—often with…
Connecting the Dots: Q&A With Clinical Educator Stephen Owusu, MS, CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL
SterileBits sat down with sterile processing clinical educator Stephen Owusu, MS, CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL, to discuss what makes a…
Packaging Princess Malinda Elammari Is Crowning a New Era of Sterile Processing
Raleigh, North Carolina–If you’ve ever seen clusters of crowns shine their way through a sea of people at the Healthcare…
How Robby Miller Builds Systems That Support Technicians and Protect Patients
Phoenix, Arizona – Modern sterile processing departments are defined by complexity. From robotic instrumentation and evolving regulations to staffing shortages…
Infection Prevention and SPD: Q&A With IP Expert Garrett Hollembeak, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER, CIC
Two households, both alike in dignity–infection prevention and sterile processing–rely on one another to ensure patient safety. IP and SPD…
How One Day Changed Everything For Sterile Processing Leader Matthew Thell
St. Paul, Minnesota–Thirteen years ago, a young man named Matthew Thell stumbled by accident into a sterile processing department (SPD)…