@cbspd

cbspd has been a member of Linktree for 5 years and joined in April 2021. The social media accounts linked to from cbspd are: Facebook, Instagram, Email. Besides social media accounts, cbspd has populated their site with Extended Cycle Times, Automation in the Sterile Processing Department, High Cost of SPD Leadership Turnover—and How to Prevent It, Why Water Quality in Sterile Processing Departments is Now a Top Priority, Pioneering Advances in Sterilization: The Future of Infection Control, Smart Handling of Scopes Saves Time and Money While Safeguarding Care, Routine Sterilizer Maintenance Vital for Effective Operation, Every-Load Monitoring in Low-Temperature Sterilization: A Solution to Device Complexity and Failure Risks, APIC Seeks IFU Overhaul, Standardize Flexible Endoscope Care, An Infection Preventionist Considers Why Manufacturers Need to Update IFUs, Sticky Residue: A Possible Contaminant That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked, Under Pressure: PSI and “Instrument Air” Drying, Devices & Instruments - Healthcare Hygiene magazine, The 3Ps of Cleaning in Sterile Processing: People, Processes and Products, Tips for Point of Use (POU) Pre-Treatment Success, Magnetized Surgical Instruments, Unraveling Prions: A Critical Guide for Health Care Workers to Combat Rare Diseases, The Sterile Processing Department Digital Transformation, 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, Navigating AAMI ST91: Enhancing Patient Safety in Endoscope Processing, Validated IFUs vs. Visual Inspection, Endoscope Reprocessing Challenges, SPD Ergonomics Planning Worth the Effort & Investment, Don’t Sweat Your Next SPD Survey, read more here., Ultrasonic Cleaners: A Game-Changer for ASCs, What Happens in Transit Doesn’t Stay in Transit, Read more here., The changing landscape of sterile processing storage and containment. Read more here.., From Overlooked to Empowered, read more here., Testing Scissors - Part 1, Collaboration Boosts SPD Hand-Hygiene Compliance, Best Practices Beat Fast Processes Every Time, Manual Versus Automated Device Instrument Cleaning., Navigating case carts, kits, and trays in the surgical services setting., Critical Factors for Sterile Processing Quality and Effectiveness, SPD and OR Leaders: Don’t Muddle the Huddle, The Essentials: The Foundation of Top-Quality Instrument Care, Safe Ergonomics in the SPD, Updated Hand Hygiene Recommendation: How It Affects SPD, 13 Work Burnout Symptoms » How To Deal with Burnout - 100%, 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, What Is in the Lumen?, Interdisciplinary collaboration drives process improvement, error reduction and SPD/OR satisfaction, SPD Impact Zone: SPD Key to OR Efficiency and Quality, Reaching for the Stars: Turn Your Weaknesses Into Successes, Don't Be A Tool, read more here., Seamless Flexible Endoscope Care, Updated ANSI/AAMI ST91: progress to date and challenges faced one year later., Benefits Abound When Surgeons Are Oriented to the SPD, Mission Improcessable, read more here., See It Clearly: Central Sterile Processing’s Role in Reprocessing Eye Devices, 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., The QUALITEAM! Best practices get best results when applied with best efforts. Read more here., Prioritize Point-of-Use Instrument Care, Read more here., Battling Biofilm: It Takes a Team Approach, For safety, effectiveness, SPD’s endgame must be cut and dried, 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 Far Do Water Droplets From Sterile Processing Procedures Travel?, Give Sterile Processing Team, Profession the Recognition They Deserve, Is That Instrument Safe To Use On A Patient?, 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., 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., Heavy trays, towels and moisture: Part 1 Sterile Processing Insights, 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, Tough Questions: Are you qualified to process that device? Read about this on page14 and 16, SPD Renovation: Building in Quality, Safety, Infection Prevention, Controlling the complexities of decontamination and cleaning., Washer Cycle Optimization: Why, How, and What It Gets You, The FDA Issues Urgent Warning About Karl Storz Endoscopes Reprocessing Methods, Have ‘modular’ instruments lowered surgical infection rates? Read about this topic here., Ensuring Sufficient Time to Reprocess Instrument Trays, 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., 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, Sterile Processing - Annual Risk Assessment What am I assessing?, Pretreating is prerequisite: No more excuses not to clean at point-of-use, Devices & Instruments - Sterile Storage Could be Compromising Patient Care, Safety, Sterile Processing: Personal & Professional, Competition Versus Collaboration: Getting ahead in SPD without Losing Sight of the Ultimate Goal, Brushing Up on Sterile Processing in Dentistry, read more here, How to Conquer Chaos in Sterile Processing: Taking Back Control Starts with You, 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, How to Keep Sharps Safety a Cut Above, Sterile Processing Unscripted: Know When to Innovate. Learn 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., 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, Making the Most of Our Sterile Processing Minutes, read more here, Focus on the Fundamentals: Endoscope Reprocessing Demands... read more here, Standardized Endoscope Reprocessing Training, Lean and Patient Safety, Processes and performance should drive SPD improvements, Where's the Money in Sterile Processing?, CASSPT volunteers needed for exam committee, 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, Does Reprocessing's Complexity Hinder Disinfection?, Celebrate the Critical Role of the Sterile Processing Profession in Infection Prevention, Education and Competition in Sterile Processing, learn more here., Virtual Conference: Live and On Demand, register here, Staying Current With AAMI ST79, Auditing Your Processes, Policies, and Daily Operations, Immediate-Use Steam Sterilization Happens in a Flash, How to Document the High-Level Disinfection Patient Connection, Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Are We Approaching a Crossroads or a Precipice?, "Cookies Are For Chumps": Getting Sterile Processing Recognition Right, 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, 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, Do You Know Where Your Instruments Are?, 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”, “Hard” vs. “Easy” Scope Repairs: What you need to know, 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., 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), OSHA releases new guidance for all industries, 4 Sterile Processing Updates, Monitoring and Releasing of Sterilization Loads, Endoscope Inventors Saw Inspiration in Surprising Source, Managing Surgical Instruments for Top Performance, Management of Sterile Instrumentation in CSSD, How to Improve Reprocessing Ergonomics and Promote Technician Welfare, Use your influence for the good of the industry… read more about it, Key Updates to ‘Guideline on Reprocessing Flexible GI Endoscopes and Accessories’, FDA warns on sterility issues with medical devices processed at Steril Milano facilities, Not All Contamination is Created Equal, Is It Time to Switch to Single-Use for ERCP?, Continuous Acting Disinfectant Appears to Work Better on Surfaces, Walk a Mile in Their Shoes: A look at roles of the OR, Looking at events in SPD to ensure patient safety, Guidance on Prioritizing Proper Instrument Care, 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, Key Steps to Achieve Continuous improvement in SPD for the Team, 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, Meet the Toilet Paper of 2021: Disposable Blue Wrap, the Shortage, Key Factors to Consider with Instrument Set Assembly & Sterilization, Coming together in SPD, working as a unit and ensuring patient safety, How to become a team player with cultural onboarding in SPD, Endo Industry Experts Share Their Thoughts on New Tools & Technology, Does it matter if no one notices a process improvement project?, Steam Sterilizer Maintenance in SPD, The Battle! On-site vs. Off-site Services in SPD. What does the future hold?, The Importance of Competency Assessments in Endoscopy Processing, SPD & COVID-19: What Have We Learned, If Anything?, Back to the Basics: Instrument Cleaning 101, FDA's Evaluation of Automated Endoscope Reprocessors, Tap into adopting the mental framework to speak up for patient safety!, Reward Yourself! Learn the benefits of continuing education, Healthcare continues to have disruptions with supply shortages, Wrap it up! Pros & Cons of Instrument Packaging, Gloves in Decontam.