Enhancing Medical Education: The Journey of Colors Method in Sterilization Center Training
Discover how a playful, educational approach revolutionized continuous learning for a sterile processing department from a poster presented at the HSPA Conference 2024.
Healthcare Sterile Processing Association 2024 Highlights
Check out the highlights so far from Infection Control Today at the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from April 20 to April 23, 2024.
Optimizing Sterile Processing Services: Insights From the Philadelphia Veterans Association
The CMCVAMC Sterile Processing Services Department presents their roadmap for success at HSPA 2024, focusing on workflow, instrumentation, tools, tracking, and SOPs.
Streamlining Loaner Equipment Management: A Case Study From Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital
CSSD at Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital presents a poster at HSPA 2024, outlining efforts to streamline loaner equipment management for surgical efficiency.
Sterile Processing Technicians: Preparing for Survey
Jill Holdsworth, MS, CIC, FAPIC, CRCST, NREMT, CHL, and Katie Belski, BSHCA, CRCST, CHL, CIS, spoke at the HSPA Annual Conference about being survey-ready. Listen to ICT's interview to learn more!
Preventing Surgical Site Infection in the OR: A Comprehensive Approach to Point-of-Use Instrument Care
Lisa Pawlowski, DNP, MSN-Ed, RN, CRMST, presents a poster at the HSPA 2024 Conference highlighting an evidence-based bundle that reduces SSIs by improving post-use instrument care and storage practices.
Integrating Process Monitoring and Situation Awareness in Sterile Processing
Explore the fusion of process monitoring and situation awareness in sterile processing, fostering informed decision-making for safe patient care from a presentation at HSPA24.
“It Takes a Village”: Preventing MDRO Spread Through Public Health Partnerships
Tisha Mitsunaga, DrPH, ScM, discusses innovative approaches fostering collaboration between public health and healthcare facilities to combat multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) spread.
Navigating Clostridioides difficile Testing Guidelines: Addressing Adherence Challenges in Health Care Settings
A study presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) conference evaluated adherence to laxative administration guidelines before CDI testing in Veteran Affairs (VA) hospitals and explored associated demographic and contextual factors.
