Medical Device Reprocessing Challenges: A Q&A with ECRI Institute's Chris Lavanchy
April 16th 2012Chris Lavanchy, engineering director of the Health Devices Group at ECRI Institute, has extensive experience working with sterile processing departments and provides his insights regarding the imperatives of proper medical device reprocessing.
Certification, Respect for the Profession Among the Issues Facing Sterile Processing Personnel
April 16th 2012ICT spoke with Patti Koncur, CRCST, CHMMC, ACE, education coordinator, and Natalie Lind, CRCST, CHL, education director, both of the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM), about the challenges professionals face when working in the sterile processing (SPD) and central sterile supply (CSSD) departments.