Sterile Processing

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August 1st 2019

Challenges and Lessons in Building a New Central Sterile Processing Department

By William DeLuca

When it comes to the culture of a hospital, nothing is as important as the employees who work for it and aim to provide excellent patient care. When it comes to a hospital's balance sheet, particularly the physical assets, nothing is as important as the actual hospital and other ancillary buildings.

August 1st 2019

Addressing the Misconceptions About Using ISOs for Endoscope Repair

By David Anbari

The Mandate to Maintain and Follow Manufacturers’ Maintenance Documents and Service Manuals

As the MDRO Threat Mounts, It’s Time to Update the Spaulding Classification

April 11th 2019

Surveying Sterile Processing and How Regulatory Bodies Have Shaped the Sterile Processing Community

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Empowering HIV Management: Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment Strategies

Empowering HIV Management: Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment Strategies

Onyema Ogbuagu, MD, FACP, FIDSA

Instrument Reprocessing and Infection Control During Pandemics

April 11th 2019

A Seat at the Table: CS/SP Professionals Vital to Infection Prevention, Positive Patient Outcomes

April 11th 2019

OR Collaboration Key to Endoscope Safety

April 11th 2019

FDA Issues Statement on Shutdown of Large Contract Sterilization Facility

March 27th 2019

IAHCSMM Names 2019 Award Recipients

March 8th 2019

Safeguard Your Scopes: Tips to Minimize Scope Repairs and Maintain Reprocessing Validation

January 25th 2019

Year in Review: Sterile Processing

December 20th 2018

Survey Reveals Worldwide Practices on Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing

December 20th 2018

FDA Issues Statement on Rates of Duodenoscope Contamination From Preliminary Postmarket Data

December 11th 2018

A Strategy to Ensure IFUs are Followed in the SPD

October 31st 2018

Behind the Curtain of Sharps Injury Prevention and Device Reprocessing

October 31st 2018

Performing Rigid Container Testing

October 10th 2018

Print-outs are a Vital Component of Documentation in the SPD

October 10th 2018

Device-Related Infections: Patient-Ready Bronchoscopes Found to be Contaminated Despite Cleaning and Disinfection

August 10th 2018

Moving Away From Manual Reprocessing of Endoscopes

August 10th 2018

Holding Manufacturers Accountable for Their IFUs

August 10th 2018

Maintaining a Sufficient Level of Reprocessing Equipment

July 13th 2018

Cleanliness and Sterility Assurance in Central Sterile and the Operating Room

July 13th 2018

IPs Meet the SPD: Why You Should Partner to Reduce Risk

July 13th 2018

Monitoring and Maintaining HVAC Parameters Within the Sterile Processing Department

June 8th 2018

Infection Rates After Colonoscopy, Endoscopy at ASCs are Far Higher Than Expected

May 31st 2018

Maintaining Proper Sterile Storage Conditions

April 19th 2018

Sterile Processing: Where We are Now and What Lies Ahead

April 19th 2018

New Standard Helping SPDs Implement Quality Management Systems

April 19th 2018

Instructions for Use: A Q&A with Chuck Hughes

April 19th 2018

Trending on Infection Control Today

How Can OR and Sterile Processing Teams Improve Collaboration and Instrument Readiness?

ICT Weekly Rounds: Genomic Surveillance Wins, Reprocessing Drift, and a Century-Old Measles Warning

How 3 Decades of SHEA Presidents Shaped the Science and Soul of Infection Prevention