November 2020

Whether you’re involved in an athletic competition, business project, charitable event, clinical procedure, financial exercise or operational task, including sterile processing...

When you have to clean, disinfect, sterilize, store and handle very delicate, sensitive and complex devices like endoscopes, it can be easy to overlook some of the obvious issues...

Amid the developing and growing debate about the adoption and implementation of disposable/single-use endoscopes – and just how pervasive the transformation needs to be, Gregg...

Earlier this year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported a risk of healthcare professionals who reprocess medical devices to misinterpret the chemical indicator...

Either FDA or manufacturers must step up to the plate

But also acknowledging and emphasizing its importance with supplier partners externally

Keeping Sterile Processing departments (SPDs) performing optimally and ensuring interdisciplinary relationships remain strong and productive is often challenging, even for the...

Submit your questions: email: [email protected] We have reached the point of a good, old-fashioned standoff amongst members of our CSSD team when it comes to the issue of ...

Today, robots with specially designed instruments can assist in a variety of laparoscopic procedures.

2.8 million+ antibiotic-resistant infections occur each year in the United States, resulting in the deaths of more than 35,000 Americans, according to the CDC’s updated estimates...

Greetings, my fellow Americans (and all of you devoted readers across the borders and seas). Citizens of the United States of America head to the polls on November 3 to vote for...

Last in a four-part series

Over the past few months, I have faced a seemingly classic question of whether to support the economy or the environment (although I hope this column will demonstrate how this...

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The coming decade, initiated by a global pandemic, promises to bring considerable changes to the sterile processing profession and how the Sterile Processing & Distribution (SPD...

How does SPD navigate through a pandemic with an eye on future crises?