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Ask the Educator episodes
- 18. The Ten Factors of Cleaning Series (Part 4): Standards
Kevin Anderson and Stephen Kovach continue the 10 factors of cleaning series, and discuss how industry standards impact our cleaning processes.
16 min - 17. The Ten Factors of Cleaning Series (part 3): Human Factors
In this episode, Stephen Kovach and Kevin Anderson discuss a third factor of the ten factors of cleaning... the human factor.
14 min - 16. The Ten Factors of Cleaning Series (part 2): The Device
In this episode, Stephen Kovach and Kevin Anderson discuss how the device design is one of the ten factors that effect the cleaning process.
14 min - 15. The Ten Factors of Cleaning (Part 1): The IFU
In this episode, Stephen Kovach introduces the ten factors of cleaning. Then, Stephen takes a deeper dive into the IFU as one of the factors of cleaning.
16 min - 14. What Does a Brush Specialist Do?
In this episode, we talk with one of the members of Healthmark's sales team, Abby Markielewicz. She shares with us some of the unique services that she provides to help customers get the brushes they need.
15 min - 13. What is Delayed Processing of Endoscopes?
In this episode, Kevin Anderson and John Whelan discuss delayed endoscope processing. John answers the questions, what is delayed processing and how do we do it correctly?
11 min - 12. Listener Questions and Feedback
Kevin and Stephen Kovach discuss customer questions and feedback to previous episodes. Topics covered in this episode include knowing your ultrasonic IFU before you purchase, and how to manage your water quality.
13 min - 11. Hands Across the Water: An Interview with Harry Oussoren and Adam Okada
In this special edition episode we talk with Harry Oussoren, Sterile Medical Device Expert from the Netherlands, and Adam Okada, SPD Educator from California. Harry and Adam share what has changed in their respective departments during the pandemic, and whether or not those changes will last after the pandemic.
23 min - 10. How do I Know that my Ultrasonic is Cleaning Lumened Devices Effectively?
Ultrasonic irrigators are indispensable pieces of equipment in any SPD. However, all of our cleaning equipment is subject to failure. We need to make sure that our equipment is working properly. In this episode, we talk with Stephen Kovach about how to know if our ultrasonic cleaners are cleaning the inside of lumens adequately.
13 min - 9. Bonus Episode - Interview with Infection Preventionist Jackie Daley
Jackie shares with us observations and lessons learned regarding PPE during the pandemic.
36 min
About Ask the Educator
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Medical device processing is critically important to the safety of patients everywhere. This podcast from Healthmark Industries is about answering questions and sharing knowledge related to sterile processing, endoscopy, infection prevention, biomedical engineering, leadership, and products. Have a question you would like answered on the show? Send it to our email address [email protected].
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