This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Lindsay Brown, Clinical Education Manager at Key Surgical.

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Segment 1 - 02:10

• Types of Brushes
• General Use Recommendations
• Proper Storage

Segment 2 - 18:15

• Brush Instructions for Use
• Brushes on the Clean Side
• Reusable Brushes

Segment 3 - 36:20

• Dangers of Improper Brushing
• Stainless Steel Versus Nylon
• Future of Brushes

Join us next week when our guest will be Dr. Peter Nichol, Pediatric Surgeon and Chief Medical Officer of MedAware Systems Inc. #beyondclean

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This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Don Williams Manager, Sterile Instrument Processing of the Northwest Region at Kaiser Permanente. He is an IAHCSMM Certification Council Member and has served as the President of the Northwest Cascade Chapter of IAHCSMM.

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Segment 1 - 02:30

• Don's Transition From Criminal Justice to SPD
• Leadership Growth
• IAHCSMM Chapter Success

Segment 2 - 17:30

• Initial Challenges In Centralized Processing for ASCs
• Vision for Improvement
• Building Trust

Segment 3 - 35:55

• "Fixing" the owned implant inventory
• Scope Processing Opportunities for Improvement
• Biggest Challenges Still Facing SPD Leaders

Join us next week when our guest will be Lindsay Brown, Clinical Education Manager at Key Surgical. #beyondclean

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This week we speak with Keerthi Kanubaddi, Founder & CEO at ReadySet Surgical. ReadySet simplifies the surgical vendor supply chain by consolidating logistics and communication to all members of the surgical team to ensure that every patient has the right equipment with the right sterilization parameters at the right time.

Segment 1 - 02:50

• Keerthi's Background
• Challenges with Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)
• VMI Logisitcs

Segment 2 - 17:30

• VMI in SPD: What's Working and What's Not
• Common Roadblocks to Efficiency and Compliance
• Physician and OR Staff Challenges with VMI

Segment 3 - 32:00

• The Monetary Value of Surgeon Relationships
• Adoption Rates for VMI Technology
• Making The Business Case

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This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Mary Ann Drosnock, Manager of Clinical Education for Endoscopy with Healthmark Industries. Previously, Mary Ann managed the Infection Control Program and Device Reprocessing Functions for Olympus America which included the development of position statements and policies regarding device compatibility along with health and safety information related to device utilization and reprocessing.

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Segment 1 - 03:40

• Mary Ann's Experience
• General AAMI Overview
• AAMI Workgroup Meetings Update

Segment 2 - 20:00

• Background on ST91
• Highlights and Misunderstandings
• Challenges and the Future

Segment 3 - 43:20

• Scope Reprocessing Resource Needs
• Opportunities to Learn
• New Technologies

Join us next week when our guest will be Keerthi Kanubaddi, Founder & CEO at ReadySet Surgical.

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This week on Beyond Clean we speak with Rick Wells, President at SolutionWells, LLC, which is a consulting company that engages with hospitals and businesses to help identify and reduce unnecessary costs. Rick is an Experienced President with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device industry for 31 years.

Segment 1 - 03:00

• Rick's Career Background
• Reducing Human Error
• Transportation and "Non-critical touches"

Segment 2 - 19:55

• Altru Hospital Custom Tray Study
• Reduced Repair Spend 32% in the first 3 months
• Instrument Failure Rate - Reduced from 18% to 3%

Segment 3 - 37:05

• Root Cause Analysis
• Reducing Repair Occurrences
• Creating A Sustainable Environment
• Articles Referenced in this episode:

• HPN Article - Altru Hospital Study
• Vendor Vantage Article: Why 'business as usual' is bad for business - and the bottom line

Join us next week when our guest will be Mary Ann Drosnock, Manager of Clinical Education for Endoscopy with Healthmark Industries.

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