First Case Podcast

How many times have you been sent to look for items that have been recalled? How much time did you have to spend digging through bins, looking on shelves, or reading box labels? It can be a very time-consuming, frustrating process. On today's episode of First Case, we're talking all about medical device recalls with Guillermo Ramas, founder of Notisphere. We'll take a look at the current process for recall management, discuss how this process influences timely communication and trust between providers and supply chain, and learn how technology can improve the process for everyone.

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In this week's episode of the First Case "Articles On-The-Go" series, written by Paul Wafer, BS, MBA, RN, he discusses what factors should be considered when determining whether or not to allow a surgeon to flip rooms.

"One of the most important variables is how many cases can be done in a day, and how consistent the surgeon is in bringing enough volume to fill a day." Tune in to hear more!

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Articles On-the-Go presents perioperative insights from written articles in a creative, easy to listen, audio format. Think audio book, meets busy Operating Room professional!

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Have you ever heard, "I don't need to wear laser safety goggles, I'm wearing glasses," or, "If the surgeon isn't going to wear the goggles, I don't have to, either." While not always the best fashion statement, laser safety goggles are always the best choice for eye protection when lasers are being used during a procedure. But there's more to laser use and safety than just eye protection, although that is very important. Joining us today to discuss all things laser is Richard Gama, Director of Laser Safety at Agiliti. Together we'll learn how lasers are different from other types of energy-based technology, discuss the common hazards, errors, and problems associated with laser use, and we'll discuss ways we can improve health care facility and industry compliance with laser safety. Tune in to learn more!

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#operatingroom #surgery #podcast #lasersafety #perioperative #surgicaltechnologist #ORNurse #surgeon #CRNA

What's is like to leave a position in perioperative leadership and go back to working as an OR circulator? If you ask Dr. Jessica Gruendler, DNP, RN-BC, CNOR, CPHQ, it's wonderful! Jessica began her career in the operating room as a surgical tech, earned her nursing degree, and spent the last 20 years in perioperative leadership positions. She recently stepped back into the role of a staff nurse, and brought her leadership perspective with her. With her unique perspective, she's been able to learn what it is that really drives staff satisfaction, and she has very simple, actionable solutions to improve our departments. Tune in as she shares those solutions and as she highlights how leaders can work with and support their teams better.

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#operatingroom #surgery #podcast #notjustanurse #frontline #perioperative #ORNurse

Should sterile fields be covered? What do the guidelines say? How can you cover them safely? Tune in to this exciting First Case Vendor Spotlight with Laurel Stebbins, Clinical Specialist at TIDI Products, to get the answers to these questions and more! Sterile-Z is the only product on the market designed specifically to cover the sterile field. In this exclusive interview, we discuss the common practices and misconceptions about covering sterile fields and go over the current AORN guidelines that impact frontline OR clinicians. We also dive into how the Sterile-Z drape standardizes the Operating Room's process for covering sterile fields, removes confusion, and helps eliminate contamination.

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#TIDI #SterileZ #SterileField #MayoCovers #Surgery #OperatingRoom #Compliance #AORN #FirstCase #VendorSpotlight

When was the last time your surgical instrument tray "recipes" were revised? Was it when you added something new? What about when an instrument is removed? In this week's episode of the First Case "Articles On-The-Go" series, written by Paul Wafer, BS, MBA, RN, he discusses how our trays and count sheets should be optimized so that our trays are accurate and so that unused instruments are removed. "By optimizing the trays, you are apt to find improved accuracy rates and fewer missing items." It takes a team approach to tackle the challenge of optimizing trays, but the end results are worth it!

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Articles On-the-Go presents perioperative insights from written articles in a creative, easy to listen, audio format. Think audio book, meets busy Operating Room professional!

#FirstCase #Podcast #OperatingRoom #Surgery #ArticlesOnTheGo #InstrumentTrays #Optimization #Perioperative

(Between Season 9 & 10, we're re-releasing some of our most popular interviews from Season 4!) How many times have you been burned because you set up based on what the preference card said? We've all done it, and we're all a little leery of trusting our preference cards, because we expect them to be wrong. On today's episode of First Case, we're talking all things preference cards with Dr. Lenita Williamson, MD, CEO & Founder of ProcedureCard, Inc. We'll talk about the common problems, how changes should be made, who should be making those changes, and how much an incorrect preference card can cost in terms of time and money. You don't want to miss this episode!

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#operatingroom #surgery #podcast #preferencecards #prefcards

Have you ever opened a tray and thought, "What happened to my instruments?!" Despite being a frustration, instruments that are damaged, broken, or have any staining or pitting can ultimately cause harm to our patients. We're talking all things instruments today with Michael Matthews, Director of Customer Training and Education at Agiliti. Do you know why saline damages instruments? Do you know why spraying enzymatic cleaner on your instruments is so important? Do you know what causes staining or rusting? Learn all this and more in today's interview!

Love our show? Download our First Case mobile app on: 📲 Apple users: https://zcu.io/gExL Android users: https://zcu.io/j7Kx Or you can subscribe to the podcast through: 💻 Apple Podcasts - https://zcu.io/qnVu iHeart Radio - https://zcu.io/5qkg Spotify - https://zcu.io/JkqK Stitcher - https://zcu.io/j76G

#operatingroom #sterileprocessing #instruments #surgery #podcast

This week's episode of the First Case "Articles On-The-Go" series is written by Melanie Perry, BSN, RN, CNOR, CSSM. In it she draws an interesting parallel between what she noticed in a hair salon and how we should be treating new grads in our own department.

"New grads are eager to learn. When we're willing to bring them into the environment, or department, that they want to work in, and then we take the time to invest in them, we create that career OR nurse who is confident, secure in their abilities, and able to pass that on to the next generation of new grads."

Tune in to hear more!

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Articles On-the-Go presents perioperative insights from written articles in a creative, easy to listen, audio format. Think audio book, meets busy Operating Room professional!

#FirstCase #Podcast #OperatingRoom #Surgery #ArticlesOnTheGo #GiveNewGradsAChance #Perioperative

This week's episode of the First Case "Articles On-The-Go" series is written by Paul Wafer, BS, MBA, RN. In it he offers practical suggestions that can make procedure day more efficient and cost effective.

If you have trouble getting your first cases of the day started on time, then you don't want to miss Paul's 4 key areas of opportunity that will help improve those on-time starts!

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Articles On-the-Go presents perioperative insights from written articles in a creative, easy to listen, audio format. Think audio book, meets busy Operating Room professional!

#FirstCase #Podcast #OperatingRoom #Surgery #ArticlesOnTheGo #OnTimeStarts #Efficiency #Productivity