Season 22 Rewind - Passing the Clean Test? The Variables of Verification
We're gearing up for an all-new season of Beyond Clean! Until then, we're bringing some of our Season 22 favorites back to your feed. Enjoy!...
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Built Different - Credit(s) Where It's Due: How Educational Programs Become CE-Approved
You press play, pass the quiz, and add another CE to your collection. But have you ever wondered what it takes for that education to become...
Built Different - Built to Last: The Value of Physical Training for the SPD Professional
Sore feet? Aching knees? Tight shoulders? If you work in SPD, you probably just checked at least one of these boxes. In this week's episode...
Built Different - Level Up: Developing Your SPD Team Through Gamification
What if a little friendly competition could change the way your SPD team learns? This week, Bobby and Jason sit down with Ashley Thompson to...
Built Different - Same Page, Every Shift: The Case for Standardization in SPD
If you ask three technicians how a process gets done in your SPD, there's a good chance you'll get three different answers. So how do you ge...
Built Different - Checking a Box, or Checking a Skill? The Truth about Annual Competencies
Are your annual competencies actually measuring proficiency, or just checking boxes? This week, Bobby and Jason sit down with SPD educator T...
Built Different - Beyond the Binder: Tracking Competencies with Technology
Dig out those competency binders, #CleanFreaks! On this episode of Beyond Clean, Bobby Parker and co-host Jason Minutillo welcome Jeremy Ber...
Built Different - Cap and Gown (and Gloves): SPD Collegiate Programs
Looking around your SPD, chances are many of your fellow #CleanFreaks found their way into Sterile Processing through very different journey...
Built Different - Competent to Lead: Building Leaders Before Building Teams
Every strong SPD starts with strong leadership. The question is: how do you build it? On the Season 33 premiere of Beyond Clean, we sit down...
Season 21 Rewind - The SPD Mind Map: Seeing the Data All Around You
Season 33 launches on July 6th! In the meantime, please enjoy some of our favorite episodes from Season 21 of Beyond Clean. Join us on this...
Season 21 Rewind - 'I Click What?' A How-To on Training High-Tech Techs
Season 33 launches on July 6th! In the meantime, please enjoy some of our favorite episodes from Season 21 of Beyond Clean. Our industry is...
Season 21 Rewind - Technicians, Quantified: The Data of Sterile Processing Staffing
Season 33 launches on July 6th! In the meantime, please enjoy some of our favorite episodes from Season 21 of Beyond Clean. Join us this wee...
Season 21 Rewind - Dr. Data's First Case: The Metrics of Excellently Managing Vendor Trays
Season 33 launches on July 6th! In the meantime, please enjoy some of our favorite episodes from Season 21 of Beyond Clean. In this episode...
SPD Fact Check - Cupboards, Carts, & Corkboards: Managing Sterile Storage Outside the SPD/OR
Your SPD has temperature controls, storage policies, and carefully designed workflows to protect sterility. So what happens when your instru...
The Last Black Speck: How One Team Solved the Debris Problem for Good
What does it really take to make sure a black speck problem never comes back? In the final episode of "What the Speck?," Sterile Processing...
On Pathogens & PPE: Taking the Lead in SPD
You're doing the work. You're solving the problems. Now it's time to take the lead! On this Season 2 finale of "On Pathogens & PPE," host Ji...
SPD Fact Check - Now You See Me: When Borescopes Reveal Dirty Instruments
You run a borescope through an instrument, and something doesn't look right. Is it debris? Damage? Or has it always been there? On this epis...
A Speck in Your Eye: Putting an End to the Finger-Pointing
Black specks may be small, but the tension they create between departments can be anything but. In this episode of "What the Speck ? ," Alex...
On Pathogens & PPE: Assembly Without Disruptions
You're building a tray. The phone rings. Someone needs an update. You step away… and just like that, the process breaks. On this week's epis...
SPD Fact Check - The $4,999 Problem: What Invoice Splitting Really Costs SPD Leaders
$4,999. In many SPDs, that number can be the difference between getting what your department needs—or waiting months for approval. On this e...