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 Miseirvitch from Aesculap ® joins us again to talk about one of the most overlooked challenges in solving the black speck mystery—finger-pointing. When trays are rejected and surgeries are delayed, the pressure to find someone responsible can quickly overshadow the real goal: protecting patients and solving the issue together. Alex shares lessons from the field on how teams can move past blame and work together to find real solutions. Because when everyone is focused on proving who's right, it becomes a lot harder to solve what's actually wrong. Tune in today! Over the next 6 weeks, this series dives into one of sterile processing's most frustrating challenges—black specks. From water and steam quality to department culture, risk assessments, and root cause analysis, we're digging into every angle to uncover real answers (and real solutions) for your SPD. A special thanks to our sponsor, Aesculap®, for supporting this podcast series!

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A Speck in Your Eye: Putting an End to the Finger-Pointing is an episode from Beyond Clean Podcast by Beyond Clean Media.

This episode is 36:02 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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