🎙️ Are You Inspecting Right?Instrument inspection is a critical part of protecting patients, supporting surgical efficiency, and ensuring every instrument is safe and ready for use.In this episode of Issues & Challenges in Sterile Processing: A Podcast Conversation, hosts Nancy Chobin and Jason Marosi discuss:🔎 Common mistakes made during instrument inspection⚠️ How missed defects can affect sterilization and surgical outcomes💻 How instrument-tracking systems improve accuracy and accountability✅ Ways to combine proper inspection techniques with technology to reduce errors and strengthen complianceReal conversations. Real solutions. Real impact.▶️ Watch on YouTube: @SterileProcessingUniversity🎧 Listen on Spotify, Amazon Podcasts, or Apple Podcasts🌐 Visit: spdceus.com/podcast/#SterileProcessing #InstrumentInspection #PatientSafety #SPD #SurgicalInstruments #InstrumentTracking #HealthcarePodcast #SterileProcessingUniversity

🎙️ EPISODE 15 — LOANERS & SALES REPS: FRIENDS, FOES, OR PARTNERS?

Loaner trays show up. Sales reps are waiting. The OR needs the instruments. And Sterile Processing is expected to make sure everything is clean, compliant, properly processed, and safe for the patient.

So where do sales reps fit into the process? Are they simply vendors—or can they become valuable partners with SPD and the OR?

🔥 Episode 15 of Issues & Challenges in Sterile Processing: A Podcast Conversation takes on the sometimes complicated relationship between Sterile Processing, the OR, loaner instrumentation, and vendor representatives.

We’re talking about:

🔹 Loaner tray delivery and turnaround times
🔹 Cleaning and sterilization requirements
🔹 Following manufacturers’ IFUs
🔹 Communication between SPD, the OR, and vendors
🔹 Accountability and professional boundaries
🔹 Building stronger partnerships without compromising standards
🔹 Keeping PATIENT SAFETY at the center of every decision

Sales reps can be an important resource—but successful relationships require communication, accountability, clear expectations, and respect for the Sterile Processing process.

🎧 Don’t miss Episode 15!

Real Issues. Practical Solutions. Safer Tomorrows.

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A podcast for Sterile Processing professionals.

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🎙️ Ethics in SPD: Doing the Right Thing Every Day | Issues & Challenges in Sterile Processing PodcastWhat does ethics really look like in Sterile Processing?It's more than following policies and procedures. Ethics is about making the right decision—even when no one is watching. Every instrument we process, every tray we inspect, and every concern we raise has a direct impact on patient safety.In this episode of the Issues & Challenges in Sterile Processing Podcast, we explore the ethical principles that guide Sterile Processing professionals and discuss how integrity, accountability, respect, compassion, and a commitment to "do no harm" shape the work performed behind the scenes every day.In this episode, we discuss:Why ethics is the foundation of patient safetyMaking difficult decisions under pressureSpeaking up when something isn't rightBuilding a culture of accountability and trustThe importance of integrity in every step of instrument processingRespecting coworkers, surgeons, and patients through excellenceHow ethical leadership strengthens SPD departmentsReal-world ethical challenges faced by Sterile Processing professionalsPractical ways to promote ethical decision-making in your departmentWhether you're a Sterile Processing Technician, Lead Tech, Supervisor, Manager, Educator, Infection Preventionist, or Healthcare Leader, this conversation will reinforce why doing the right thing is never optional—it's essential.Ethics guides our choices. Safety is our promise.🎧 Listen on:YouTubeSpotifyApple PodcastsAmazon Music🌐 Learn more about Sterile Processing University:https://spdceus.com