Latest Operating Podcast Episodes
Embedded Executive: Going All In on Generative AI, Synopsys
Embedded Executive Podcast - May 29, 2024 14:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSynopsys is all in on generative AI, and it’s putting its money where its mouth is by creating a Center for Generative AI within the company. Being that I had no idea what this meant, how it would work, or what it would mean to the industry, I invited the Center’s Executive Director, Stelios Dia...
The Cost of Ownership: Equipment Service and Support
First Case Podcast - May 28, 2024 09:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratings"Cost of ownership in medical equipment extends beyond initial purchase. It encapsulates the hidden expenses of maintenance, upgrades, replacements, and service contracts, significantly influencing the bottom line. A crucial aspect of efficiently managing these costs is standardization in catego...
Bridging the Gap: Connecting Infection Prevention, Information Technology, and the OR
First Case Podcast - May 27, 2024 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWe've wrapped up Season 11 and we're anxiously awaiting the launch of Season 12. While we wait, here's a throwback to Season 5! As our operating rooms become more technologically advanced, how do our Infection Preventionists keep up? How does Infection Prevention (IP) keep in step with the tec...
Clinical Aromatherapy: Exploring the Power of Essential Oils
First Case Podcast - May 24, 2024 09:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWith opioid abuse on the rise, many surgical patients and healthcare providers are seeking non-pharmacological approaches to manage pain, anxiousness, and postoperative nausea and vomiting. What alternatives are available in the healthcare setting? In this refreshing Vendor SpotlightTM, join us ...
Embedded Executive: A Raspberry Pi Really Can Be Secure, Zymbit
Embedded Executive Podcast - May 22, 2024 14:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingUnderstatement: Raspberry Pi is popular with the embedded community. Myth: Raspberry Pi is not a secure platform. I believed in that myth until a recent conversation with Alex Kaay, the CTO and co-founder of Zymbit. The beauty of the Pi is in its simplicity, but don’t equate simplicity with un...
On Pathogens & PPE Ep 8: Bloodborne Pathogens & Sharps Safety
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 22, 2024 11:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsAre there hidden dangers lurking in your SPD? Tune in to this eye-opening episode of “On Pathogens & PPE,” as host Jill Holdsworth and special guests Dannie O. Smith and Chaz Rhone uncover the common bloodborne pathogens, like HIV and hepatitis, that could be lurking in your SPD and posing a thr...
Confident Certification™ Ep. 39 Your Certification Prep Mixtape: Maximizing Your Exam Prep On-the-Go
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 21, 2024 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsFeeling pressed for time as you juggle work, life, and preparing for your upcoming exam? What if you could maximize your exam prep just by diving into the expansive world of on-the-go learning? On this week’s episode of Confident Certification™, host Sarah B. Cruz teams up with special guest Jus...
The Importance of Service Reporting
First Case Podcast - May 21, 2024 09:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratings"Service reporting is more than routine paperwork; it's the lifeline of medical equipment maintenance and patient safety in healthcare facilities. In order to truly leverage this tool, standardizing the way Biomedical Engineering teams categorize equipment failures is crucial." Tune in to epis...
The Papers that Make Us Awesome: Instructions for Use (IFUs) in Sterile Processing
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 20, 2024 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsBuckle up, #CleanFreaks, because we're wrapping up this season of "The Papers that Make Us Awesome" with the one document that can make or break your day in Sterile Processing: Instructions for Use (IFUs)! In this action-packed season finale, we're diving deep into the world of IFUs with the one...
Going Beyond Opioids: Understanding Clinical Aromatherapy
First Case Podcast - May 20, 2024 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIs clinical aromatherapy the right choice for your surgical patient? In this final episode of Season 11, we’re joined by Melissa Vibberts, Director of Brand Management, and Laurel Flanagan, Clinical Product Specialist & Certified Aromatherapist with Elequil Aromatabs aromatherapy by Beekley Medi...
Variety of Packaging | Expert Series On-The-Go
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 18, 2024 12:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsOn this week's edition of the Beyond Clean Expert Series On-The-Go, tune in for the conversation entitled, "Variety of Packaging" with our Sterile Containers Expert™, Mike Strand. To hear more from this expert, follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn, or subscribe to the Beyond Clean mailing list b...
Plugged-In and Processing: Smart Home, Why Not Smart CS/SPD?
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 16, 2024 11:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIn this CE-approved Beyond Clean Articles On-The-Go episode, Hank Balch explores how smart home technologies can be adapted to improve Sterile Processing department workflows, communication, and asset protection. -- "While many of us are outfitting our homes with the latest smart devices on the ...
Embedded Executive: Choosing a Medium For Smart Metering with the Wi-SUN Alliance
Embedded Executive Podcast - May 15, 2024 13:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingOne area of technology that many vendors and technologies are gunning for is smart metering, whether commercial or residential electric meters, water meters, or something else. The number of potential meters is HUGE. But which technology makes the most sense for this application? As you might e...
On Pathogens & PPE Ep 7: Microbiology
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 15, 2024 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsGet ready to dive into the microscopic world of microbes in this week's edition of "On Pathogens & PPE!" Join host Jill Holdsworth, co-host Ben Galvan, and special guests Tim Bowers and Alex Sundermann as they unravel the mysteries of microbiology and its crucial role in Infection Prevention and...
Confident Certification™ Ep. 38 The Power of Percentages: Your Exam Prep Game-Changer
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 14, 2024 11:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsAre you feeling overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information you need to know for your upcoming certification exam? What if there was an easier, more efficient way to maximize your study time AND focus on exam-critical concepts? This week on Confident Certification™, host Sarah B. Cruz is expl...
Asset Lifecycle Management: Who Cares?
First Case Podcast - May 14, 2024 09:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this 12-Part Expert Series On-The-Go series, we're learning from industry expert Ashley Jackson, VP of Asset Management Solutions at Mazree. With several years of experience at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as a Biomedical Engineering Manager, Ashley is a foremost expert in Asset Man...
Updates to New Team Communication Guideline
Periop Talk - May 13, 2024 17:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsClear Communication for Better Care: A Guide to Team Dynamics in the OR For perioperative nurses, effective teamwork is crucial for patient safety. Building a Culture of Safety A strong foundation for good communication is a culture of safety. This means every team member feels empowered to ...
The Papers that Make Us Awesome: Annual Evals & Recognition in Sterile Processing
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 13, 2024 09:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsWhat if your next eval could unlock the next level in your Sterile Processing career? On this episode of Season 24 "The Papers that Make Us Awesome," Cody Troutt, Clinical Education Specialist at Steris, joins us to shake up everything you thought you knew about your annual Sterile Processing ev...
Going Beyond Opioids: Discovering the Benefits of Music
First Case Podcast - May 13, 2024 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsBob Marley once said, “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” Everyone can recognize the power that music has. We’re drawn to it emotionally and spiritually, but we can also be affected by it physiologically. In today’s interview with Dr. Alice Cash, CEO & Founder, Su...
Ensuring a Disinfection Process with Proper Protocols and Training | Expert Series On-The-Go
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 11, 2024 12:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsOn this week's edition of the Beyond Clean Expert Series On-The-Go, tune in for the conversation entitled, "Ensuring a Disinfection Process with Proper Protocols and Training" with our UV Disinfection Expert™, Daan Hoek. To hear more from this expert, follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn, or sub...
Data-Driven Surgery: Empowering Confidence and Precision
First Case Podcast - May 10, 2024 09:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIs the data collected in your Surgical Services department useful? Can you depend on that data to make informed decisions about staffing, case volumes, and block time utilization? In today’s First Case Vendor SpotlightTM we’re going to discover data we can trust as we dive into the innovative wo...
Personalized vs. Optimized: Dealing with the Challenge of Surgeon-Specific Surgical Trays
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 09, 2024 11:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIn this CE-approved Beyond Clean Articles On-The-Go episode, Hank Balch tackles the challenge of surgeon-specific surgical trays and the need for optimization and standardization of surgical instrumentation across service lines. -- "While surgeon-specific instrument trays are still common practi...
Embedded Executive: What You Can Do With Medical Wearables, Analog Devices (ADI)
Embedded Executive Podcast - May 08, 2024 13:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMedical wearables can greatly enhance the quality of life for many people. This can be done by instantly accessing medical information and potentially alerting a professional, or simply tracking stats on an individual. According to Andrew Burt, the Director of Product Line Management of Digita...
On Pathogens & PPE Ep 6: Approaches to IP Audits
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 08, 2024 11:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsHey #CleanFreaks, grab your favorite IP or SP professional, and gather 'round -- it's time to change the way we think about audits in Sterile Processing! In this episode of "On Pathogens & PPE," host Jill Holdsworth and co-host Paul Gentile, and special guests Jake McHugh and Frankie Catalfumo a...
Confident Certification™ Ep. 37 Money Moves: Financing Your Certification Dreams
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 07, 2024 11:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsPursuing your certification goals is certainly an investment - an investment in your skills, time, career, and yes, your pocketbook! This week on Confident Certification™, host Sarah B. Cruz is joined by special guests Matthew Richardson and Robby Miller for an honest conversation about the mone...
Going Beyond Opioids: Understanding Opioid Sparing Surgery
First Case Podcast - May 06, 2024 09:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThere are a variety of opioid-sparing techniques available for surgical patients and joining us today to tell us more about them is Orthopedic surgeon and opioid sparing advocate, Dr. Michael Redler. In today’s interview we’ll learn about the importance of patient education, regional blocks, and...
The Papers that Make Us Awesome: Compliance Documentation in Sterile Processing
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 06, 2024 09:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsAre your department's compliance documents audit-ready? Are you checking and initialing your sterilizer printouts after every cycle, every time? In this week’s episode of Beyond Clean Season 24, we're joined by Rory Burke, Instrument Management System Coordinator, and documentation fanatic, to ...
It's a Wonderful Shelf-Life | Expert Series On-The-Go
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 04, 2024 12:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsOn this week's edition of the Beyond Clean Expert Series On-The-Go, tune in for the conversation entitled, "It's a Wonderful Shelf-Life" with our Healthcare Storage Expert™, Dustin Patterson. To hear more from this expert, follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn, or subscribe to the Beyond Clean ma...
Our Productivity Metrics Are Broken: An Argument for Usable Units of Service
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 02, 2024 11:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsIn this CE-approved Beyond Clean Articles On-The-Go episode, Hank Balch discusses the shortcomings of traditional Sterile Processing productivity metrics and proposes a new approach called usable units of service (UUOS) -- "A shift to a model of usable units of service (UUOS) for the Sterile Pro...
On Pathogens & PPE Ep 5: Environmental Cleaning
Beyond Clean Podcast - May 01, 2024 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 105 ratingsGet ready to roll up your sleeves and join the fight against pathogens in this week’s new episode of "On Pathogens & PPE!” Host Jill Holdsworth, co-host Kenneth Campbell, and special guests Paul Gentile and Doe Kley are teaming up to guide you through the ins and outs of environmental cleanin...
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