Beyond Clean Podcast

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! Clean? Really Clean? Just a

Season 22 Rewind - What Does a Bowie Dick Do?: A Deep Dive on Air vs. Sterilization

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! How well do you really know

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 CE-approved in the first place

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 of "Built Different: Training

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 talk about how gamification c

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 get everyone on the same page? I

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 Tanya Cambise for an honest con

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 Bernier to discuss what it really

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 journeys. But that's beginning to cha

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 with Jason Minutillo and Conc

Confidence in Every Cycle: Reducing Guesswork in Sterilization Monitoring

Sterilization monitoring shouldn't slow your department down. On this week's Beyond Clean Vendor Spotlight™, Matt Linabery and Larry Talapa from Solventum join us to shar

SPD Fact Check - Not All It's Cracked Up to Be: Rethinking the Post-Cycle Door Habit

Your steam cycle finishes, and out of habit, someone cracks the sterilizer door. Sound familiar? On this episode of Beyond Clean, we sit down with Echo Pontinen, Sterile

SPD Fact Check - Scope Sterilization Standoff: Steam vs. Low-Temp for Rigid Endoscopes

At first glance, most rigid endoscopes look pretty much the same. So why can some be steam sterilized while others absolutely can't? On this episode of "SPD Fact Check,"

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 instruments leave your facility and

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 expert Kendra Lucas shares the

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 Jill Holdsworth is joined by Kel

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 episode of Beyond Clean, we're joi

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® join

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 episode of "On Pathogens & PPE," h

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 episode of Beyond Clean, we're