HSPA

Sterile processing (SP) professionals must continue acquiring knowledge and education to build their skills and help them complete their complex daily tasks to the very best of their ability.

Although knowledge can certainly be powerful and invaluable to our personal and professional lives, the real power behind it is only unleashed when the knowledge gained is based on standards and best practices, and then properly and consistently applied.

The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) has joined forces with the Association of Surgical Technologists in hiring a federal lobbying firm, McAllister & Quinn, to help enact hazard pay for sterile processors,...

Although knowledge can certainly be powerful and invaluable to our personal and professional lives, the real power behind it is only unleashed when the knowledge gained is based on standards and best practices, and then properly and consistently applied.

Every sterile processing (SP) professional should strive for greater transparency in their roles within the department and in how they engage with other departments within the health care organization — and other departments should aim for the same.

The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management’s (IAHCSMM’s) awards program honors Sterile Processing (SP) professionals each year who demonstrate exceptional leadership, dedication and service in the SP discipline. Numerous qualified...