HSPA

Sterile processing (SP) professionals must manage the seemingly countless instruments (sometimes, in the thousands) that flow through their departments.

When errors in sterile processing (SP) occur, the department’s leader and team members must fully explore the reasons behind those incidents and promptly seek effective solution.

Operating room (OR) and endoscopy suite professionals play a critical role in point-of-use instrument treatment – and the use of enzymatic sprays and detergents can be a powerful tool in the process thanks to their ability to break down clinical soil and make cleaning easier and more effective in sterile processing areas.

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,...