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Former CMO Dies of CJD
March 23, 2021

Classic CJD is a human prion disease, what is your policy in Sterile Processing?  Surgeon Doing Harm CEOs Make Big Bucks Children Break into Dental Office Infection Control Violation Vaccine at COO Condo CJD CDC --- Send in a voice message: http

Is there a bully policy at your facility?
March 01, 2021

"Managers obstruct the adoption of anti-bullying policies, at least in part, due to their anxiety that such a policy would limit their actions"-Stern, 2021. WHO IS BLOCKING THE BULLY POLICY ARTICLE WORLDWIDE BULLY LAWS WORKPLACE BULLYING INSTITUTE ---

OSHA Fines, Post COVID Care Centers & TKA at Surgery Centers
February 26, 2021

Nurses issued respirators without fit test, Post COVID Care Centers help people with lingering symptoms, FDA approves a robot for spine surgery and surgery centers are performing total knee surgeries. OSHA FINE FDA CLEARS ROBOT ASC ROBOTS FOR TKA POST COV

Are you ignoring alarms in your department?
February 25, 2021

SP is a noisy place, and over time we get use to the noise. Sometimes we ignore the noise. On this episode I talk about alarms that we ignore and devices that we may not have checked lately.  LEAVE A MESSAGE EYE ON SPD WEBSITE #spdtalk #eyeonspd --

Dr. Charged with Manslaughter, Urologist violates the law, COVID lung transplant
February 22, 2021

A Dr. in New York allegedly prescribed a lethal mix of opioids and other controlled substances that resulted in the overdose death of a patient. A Urologists performed procedures to remove kidney stones when there were no kidney stones present in the pati

OSHA Label Changes, Off-Site Sterilization, Infections Cut Medicare Payments
February 20, 2021

We work with chemicals as a part of our daily task, it is important for us to be able to quickly identify hazards. Off-site sterilization will bring new opportunities to surgery centers. Infection rates effect Medicare payments.  MEDICARE PAYMENTS OF

SPD Talk (Trailer)
February 19, 2021

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Texas: How is Sterile Processing?
February 19, 2021

Closed hospitals, rolling blackouts and limited water supplies. How is our Sterile Processing community managing?  Leave a Message Becker's Hospital Review Eyeonspd.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/selendra-

OSHA speaks & a Medtronic's Death
February 18, 2021

OSHA has changes due Biden's executive order. One patient died from Medtronic's stent. **************************************************** *************************************************** MEDTRONIC OSHA --- Send in a voice message: https://podcast

Doctor's Gone Wild
February 17, 2021

From child pornography to pain killers. ***************************************************** ***************************************************** Pain killers Porn Dentist giving COVID vaccines Dr. Death Opioid --- Send in a voice message: https://po