The SPD Network Blog

September 5, 2019

IAHCSMM vs. CBSPD: Revisited

Recap It’s been 3 years since the original IAHCSMM vs CBSPD post and a lot has changed in that time. This time around we will delve deeper than

February 7, 2019

What is Biofilm? Via the National Institutes of Health What is biofilm? This is a term that is commonly used in sterile processing and more

January 16, 2019

Flexible endoscopes are complex medical devices used to visualize the inside of various body cavities. Since the humble beginning of the endoscope,

October 16, 2018

Healthcare's Best Kept Secret It is estimated that there are more than 50 million surgical and non-surgical procedures performed in the United States

February 23, 2018

Interested in Sterile Processing? Sterile processing is a rewarding career with lots of advancement opportunities. The core job responsibilities

August 6, 2016

Notifying SPD of patient disease It’s a busy day in the sterile processing department, the racks are full and the workload seems to be never-ending.

March 27, 2016

Check out what they are developing at Rice University. At Rice University in Houston Texas, they have created a "Sterile Box" for use in remote areas

March 20, 2016

Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI's) are known to be the most common hospital care complication in the United States. Statistics show that it

March 17, 2016

Professionalism and Operating Room Etiquette Professionalism in the work place is so very important, and all to often taken for granted. Although

February 22, 2016

Traveling Techs Traveling sterile processing techs is something that I had never heard of until about a year and a half ago when my facility

February 8, 2016

Advancing in sterile processing Sterile processing is considered an entry-level position at many facilities. Well, hospitals may see the position as

January 31, 2016

As you may or may not know, there are two certifying agencies for sterile processing professionals. One is "The International Association of