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Podcast: PROCESS THIS!, a Podcast by HSPA
Episode: Process This! Episode 129: Discussing POU Treatment with Procedural Partners
Description: Surgical instruments require consistent care from use, through processing and storage, and back to the procedural area. This care saves healthcare systems money and, more importantly, assures that practitioners have the tools that they need, when they need them, to improve patient outcomes. We know from manufacturers’ instructions for use (IFU) and peer-reviewed research that the care of surgical instruments, both simple and complex, begins at the point of use (POU). But how can Sterile Processing professionals communicate effectively with our procedural partners about POU treatment of instruments?
In episode 129, host Casey Czarnowski talks with Tami Heacock, Sy...