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SPD RESOURCE GUIDE
Flynn shares that “proper amount of infection control and inventory management” is essential in SPD and their work. “The Hänel Rotomat is a six-sided box with a single access door that can be closed, shielding sterile items from various pathogens,” she explained. “Within a Rotomat, sterile instruments and supplies remain sterile. Inventory can also be tracked several different ways, so that each transaction with the machine keeps a fingerprint of who stored supplies and who removed them from storage, as well as supply levels and expiration dates.” Successful outcomes for Hnels storage, for example, include, ne
of our customers was cited by SH for poor ergonomics, lynn indicated. “SPD staff were bending over and climbing ladders to reach supplies to send them to the our otomat automated vertical car- ousel now brings their supplies to the proper ergonomic height every time, with no need to bend or extend. nother customer was cited by The oint ommission for storing unsterile trays they chose Hnel for inventory security, so that their sterile trays would remain sterile.” With regard to staff PPE and protection, Ferrer points to M Health airviews SSDs partnerships on disinfection and reuse of masks. It was a challenge to obtain enough through the first months of the pandemic to meet our department needs,” Ferrer explained. “We conserved our supply by reusing some of the masks and shields throughout shifts. We participated in collaboration with others across many areas to research, study and develop evidence-based practices for reprocessing disposable items.”
She added, “With our lower surgical volumes, our team was able to assist in assembling and sterilizing thousands of test kits and worked closely with the lab and compounding pharmacy. There was an additional need to conserve our mask inventory for our frontline caregivers. Collaborative efforts between our academic, industry and healthcare experts established our Ultraviolet Germi- cidal Irradiation (UVGI) program that was set up and coordinated by assigned individuals of our CSSD team. In areas where we otherwise go unnoticed, we were able to meet and speak with departments about who we are and share what we do.” n a broader level, healthcare, infection control and safety standards should guide the way in SD practice, stresses Damien erg, , S, ST, I, egional Sterile rocessing anager for Health and Direct Manager for Medical Center of the Rockies, Poudre Valley Hospital and Greeley Hospitals. “The true best practice is to understand the stan-
dards and best practices as outlined and recommended by organiations such as I, IHS, , I and many others these organiations help the end user not only understand the how but more impor- tantly the why in what they do,” Berg emphasized. “I recommend that each organization invest in the staff to learn and encourage the leadership to support and provide the resources to the departments to not only know the best practices but stay on top of what changes. So, keep learning, keep studying, and keep striving to be the best and bring out the best in your teams when it comes to sterile processing.”
Damien Berg
Future adaptation, growth ostID, how can SD staff advance in their profession, prac- tices and performance?
Czarnowski suggests that SPD go “back to the fundamentals.” He continued, “SPD staff must have real-time, effortless access to
Is, SDS and facility policies in order to keep their patients and them- selves as safe as possible. They must have adequate facilities, designed with cleanliness, efficient workflow, and safety in mind. inally, they must have the opportunity to continually grow technically, profession- ally and personally through regular, dedicated education.”
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