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Infection Control Exchange is a podcast dedicated to advancing infection prevention and healthcare quality improvement.
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MDRD Series – Episode 3: Sterilization: Proving the Process Worked (opens the original)
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Welcome to Episode 50 of The Infection Control Exchange and Episode 3 of our four-part MDRD series: “Sterilization: Proving the Process Worked.” A completed sterilizer cycle does not automatically mean a load is ready for use. Sterility assurance requires the correct process, proper packaging and loading, acceptable cycle parameters, careful monitoring and complete documentation. In this episode: • Steam and low-temperature sterilization • Device and cycle compatibility • Packaging and loading p
The Dark Side of Being an ICP: When Protecting Patients Makes You Unpopular (opens the original)
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Protecting patients or residents does not always make you popular. Infection control professionals are sometimes viewed as the “infection control police.” They may be blamed for affecting patient flow through isolation decisions, slowing construction projects, adding requirements or delivering advice that healthcare teams do not want to hear. In this episode of the Infection Control Exchange, Wayne Tucker explores the difficult and often misunderstood side of being an ICP, including: • Isolation
MDRD Series - Episode 2 of 4: Cleaning and Decontamination—Where Safe Reprocessing Begins (opens the original)
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Before a reusable medical device can be disinfected, sterilized or safely returned to patient care, it must first be correctly disassembled, thoroughly cleaned and carefully inspected. In Part 2 of the Infection Control Exchange’s four-part MDRD series, Wayne Tucker explores the cleaning and decontamination stages of medical device reprocessing. The episode follows contaminated devices from the point of use through safe collection, transportation, sorting, disassembly, cleaning and inspection wi
MDRD Series — Episode 1 of 4: The Journey Begins — Point of Use to Decontamination (opens the original)
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MDRD Series — Episode 1 of 4: The Journey Begins — Point of Use to Decontamination The journey of a reusable medical device doesn't begin in the sterilizer. It begins the moment the device is finished being used. In Episode 1 of this four-part Infection Control Exchange series, we follow a reusable medical device from the point of use through safe transportation and into the decontamination area of the Medical Device Reprocessing Department (MDRD). This episode explores: • Point-of-use care • Pr
Disposable vs. Reusable Gowns: Making the Right Choice in Healthcare (opens the original)
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Disposable or reusable? It sounds like a simple choice, but selecting gowns for healthcare environments involves much more than deciding whether a gown gets discarded or sent to the laundry. In Episode 2 of the Infection Control Exchange series on healthcare gowns, Wayne Tucker explores the differences between disposable and reusable gowns and the infection prevention, operational and environmental considerations that should influence gown selection. The discussion covers factors including barri
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