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Taking SPD to a “Whole New Place”: Designing a New Sterile Processing Department

Healthcare Purchasing News: Vol., No., June 2008

SPD and OR Working Together to Manage Loaner Instrumentation

Healthcare Purchasing News: Vol. 32, No. 2, February 2008

Packaging for Sterilization: It’s Not Just a Box, a Bag or Gift Wrapping!

Managing Infection Control: Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2008

Raising the Bar,: Increased Training and Compensation for Sterile Processing Professionals

Managing Infection Control:  Volume Seven Issue 8, August 2007

OR and SPD Working Together to Improve Instrument Processing

Managing Infection Control:  Volume Seven Issue 7, July 2007

Loaner Instrumentation: Keeping Patient Safety First.

Managing Infection Control:  Volume Seven Issue 4,  April 2007

Unloading, Storage, Distribution, Transportation and Aseptic Presentation of Sterile Items.

Managing Infection Control:  Volume Seven Issue 1,  January 2007

It’s a Wrap! Sterilization Packaging Systems, Preparation and Loading for Steam Sterilization.

Managing Infection Control:  Volume Six Issue 12,  December 2006

Sterilization of Surgical Implants:  Did you know….?

Managing Infection Control:  Volume Six Issue 11, November 2006

Monitoring Chemical Sterilization and High-Level Disinfection

Healthcare Purchasing News: Vol. 30, No .8,  August 2006

Loaner Instrumentation (part of chapter on instrumentation)

Perioperative Services; Administration, Resource Management, and Patient Care.  September 2006

Just Say No!  Don’t Get Weighed Down By Instrument Sets That are Too Heavy.

Managing Infection Control:  Volume Six Issue 4,  April 2006

AORN Acknowledges Outstanding Accomplishments in PeriOperative Nursing

Managing Infection Control:  Volume Six Issue 3, March 2006

Infection Prevention: Breaking Down Enzymatic Cleaners: Advice for choosing the formula that fits your facility’s needs.

Outpatient Surgery Magazine: Volume VII, NO.1,  January 2006

AORN Specialty Assembly for Central Supply/Sterile Processing Professionals

Managing Infection Control:  Volume Five Issue 12, December 2005

What Do We Look for Daily, But Don’t Really Want to Find?  Positive BIs

Healthcare Purchasing News: Vol. 29, No. 6, June 2005

Environmental Cleaning in the Operation Room

Infection Control Today:  March 2005, Vol. 9, No. 3

President’s Message X 9: Denver AORN

DAORN Newsletter: September –June 2004-2005

Safe Patient Care: A Result of Improving Relationships Between OR and SPD

Kimberly-Clark Newsletter: July 2004

Sterilization Competency Assessment Module –Study Guide for CNOR exam

Certification Board Perioperative Nursing: June 2004

The ASHCSP Page: A message from our president’s. 12 Monthly columns.  

Materials Management in Health Care: January – December 2003

Proud to be a Sterile Processing Professional

Infection Control Today: October 2003, Vol. 7 No. 10

The Facts: Wet Packs and Plastic Accessory Cases

Zentral Sterilisation (International Journal of Sterile Supply) D 2596 F 6/2003 Nov./Dec. 11. Jahrgang

The Facts: Wet Packs and Plastic Accessory Cases

Infection Control Today: July 2003 Vol. 7 No. 7

Collaborative Opportunities for Sterile Processing and Surgical Services

Today’s SurgiCenter: March 2003

Time for a Change!

ASHCSP Healthcare Central service Newsletter: Winter 2003 & Managing Infection Control, July 2003

Absenteeism: Positive reinforcement works

Healthcare Purchasing News: Vol. 27 No. 1, January 2003

Positive IDs for Positive BIs          

Infection Control Today:

October 2002, Vol. 6 No 10

Inside Central Sterile / Objective Decision-Making: Using a Surgical Instrument/Mobile Equipment Tracking Systems

Infection Control Today: March 2002,

Vol. 6 No. 3

In Denver, A Win-Win Answer To Staff Recruitment And Training Answers

Healthcare Purchasing News: February 2002, Vol. 26 No 2

Out of gas:  Replacing EtO Sterilization

Today’s Surgical Nurse:  March 1997, Vol. 19 No. 2

Going Gasless.  Eliminating EtO Sterilization

Association of Surgical Technologist: November 1997, Vol. 29 No. 10

Rapid Recall: Rules to Use When a Load Goes Bad

(Cover Story Interview)

Materials Management in Health Care: September 1998, Vol. 7 No. 9

Eliminating Cover Gowns for Perioperative Personnel

AORN, Practical Innovations: Vol. 63 No. 2 February 1996