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Let’s take a look at some of the eye-opening facts about this fast paced and ever evolving field.

Education and training can be delivered in a variety of ways in almost every healthcare environment. To gain the best results, there must be healthier training tactics in the sterile processing (SP) sector.

The role of everyone working in SPD is important and critical, because “surgery can’t take place without sterile surgical instrumentation."

The health and longevity of a surgical device or stainless-steel instrument is dependent on many factors. However, there are a number of factors that will contribute to its damage, and shorten its lifespan.

Understanding key infection control practices will help any CSSD professional understand the importance of indirect patient care and how their responsibilities directly relate to the patient’s care outcomes.

Any CSSD should be provided with detailed insights regarding surgical instrument tracking software and other tools available within their organization that can help gain improve the processes they are a part of.

When planning a project that could be costly and possibly disruptive to your workin wnvironment and team, it’s absolutely essential to have an accurate plan in place to support that plan.

Successful workplace relationships among any working environment can make or break the overall success of the team. A partnership is a relationship between parties that involves a mutual goal and includes some form of defined responsibilities.

There are many best practices to consider when you are selecting and using your detergents or cleaning chemistries in the decontamination of sterile processing.

Successful sterilization can only occur if primary steps are taken to clean the medical devices and surgical instruments.

Successful sterilization loading, unloading and handling practices all contribute to safer outcomes for sterile processing professionals as well as the patients being taken care of.

Take a look at how ergonomics are relevant to the world of medical device preparation for CSSD.

It is important for all reprocessing departments to promote the drying of their devices, because this directly relates to inhibiting microbial growth, and the prevention of biofilm formation.

What does it mean to have a wet pack in your sterile processing department? Belimed will help you through the troubleshooting steps and investigation methods it requires to identify the source of a wet pack issue.

Proper cleaning of lumens, crevices, channels and ports can be very time consuming and requires the use of proper cleaning tools such as delicate channel brushes or lumen flushing systems.

Sterilized items should not be released for use until they have had the proper time to cool, in a dedicated area with minimum traffic and air flow. Each item should be inspected and verified by the reprocessing personnel before releasing back to the end user.

Belimed Infection Control has a full range of services and solutions to help you design, equip, maintain, and manage your Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD).

Belimed provides hospitals, off site processing facilities, and surgical centers with the products and solutions they need to ensure that their CSSD is operating successfully.

Belimed's Planning and Design team of engineers aspires to fully understand each customer's needs, analyze the possibilities, and design the most efficient and safe sterile processing environment for your facility and staff.

Selecting the right equipment is a crucial part of making an SPD as efficient as possible. The right steam sterilization equipment can provide an SPD with outstanding performance without the potentially high costs of maintenance.

Belimed’s top priority is ensuring that a customer’s SPD is as effective and efficient as possible. We wholeheartedly endorse partnering with an experienced consultant to help you understand what’s in your best interest given your data, logistics, and goals.

Consumables play an integral part in sterile processing. Even a small issue can shut an entire Sterile Processing Department (SPD) down. That’s why Belimed Protect® consumables reinforce our commitment to keeping sterile processing environments highly efficient and healthy.

At Belimed we focus on the patient and their safety. We designed our new digital solution, SmartHub, to monitor the processes required for people and machines to deliver the highest possible quality and ensure the highest levels of efficiency in the CSSD.