| Sterilization
Process Failures: New Tools to Use for Investigation and Prevention | IAHCSMM Communique, November/December
2011 |
| Sterile Processing in Healthcare Facilities:
Preparing for Accreditation Surveys | Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) (Book), 2011 |
| IAHCSMM, AORN, APIC and others Endorse Position Statement on Immediate
Use Steam Sterilization | IAHCSMM Communique, May/June 2011 |
| The New Consensus Surrounding Sterilization: Understanding the Shift From “Flash” Sterilization
To “Immediate-Use Sterilization” | Prevention Strategist – Association for Professionals in Infection
Control and Epidemiology, Summer 2011, Vol. 4, No. 2 |
| Taming the Loaner Instrumentation Beast | Healthcare Purchasing News, June 2011 |
| Getting a Handle on Loaner Instrumentation | HealthVIE.com, March 2011 |
Sterilization Competence Assessment Module - 3rd Edition | Competency and Credentialing Institute 2010 |
| Excellence in Sterile Processing – Rigid Containers | Kimberly-Clark
Health Care Education (2011) Knowledge Network |
| Reducing
the Risks Associated With Loaner Instrumentation and Implants | AORN Journal: September 2010 – Vol. 92, No.
3 |
| Excellence in Sterile Processing –
Event Related Sterility Maintenance | Kimberly-Clark Health Care Education (2011) Knowledge Network |
| Compliance with Published Standards and Recommended Practices for Patient Safety Using Flash
Pak | Customer Information for Symmetry Medical (Manufacturers of Flash Pak containers) |
| OR and SPD Riding the Wave in the Perfect Storm | Infection Control Today, Vol. 14, No. 3,March 2010 |
| Current
Issues in Reprocessing Medical and Surgical Instruments | Chapter on - Disinfection, Sterilization and Antisepsis 2010 Edition: Principles, Practices,
Current Issues, New Research and New Technologies. Challenges : Edited by William A. Rutala, PhD, MPH |
| Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection in the OR and Other Invasive Procedure Rooms | HealthVIE.com, February
2010 |
| Collaboration Between Perioperative Nurses and Sterile
Processing Department Personnel | AORN Journal: April 2010 – Vol. 91, No. 4 |
| Best Practices for Cleaning and Maintaining a Motivated and Effective SPD Staff | Healthcare Purchasing
News: Vol. 33, No. 12, December 2009 |
| Can
a Rigid Container System be Greener and Safer at the Same Time? | Managing Infection Control: Volume 9, Issue 11. November
2009 |
| Preparing for a Joint Commission Inspection | Healthcare
Purchasing News: Vol. 33, No. 10, October 2009 |
| 2009
Sterilization Leadership Conference Calls Thought Leaders into Action: Working together to advance sterilization practice | Healthcare
Purchasing News Daily Update e-newsletter: July 31, 2009 |
| What the Infection Preventionist Should Be Looking At in a Sterile Processing Department | APIC’s Preventing
Infection in Ambulatory Care Newsletter: Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization of Equipment: Fall Issue 2009 |
| Sterilization Process Failures and Recalls: Taking the Correct Actions | Healthcare
Purchasing News: Vol. 33, No. 10, October 2009 |
| A&P
of SPD | Managing Infection Control: Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2009 |
| The Need for Educated Staff in Sterile Processing-Patient Safety Depends on It | Perioperative
Nursing Clinics: Volume 4, Number 2, June 2009 |
| Flash
Sterilization: A “Steaming Hot” Topic: Decreasing the Risk to Your Patients | Managing Infection Control: Volume 9,
Issue 5, May 2009 |
| What Every Infection Preventionists Should
Know About The Sterile Processing Department | Managing Infection Control: Volume 8, Issue 12, December 2008 |
| The Infection Preventionists and SPD Must Partner for Safe Patient Care | Healthcare
Purchasing News: Vol. 32, No. 12, December 2008 |
| Ready,
Set, Grow! Building a New Pediatric Hospital: Focus on SPD | Managing Infection Control: Volume 8, Issue 9, September
2008 |
| Taking SPD to a “Whole New Place”:
Designing a New Sterile Processing Department | Healthcare Purchasing News: Vol. 32, No. 6, 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 |