Staying on Track is a feature article by Rose Seavey, MBA, BS, RN, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT, published in NewSplash.

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Feature 9 – November 11, 2019
Crosswalks for Reprocessing Standards, Guidelines, and Recommended Practices

Feature 8 – September 26, 2019
Personal Protective Equipment for Endoscope Processing

Feature 7 – September 6, 2019
Evidence-Based Guidelines and Standards: Following IFUs Results in Best Patient Outcomes

Feature 6 – August 27, 2019 
Point of Use Care and Transportation of Surgical Instruments

Feature 5 – August 1, 2019
The Joint Commissions 4-1-1 Survey Enhancements on High-Level Disinfection & Sterilization

Feature 4 – June 19, 2019
Considering Technological Advancement Purchases? First Step: Create a Multidisciplinary Risk Assessment Committee

Feature 3 – June 10, 2019
Accreditation Surveys: Guidance for Meeting Reprocessing Standards

Feature 2 – April 25, 2019
Cleaning Verification: If It’s Not Clean It Can’t Be Sterilized

Feature 1 – February 12, 2019
Instrument Processing in the Ambulatory Surgery Setting

Rose Seavey, MBA, BS, RN, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT, is president/CEO of Seavey Healthcare Consulting and formerly the director of the SPD at The Children’s Hospital of Denver. Rose served on the AORN board of directors and is a past president ASHCSP. She received numerous awards and was named as one of the Who’s Who in Infection Prevention by Infection Control Today. Ms. Seavey is the author of Sterile Processing In Healthcare Facilities: Preparing for Accreditation Surveys, published by AAMI. She serves on several AAMI committees helping to write national standards.

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