When standards change, risk changes, whether you planned for it or not Over the past two years, multiple regulatory and standards bodies have redefined how perioperative environments are evaluation not just for function, but for risk anticipation and system behavior.

As the building block to living organisms, cells make up our bodies and perform a wide variety of different functions, all while being the smallest unit of the body. Depending on the tissue type, cells can be more or less specialized.

Single-use manufacturing is the production of a finished product that is designed to be used once. In the biopharmaceutical industry, single-use manufacturing is an important and growing part of the industry.

One of the major technologies introduced to the biotech industry in recent years has been artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence (AI) is technology that utilizes human patterns and behaviors to mimic their problem solving in order to perform tasks like answering questions or providing relevant information.

In pharmaceutical production, maintaining equipment uptime is essential for operational efficiency and process safety. Particularly in cleanroom environments, unplanned downtime can disrupt workflows, increase overhead costs, and in some cases contribute to delays in drug availability.

This short article will give you a couple insights on how to accomplish an internal consult for your own SPD.

During sterile manufacturing, human operators pose the greatest risk for product contamination. To reduce microbiological and particulate contamination risks, aseptic techniques typically rely on either laminar flow equipment used within a cleanroom environment or barrier technology. Laminar flow equipment includes laminar flow hoods and biosafety cabinets (Class I, Class II, and Class III). Barrier technology includes restricted access barrier systems (RABS) and isolators.

Doing your daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance and scheduling a service tech to complete annual preventive maintenance means your sterile processing department’s (SPD’s) ultrasonic cleaner can continue to do the job you expect of it.

A trained professional’s primary purpose is to carry out the necessary actions to perform their job duties. How they perform their duties will highlight how well the training transitioned to learning. The way that departments can assure that transition happens is by using both formal and informal training tactics. In more instances than not, there is an overuse of one or the other.

The effectiveness and efficiency of SPDs depends not only on technical skills and protocols, but also on the behavior and interactions of the personnel within these departments. This article explores the influence of three psychological phenomena—the Dunning-Kruger effect, the halo effect, and the bystander effect—on the performance and dynamics of SPDs.

This article will lay out basic concepts to help you understand how this type of AI model can be deployed in your day-to-day sterile processing experience, equipping you to lead better, develop resources faster, and continue to think outside of the four walls of your department.

You’ve all probably made a decision on a new detergent from time to time. The point of this article is to help you cover the key questions in making that decision.