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xperts from the sterile processing
consulting firm Beyond Clean are
heading to the Big Easy to tackle
your biggest issues in instrument care and
give you the inside scoop on one of the most
important and underappreciated jobs in sur-
gery. The Beyond Clean team won't be read-
ing PowerPoint slides from behind a podium.
They want to connect with the crowd and
hear from you about the down and dirty
details of what's really happening in today's
sterile processing departments. Hank Balch,
CRCST, CER, CIS, CHL, Beyond Clean's
founder and president, will hit on these hot
topics.
• Tough job gets tougher. Surgical instru-
ments are becoming more complex and, not
surprisingly, more difficult to clean and steril-
ize. Find out how to ensure that these devices
can be reprocessed both safely and quickly,
and learn about new equipment and technolo-
Answers to Your Toughest
Sterile Processing Questions
• Mr. Balch has served in
many leadership roles in
sterile processing and is
cohost of the Beyond Clean
industry podcast, a weekly
discussion about the inner
workings of instrument
care (osmag.net/hcy7yp).
• Mr. Marrs has worked in
surgery for 20 years as a
certified surgical technolo-
gist, central sterile techni-
cian, case cart coordinator,
and sterile processing
supervisor, manager and
director.
• As surgical director of
OR services at University
of Wisconsin Health, Dr.
Nichol has overseen
the rebuilding of sterile
processing services at the
American Family
Children's Hospital in
Madison, Wis.
Speaker Profile
Hank Balch, CRCST, CER, CIS, CHL,
Founder and President, Beyond Clean
Bob Marrs, CRCST, CIS, CHL, Vice President
of Organizational Development, Beyond Clean
Peter Nichol, MD, Chief Medical Officer,
Beyond Clean
