{"podcast":{"title":"Beyond Clean Podcast","slug":"beyond-clean-podcast-452435","podcast_index_feed_id":452435,"rss_url":"https://beyondclean.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.beyondclean.net/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/3/b/6/23b66d6e1767c809/New_Square_Logo_1.png","author":"Beyond Clean Media","episode_count":976,"summary":"Even though their tools and equipment touch nearly every surgical patient in the world, how much do you really know about the people, processes, and products used in the Sterile Processing industry? Beyond Clean offers a creative look into the inner workings of a healthcare industry surrounded by challenges, disrupted by change, and committed to getting it right -- every instrument, every time. The team at Beyond Clean will bring on some of the biggest names in surgical instrument reprocessing and provide commentary on the biggest issues facing Sterile Processing professionals, facilities, administrators, manufacturers, and vendors. Join us every week as we explore the hidden world of one of the most important aspect of safe surgical care.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-clean-podcast-452435"},"episode":{"title":"SPD Fact Check - Not All It's Cracked Up to Be: Rethinking the Post-Cycle Door Habit","slug":"spd-fact-check-not-all-it-s-cracked-up-to-be-rethinking-the-post-cycle-door-habit","published_at":"2026-05-25T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-clean-podcast-452435/spd-fact-check-not-all-it-s-cracked-up-to-be-rethinking-the-post-cycle-door-habit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-clean-podcast-452435","url":"https://beyondclean.libsyn.com/bc-328-echo-pontinen","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/beyondclean/BC_Ep32_8.mp3?dest-id=562189","summary":"Your steam cycle finishes, and out of habit, someone cracks the sterilizer door. Sound familiar? On this episode of Beyond Clean, we sit down with Echo Pontinen, Sterile Processing Educator at Lee Health, to take a closer look at the long-standing practice of cracking the sterilizer door after a cycle. This conversation will dive into what sterilizer IFUs actually recommend, why wet loads happen in the first place, and how practices meant to \"help\" can sometimes prevent teams from identifying bigger issues with equipment, water quality, and more. As we wrap up the season, Echo leaves us with one final SPD fact check that may have your team asking whether your current process is solving the problem or hiding it. After finishing this podcast episode, earn your 1 CE credit immediately by passing the short quiz linked here: https://www.flexiquiz.com/SC/N/episode32-08 Visit our CE Credit Hub at https://www.beyondcleanmedia.com/ce-credit-hub to access this quiz and over 350 other free CE credits. 🎉 That's a wrap on another incredible season of Beyond Clean! A huge thank you to our guests for sharing their expertise and to our #CleanFreaks for listening and learning with us all season long. We'll see you soon for Season 33! #BeyondClean #SterileProcessing #Podcast #Season32 #SPDFactCheck #SteamSterilization #WetLoads #CrackedSterilizerDoor #IFU #Workflow","meta_description":"Your steam cycle finishes, and out of habit, someone cracks the sterilizer door. Sound familiar? On this episode of Beyond Clean, we sit down with Echo Po…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2105,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-clean-podcast-452435/episodes/spd-fact-check-not-all-it-s-cracked-up-to-be-rethinking-the-post-cycle-door-habit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-clean-podcast-452435/spd-fact-check-not-all-it-s-cracked-up-to-be-rethinking-the-post-cycle-door-habit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}