What Edna Gilliam has said about Perioperative nursing
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 23, 2026
Edna Gilliam, Assistant vice president of perioperative services and sterile processing at a Delaware hospital system; OR nurse by background, has been quoted on Perioperative nursing once in 1 episode of Bred To Lead, most recently on October 23, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Gilliam argues that many problems blamed on SPD, such as bioburden and missing instruments, actually begin in the OR.
“But at the end of the day, when you really look at the relationship, a lot of it begins in the OR”
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Bonus: The Next Revolution in Surgery Is Happening Outside the ORBred To Lead · Oct 23, 2026 · 1 h 6 min
At a live conference session, Jake Tayler Jacobs and Edna Gilliam argue that sterile processing needs verified workforce development, not just certification or temporary staffing.
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