Sterile processing
Subject in Medicine
Sterile processing has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Bred To Lead. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Edna GilliamAssistant vice president of perioperative services and sterile processing at a Delaware hospital system; OR nurse by background
Gilliam says she is rebuilding her department because SPD is the least recognized department yet deserves recognition.
“they're the department that's least recognized but deserve all the recognition”
Bred To Lead: Bonus: The Next Revolution in Surgery Is Happening Outside the OR (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 1:02:21
Gilliam says that when she first became a perioperative director she understood little about SPD beyond instrument cleaning.
“I would be very transparent to say that outside of understanding that that was a department that cleaned surgical instrumentation”
Bred To Lead: Bonus: The Next Revolution in Surgery Is Happening Outside the OR (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 8:05
Jake Tayler JacobsPresident and chief operating officer of SIPS Healthcare Solutions, a sterile processing consulting firm; host of Bred To Lead
Jacobs predicts that robotics and automation will drive another evolution in sterile processing.
“Robotics are coming. Automation is coming. So that means sterile processing again is going to see another evolution”
Bred To Lead: Bonus: The Next Revolution in Surgery Is Happening Outside the OR (Oct 23, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:05
Podcasts
- Bred To Lead · 1 episode
Episodes
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.