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HEALTHCARE SPECIAL FOCUS N


PURCHASING EWS 10 OPERATING ROOM


14 GO WITH THE FLOW Maintaining the quality of air and water in healthcare facilities


14 Patient Connection INFECTION PREVENTION 16


20 WEARABLE WAYS TO WARD OFF INFECTION Basic guidelines for selecting personal protective equipment (PPE), including specifi c needs based on the environment, and special PPE considerations


CS CONNECTION


28 DISINFECTION BY DEGREES When, how and why to choose high-level disinfection or sterilization


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34 Self-Study Series Employee engagement! Managing our best and brightest in Sterile Processing by Monique L Jelks


38 CS Solutions Protecting instruments from heat, humidity and organisms by Ray Taurasi


39 IAHCSMM Viewpoint Budget planning? Ensure current standards, continuing education remain a priority by Julie E. Williamson


PRODUCTS & SERVICES 28


40 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: MORE PROCESS THAN PROGRESS? Swirling, succeeding in ‘circular economy’ knows no bounds


44 Embarking on environmental sustainability Experts advise starting small, thinking big


EXPERT EXCLUSIVES


4 SKU’d Chicken by dickens!


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46 Standard Practices European UDI: Start delayed but the race is on by Karen Conway


48 Periscope When green sites earn black marks Eco-friendly building may be on the rise, but what about the waste generated during construction? by Cindy Juhas


47 Advertiser Index/Classifi ed 2 December 2019 • HEALTHCARE PURCHASING NEWS • hpnonline.com


ecember 1 • olume  o. 1


6 Newswire/Fast Stats 10 SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS WORTH WATCHING Supply Chain’s latest Elite bring ‘A’ game to data, clinical, process management


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