“Transmission Control” (podcast)
Visit “Transmission Control’s” homepage to hear all of episodes of the podcast co-hosted by Beyond Clean’s Justin Poulin and Lawrence Muscarella, PhD.
INFECTION PREVENTION, ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSING
- “FDA Investigating Reports of Infections Associated with Reprocessed Urological Endoscopes” (Endoscopy Insights; September 20, 2021) Time: 13:37 minutes
- “Best Practices in Endoscope Reprocessing” (Endoscopy Insights; September 20, 2021) Time: 19:51 minutes
- “Running out of Runway: Building a Case for a Paradigm Shift in Endoscope Reprocessing” (Beyond Clean; Oct. 28, 2019; CE Approved) — Time: 39 minutes
- Dr. Muscarella discusses his new paradigm for reprocessing (reusable) flexible endoscopes based on the device’s documented risk of “superbug” infections.
LOW-TEMPERATURE STERILIZATION
- “Superbugs Be Gone: Discussion of a New FDA Clearance for the Terminal Sterilization of Duodenoscopes” (Beyond Clean; 2020) — TIME: 41 minutes
- Dr. Muscarella joins the conversations and provides his insights on use of ethylene oxide (EtO) gas to sterilize complex duodenoscopes.