About Us
Healthcare Purchasing News has been the only comprehensive healthcare business news magazine for the last 46 years, dedicated to reporting news and information that affects healthcare facilities and professionals.
We are building our collection of courses that currently cover a range of topics, from instrument sterilization, and infection prevention program management and compliance.
Our user-friendly platform makes continuing education easy and enjoyable. As you complete coursework, you’ll receive a certificate that can be used to pursue your credentialing within your facilities. You’ll also have a complete record of all courses you’ve completed.
Our journal topics are focused on the information needed by:
- Supply Chain Directors
- Facility and Environmental Managers
- Operating Room Directors
- ICU and sterilization processing professionals
- Nurses
Courses we offer cover a wide range of topics:
- Sterilization
- Water Quality Testing
- Washer Disinfector
- Cross Contamination
- Manual Cleaning
- Process Improvement
- Reprocessing
- And more.
Courses are offered in a variety of formats:
- Live and On-Demand Webinars
- Digital presentations
- Online articles
- Downloadable PDFs
Critical Connections: Improving SP and OR Synergy
Sterilization Quality Control: Your Path to Protecting Your Patients
Ensuring Success: Become a Preceptor for Robotic Assisted Surgery Instruments in the Sterile Processing Department
Lost in Translation: Ethical Dilemmas in Medical Manufacturing Instructions
What Sterile Processing Should Know About Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO)
Making the Right Choice for Sterile Processing Consumable Stock Outages
UV-C Disinfection Technologies: How it works and what are the current applications for health care settings
The Differences Between Peracetic Acid High-level Disinfectants and Sterilants
The Mystery of Bowie & Dick: Alterations in the Vacuum on Your Sterilizer Throughout the Year
Meeting the Challenges of Endoscope Reprocessing and Documentation
Education Nation: Sterile Processing Quality Management Systems
Product testing: The overlooked 4th pillar of a robust sterilization process monitoring program
Importance of Water Quality for Medical Device Reprocessing
Mechanical Cleaning Safety: A Tale of Two Sides
Sterilization Choices for the SPD
When Is Disposable the Right Choice for SPD?
Education Nation: Sterile Processing Leadership Planning Sessions
How Safe Is Your Sink?
Sterile Processing Education – The balancing act between documentation and application
Moisture Absorption Devices….No This Is Not a Wet Pack Article
Positive Biological Indicators
Washer disinfector release for use after maintenance
Beyond the visual: The importance of quality cleaning verification programs
Education nation: Creating Sterile Processing Department SOPs
Cross out cross contamination in endoscope processing
What’s new in AAMI ST79:2017? A review
Healthcare soils 101: Identifying and removing them
Expiration dating in the SPD
The Science of Speed
The fantastic four: Sterile processing, operating room, quality and education
Ugh! Another wet pack. What’s a technician to do?
Sterilization quality control: Validation, routine monitoring go hand in hand
Manual cleaning – The critical human element
Water for cleaning medical devices
Can you afford to ignore obsolescence?
Automatic Equipment and Productivity in a Sterile Processing Department
External Transport of Medical Devices
Troubleshooting Washer-Disinfector Performance
Understanding Bowie-Dick Testing: Purpose and Usage in Daily Sterilization Practice
Understanding the Key Features and Benefits of Mechanical Cleaning Tools: Ultrasonic Baths, Water Guns, and Washer-Disinfectors