Tori Whitacre Martonicz

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

Arlene Bush, the president of the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA), is no stranger to service or leadership. Bush is preparing to take the helm at HSPA with a message of gratitude, readiness, and purpose. In this interview with Infection Control Today® (ICT®), a few days before the 2025 HSPA Annual Conference and Expo, Bush reflects on the surreal moment of stepping into a role she never imagined yet fully embraces. “I never thought I would be in this seat,” Bush shared.

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz |Dikla Czaczkes Akselbrad

As surgical site infections (SSIs) begin to rise again across health care systems, traditional prevention strategies are being tested and often found wanting. Dikla Czaczkes Akselbrad, the chief executive officer of PolyPid, believes it is time for a paradigm shift. In a candid interview with Infection Control Today®(ICT®), Akselbrad outlines the critical role localized drug delivery can play in closing the gap between perioperative protocols and real-world outcomes.

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

At the 2025 HSPA conference, Cheron Rojo, BS, FCS, CHL, CIS, CER, CFER, CRCST, who is the senior manager of clinical education for Healthmark, a Getinge company, spoke with Infection Control Today® (ICT®) and shared key findings from a year-long study examining shaver handpiece reprocessing. His presentation underscored significant challenges in education, inspection, and instrumentation use, especially when sterile processing professionals are not adequately trained or equipped.

2 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

At the 2025 HSPA Annual Conference & Expo, Matthias Tschoerner, Dr Sc, Nat, head of Applications, Engineering, Research, & Development from a Hamburg-based chemical company, Chemische Fabrik Dr. Weigert GmbH & Co. KG, shared insights into the science and challenges of cleaning medical devices in sterile processing departments (SPDs).

3 weeks ago | infectioncontroltoday.com | Tori Whitacre Martonicz

Far-UVC technology is emerging as a transformative tool in infection prevention and control, offering continuous disinfection without harming people in occupied indoor spaces. “It is different to traditional UVC or the conventional form of UVC, germicidal.