LEARNING FOR THE AGES – ISSUE NO. 532

The start of another school year is right around the corner. Many of you may have already started shopping for your children's school supplies for this upcoming year. While planning on educational materials, don’t forget about your own supplies. A unique and innovative frequent purchaser program called "Sterile Processing Dollars (SPDs)" has been developed for Sterile Processing Professionals. Your institution will earn these SPD points with every purchase of a Healthmark product for your Sterile Processing Department (Central Supply, Central Service, Sterile Supply). These points can then be used to purchase educational materials for you and your staff. Healthmark has teamed up with IAHCSMM (International Association of Hospital Central Service & Materials Management) and CBSPD (The Certification Board for Sterile Processing and Distribution) to provide the most comprehensive educational materials and programs available for Sterile Processing/Central Supply Professionals and Technicians. You can use your SPDs to cover the cost of your registration and books. You or your organization will only need to pay for travel, room and board expenses. If you can't make a national conference, use your SPDs on registration for a local IAHCSMM or CBSPD meeting. (Check with your local group to see if they are a participating partner in the SPD program). SPDs can be spent not only for meetings but on all of the CBSPD and IAHCSMM educational materials, including textbooks, boxed course materials, publications and training kits.