The Four Ways We Get Data Wrong in EVS
There is no shortage of data in healthcare. Audit scores. ATP readings. HAI rates. Discharge turnaround times. Supply consumption reports....
The Office is a Trap: 5 Leadership Lessons
It is a seductive trap for the modern manager: the belief that leadership is a series of digital transactions—an email...
Trust Is More Important Than Performance. Here Is Why That Is Not a Contradiction.
I just finished going through a Leadership Academy, and one of the concepts that has stayed with me is this:...
Adult Learning Principles
A supervisor who manages performance well, but trains poorly will always be managing performance because the team will never reach...
Staff Training: The Four C’s
I have developed a full staff training on the Four C's that we will be rolling out next week. These...
Know Your Microbial Targets: Choosing the Right Disinfectant for the Pathogen
Part 2 of the Choosing the Right Disinfectant Series By John Michael Weir | Environmental Services Professional In the first...
Choosing the Right Disinfectant: A Guide for EVS Professionals
By John Michael Weir Selecting the right disinfectant is one of the most consequential decisions an EVS professional makes, and...
Terminal Cleaning of the Operating Room
When you think of the word "clean," you might picture a sparkling kitchen counter. But in a hospital operating room,...
Confronting the Ghost in the Room: Why Candida auris Demands Aggressive Disinfection
In my 27 years of experience in Healthcare Environmental Services (ES), few pathogens have proven as mysterious or as resilient...
6 Microbial Secrets That Will Change How You See the World
Introduction: The Invisible Universe This article pulls back the curtain on this hidden world. We will uncover the story of...
More Than a Menace: The Secret Histories of the World’s Toughest Germs
What is the first thing you notice when you enter a hotel or hospital room? I believe, most people register...
