A Slice of Appreciation: SP Week Ideas

Amy DeGraw, BSHA, CRCST, CHL has over 20 years of sterile processing experience, including leadership and educator roles, as well as developing and instructing a sterile processing course at a regional technical college. Trained in Infection Prevention, she has participated in sterilization and high-level disinfection standardization projects. Amy’s expertise covers process improvement, project management, and quality monitoring. Passionate about education, she encourages continuous learning and fosters environments where SPD professionals can grow personally and professionally.

Adam Okada – CRCST, CIS, CER, CHL

Adam Okada has 18 years of experience in Sterile Processing and is passionate about helping improve the quality of patient care by giving SPD professionals and their partners greater access to education and information.  He has worked in just about every position in the Sterile Processing Department as a Case Cart Builder, SPD Tech I, II, and III, Lead Tech, Tracking System Analyst, Supervisor of both SPD and HLD, Manager, and now as an Educator.  Adam is the owner of Sterile Education, the world’s first mobile application dedicated to sterile processing education, and a former Clinical Manager at Beyond Clean.  He has published articles for HSPA’s Process magazine, is a voting member of AAMI, and also serves as the former President for the Central California Chapter of HSPA.  Adam is currently a Clinical Education Specialist at Healthmark Industries where he works on Healthmark webinars and hybrid events, educational videos, as well as the Ask the Educator Podcast with Kevin Anderson.