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Today's SPD teams are more diverse than ever in terms of experience, training backgrounds, and certification pathways.

New technicians enter the field with varying levels of knowledge and experience. Seasoned professionals bring valuable expertise shaped by years of practice. Meanwhile, standards continue to evolve, technologies become more complex, and accreditation expectations grow.

The challenge for SPD leaders is not simply training individuals. It's creating consistency, competency, and confidence across the entire department.
In our latest blog, Karyn Wippler, Customer Success Manager at Incision, shares how hospitals are using MySPD to address this challenge.

"We see customers using MySPD in three main ways: orientation, continuous education, and standardization."

What makes these three areas so powerful is how interconnected they are. Strong orientation builds confidence from day one. Continuous education helps teams stay aligned as best practices evolve. Standardization and competency management help ensure quality, consistency, and audit readiness across the department.

The impact of this approach can be significant. At OhioHealth, MySPD helped strengthen staff knowledge and confidence across 13 SPD sites, including among team members with more than three years of experience.

Read the full blog to learn how SPD leaders are using orientation, continuous education, and competency management to build more consistent, confident, and resilient teams: https://hubs.li/Q04jJ9md0

Healthcare systems worldwide are sending a clear signal: operational resilience is becoming a strategic priority.

According to new research from Galen Growth, Healthcare Operations & Workflow now captures 46% of all health-system partnerships, as providers prioritize measurable ROI, workforce support, and capacity relief.

What makes this especially interesting is how consistent the trend is globally, even if the drivers differ by region.

• In the US, health systems are focused on reducing administrative bottlenecks and improving operational throughput.
• In Europe, the emphasis is on clinically validated solutions that strengthen preparedness, decision-making, and quality of care.
• In APAC, rapidly digitising healthcare systems are investing in scalable operational infrastructure from the ground up.

Across all regions, one challenge remains universal: Healthcare teams are being asked to manage growing complexity with limited time, staffing shortages, and increasing pressure.

That’s why operational technology in healthcare can no longer focus only on efficiency metrics; it must also support the people delivering care.

At Incision, we see this every day in the OR. Teams need accessible workflow knowledge, surgeon-specific preparation, and support that reduces stress during high-pressure moments.

Teams using Assist report:
• Faster onboarding
• Easy knowledge sharing across teams
• More predictable and sustainable OR workflows
• A culture of continuous improvement

Because stronger healthcare operations start with teams who feel confident, prepared, and supported.

Read the full article here:
https://hubs.li/Q04j8xzC0

Read more about Assist here: https://hubs.li/Q04j8t6x0

Begin deze maand waren onze collega’s Eva en Marleen aanwezig op het 42ste nationaal VVOV-congres in Oostende. Een mooie gelegenheid om opnieuw in contact te komen met operatieverpleegkundigen uit heel Vlaanderen en om te luisteren naar wat er vandaag leeft op het operatiekwartier.

Onze stand was gedurende de twee congresdagen druk bezocht. We hebben heel wat waardevolle gesprekken gevoerd over voorbereiding, kennisdeling en samenwerking op het operatiekwartier.

Wat ons vooral opviel tijdens het congres, is dat belangrijke informatie in veel ziekenhuizen vandaag nog verspreid terug te vinden is in notities, mapjes of verschillende systemen. De gesprekken maakten duidelijk hoe belangrijk het is dat OK-teams snel en eenvoudig toegang hebben tot de juiste informatie. De interesse in oplossingen die daarbij ondersteunen, zoals Incision Assist, was groot.

Voor ons was het een bijzonder geslaagde editie, met veel inspirerende ontmoetingen en inzichten die we meenemen in hoe we OK-teams blijven ondersteunen om goed voorbereid en met vertrouwen samen te werken.

Bedankt aan iedereen die langskwam om ervaringen en ideeën met ons te delen. We kijken nu al uit naar volgend jaar!

Excited to share that Incision will be attending HIMSS Europe 2026 in Copenhagen next week.

Our Managing Director BeNeLux, Femke, will be joining the Dutch Community delegation organized by Cognicum, bringing together healthcare leaders, innovators, and changemakers focused on shaping the future of digital health.

HIMSS Europe continues to be one of the most important spaces for conversations around healthcare transformation, AI, interoperability, workforce challenges, and the role technology can play in creating more connected, resilient health systems across Europe.

For us, these conversations are especially meaningful because digital transformation in healthcare is not just about systems and infrastructure. It is about supporting the people delivering care every day.

We’re looking forward to connecting with healthcare leaders from across Europe and beyond, exchanging ideas, learning from forward-thinking organizations, and discussing how better access to knowledge and education can strengthen confidence, collaboration, and performance in perioperative and sterile processing teams.

If you’ll be at HIMSS Europe 2026 or part of the Dutch Community, we’d love to connect in Copenhagen.

Today, on International Nurses Day, we celebrate the nurses who bring skill, resilience, compassion, and calm to some of healthcare’s most demanding environments every single day.

This year’s theme from the International Council of Nurses, “Our Nurses. Our Future. Empowered Nurses Save Lives,” is a powerful reminder that supporting nurses is not optional. It is foundational to the future of healthcare.

In operating rooms around the world, nurses are the constant force behind safe, coordinated, patient-centered care. They adapt to growing complexity, support teams under pressure, advocate for patients, and help keep surgical care moving forward, often in incredibly challenging circumstances.

At Incision, we are proud to support perioperative nurses across the globe, from the Netherlands and Belgium to the United States, the United Kingdom, the GCC, and the broader Middle East. We are equally proud of the many nurses within our own team whose clinical experience, insight, and dedication help shape everything we do.

Every day, we see the impact that preparation, education, and accessible knowledge can have on confidence, wellbeing, teamwork, and patient care. Empowering nurses means more than recognizing their contribution. It means giving them the support, tools, trust, and opportunities they need to thrive in their roles and shape the future of care.

To every nurse: thank you for the care you provide, the knowledge you share, and the strength you bring to your teams and patients every day.

Happy International Nurses Day!

A highlight of the HSPA Leadership Seminar was the opportunity to dive deeper into a topic that many Sterile Processing leaders struggle with: providing solid, scalable education to their teams.

In the session, “Closing the Gaps: Digital Education to Strengthen Team Wellbeing & Performance,” Aimee Space, together with OhioHealth, explored why educational variation can quickly become operational variation, especially as SPD teams face growing complexity, staffing pressures, orientation demands, and evolving standards.

The session highlighted how structured digital education can help:
• Reduce educator and preceptor burden
• Build confidence across all experience levels
• Improve consistency across sites and shifts
• Support orientation and long-term competency
• Reduce operational errors and workforce strain

The discussion also shared real-world outcomes from OhioHealth, where teams saw:
• Knowledge increase by 90%
• Confidence increase by 50%
• Approximately 40% reduction in SPD errors across participating hospitals

Most importantly, the conversations throughout and after the session reinforced something we care deeply about at Incision: when healthcare professionals feel supported, prepared, and confident, teams perform better together.

We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who joined the session and contributed to such thoughtful discussions afterward. The openness of the audience, the quality of the questions, and the shared commitment to supporting SPD professionals made this one of the most meaningful conversations of the event.

Want to know more? Read the OhioHealth case studies here: https://hubs.li/Q04fYxDB0

Hoe zorg je ervoor dat AIOS, ANIOS en PA’s zich goed kunnen voorbereiden in een OK-omgeving die steeds complexer en specialistischer wordt?

In de Sint Maartenskliniek ontstond vanuit die vraag een pilot met Incision Assist voor deze doelgroep. Niet omdat er een gebrek was aan kennis of opleidingsmateriaal, maar omdat informatie verspreid stond over verschillende systemen en plekken.

Door operatievideo’s, protocollen, 3D-anatomie en bestaande educatieve content samen te brengen in één omgeving, ontstond een centrale plek voor voorbereiding vlak voor de ingreep.

Wat vooral mooi is aan deze implementatie, is dat het initiatief echt vanuit de praktijk kwam. Gideon, ANIOS orthopedie, speelde hierin als projectleider een belangrijke rol en hielp ervoor te zorgen dat Assist aansloot op de dagelijkse realiteit op de OK.

De resultaten laten zien wat goede voorbereiding kan betekenen:
• Meer vertrouwen voorafgaand aan procedures
• Betere toegang tot informatie
• Sneller kunnen meedenken en leren op de OK
• Een aanbevelingsscore van 8,3/10 voor Assist

Maar uiteindelijk draait het niet alleen om cijfers. Het gaat om zorgprofessionals ondersteunen in hun ontwikkeling, zodat zij met meer vertrouwen hun rol kunnen pakken binnen het team.

Lees het volledige verhaal hier: https://hubs.li/Q04fMCNn0

Today marks the start of National Nurses Week and National Nurses Day in the US. This year’s theme, “The Power of Nurses™,” is a reminder of the extraordinary impact nurses have every day, in every corner of healthcare.

In perioperative care, nurses are the heart of the OR. They bring calm to high-pressure moments, support their teams through every case, and deliver exceptional care when patients need it most. Their skill, compassion, resilience, and teamwork make an extraordinary difference behind the scenes and at the bedside.

This week, we celebrate the nurses who show up with dedication, empathy, and strength day after day. Thank you for all that you do for your patients, your colleagues, and the future of healthcare.

Happy National Nurses Week and National Nurses Day. 💙

Deze week zijn we aanwezig op het 42ste VVOV-Congres in Oostende 🇧🇪

We kijken er enorm naar uit om onze Belgische klanten weer te spreken, nieuwe mensen te ontmoeten en vooral te horen wat er speelt op de OK. Want juist die inzichten helpen ons om beter te ondersteunen waar het écht telt: in de dagelijkse praktijk van het operatiekwartier.

Onze collega’s Eva en Marleen zijn erbij om ervaringen te delen, mee te denken en te laten zien hoe Incision Assist teams helpt om met meer vertrouwen en rust te werken. Door kennis op het juiste moment beschikbaar te maken, ondersteunen we teams in hun voorbereiding, samenwerking en groei.

Werkt u op of rond de OK en bent u aanwezig? Kom gerust langs voor een gesprek. We leren graag van uw ervaringen en delen met plezier wat wij zien bij andere teams.

Tot in Oostende!

HSPA 2026 was a special one for us.

It was energizing to spend time with so many dedicated sterile processing professionals and hear openly about the realities teams are facing today. One thing came through clearly: the need for accessible, practical education and competency tracking is only growing.

An absolute highlight for us was Aimee’s educational session during the Leadership Seminar, together with OhioHealth, titled “Digital Education to Strengthen Team Wellbeing & Performance.” We truly appreciated the strong turnout and the engagement in the room. It’s clear this topic resonates.

We also hosted dinners on multiple evenings with both current partners and new connections. These moments created space for deeper and more open conversations. We shared experiences, exchanged ideas, and simply enjoyed time together outside of the conference setting.

Looking back, it’s exciting to see how much Incision has evolved. We entered the SPD space with a single eLearning program a few years ago. Today, we’re presenting MySPD, bringing together education and competency tracking to better support SPD teams, and working alongside other innovators in the field to keep raising the bar.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, shared their perspective, and spent time with us. These conversations continue to shape how we support SPD teams moving forward.