What CE has moved the needle on OR credibility and materials manager trust for you? I’m reworking our Q2 plan and favoring 20-minute, case-based modules on energy platform fundamentals, IFU literacy, and value analysis storytelling, but I want programs with rigorous assessments and live role-play that translate to tighter post-case follow-ups.
Make the ‘live role-play’ an OSCE-style station co-graded by a charge nurse and the materials manager with a 90% pass, then require a 48-hour post-case debrief note in the CRM tied to specific IFU steps — a flight simulator for reps. Small caveat: keep modules device-specific to avoid scatter; would you be open to having the OR educator co-own the rubric so it lands with the team?
Quick example: the biggest credibility bump came from a 12-minute IFU-to-timeout drill where the rep turns the IFU into a 20-second OR script and a single “if it faults, convert to X” line, co-graded by the OR educator and SPD lead — kept pass/fail tight and translated to cleaner follow-ups; just don’t let it sprawl past 15 minutes. @ethan_king45, would you add SPD as co-graders on your OSCE?
I’d add a 10-minute SPD/biomed crosswalk where reps run a live UDI/lot trace and a peel-pack integrity check, then log a timestamped variance note in the CRM within 24 hours — pass only with zero deviations. Would @SPDLead co-teach that segment so it lands with both OR and materials? It moves managers from polite to proactive and, as a caveat, works only if you score it tightly; think pit crew, not pit stop.
Not George Harrison — suggest a 5-minute stray-current demo with a pork model after ‘energy fundamentals’; cite AORN: AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice | AORN | AORN. Thoughts?