We sit down with healthcare writer and strategist Kara Nadeau to explore how story, language, and data elevate sterile processing from unseen labor to essential clinical practice. Her insights show why words shape budgets, why collaboration changes outcomes, and how every SPD professional can be heard.
• Kara’s journey from PR to medical technology journalism
• Discovering the complexity and stakes of sterile processing
• A lawsuit that underscores why SPD standards matter
• Trends toward recognition and stronger SPD voices
• Closing the expertise–respect gap with stories and data
• Building perioperative and infection prevention alliances
• Practical tactics to communicate SPD value internally
• Reframing SPD’s brand with precise language
• Encouragement for aspiring SPD writers to publish and speak
• How public awareness supports patient safety and investment
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