Process THIS! Episode 141: The AORN Sterile Processing & Supply Chain Specialty Assembly
From PROCESS THIS!, a Podcast by HSPA by Healthcare Sterile Processing Association
December 22, 2025
About this episode
In this episode, Casey Czarnowski interviews Julie Gorog about the role of AORN in advancing sterile processing and the activities of the Sterile Processing & Supply Chain Specialty Assembly.
Through the development of guidelines and education, AORN helps advance the science of sterile processing and promote it as an integral part of the surgical continuum. One way AORN works toward meeting that goal is through the activities of the Sterile Processing & Supply Chain Specialty Assembly. In episode 141, host Casey Czarnowski speaks with Julie Gorog, a long-time member of the Specialty Assembly who also serves as a Clinical Education Consultant with ASP. She discusses how AORN intersects with Sterile Processing (SP), explains the type of work in which the Specialty Assembly is involved throughout the year, and shares how SP professionals can get involved. ABOUT OUR GUEST Julie Gorog Clinical Education Consultant ASP Julie Gorog, RN, BSN, CNOR, has 28 years of combined clinical and supply chain experience, beginning as a perioperative nurse in 1997. In 2016, she joined Advanced Sterilization Products as a clinical education consultant, providing clinical expertise in sterilization and high-level disinfection. She provides education on best practices at AORN, APIC and HSPA conferences, as well as to staff in Operating Room, Sterile Processing and Endoscopy…
People in this episode
Host: Casey Czarnowski
Guest: Julie Gorog
Topics covered
- sterile processing
- supply chain
- surgical continuum
- clinical education
- AORN
Keywords
- sterile processing
- AORN
- supply chain
- clinical education
- surgical procedures
- disinfection
- best practices
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: AORN, ASP, HSPA
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