Discussion Forum

The purpose of the HSPA Network Discussion Forum is to engage in friendly and professional discussions with your colleagues and to share knowledge about Sterile Processing issues on a peer-to-peer basis. The HSPA Network is not to be construed as an “Ask the Expert” platform, and technical questions should first be addressed to the device and product manufacturers’ instructions, AAMI standards and other professional guidelines, federal and state regulations, and hospital policies and procedures.

Access to the HSPA Network is an exclusive benefit of HSPA members. Those without membership cannot view or post content in the HSPA Network. If your HSPA membership lapses or has been discontinued, your forum posts will remain, but you will no longer have access to view or edit them.

Discussions, opinions, and debates are welcomed, however, keep your posts focused on the ideas you are trying to communicate. Be respectful of others when interacting within the forum.

HSPA Network participants must adhere to the following guidelines to keep the discussions professional and friendly for all users at all times. Under no circumstances will any of the following be tolerated or considered permissible within this forum:

Respectful Engagement

• Treat all members with respect.
• Harassment of any kind will not be tolerated.
• Personal attacks on other members are strictly prohibited.
• Any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials will be removed.
• Personal attacks on other members are strictly prohibited.

Posting Guidelines 

• Ensure posts are relevant and categorized properly in the correct group.
• Messages and resources posted are visible to all and subject to libel, slander, and antitrust laws.
• Promotional or advertising content is not permitted.
• Solicitation without written consent from HSPA is strictly prohibited.
• HSPA reserves the right to remove any promotional messages.

Confidentiality & Intellectual Property 

• Content posted on the Network is not confidential — do not disclose proprietary or sensitive information.
• Respect intellectual property rights — only post materials you have created or have permission to use, with proper attribution to content creators.

Please note: Violations will either be edited or removed completely from the site, and violators are subject to denial of admittance for any infraction, at the discretion of HSPA Network moderators.

Moderators are monitoring the discussion forum. If posts are discovered to be in violation of the Rules and Regulations, the moderators have the right to remove part or all of your post without warning.

This website is private property. HSPA reserves the right to delete any post or ban any user for any reason whatsoever, even if not specifically covered in these guidelines. By proceeding beyond the login page you agree to abide by these rules and the terms and conditions of this forum.

All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of HSPA Network nor Forj (developers of the Forum Platform) will be held responsible for the content of any message.