The Healthcare Surfaces Institute (HSI) presents Beyond the Surface, a compelling podcast exploring the foundational role of surfaces in healthcare environments and their impact on patient safety. Each episode delves into key topics like Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs), surface contamination, innovative materials, the role of surfaces in healthcare environment and how and why they support or hinder effective cleaning and disinfection practices.
Featuring healthcare professionals, infection control experts, materials scientists, and HAI survivors, this podcast blends powerful personal stories with expert insights to drive the critical changes that need to take place for improved infection prevention. Tune in to gain valuable knowledge and help create safer healthcare environments.
In this episode, we dive into a completely overlooked surface and discuss a comment that was made recently as a person tried to understand what do surfaces have to do with EVS and cleaning and disinfection. Justin McKay, Co-Founder of RadCare Services, shares the personal story that sparked his mission to change how healthcare systems approach cleaning, disinfection, and accountability. After experiencing a preventable infection from shared protective equipment, Justin uncovered a widespread ...
4 Feb 2026
Understanding UV Disinfection Technologies
In this episode, Linda Lybert sits down with Peter Gordon, Board of Education member, UV industry veteran, and volunteer with UV4Good, a nonprofit dedicated to education around photonic disinfection. Together, they unpack the complexities healthcare leaders face when choosing and using UV systems. Peter breaks down: The different types of UV emitters (LED, mercury, xenon) and what they’re actually good forWhy line‑of‑sight, room layout, and human behavior can make or break effectivenessHow to...
6 Nov 2025
Building a Culture of Prevention
Public health leader Aaron Woodall joins Linda Lybert to examine how collaboration and shared accountability among healthcare teams proactively reduces infections and strengthens safety culture; this is an interview.
12 Sept 2025
An Expert’s View From the Hospital Bed: Inside the ER Experience
Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner shares his unique dual perspective as a patient and healthcare safety expert, revealing critical insights into ER experiences and infection prevention with host Linda.
29 Aug 2025
Why Clean Environments Save Lives: Patient Safety & Environmental Services
Iris Verdi, Director of Strategic Accounts for Healthcare at KBS, discusses with the host how environmental services ensure patient safety through effective disinfection and compliance in hospitals.
13 Aug 2025
The Disease Detective: Making the Invisible Visible in Healthcare Cleaning
Epidemiologist Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner and host Linda discuss bridging the gap between healthcare cleaning regulations and practical implementation.
2 Jul 2025
The Hidden Threat: Understanding and Combating Biofilm in Healthcare Environments
Microbiology professor Dr. Rodney E. Rohde explains how biofilm develops in healthcare, why it resists disinfectants, and what role surfaces play in infection prevention.
4 Jun 2025
Proving the Power of Clean: Validating Disinfection in Healthcare with Mike Staver
Mike Staver and Linda Lybert discuss validating cleaning protocols in healthcare through data-backed practices, highlighting the importance of infection control and patient safety in this interview episode.
7 May 2025
The Challenge of Cleaning Medical Devices: A Case Study on Potential Patient Risks
Cleaning and disinfecting medical devices and patient care equipment is challenging at best. In this segment, Barbara Strain and Linda Lybert discuss the case study “Surface disinfection incompatibility with medical devices creates potential patient risks.” This deep dive provided key insights and gaps that need to be addressed.
20 Mar 2025
Surviving HAIs: A Personal Journey from Infection to Advocacy
Did you know that 1 in 20 people who seek medical care will acquire an infection completely unrelated to what they sought care for? In this podcast, Jeanine Thomas, shares her HAI survivor story after battling multiple life-altering infections. She has taken her experience and turned it into advocacy as a founder of the MRSA Survivors Network. Glossary of Terms: • HAIs, or Healthcare Associated Infections, are infections that a person acquires entirely unrelated to the original reason ...
27 Feb 2025
What You Can't See Could Kill You - Introducing the Beyond the Surface Podcast
Understanding basic microbiology is critical in the battle against Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs). Join Linda Lybert and Dr. Rodney Rohde as they discuss the acquisition and transmission of microbes. Additional Resources: Why Surface Materials Matter Saving Lives in the Shadows of Healthcare | Rodney E. Rohde | TEDxTexasStateUniversityHear more from Dr. Rodney E. Rohde Publications from Dr. Rodney E. Rohde
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