Use checklists to keep your veterinary tools clean

To keep track of when our surgical cold sterile solution needs to be changed and our autoclave needs cleaning, we hang a checklist on the wall near these items. This visual reminder helps us stay on track. (Don't have time to make your own checklist? Head to http://dvm360.com/checklist to download samples.)

—Heather Pressdee, CVT, lead technician

Twinbrook Animal Clinic

Valencia, Pa.