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Patrick Voight, RN, BSN, MSA, CNOR
President
Voight has been a member of AORN since 1992 and an RN with more than 20 years of experience. He is a member of the Michigan Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau. He is the past co-chair of the Michigan Council of periOperative Registered Nurses (MCRON), Michigan legislative coordinator, regional state coordinator on the National AORN Membership Committee and past president of the Metro-Detroit AORN Chapter. He has been a member of the BIC, Leadership, and Cardiovascular Specialty Assemblies, and a past BIC Governing Council member and newsletter editor. He has served two two-year terms on the national AORN board of directors and is currently serving as AORN President.
As a perioperative nurse consultant and interim manager he has worked in over 30 different operating rooms in over 15 states. His previous employment includes: The Cleveland Clinic of Ohio and Florida, The Detroit Medical Center, Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Systems, and is currently a senior manager in the health care consulting practice of Deloitte & Touche. He is the firm's lead content expert for perioperative services. In addition to Patrick's consulting responsibilities, he is managing the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions in Washington DC. Patrick's responsibility at the Center includes, overseeing the Center's Pay for Quality research agenda and directly staffing former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson.
Charlotte Guglielmi, RN, BSN, MA, CNOR
President-Elect
Charlotte Guglielmi is the perioperative nurse specialist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, where she has been a perioperative nurse for 33 years. Guglielmi has been a member of AORN since 1985. She has been active in Massachusetts Chapter 1 for many years, where she is currently serving on the Board of Directors as corresponding secretary, having served previously as president, vice president, recording and corresponding secretaries, as well as on numerous committees. On the national level, she is currently President-Elect, having also served as Vice President, Secretary and a member of the AORN Board of Directors, chair of the Nominating Committee, and on numerous national committees and task forces. She is the AORN representative to the American College of Surgeons Committee on High Performance Teams and the Council for Surgical and Perioperative Safety. She was the 2001 recipient of the AORN Award for Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Clinical Practice.
Anne Marie Herlehy, RN, MS, CNOR
Vice President
Anne Marie Herlehy completed her undergraduate nursing studies at Rush University in 1993. She obtained a masters of science in Nursing Administration from DePaul University in 1997. She is now enrolled in a Doctoral program at Rush University.
Herlehy's involvement in AORN began early in her nursing career as she served in her local chapter as Board Member, president-elect, vice president and president. At the national level, Herlehy has been the chair of the National Research Committee, Nurse Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist, Specialty Assembly and Illinois Sate Council besides serving as a resource person in multiple capacities.
Herlehy's career has been in perioperative administration and education. She is currently an Administrative Director for Perioperative Services at Alexian Brothers Medical Center and a faculty member at Rush University Medical Center, in Chicago.
Deborah G. Spratt, RN, BSN, MPA, CNOR, NEA-BC
Secretary
Deborah Spratt is the Clinical Director of PeriOperative Services at Highland Hospital in Rochester, New York. She is responsible for the operational and long term planning for the pre, intra, and post operative activities for a 12 room OR Suite and Sterile Processing.
Previously she was Director of Value Analysis/Nursing Clinical Specialists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Ms. Spratt also was the Nurse Manager in the OR at Strong Memorial Hospital, providing administrative and clinical leadership for more that 150 perioperative RNs and technicians. She participated in strategic and operational planning and management activities for a 27 room OR Suite, working with the management team at Strong Health's Highland Hospital to ensure a smooth transition of information, policies and procedures, and cases between the two facilities.
Prior to joining Strong Memorial, Ms. Spratt was Clinical Director of the Lattimore Community Surgicenter in Rochester, NY. Before joining Lattimore, Ms. Spratt was Manager of Surgical Services at Highland Hospital. She earned her Diploma in Nursing from Highland Hospital and her BSN from Alfred University in New York. In 1990 she graduated from the State University at Brockport with a Masters in Public Administration. In 1979 Ms. Spratt achieved her CNOR, and in 1993 obtained her CNAA. She has been a perioperative Nurse since 1973, and a member of AORN since 1975. She contributed to the AORN publications, Ambulatory Surgery Principles and Practice, and Leadership in Action-A Manager's Guide to Success. She is one of several authors of the book Operating Room Management. Ms Spratt has testified as an expert witness in the areas of Ambulatory/Office Based Surgery and OR Nursing Practice, and is a member of the New York State Department of Health Committee on Quality Assurance in Office Based Surgery and the New York State Procedural and Surgical Site Verification Panel (PSSVP). Ms Spratt is an active member of the upstate New York AORN Chapter. She is a member of the Ambulatory Surgery and Leadership specialty assemblies, and has served on the governing council for each specialty assembly. She was a member of the AORN Governance Task Force., the SpecialtyAssemblies Futures Task Force, and is a member and past chiar of the Workplace Safety Task Force. Ms Spratt was a member (2003-2004) and Chair of the 2004-2005 AORN Nominating Committee. Ms. Spratt is the AORN Secretary.
Anne Fairchild, RN, BSN, MS, CNOR
Treasurer
Anne Fairchild received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma and her Masters of Science in Healthcare Administration from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Fairchild has been in the OR environment most of her career and in Surgical Services leadership roles for 20 years. She is currently working as a Leadership and Surgical Services Consultant assisting healthcare facilities and systems nationwide to improve performance and conserve resources. She has expertise in nursing and surgical services leadership, customer satisfaction, productivity, performance improvement, nursing practice, regulatory compliance, budget and finance, materials management, and physician liaison activities.
Fairchild has been active in AORN and her state council for many years. She has served as Chapter President, Nominating Committee Member, and Board Member for her local chapter of AORN, and was a founding member and chair of the Oklahoma State Council of Perioperative Nurses. She attended 9 of the last 10 Congresses as a delegate or alternate, has served on AORN task forces and committees, and has been a member of the Leadership, Ambulatory, and Business, Industry & Consulting Specialty Assemblies for many years as well.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rhonda Anders, RN, BSN, MSM, CNOR
Rhonda Anders is the Director for Medical and Surgical Nursing at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. Working with a large contingent of Registered Nurses primarily focusing on post-surgical care, Rhonda's principal focus is assuring safe passage for patients, while promoting a healthy work environment for employees and physicians. Rhonda chairs the Perioperative Patient Safety Committee which endeavors to assure adherence to standards across the St. Francis system, while striving for evidence-based practice throughout Perioperative Services. Rhonda has served as President of her local chapter, AORN of Greater Indianapolis, past chair of the National Committee on Education, past chair of the Nurse Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialty Assembly, past member of the Nominating Committee and Membership Committee, and current member of the AORN Board of Directors.
Peter Graves, RN, BSN, CNOR
Peter Graves serves as the senior clinical nurse for Molnlycke Health Care based in Dallas, Texas. Responsibilities include producing and delivering clinical education to health care professionals, assisting with research, and serving as a subject matter specialist. Peter graduated from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona with a BS in Nursing in 1989. He is a member of the Dallas, Texas chapter of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, and the Association of Professionals in Infection Control, Inc. Peter has published numerous papers and has spoken extensively both nationally and internationally.
Darin Prescott, RN, BSN, CNOR, CASC
Prescott has been a perioperative nurse since 1994. He is presently employed at St. Cloud Hospital in the role of Perioperative Educator. His past experiences have included roles as a staff nurse, nurse manager, unit coordinator and director. Currently, he is responsible for continuing education, orientation, and facilitating work teams within the areas of perioperative care; including outpatient areas, operating room, post-anesthesia care unit and central processing departments.
He received his associate of applied science degree in nursing from St. Mary's Campus of the College of St. Catherine in 1993 and his BSN from the University of Phoenix in 2006. He is presently enrolled and working on a dual MSN/MBA degree through the University of Phoenix. Prescott also serves on the advisory committees of St. Cloud Technical College, Rasmussen College and High Tech Institute's Surgical Technology Programs. He is also an instructor for the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Perioperative Nursing Course 101. In 2006, Prescott received the AORN Next Generation Achievement Award in recognition for professionalism and dedication to perioperative nursing. In 2007, he was invited to join Sigma Theta Tau International in recognition of his leadership in nursing.
Prescott's leadership service as a member of professional nursing organizations includes:
" AORN Board of Directors (elected 2009-2011)
" Minnesota Board of Nursing Board Member (appointed 2005-2009)
" Minnesota Board of Nursing Secretary (elected 2006-2007)
" AORN Nominating Committee (elected 2005-2007)
" AORN Rural/Small Hospital Specialty Assembly Governing Council (appointed 2001-2004)
" AORN Ambulatory Surgery Specialty Assembly Coordinating Council (appointed 2006-2009)
" AORN Next Generation Task Force (appointed 2004-2005)
" Minnesota Nurses Association Multicultural Task Force (appointed 2004-2007)
" Competency & Credentialing Institute Item Writer/Reviewer for CNOR exam (2002-2006)
Rosemarie Schroeder, RN, BSN, CNOR
Currently Director of Surgical Services at St. Joseph's Hospital with Ministry Health Care in Marshfield, Wisconsin. She manages 19 OR's, PACU/PreOp and Central Services at this Level II Trauma Center in North Central Wisconsin. Rosemarie Schroeder was the Administrative Director at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri.
Prior to joining Cox Health, Schroeder was OR Manager at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and a staff nurse and RNFA at University Hospital and a Nurse Manager at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before joining the CMC system, she held positions at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina, Norman Municipal Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma, and St. Mary's Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin. She graduated in 1973 from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, with a BS in Nursing. She completed a course in First Assisting at Perioperative Plus in Phoenix, Arizona in 1998 and a Clinical Leadership course at UNC in 2004.
Schroeder has been a member of AORN since 1980 and has spoken at conferences locally, regionally and nationally on many perioperative topics, including Total Joints, Quality Improvement and Legislative Grassroots Involvement. She co-authored an article on legislative efforts in the AORN Journal. She was named to the NC Great 100 Nurses in 1998. She has held various offices, including Chair on the AORN Chapter level and the NC State Council. She was a member of the national AORN Legislative Committee and a member and Chair of the Education Committee.
Rose E. Seavey, RN, BS, MBA, CNOR, ACSP
Seavey is the President/CEO of Seavey Healthcare Consulting, Inc. and former director of the sterile processing department at the Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Seavey served on the AORN National Nomination Committee in 2005-2007. She served as the national president of the American Society of Healthcare Central Service Professionals (ASHCSP) in 2003. Seavey was the recipient of the 2002 National Educator of the Year award from that organization. In 2001, Seavey was honored with the national AORN award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Nurse Education. Seavey is a member of the AAMI Sterilization working group committees that are developing recommended practices and is currently a co-chair for the AAMI ST8, Hospital Steam Sterilizers. She has lectured and authored many articles on various topics relating to perioperative service and sterile processing, locally, nationally and internationally.
Victoria Steelman, PhD, RN, CNOR, FAAN
Dr. Steelman has been a perioperative nurse for over 25 years. She is a perioperative advanced practice nurse at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She has extensive expertise with evidence-based practice, and has focused on implementing evidence based practice changes for 19 years. To heighten awareness about evidence-based practice, she designed and developed the content for the Perioperative QuizBowl, which has become an annual event. She has extensively published and presented about issues related safe patient care in the operating room, including primary or contributing authorship of many AORN Recommended Practices. She is well recognized for these activities and received two Outstanding Achievement awards from AORN for this work. In 2008, she received the AORN Award for Excellence in recognition of her contributions to perioperative nursing. In 2007, she was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing in recognition of the national and global impact of her work.
David Wyatt, RN, MPH, CNOR
David is responsible for operational management and clinical leadership for perioperative services and transplant service including the OR, PACU, Preoperative assessment and holding, Day Surgery, CS, OR Materials Management, and GI/Endoscopy. He directly supervises eight managers with responsibility for approximately 230 FTEs. In addition to the clinical leadership Mr. Wyatt is involved in strategic development and physician relations for the surgery service line.
Mr. Wyatt has been involved in information technology implementations in the Perioperative setting including scheduling, intraoperative documentation, as well as selection processes for hospital-wide systems. He has worked on several projects related to performance improvement, patient outcome management and patient safety-designing methods of data collection based from computerized documentation. Currently, Mr. Wyatt is a PhD student with research interests in; health promotion, best practices in healthcare and organizational behavior.
President
Voight has been a member of AORN since 1992 and an RN with more than 20 years of experience. He is a member of the Michigan Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau. He is the past co-chair of the Michigan Council of periOperative Registered Nurses (MCRON), Michigan legislative coordinator, regional state coordinator on the National AORN Membership Committee and past president of the Metro-Detroit AORN Chapter. He has been a member of the BIC, Leadership, and Cardiovascular Specialty Assemblies, and a past BIC Governing Council member and newsletter editor. He has served two two-year terms on the national AORN board of directors and is currently serving as AORN President. As a perioperative nurse consultant and interim manager he has worked in over 30 different operating rooms in over 15 states. His previous employment includes: The Cleveland Clinic of Ohio and Florida, The Detroit Medical Center, Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Systems, and is currently a senior manager in the health care consulting practice of Deloitte & Touche. He is the firm's lead content expert for perioperative services. In addition to Patrick's consulting responsibilities, he is managing the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions in Washington DC. Patrick's responsibility at the Center includes, overseeing the Center's Pay for Quality research agenda and directly staffing former Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson.
Charlotte Guglielmi, RN, BSN, MA, CNOR
President-Elect
Charlotte Guglielmi is the perioperative nurse specialist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, where she has been a perioperative nurse for 33 years. Guglielmi has been a member of AORN since 1985. She has been active in Massachusetts Chapter 1 for many years, where she is currently serving on the Board of Directors as corresponding secretary, having served previously as president, vice president, recording and corresponding secretaries, as well as on numerous committees. On the national level, she is currently President-Elect, having also served as Vice President, Secretary and a member of the AORN Board of Directors, chair of the Nominating Committee, and on numerous national committees and task forces. She is the AORN representative to the American College of Surgeons Committee on High Performance Teams and the Council for Surgical and Perioperative Safety. She was the 2001 recipient of the AORN Award for Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Clinical Practice.Anne Marie Herlehy, RN, MS, CNOR
Vice President
Anne Marie Herlehy completed her undergraduate nursing studies at Rush University in 1993. She obtained a masters of science in Nursing Administration from DePaul University in 1997. She is now enrolled in a Doctoral program at Rush University.Herlehy's involvement in AORN began early in her nursing career as she served in her local chapter as Board Member, president-elect, vice president and president. At the national level, Herlehy has been the chair of the National Research Committee, Nurse Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist, Specialty Assembly and Illinois Sate Council besides serving as a resource person in multiple capacities.
Herlehy's career has been in perioperative administration and education. She is currently an Administrative Director for Perioperative Services at Alexian Brothers Medical Center and a faculty member at Rush University Medical Center, in Chicago.
Deborah G. Spratt, RN, BSN, MPA, CNOR, NEA-BC
Secretary
Deborah Spratt is the Clinical Director of PeriOperative Services at Highland Hospital in Rochester, New York. She is responsible for the operational and long term planning for the pre, intra, and post operative activities for a 12 room OR Suite and Sterile Processing.Previously she was Director of Value Analysis/Nursing Clinical Specialists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Ms. Spratt also was the Nurse Manager in the OR at Strong Memorial Hospital, providing administrative and clinical leadership for more that 150 perioperative RNs and technicians. She participated in strategic and operational planning and management activities for a 27 room OR Suite, working with the management team at Strong Health's Highland Hospital to ensure a smooth transition of information, policies and procedures, and cases between the two facilities.
Prior to joining Strong Memorial, Ms. Spratt was Clinical Director of the Lattimore Community Surgicenter in Rochester, NY. Before joining Lattimore, Ms. Spratt was Manager of Surgical Services at Highland Hospital. She earned her Diploma in Nursing from Highland Hospital and her BSN from Alfred University in New York. In 1990 she graduated from the State University at Brockport with a Masters in Public Administration. In 1979 Ms. Spratt achieved her CNOR, and in 1993 obtained her CNAA. She has been a perioperative Nurse since 1973, and a member of AORN since 1975. She contributed to the AORN publications, Ambulatory Surgery Principles and Practice, and Leadership in Action-A Manager's Guide to Success. She is one of several authors of the book Operating Room Management. Ms Spratt has testified as an expert witness in the areas of Ambulatory/Office Based Surgery and OR Nursing Practice, and is a member of the New York State Department of Health Committee on Quality Assurance in Office Based Surgery and the New York State Procedural and Surgical Site Verification Panel (PSSVP). Ms Spratt is an active member of the upstate New York AORN Chapter. She is a member of the Ambulatory Surgery and Leadership specialty assemblies, and has served on the governing council for each specialty assembly. She was a member of the AORN Governance Task Force., the SpecialtyAssemblies Futures Task Force, and is a member and past chiar of the Workplace Safety Task Force. Ms Spratt was a member (2003-2004) and Chair of the 2004-2005 AORN Nominating Committee. Ms. Spratt is the AORN Secretary.
Anne Fairchild, RN, BSN, MS, CNOR
Treasurer
Anne Fairchild received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, Oklahoma and her Masters of Science in Healthcare Administration from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma.Fairchild has been in the OR environment most of her career and in Surgical Services leadership roles for 20 years. She is currently working as a Leadership and Surgical Services Consultant assisting healthcare facilities and systems nationwide to improve performance and conserve resources. She has expertise in nursing and surgical services leadership, customer satisfaction, productivity, performance improvement, nursing practice, regulatory compliance, budget and finance, materials management, and physician liaison activities.
Fairchild has been active in AORN and her state council for many years. She has served as Chapter President, Nominating Committee Member, and Board Member for her local chapter of AORN, and was a founding member and chair of the Oklahoma State Council of Perioperative Nurses. She attended 9 of the last 10 Congresses as a delegate or alternate, has served on AORN task forces and committees, and has been a member of the Leadership, Ambulatory, and Business, Industry & Consulting Specialty Assemblies for many years as well.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rhonda Anders, RN, BSN, MSM, CNOR
Rhonda Anders is the Director for Medical and Surgical Nursing at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. Working with a large contingent of Registered Nurses primarily focusing on post-surgical care, Rhonda's principal focus is assuring safe passage for patients, while promoting a healthy work environment for employees and physicians. Rhonda chairs the Perioperative Patient Safety Committee which endeavors to assure adherence to standards across the St. Francis system, while striving for evidence-based practice throughout Perioperative Services. Rhonda has served as President of her local chapter, AORN of Greater Indianapolis, past chair of the National Committee on Education, past chair of the Nurse Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialty Assembly, past member of the Nominating Committee and Membership Committee, and current member of the AORN Board of Directors.Peter Graves, RN, BSN, CNOR
Peter Graves serves as the senior clinical nurse for Molnlycke Health Care based in Dallas, Texas. Responsibilities include producing and delivering clinical education to health care professionals, assisting with research, and serving as a subject matter specialist. Peter graduated from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona with a BS in Nursing in 1989. He is a member of the Dallas, Texas chapter of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, and the Association of Professionals in Infection Control, Inc. Peter has published numerous papers and has spoken extensively both nationally and internationally.Darin Prescott, RN, BSN, CNOR, CASC
Prescott has been a perioperative nurse since 1994. He is presently employed at St. Cloud Hospital in the role of Perioperative Educator. His past experiences have included roles as a staff nurse, nurse manager, unit coordinator and director. Currently, he is responsible for continuing education, orientation, and facilitating work teams within the areas of perioperative care; including outpatient areas, operating room, post-anesthesia care unit and central processing departments. He received his associate of applied science degree in nursing from St. Mary's Campus of the College of St. Catherine in 1993 and his BSN from the University of Phoenix in 2006. He is presently enrolled and working on a dual MSN/MBA degree through the University of Phoenix. Prescott also serves on the advisory committees of St. Cloud Technical College, Rasmussen College and High Tech Institute's Surgical Technology Programs. He is also an instructor for the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Perioperative Nursing Course 101. In 2006, Prescott received the AORN Next Generation Achievement Award in recognition for professionalism and dedication to perioperative nursing. In 2007, he was invited to join Sigma Theta Tau International in recognition of his leadership in nursing.
Prescott's leadership service as a member of professional nursing organizations includes:
" AORN Board of Directors (elected 2009-2011)
" Minnesota Board of Nursing Board Member (appointed 2005-2009)
" Minnesota Board of Nursing Secretary (elected 2006-2007)
" AORN Nominating Committee (elected 2005-2007)
" AORN Rural/Small Hospital Specialty Assembly Governing Council (appointed 2001-2004)
" AORN Ambulatory Surgery Specialty Assembly Coordinating Council (appointed 2006-2009)
" AORN Next Generation Task Force (appointed 2004-2005)
" Minnesota Nurses Association Multicultural Task Force (appointed 2004-2007)
" Competency & Credentialing Institute Item Writer/Reviewer for CNOR exam (2002-2006)
Rosemarie Schroeder, RN, BSN, CNOR
Currently Director of Surgical Services at St. Joseph's Hospital with Ministry Health Care in Marshfield, Wisconsin. She manages 19 OR's, PACU/PreOp and Central Services at this Level II Trauma Center in North Central Wisconsin. Rosemarie Schroeder was the Administrative Director at Cox Health in Springfield, Missouri. Prior to joining Cox Health, Schroeder was OR Manager at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and a staff nurse and RNFA at University Hospital and a Nurse Manager at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before joining the CMC system, she held positions at Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina, Norman Municipal Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma, and St. Mary's Hospital, Madison, Wisconsin. She graduated in 1973 from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, with a BS in Nursing. She completed a course in First Assisting at Perioperative Plus in Phoenix, Arizona in 1998 and a Clinical Leadership course at UNC in 2004.
Schroeder has been a member of AORN since 1980 and has spoken at conferences locally, regionally and nationally on many perioperative topics, including Total Joints, Quality Improvement and Legislative Grassroots Involvement. She co-authored an article on legislative efforts in the AORN Journal. She was named to the NC Great 100 Nurses in 1998. She has held various offices, including Chair on the AORN Chapter level and the NC State Council. She was a member of the national AORN Legislative Committee and a member and Chair of the Education Committee.
Rose E. Seavey, RN, BS, MBA, CNOR, ACSP
Seavey is the President/CEO of Seavey Healthcare Consulting, Inc. and former director of the sterile processing department at the Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Seavey served on the AORN National Nomination Committee in 2005-2007. She served as the national president of the American Society of Healthcare Central Service Professionals (ASHCSP) in 2003. Seavey was the recipient of the 2002 National Educator of the Year award from that organization. In 2001, Seavey was honored with the national AORN award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Nurse Education. Seavey is a member of the AAMI Sterilization working group committees that are developing recommended practices and is currently a co-chair for the AAMI ST8, Hospital Steam Sterilizers. She has lectured and authored many articles on various topics relating to perioperative service and sterile processing, locally, nationally and internationally.Victoria Steelman, PhD, RN, CNOR, FAAN
Dr. Steelman has been a perioperative nurse for over 25 years. She is a perioperative advanced practice nurse at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She has extensive expertise with evidence-based practice, and has focused on implementing evidence based practice changes for 19 years. To heighten awareness about evidence-based practice, she designed and developed the content for the Perioperative QuizBowl, which has become an annual event. She has extensively published and presented about issues related safe patient care in the operating room, including primary or contributing authorship of many AORN Recommended Practices. She is well recognized for these activities and received two Outstanding Achievement awards from AORN for this work. In 2008, she received the AORN Award for Excellence in recognition of her contributions to perioperative nursing. In 2007, she was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing in recognition of the national and global impact of her work.David Wyatt, RN, MPH, CNOR
David is responsible for operational management and clinical leadership for perioperative services and transplant service including the OR, PACU, Preoperative assessment and holding, Day Surgery, CS, OR Materials Management, and GI/Endoscopy. He directly supervises eight managers with responsibility for approximately 230 FTEs. In addition to the clinical leadership Mr. Wyatt is involved in strategic development and physician relations for the surgery service line.Mr. Wyatt has been involved in information technology implementations in the Perioperative setting including scheduling, intraoperative documentation, as well as selection processes for hospital-wide systems. He has worked on several projects related to performance improvement, patient outcome management and patient safety-designing methods of data collection based from computerized documentation. Currently, Mr. Wyatt is a PhD student with research interests in; health promotion, best practices in healthcare and organizational behavior.