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Changing technology and medical care needs are creating new demands for education and more focused specialization within the perioperative nursing field. There are 23 Specialty Assemblies that offer a formal structure within AORN to facilitate national networking of AORN members interested in a subspecialty or interest area. Now AORN is offering more ways than ever to get in touch with your colleagues through specialty assemblies including:

• Access to nursing practice consultants for each specialty assembly
• Online Communities of Practice available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for you to participate in discussion groups, share documents, information, and ideas, Network with peers in your practice area. Just login to the Specialty Assembly Online Communities of Practice!
• Monthly section in Connections, the AORN member newsletter, devoted to practice issues related to specific specialty areas
• Face-to-face educational conferences focused on specific practice areas

Purposes of the Specialty Assemblies include providing and promoting a dynamic network, serving as a forum for communication, identifying and exploring patient care issues, addressing current trends and issues, and promoting specialized education programming. Each Specialty Assembly is governed by a group called the Coordinating Council which is comprised of volunteer members. You must be a member of the Specialty Assembly to volunteer to serve as a Coordinating Council, committee, or task force member.

Specialty Assemblies offer you an opportunity to interact with other nursing leaders from across the nation who share an interest in your specialty. AORN nurse members are provided with membership in one Specialty Assembly as part of their annual AORN dues. Members may choose to join additional Specialty Assemblies ($15/each) and may belong to as many as they wish.

Specialty Assembly Mission Statement & Purpose
To meet the unique needs of the specialty by providing a voice for the specialty within AORN and a community for discussion, networking, and mentorship.

• Promote communication among RNs with similar work interests
• Provide a forum for networking
• Identify and explore patient care issues and promote specialized education
• Support the mission of AORN.