Upcoming eCongress Sessions

Additional eCongress sessions coming soon!

October 

Update on TIGER Initiative

Michelle R. Troseth, MSN, RN, DPNAP

This presentation will highlight a landmark nursing initiative that is still in progress and that is answering the call to transform nursing with evidence and informatics (Technology and Informatics Guiding Education Reform – TIGER). The presenter will take participants on a journey of the TIGER Story beginning with the call for action in 2004.

November 

Faculty Hour: A New Dimension in Innovation and Collaboration

Speakers:  Charlotte L. Guglielmi, MA, BSN, RN, CNOR; Elena G. Canacari, RN, CNOR; Sharon Muret-Wagstaff, PhD, MPA

Learn how 90-day rapid cycle, multidisciplinary teams can influence safe care, and how innovation and collaboration can impact team building in perioperative services as demonstrated in case presentations.

December 

Sharps Safety: It's A Team Effort 

Presented by Members of the Clinical Nursing Practice Committee.
Donna A. Ford, MSN, RN-BC, CNOR; Ramon Berguer, MD, FACS; Deborah Spratt, MPA, BSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, CRCST, CHL

The risk for percutaneous sharps injury is always present in the OR setting. The OR is unique in that many sharps are handled frequently, by multiple personnel, usually in the restricted space of the sterile field. Therefore, implementing effective sharps safety practices is a team effort and requires the buy-in of everyone on the team. You have the AORN Sharps Safety Tool Kit. Now, how do you get everyone on board?