Upcoming Webinars
AORN webinars are developed for perioperative professionals and those who work in the perioperative setting to help advance their career and understand hot topics.
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All AORN Webinars
November
Environmental Cleaning in the Perioperative Setting
Date: 11/9/09
Time: 2 - 3pm MSTThis presentation will cover AORN's current recommended practices for environmental cleaning and disinfection in the surgical practice setting. These recommendations are intended as achievable guidelines which can be adapted. Careful application of these recommended practices should result in a clean environment for surgical patients and minimize the exposure risk for health care personnel and patients to potentially infectious microorganisms.
Speaker: Rose E. Seavey, RN, BS, MBA, CNOR, ACSP
Investment Information:
Member - $79
Non-Member - $129This activity is worth 1 CE upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Member - $5
Non-Member - $10
Respiratory Protection and Challenges for Perioperative Personnel
Date: 11/18/09
Time: 2 - 3pm MSTThis timely webinar will discuss current issues around respiratory protection for perioperative personnel. Speakers will focus on risk assessment, challenges and current best practices to protect healthcare workers from aerosolized contaminants.
Speaker:
Investment Information:
Member - FREE
Non-Member - $129This activity is worth 1 CE upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Member - $5
Non-Member - $10
December
The Legal Aspects of the EMR/EHR
Date: 12/9/09
Time: 2 - 3pm MSTThis presentation will delve into the legal aspects of the electronic medical record (EMR) and why understanding of and adherence to the organization's EMR policies and procedures are important for the perioperative nurse. The attendee will learn how the EMR can become a basic tool in the risk reduction process; thus fostering patient safety. In addition, the linkage between the EMR and the electronic health record(EHR) and the challenges faced by all organizations in response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) will be discussed.
Speaker: Kathleen A. Catalano, RN, JD, FHMSS
Investment Information:
Member - FREE
Non-Member - $129This activity is worth 1 CE upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Member - $5
Non-Member - $10 -
Perioperative Webinar Series
November
Respiratory Protection and Challenges for Perioperative Personnel
Date: 11/18/2009
Time: 2 - 3pm MST
This timely webinar will discuss current issues around respiratory protection for perioperative personnel. Speakers will focus on risk assessment, challenges and current best practices to protect healthcare workers from aerosolized contaminants.
Speaker:Investment Information:
Member - FREE
Non-Member - $129
This activity is worth 1 CE upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Member - $5
Non-Member - $10
Register Now
December
The Legal Aspects of the EMR/EHR
Date: 12/9/10
Time: 2 - 3pm MSTThis presentation will delve into the legal aspects of the electronic medical record (EMR) and why understanding of and adherence to the organization's EMR policies and procedures are important for the perioperative nurse. The attendee will learn how the EMR can become a basic tool in the risk reduction process; thus fostering patient safety. In addition, the linkage between the EMR and the electronic health record(EHR) and the challenges faced by all organizations in response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) will be discussed.
Speaker: Kathleen A. Catalano, RN, JD, FHMSS
Investment Information:
Member - FREE
Non-Member - $129This activity is worth 1 CE upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Member - $5
Non-Member - $10
AORN Thanks the AORN Education Corporate Sponsor Colorado Technical University who makes the quarterly Perioperative Webinar Series possible.
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General Perioperative Practice
September
Safe Practices for Sterile Medication Handling
Date: 9/28/09
Time: 2 - 3pm MDTThis webinar will identify the activities of contamination that have lead to postoperative infections associated with handling sterile medications and discuss safe practices for needles and syringe use.
Speaker: Cecil King, RN, MS, CNOR
Investment Information:
Member - $79
Non-Member - $129This activity is worth 1 CE upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Member - $5
Non-Member - $10To Register Please Call Customer Service at 800-755-2676, Ext. 1.
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Ambulatory
September
ASC Update:Impact of Health Reform Proposals and Medicare Rules
Date: 9/22/2009
Time: 2 - 3pm MDT
Learn the latest regarding process and high level impact to the ASC related to the proposed rule from Medicare. The potential impact in three areas will be explored: quality measures, conditions of coverage, and procedures performed in the ASC.
Speaker: Craig Jeffries, Esq.
Investment Information:
Member - $79
Non-Member - $129
This activity is worth 1 CE upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Member - $5
Non-Member - $10
Register Now
October
Sterilization Issues in the Ambulatory Setting
Date: 10/13/2009
Time: 2 - 3pm MDT
Hear a leading expert discuss how to implement the sterilization recommended practice in the ASC. This is your opportunity to ask questions and get answers you need to ensure your ASC is practicing within the recommended practices.
Speaker: Cynthia Spry, RN, MSN, MA, CNOR
Investment Information:
Member - $79
Non-Member - $129
This activity is worth 1 CE upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Member - $5
Non-Member - $10
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Specialty Assembly
For AORN members only. Please check back for the Specialty Assembly webinar schedule.
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Perioperative Products & Services
Standardized Perioperative Framework
Date: 9/29/2009 - This webinar is full.
Time: 4 - 5pm MDTUnderstand how a standardized language and workflow for perioperative nurses and management will lead to safer, more effective, and more efficient patient-centered care. This webinar will discuss the deficits in the current state of the perioperative record and plan of care and address the need for a standardized perioperative framework.
Investment Information:
FREE
This activity is worth 1 CE upon completion of webinar evaluation. -
Accreditation Statement
AORN is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
AORN is provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 13019.
Check with your state board of nursing for acceptability of education content for relicensure.
AORN recognizes these activities as continuing education for registered nurses. This recognition does not imply that AORN or the American Nurses Credentialing Center approves or endorses products mentioned in the activity.
AORN reserves the right to substitute equally qualified presenters in case of an emergency and to cancel or substitute sessions.