Previously Recorded Webinars
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Partner Webinars
- Cleaning and Disinfection Part 1
- Cleaning and Disinfection Part 2
- Instrument Inspection, Assembly, and Packaging
- Sterilization
- Special Concerns - Hot Topics in Reprocessing
- Storage and Handling of Sterile Packages
New AORN Recommended Practices
(A-Z)Advanced Practice
Ambulatory Surgery
Culture of Safety
Deep Vein Thrombosis, Prevention of
Documentation/Electronic Health Record
Evidence-Based Practice
Fire Safety
Hand Hygiene
Health Care Legislative Topics
Infection Prevention/Infection Control
IOM Report: the Future of Nursing
Joint Commission
Leadership/Professional Development
Malignant Hyperthermia
Medication Safety
Patient Diseases/ Patient Conditions
Pediatrics
Sharps Safety
Students in the Perioperative Setting
Surgical Counts
Teamwork/Collaboration
The Universal Protocol (Preoperative Verification/Site Marking/Time Out)
How to Avoid Death-by-PowerPoint
Speaker: Kathy Gaberson PhD, RN, CNOR, CNE, ANEF
Overview:
PowerPoint is a popular computer application for designing presentations used for teaching students and staff members or for giving presentations at meetings and conferences. Because of its wide variety of features and design options, some users develop presentations that overwhelm or annoy an audience with clutter, images, colors, motion, and sound. PowerPoint presentations also have been criticized for failing to promote active audience engagement. This webinar will discuss some common pitfalls of PowerPoint presentations and how to avoid them with purpose, simplicity, and consistency.
Objectives:
- Discuss the limitations of PowerPoint presentations for engaging an audience.
- Identify three common flaws in PowerPoint presentations.
- Use principles of visual media design to create effective PowerPoint presentations.
This webinar will award one (1.0) CH after evaluation completion
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expiration: May 10, 2013
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Framing the IOM Report to Fuel Organizational Engagement
Speaker: Michael R. Bleich, PhD, RN, FAAN
Overview:
This webinar is a recording of a presentation by Michael R. Bleich, PhD, RN, FAAN at the 2011 Leadership Conference in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Bleich describes the key messages and recommendations from the IOM Report -- The Future of Nursing Leading Change, Advancing Health, and how these directives serve as a framework for organizational action. Key concepts include development of strategic and operational objectives, communication and coordination of strategies.
Objectives:
- Relate IOM messages and recommendations to organizational leadership opportunities.
- Differentiate levels of engagement needed for taking action.
- Describe intra-professional and societal connectivity opportunities.
This webinar will award (1.25) CH after evaluation completion
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: webinar replay is FREE; evaluation is $10
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Contact Hours Expiration: May 6, 2013
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Bloodborne Pathogen Injuries in the OR: A Success Story
Speakers: Tracy Diffenderfer RN, MSN; Valerie Thayer RN, CIC
Overview:
The purpose of this presentation is to take you on our journey to decrease injuries in Operative Services. This journey began with surveillance that pointed to an opportunity for decreasing injuries. In order to effect this change the surveillance data was shared with Operative Services. Operative Services used this information as a catalyst for changes in the use of blunt suture and work process to decrease injuries.
Objectives:
- Define surveillance.
- Describe the impact of reporting injury data to affect change.
- Discuss measures implemented through the supply chain to increase safety and compliance.
- Identify measures implemented in the OR to improve safety and compliance.
- Describe the importance of a multidisciplinary approach.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion
Contact Hours: Member: FREE
Non-Member: webinar replay is FREE; evaluation is $10
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Contact Hours Expiration: April 26, 2013
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Sterile Processing Webinar Series for Ambulatory Surgery Centers, presented in partnership with IAHCSMM. This webinar series was funded through the AORN Foundation by a grant from 3M Foundation.
Cleaning and Disinfection - Part I
Objectives:
- Define decontamination “best practices”.
- Define biohazard safety in the decontamination area.
- Define the different classification of devices.
- Define the Manufacturers’ Instructions for Use (IFU).
- Describe the difference between detergents and disinfectants.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expiration: April 4, 2013
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Cleaning and Disinfection – Part II
Objectives:
- Describe different instrument cleaning methods.
- Define special cleaning concerns.
- Describe how to clean patient care equipment.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expiration: April 11, 2013
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Instrument Inspection, Assembly, and Packaging
Objectives:
- Describe instrument inspection and assembly guidelines.
- Describe the use of disposable packaging.
- Describe the use of rigid containers.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expiration: April 18, 2013
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Sterilization
Objectives:
- Describe the different types of sterilizers.
- Define sterilizer operator information.
- Define sterility assurance systems.
- Define immediate use sterilization.
- Describe proper sterilization documentation.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expiration: April 25, 2013
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Special Concerns – Hot Topics in Reprocessing
Objectives:
- Define a wet pack.
- Describe proper endoscope reprocessing.
- Define TASS – Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome – and why it is a special concern when reprocessing ophthalmology instruments.
- Define CJD – Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease – and why it is a special concern when reprocessing instruments.
- Describe an acceptable system for loan instrumentation.
- Describe the requirements when met with the challenges of these “special concerns”.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expiration: May 9, 2013
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Storage and Handling of Sterile Packages
Objectives:
- Define the requirements of proper storage of sterile items.
- Describe the proper handling of sterile packages.
- Describe the proper transport of sterile packages.
- Describe the handling of commercially sterilized items.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours: Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expiration: May 16, 2013
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The Advocacy Imperative: It's Non-Negotiable
Speaker: Sarah Anne Fairchild, MS, BSN, RN, CNOR
Overview: The concept of nursing advocacy is interwoven in all aspects of nursing education and practice, and includes advocacy for patients, coworkers, facilities, the nursing profession, and even for ourselves. However, in recent years, the concept of advocacy as an integral, ethical imperative for all nurses in all settings has been lost, or at best, watered down. The most important thing we do as perioperative nurses is to advocate for our patients, when they are least able to advocate for themselves. This session addresses the legal and moral imperatives for nursing advocacy; discusses barriers that may exist – especially in the perioperative environment; and focuses on each type of nursing advocacy as it relates to our perioperative practice.
Objectives:
- Discuss the legal and moral imperatives that exist for nursing advocacy.
- List five types of nursing advocacy.
- Describe perioperative paradigms that require nursing advocacy.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours: Member: FREE
Non-Member: webinar replay is FREE; evaluation is $10
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Contact Hours Expiration: April 12, 2013
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A Practical Approach to Perioperative Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Projects
Speaker: Ellice Mellinger, MS, BSN, RN, CNOR
Overview:
Implementing the current best evidence for perioperative nursing care can be challenging. Sometimes it is difficult to know where to begin. This program will provide perioperative nurses with examples of the application of evidence-based nursing practice in the work setting. The PICOT question format will be explained. An example of an evidence-based project timeline and project summary will be discussed. Challenges and lessons learned will be shared. This program will assist perioperative nurses to critically examine their current nursing practices and provide tools for a systematic analysis of evidence.
Objectives:
- Identify the elements of Evidence-based Nursing Practice.
- Describe a process to develop an evidence-based question using the PICOT format.
- Discuss the application of evidence-based nursing practice in the work environment.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expiration: March 1, 2013
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Value-Based Purchasing: Headed Your Way
Speaker: Martha Stratton, MSN,RN,MHSA,CNOR,NE
Overview: Value based purchasing (VBP) is part of the federal government’s plan to link payments for care to improvements in the quality of care and the patient experience. This is a major shift in how hospitals are paid for the care they provide patients. It will have a profound impact on every facility’s financial resources and will increase the importance of focusing on clinical quality and patient satisfaction measures. It is imperative that healthcare professionals are aware of these changes and what they can do to impact their facility’s scores on these criteria.
This presentation will outline the VBP program and its significance for the facility and for Perioperative nurses. Ideas for addressing the Perioperative measures will be presented.
Objectives:
- Discuss the methodology for reimbursement outlined for the VBP program.
- Explain the impact VBP will have on reimbursement for patient care.
- Identify strategies to help increase scores related to the VBP criteria in their facility.
This webinar will award (0.75) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: webinar is FREE; evaluation is $10
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Contact Hours Expiration: March 8, 2013
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The Impact of Obesity and Treatment Options - FREE
Speaker: Annette Wasielewski, BSN, RN, CNOR
Overview:
Obesity is the #2 cause of preventable death in the United States and has reached epidemic proportions. Being overweight increases the risk of Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, cardiovascular disease, cancer, infertility and osteoarthritis. This webinar will focus on the impact and consequences of obesity; medical, psychosocial and economic as well as various treatment options including surgery.
Objectives:
- Define obesity.
- Discuss the consequences of obesity.
- Identify the impact of obesity and treatment options.
- Discuss the implications & consequences of obesity discrimination.
- Identify areas of self assessment and improvement in care and treatment of the obesity.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expiration: February 9, 2013
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Is Your ASC Really OSHA Compliant?
Speaker: Beverly Kirchner,BSN, RN, CNOR, CASC
Overview:
Preparing for an OSHA survey can be challenging in any practice setting, but additional challenges exist in ambulatory surgery centers (ASC). This presentation will review the elements of an ASC Safety Plan to include a Sharps Safety Plan. Bloodborne Pathogen standards will be reviewed in reference to the expectation of staff education and compliance in an ASC. The program will provide the learner with a comprehensive OSHA Survey Checklist to assist in preparing for a survey. We will discuss how to use AORN’s resources and components of the AORN Sharps Safety Toolkit to assist in preparing for an OSHA survey. Once prepared, the checklist will help ensure compliance.
Objectives:
- Review the elements of a Safety Plan in an ASC.
- Review the Bloodborne Pathogens standards.
- Discuss the resources AORN has to assist you in OSHA compliance.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: webinar is FREE; evaluation is $10
(Note: Non-members will need to add the webinar replay AND evaluation into the shopping cart when registering. A web account is required to register).
Contact Hours Expiration: March 1, 2013
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ASC: Tips for Safe Sharps Practices and OSHA Compliance - FREE
Speakers: Beverly A. Kirchner, BSN, RN, CNOR, CASC; Beth A. Beilein MSM, BSN, RN, CNOR
Overview:
Implementation of a Sharps Safety Program can be challenging in any practice setting, but additional challenges exist in ambulatory surgery centers (ASC). This presentation will review ways to overcome these challenges, what you need to know to comply with current OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen standards, and how to use AORN resources and components of the AORN Sharps Safety Toolkit to create a successful sharps safety program in an ASC.
Objectives:
- Describe unique aspects of perioperative nursing practice in an ambulatory surgery center.
- List components of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen applicable in ASC.
- Identify ways to use AORN Resources to ensure successful implementation of Sharps Safety program in an ASC.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours: Member: FREE
Non-Member: webinar replay is FREE; evaluation is $10
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Contact Hours Expiration: January 12, 2013
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Malignant Hyperthermia - A Hot Topic Update - FREE
Speakers: Rosemarie M. Schroeder, BSN, RN, CNOR; Debra J. Passineau, RN, BSN, CNOR
Overview:
Recent emphasis has been placed on reviewing criteria for treatment and Facility preparedness for managing Malignant Hyperthermia, on a regular basis. We will be reviewing prevalence, screening, warning signs, emergency cart, medications and education/drills for Perioperative consideration.
Objectives:
- Discuss the pathophysiology of a MH crisis.
- Describe the necessary drug inventory and dosage calculation for the pharmacological management of a Malignant Hyperthermia crisis.
- State the necessary elements of a Malignant Hyperthermia drill, in preparation for a crisis, in the perioperative setting.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expiration: January 12, 2013
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Prepare for the Unexpected: Emergency Drugs and Protocols - FREE
Speaker: Rodney W. Hicks, PhD, ARNP, RN, FAANP, FAAN
Overview:
While unexpected life-threatening emergencies are rare, perioperative personnel must be prepared to handle situations that call for both basic life support and advanced life support. Having established policies and procedures as well as knowing the most common pharmaceutical agents and other supplies is essential in meeting accrediting standards. This presentation will emphasize the structures and processes that should be in place in order to reach the best outcomes possible.
Objectives:
- Recognize the influence that accrediting bodies have on the organization’s policy and process structures.
- Summarize the pharmacological principles of the most common medications used in basic and advanced life threatening conditions.
- Distinguish between first line agents and second line agents used in the ACLS process.
- Create a safety evaluation plan for ensuring compliance with emergency preparedness.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: webinar is FREE; evaluation is $10
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Contact Hours Expiration: February 28, 2013
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Medication Safety: How Do You Measure Up? - FREE
Speaker: Bonnie Denholm, MSN, RN, CNOR
Overview:
A variety of quality improvement activities should be incorporated in perioperative settings to monitor compliance with safe medication practices. This webinar will present key concepts identified in the new AORN Recommended Practices for Medication Safety that relate to quality and documentation activities.
Objectives:
- Identify two prospective risk reduction strategies for medication safety across the medication use process.
- Discuss two performance indicators that can be used to measure medication safety.
- Discuss two key concepts related to medication documentation that can be monitored through a perioperative quality/performance improvement program.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: webinar is FREE; evaluation is $10
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Contact Hours Expiration: December 13, 2012
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How to Build Collaborative OR Teams for Patient Safety: Eliminating Barriers to Closing Counts - FREE
Speakers: Charlotte L. Guglielmi MA, BSN, RN, CNOR
Toni Golen, MD
Benjamin E. Schneider, MD FACS
Ross W. Simon BA
Overview:
In the perioperative environment, we are challenged to consider integrating communication, innovation, quality and collaboration into the care that we deliver to our patients - one patient at a time, one procedure at a time, every time. This webinar will demonstrate how, through innovation, a passionate interdisciplinary team functioning within a 90-day cycle, can implement changes. Using LEAN methodology, the difficult topic of identification of barriers to closing counts was addressed at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. A multidisciplinary team of empowered staff, who practice daily at the point of care, discovered barriers to optimal protocol performance and identified ways to test and eliminate these barriers.
Objectives:
- Describe the application of LEAN methodology to solving barriers to safe perioperative patient care.
- Discuss how a multidisciplinary team identified the barriers to implementing a standardized protocol for conducting closing counts.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: webinar is FREE; evaluation is $10
(Note: Non-members will need to add the webinar replay AND evaluation into the shopping cart when registering. A web account is required to register).
Contact Hours Expiration: December 9, 2012
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This webinar was funded through a grant from Aspen Surgical through the AORN Foundation.
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Teamwork Dynamics in the Operating Room - FREE
Speaker: David A. Wyatt, MPH, RN, CNOR
Overview:
The Perioperative environment presents a unique setting for multidisciplinary care. Few areas of healthcare provide an opportunity for multiple care givers to interact simultaneously in care activities. This unique dynamic contributes to the complexity of how teams function. Teamwork is vital in many settings; however, in an operating room the level of demonstrated teamwork is particularly important. This presentation will focus on the aspects of well functioning teams and how they contribute to positive patient outcomes.
Objectives:
- Describe three key attributes of functional teams in the operating room.
- Identify two barriers to successful team functions.
- Discuss how teamwork in the operating room contributes to improved patient outcomes.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expiration: December 8, 2012
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Building Better Documentation: Recommended Practices Update - FREE
Speaker: Sharon Giarrizzo-Wilson MS, RN-BC, CNOR
AORN, Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses
Overview:
Highly reliable data collection is not only necessary to chronicle the patient response to nursing interventions, but it also demonstrates the health care organization’s progress toward quality care outcomes. This webinar will help to describe how to create a comprehensive documentation platform by using the new AORN Recommended Practice for Perioperative Health Care Information Management.
Objectives:
- Describe the conceptual model for a perioperative documentation platform.
- Discuss the structure for a perioperative clinical documentation improvement program.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Members: FREE
Non-Members: webinar replay is FREE; evaluation is $10
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Contact Hours Expiration: December 6, 2012
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Bloodborne Pathogens - What You Need to Know to Prevent Disease Transmission in the Operating Room - FREE
Speakers: Sheila Brown Arbury, RN, MPH, COHN-S, Dionne Williams
Overview: Are you concerned that OSHA might inspect your workplace? Are you prepared for an inspection? In this webinar OSHA speakers will describe the inspection process, explaining what triggers an inspection and what happens during an inspection. They will also walk participants through the bloodbourne pathogens standard, focusing on the standard's application to the operating room.
Objectives:
- Describe the steps of the OSHA inspection process.
- Name the key requirements of the bloodbourne pathogens standard.
- Explain how the standard applies to the operating room.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Members: FREE
Non-Members: webinar replay is FREE; evaluation is $10
Contact Hours Expiration: November 17, 2012
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Successful Interviews: Avoiding 10 Common Pitfalls-FREE
Speakers: Renae N. Battie, MN, RN, CNOR
Overview:
Regardless of which side of the table you are on, learn how to avoid common pitfalls that disrupt a successful interview experience. Using real examples that highlight common mistakes, the speakers will share how to navigate the resume and interview process for successful hiring practices.
Objectives:
- Describe 3 key characteristics of a good resume.
- Identify 2 important ways to prepare for an interview.
- Describe 4 attributes of a successful interview process.
This webinar will award (1.0) CH upon webinar evaluation
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expiration: November 10, 2012
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Sharps Safety: A Multidisciplinary Approach - FREE
Speakers: Donna Ford, MSN, RN-BC, CNOR; Ramon Berguer, MD, FACS; Sherri Alexander, CST; and Karen A. Daley, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN
Overview:
Current data in the literature and the resources available to assist in the implementation of an OR Sharps Safety Program will be discussed while identifying the gaps in current resources and giving the perioperative clinician a multidisciplinary bundle of tools to be used in implementation.
Objectives:
- Discuss the impact of a needle stick injury on the life of a practicing RN.
- Describe the American College of Surgeon's position on Sharps Safety in the OR.
- Discuss the position of the Association of Surgical Technologists on the issue of sharp's safety in the OR.
- Describe the components of the AORN Sharps Safety Tool Kit.
This webinar will award 1.0 CH/AEU after completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: webinar replay is FREE; evaluation is $10
(Note: Non-members will need to add the webinar replay AND evaluation into the shopping cart when registering. A web account is required to register).
Contact Hours Expire: October 17, 2012
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The Joint Commission Standards and Survey Process - FREE
Speaker: Louise Kuhny, RN, MPH, MBA, CIC
Overview:
This final webinar in the series will address the Joint Commissions efforts to increase surveillance, provide education for surveyors, and the institution of second-generation tracers. Attendees will “ride down the road” to see the impact of these efforts on their facilities.
This webinar will award 1.0 CH after completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: webinar replay is FREE; evaluation is $10
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Contact Hours Expire: September 22, 2012
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Accountable Care Organization – 101 : A primer for RNFAs and APRN/RNFAs - FREE
Speaker: Denise Jackson, MSN, RN, CNS-BC, CRNFA
Overview:
Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) - What are they? Will nursing providers such as RNFAs and APRN/RNFAs have a role in the ACO? If so, what might be that role? As a result of certain provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (otherwise known as the health care reform law), the term “Accountable Care Organization” is being heard with greater frequency in conversations related to health care delivery.
This webinar will explain the origin of the concept of ACOs and their intended purpose.
This webinar will award 1.0 CH after completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expire: October 13, 2012
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Designing a Safer Process to Prevent Retained Surgical Sponges: A Health Care Failure Mode and Effect Analysis - FREE
Speaker: Victoria M. Steelman, PhD, RN, CNOR, FAAN
Overview:
Although retained surgical sponges are considered "never events," they continue to occur. Our traditional strategy for prevention has been the surgical count. Until now, little has been known about why this process has failed to prevent all retained surgical sponges. This presentation will describe a Health Care Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (HFMEA) conducted in a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital, examining the process of managing surgical sponges, identifying failures and causes of failures in this process, and the likely impact of traditional corrective actions to improve the process.
Objectives:
- Discuss the incidence and significance of retained surgical sponges.
- List three causes of failures in surgical counts.
- Discuss changes in the AORN Recommended Practices for Prevention of Retained Surgical Items related to technology.
This webinar will award 1.0 CH after completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expire: August 24, 2012
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The Joint Commission: Top Non-Compliance Standards Cited in ASCs - FREE
Speaker: Virginia McCollum, MSN, RN
Overview:
Each year, The Joint Commission collects and analyzes standards compliance data to identify areas that accredited organizations find most challenging. Equipped with this data The Joint Commission is able to identify trends in an effort to provide us with ongoing education and update their accreditation manuals, if needed, in order to keep our patients safe. Although the ten most frequently cited requirements are seen in decreasing frequency, centers are still receiving Requirements for Improvement (RFIs) that need to be corrected and monitored for sustainability. This webinar will outline some of those deficiencies most often cited for non-compliance and will provide you with the information you need in order to proactively investigate the performance of your center in these areas to determine if your processes meet the necessary requirements.
This webinar will award (1.0) contact hour upon webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours:
Member - FREE
Non-Member – FREE
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Contact Hours Expire: August 15, 2012
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Team Building in the OR and SPD: Ways to Improve Productivity, Performance, and Job Satisfaction - FREE
Speaker: Deb Spratt, MPA, BSN, RN, CNOR, NEA
Overview:
This program will focus on building teams both, interdepartmental and intradepartmental. The patient depends on us working together to achieve the best outcomes for the patient and safe practices for patients and team members.
This webinar will award one (1.0) contact hour upon webinar evaluation.
Objectives:
- Discuss teambuilding techniques.
- Identify barriers to communication.
This webinar will award (1.0) contact hour upon webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours:
Member - FREE
Non-Member – FREE
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Contact Hours Expire: August 11, 2012
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Engaging Nursing Students in the Perioperative Setting - FREE
Speaker: Darin Prescott, MSN, MBA, RN
Overview:
Nursing programs have expanded their capacities to a level that requires additional clinical opportunities for student nurses. A trend toward mentored experiences has resulted in a positive integration of the novice nurse into practice. This session will discuss ways to engage nursing students in the perioperative setting and to promote the perioperative environment as a clinical experience among nursing faculty, students, and staff.
Objectives:
- List strategies to engage nursing students and faculty in perioperative settings.
- Describe ways to promote the perioperative setting as a clinical environment that meets nursing education elements.
- Discuss student facilitated experiences.
This activity will award (1.0) CH upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours: Member - FREE
Non-Member – FREE
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Contact Hours Expire: July 14, 2012
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Part I
The Joint Commission Solution Tools: More Than Just Surveys! FREE
Speaker: Louise Kuhny, MBA, MPH, RN, CIC, The Joint Commission
Overview:
This first webinar in this series will cover the four types of solutions tools that are offered by The Joint Commission to their accredited facilities. These tools include BoosterPaks, the Leading Practice Library, the Solution Exchange, and the Center for Transforming Healthcare. Join us to find out how these tools can make a difference in your organization.
This activity will award (1.0) CH upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours
Member: FREE
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Contact Hours Expire: July 28, 2012
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Using Evidence-Based Research in Clinical Practice - FREE
Speaker: Paula R. Graling, DNP, RN, CNOR, CNS
Overview:
This final program on evidence based practice will focus on using research findings in everyday practice. Strategies for successful implementation as well as recognized barriers will be discussed.
Objectives:
- Discuss the reasons for using evidence-based nursing interventions in clinical practice.
- Determine strategies for the implementation of evidence-based practice.
This activity will award (1.0) CH upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours:
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Non-Member – FREE
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Contact Hours Expire: June 29, 2012
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Influencing Safe Perioperative Practice - FREE
Speaker: Anne Marie Herlehy, DNP, RN, CNOR
Overview:
Perioperative nurses must be informed about national efforts to prevent medical errors and harm to patients. The culture of a health care organization affects patient safety, and the perioperative nurse has a role in providing a safe environment for patients. Learn how to define a culture of safety by recognizing the most frequent errors, and identifying concepts, ethical principles, and mandates. Identify patient safety advocates, and their scope and responsibility. Discuss the challenges and ethical issues of perioperative safety, and strategies for overcoming them.
Objectives:
- Define a culture of safety.
- Identify key focus areas for a culture of patient safety.
- Discuss challenges and ethical issues of perioperative safety.
This activity will award (1.0) CH upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours:
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Non-Member – FREE
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Contact Hours Expire: June 9, 2012
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Recommended Practices for Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) - FREE
Speaker: Sharon A. Van Wicklin, MSN, RN, CNOR/CRNFA, CPSN, PLNC
Overview:
The particular risks facing perioperative patients makes it imperative that perioperative RNs take an active role in the prevention of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). This webinar will provide a framework for developing a protocol for DVT prevention and also provide guidance for perioperative RNs administering pharmacologic and/or mechanical DVT prophylaxis.
Objectives:
- Explain why DVT prevention is important for surgical patients.
- Describe vascular pathophysiology that results in DVT.
- Compare prevention and treatment options for DVT.
This activity will award (1.0) CH upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours Expire: February 22, 2013
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Evidence-Based Four-Part Webinar Series - FREE
Each webinar will award one (1.0) CH upon completion of webinar evaluation.
PART 1
Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
Overview:
This program will introduce three methods for using evidence in nursing practice. Evidence-based practice, scientific research, and quality improvement projects will be defined within the context of refining and generating new knowledge and the implementation of safe and effective nursing care. Levels of evidence and the evidence rank process will be introduced.
Objectives:
- Define evidence-based practice, scientific research, and quality improvement projects.
- Differentiate between evidence-based practice, scientific research, and quality improvement projects.
- Identify levels of evidence.
- Discuss the evidence rank process.
This activity will award (1.0) CH upon com.pletion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours:
Member - FREE
Non-Member - $10.00
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Contact Hour Expiration: January 27, 2013
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PART 2
Reviewing Evidence for Practice - FREE
Overview:
This program will build upon the previous webinar, Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice. The use of meta-analyses and systematic reviews for determining the best evidence related to changes in practice will be discussed, including how to identify and work with electronic databases. An evidence summary table will be provided with a practices exercise for summarizing key information.
Objectives:
- Identify resources for evidence-based practice.
- Discuss strategies for searching for research evidence.
- Examine key electronic databases.
This activity will award (1.0) CH upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours:
Member - FREE
Non-Member - $10.00
(Note: Non-members will need to add the webinar replay AND evaluation into the shopping cart when registering. A web account is required to register).
Contact Hours Expire: February 24, 2013
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PART 3
Poster Application Process - FREE
Overview: This program is the third in a series on evidence-based practice. The focus of the session will be on submitting an evidence-based practice or scientific research poster. Specific instruction on the application process will be provided.
Objectives:
- Describe the poster application process.
- Identify key elements for poster submission.
This activity will award (1.0) CH upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours:
Member - FREE
Non-Member - FREE
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Contact Hours Expire: April 11, 2013
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PART 4
Using Evidence-Based Research in Clinical Practice - FREE
Overview: This final program on evidence based practice will focus on using research findings in everyday practice. Strategies for successful implementation as well as recognized barriers will be discussed.
Objectives:
- Discuss the reasons for using evidence-based nursing interventions in clinical practice.
- Determine strategies for the implementation of evidence-based practice.
This activity will award (1.0) CH upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours:
Member - FREE
Non-Member - FREE
(Note: Non-members will need to add the webinar replay AND evaluation into the shopping cart when registering. A web account is required to register).
Contact Hours Expire: May 12, 2013
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Part II
The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals: What to Expect! FREE
Speaker: Louise Kuhny, RN, MPH, MBA, CIC, The Joint Commission
Overview:
The second webinar in this series will focus on the 2011 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSG) and what surveyors are finding in their travels across the country. Also covered will be the revised NPSG on Medication Reconciliation and the new NPSG for 2012: Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI).
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
(Note: Non-members will need to add the webinar replay AND evaluation into the shopping cart when registering. A web account is required to register).
This activity will award (1.0) CH upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours Expire: August 25, 2012
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Part III
The Joint Commission Standards and Survey Process - FREE
Speaker: Louise Kuhny, MBA, MPH, RN, CIC
Overview: This final webinar in the series will address the Joint Commissions efforts to increase surveillance, provide education for surveyors, and the institution of second-generation tracers. Attendees will “ride down the road” to see the impact of these efforts on their facilities.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non-Member: FREE
(Note: Non-members will need to add the webinar replay AND evaluation into the shopping cart when registering. A web account is required to register).
This activity will award (1.0) CH upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours Expire: September 26, 2012
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When Skin Marking is not an Option - Compliance in the Pediatric Setting-FREE
Speakers: Luci Hanus, RN, BSN, M.Ed, CNOR & Charisse Shrader, RN, CPHQ
Overview:
Pediatric hospitals are challenged to implement The Joint Commission and WHO Patient Safety initiatives in a way that not only is safe for the pediatric patient, but follows recommended practices. This session will provide an overview of how the patient safety standards and WHO checklist were adapted and implemented at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. A collaborative team of Physician Champions, Nurses, Educators, and Quality Improvement, developed and implemented a Patient Safety process to accurately identify side/site and procedure for children when traditional skin marking is not a viable method.
This activity will award one (1.0) CH upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hours:
Member: FREE
Non Member: FREE
(Note: Non-members will need to add the webinar replay AND evaluation into the shopping cart when registering. A web account is required to register).
This activity will award (1.0) CH upon completion of webinar evaluation.
Contact Hour Expiration: September 13, 2012
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Fire Safety in the Perioperative Setting: A Preventative Approach - FREE
Speaker: Darin Prescott, MSN, MBA, RN, CNOR, CASC
Overview: Fires in the perioperative setting represent a significant risk to patient safety. While rare, the results of a surgical fire can be deadly. This session will address the components of a surgical fire, interventions as well as describe the implementation and use of a fire risk assessment scoring system.
Objectives:
- List components of the fire triad.
- Describe interventions to prevent a surgical fire.
- Explain use of a fire risk assessment scoring system.
Additional Resources:
Fire Safety Tool Kit
This webinar will award (1.0) CH after evaluation completion.
Contact Hours:
Members: FREE
Non-Members: FREE
Contact Hours Expire: October 25, 2012
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Accreditation
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.
Disclaimer
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.