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Specialty Assemblies support AORN Foundation fundraising activities
The AORN Foundation is hosting the first annual Specialty Assembly Fundraising Challenge, which will run from July 1 through Dec. 31, 2009. The Specialty Assembly with the largest percentage of their membership participating in this challenge through making a donation to the Foundation will be eligible for a drawing for one free individual registration to the 2010 Congress in Denver.
This fundraising challenge is designed to meet the requests of many AORN specialty assemblies who want to conduct a fundraising activity for the AORN Foundation as part the initiatives they were asked to choose from and complete this year.
Members can contact Colette Palmer in the AORN Foundation (cpalmer@aorn.org) or Debbie Robichaud Stephen (drobichaud@aorn.org) in AORN Member Services with any questions about the Foundation's first annual Specialty Assembly Fundraising Challenge. To learn more about the Foundation, visit aorn.org/AORNFoundation.
Start planning for AORN Fall Specialty Conference
In June, registration opened for the AORN Fall Specialty Conference, Oct. 29 - Nov. 1, 2009 in Orlando, Fla. The meeting will be in one location, but will feature two conferences, one for ambulatory and one for educators.
The ambulatory conference will addresses issues that ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) face on a day-to-day basis, including infection control, risk and quality management, preop, sterilization and high level disinfection practices.
The educator conference will provide information on current and on-going topics, including developing competencies and generational differences in teaching.
Two $450 scholarships are available for this meeting provided by the Competency & Credentialing Institute. For more information on the scholarships, visit aorn.org/AORNFoundation.
To learn more and register for the AORN Fall Specialty Conference, visit aorn.org/Events.
Featured Reading: Independent Study Guide
Author: AORN
Published: 2009
This publication, based on the Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices, 2009 Edition, contains a series of 250 multiple-choice questions with 16.6 contact hours available upon completion of the study. This resource can be used to prepare for the CNOR exam or to test a practitioner or student's knowledge of AORN's standards and recommended practices. To purchase this and other books, visit aornbookstore.org.
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