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AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo 2025 offers five days of education, inspiration, and connection for perioperative professionals in Boston. This daily guide highlights the key sessions, events, and networking opportunities you won’t want to miss.

Poster Presentations at AORN Expo 2025 offer an interactive way to explore cutting-edge perioperative research and clinical improvements. With over 300 topics, attendees can engage directly with authors, earn CE credits, and gain fresh insights to enhance patient care.

Discover hands-on learning, cutting-edge tools, and bold ideas shaping the future of perioperative nursing—only in the Expo Hall at AORN Expo 2025.

Explore the AORN Community at Expo 2025—your hub for perioperative nursing resources, hands-on education, career tools, networking, mentorship, advocacy, and member-exclusive experiences.

AORN is more than a conference—it's your lifelong partner in perioperative growth. From continuing education and certifications to leadership development and evidence-based resources, AORN supports you every step of the way.

AORN Expo offers access to 350+ exhibitors showcasing the latest in OR technology, plus hands-on learning, expert insights, and networking opportunities. With a clear strategy, you’ll leave with practical solutions to elevate care and support smarter decision-making at your facility.

Competency gaps in infection control, positioning, and sterilization can lead to serious complications and accreditation risks. Learn how AORN training helps boost safety, compliance, and reimbursement success.

Maintaining the sterility of surgical instruments is paramount to preventing infections and ensuring patient safety. AORN's updated guideline on packaging for sterilization provides crucial guidance for perioperative teams, addressing key concerns and promoting best practices for selecting, using, and maintaining packaging systems.

When a leadership gap emerged, one perioperative team took action by creating a structured succession planning program to grow future nurse leaders. Their approach includes four key steps: identifying high-potential staff, developing individual learning plans, prioritizing mentorship, and setting clear leadership expectations.

Learn five proven strategies for creating an effective perioperative mentorship program—built to support novice and experienced clinicians alike. From gathering frontline feedback to fostering psychological safety, learn what it really takes to sustain mentoring in the OR.

Sterile technique is a foundation of perioperative practice to safeguard patients against surgical site infections. AORN’s Guideline for Sterile Technique provides evidence-based recommendations for maintaining asepsis throughout every phase of a procedure.

Learn about AORN's updated sterile technique guidelines, focusing on air quality for SSI prevention. Discover key changes, implementation tips, and expert insights.

Explore six cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing perioperative nursing, from AI-powered decision support to virtual reality training. Discover how these innovations enhance patient care, improve workflows, and support nurse education.

However you identify, there is the right place/right time depending on the individual and circumstances.

You’ll need to assess equipment needs, evaluate new technology, and build a strong business case. Learn important how-to strategies from periop leaders who’ve been successful.

Communication is one key component of providing safe care for patients and building trust among team members.

The 2025 AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo, the premier event for perioperative nurses and the entire surgical team, takes place April 5-8, 2025, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Periop 101, eGuidelines Plus, and AORN CineMed Videos deliver standardized, evidence-based perioperative training and real-time resources, enhancing OR efficiency, patient safety, and staff competency.