This panel explores how structured career pathways, mentorship, and cross-training can help perioperative and sterile processing teams build future leaders, strengthen engagement, and improve retention and patient outcomes.

This full-day immersive workshop is designed to equip clinicians with the essential knowledge and practical skills needed to move confidently from identifying a clinical problem to making an evidence-informed practice decision.

This webinar will present practical strategies to expand access to robotic surgery by improving scheduling, teamwork, and data-driven decision-making to maximize utilization and outcomes.

Rub elbows with some of the brightest minds in our industry and immerse yourself in the business/management side of perioperative nursing.

AORN's annual conference will bring thousands of perioperative nurses and professionals from across the globe for four days of education, inspiration, networking and celebration.

Join AORN for a 1.5-day virtual live advanced course for Medical Laser Safety Officers to ensure you have the most current information and tools to safeguard your colleagues and patients — and be successful in this important leadership role.

Learn how borescopes enhance instrument reprocessing and reduce infection risk. Covers reprocessing steps, the limits of visual inspection, and how borescopes detect hidden contamination.

AORN Center for Perioperative Leadership and national productivity expert Pamela Hunt, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN have teamed up for insightful leadership course to help you fine tune your understanding of financial and operational concepts vital to your success in your role.”

Outpatient surgery leaders will experience educational opportunities and learn about new technologies that support improved patient care in outpatient settings. Attend September 30 – October 1, 2026.

Discover key updates in the revised Pneumatic Tourniquet Safety Guideline. This webinar highlights critical changes, guiding perioperative teams in the safe use of pneumatic tourniquets before, during, and after procedures.

Learn about the latest updates to AORN’s Guideline for autologous tissue management, including new recommendations for interdisciplinary teamwork, reproductive tissue and limb preservation, and enhanced tissue tracking aligned with FDA standards.

Learn key takeaways and changes to the guideline for the safe use of surgical energy devices and best practices when using surgical energy devices.

Learn about appropriate environmental controls for the operating room, risks of deviations from these parameters, and actions to take in response to temperature and humidity outside of normal range.

This webinar presents key updates to the Guideline for Care and Cleaning of Surgical Instruments, based on a recent literature review. It offers practical guidance for perioperative teams on instrument cleaning, including point-of-use treatment, transport, decontamination, inspection, and general care.

Gain knowledge of the evidence-based recommendations included in the updated AORN guideline for the care of the patient receiving local-only anesthesia.

Learn strategies and technologies to improve the surgical count process in the prevention of retained surgical items.

Learn the different postoperative phases and levels of patient care and incorporate that knowledge into practice. The learner will be able to integrate knowledge about discharge teaching and the teach-back method for essential patient and family understanding.