AORN Education and Upcoming Events

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Design and Maintenance: Guideline Update for 2024

On the morning of November 30, 2018, an earthquake occurred in Alaska, which is a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. Join this webinar to learn how one OR team was prepared for this emergency and performed admirably to deliver safe patient care.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Design and Maintenance of the Surgical Suite Part 2: Maintenance 2019.

Review updates to the guideline, including significant changes to fire safety tools and guidance for programs supporting latex safety, chemical safety, and waste management, and prevention of occupational slips, trips, and falls.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Environmental Cleaning: Guideline Update 2020.

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.

Take the first step to recognize, address, and eradicate the prevalent, disruptive behaviors that could be undermining your workforce culture. Designed for frontline healthcare leaders, this self-study is designed to help you cultivate a professional, supportive and respectful workforce culture.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Evidence for Documenting Patient Care: Guideline Update 2017.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Flexible Endoscopes: Guideline Update 2023.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Guideline for Hand Hygiene: Guideline Update 2022.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Guideline for Medical Device and Product Evaluation: Guideline update 2022.

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.

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.