AORN Education and Upcoming Events

This panel will focus on how nurse leaders can create and implement successful smoke management programs in their facilities.

As you think about the future state of your facility and department, succession planning for yourself and key managers on your team should be crossing your mind. See how this group of periop leaders have passionately pursued mentoring the next generation of emerging talent as they plan for what’s next.

Peer-to-peer and hierarchical incivility and bullying inside surgical departments is more pervasive now than ever before. This panel discussion will provide an increased awareness of how these behaviors manifest, tools and tactics to address, and how leaders can turn the tide inside their department.

This webinar explores how a hospital improved perioperative staffing by shifting from manual scheduling to a data-driven approach. Leaders will share insights on engaging staff, overcoming challenges, and the positive impact on workflow and morale.

OR staffing is challenging due to fluctuating surgical volumes, siloed decision-making, and manual workflows, but predictive analytics and automation can transform efficiency, cost control, and staff satisfaction. Join a discussion on using real-time data and AI-driven workforce planning to optimize staffing and enhance team satisfaction.

Are you strategizing how to effectively meet staffing and workload demands, while future-proofing your efficiency initiatives? Hear key insights into how new technology can be utilized to transform care in the OR.

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

Review significant changes to the guideline, including hand over communication, cleaning verification testing, and drying of devices after HLD.

Medical Laser Safety for Operators is a 2.0 CH course that prepares perioperative laser operators to reduce risk to patients and healthcare staff during medical laser procedures.

This self-paced, online course equips nurses serving as the designated medical laser safety lead with the latest information to reduce risk and implement safety procedures to keep patients and OR staff safe.

Medical Laser Safety for Operators is a 2.0 CH course that prepares perioperative laser operators to reduce risk to patients and healthcare staff during medical laser procedures.

AORN now offers an Adult Medication Safety Assessment that can be used as an on-boarding tool to establish a baseline level of knowledge on medications and also knowledge of Perioperative Standards and Recommended Practices.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Medication Safety: Guideline Update 2024.

Understand safe and accurate administration and documentation of intraoperative medications and solutions.