AORN Education & Events

This document provides guidance for performing safe and effective manual high-level disinfection (HLD) of reusable semicritical items and preventing patient and health care worker injury associated with the handling and use of liquid chemical high-level disinfectants. The public comment period closes June 26th. Comments received after this date will not be considered in the final review. Thank you for your consideration.

National Time Out Day is a day for every perioperative team member to recommit to patient safety and perform a time out before every surgery.

Make sure your facility has the most current, evidence-based guidelines to ensure safe patient care and worker safety. You'll have access to the recently updated (Nov. 2022) Guideline for Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Hear from a seasoned educator and quality assurance manager about how to improve communication between the ORs and SPD, implement best practices in decontamination and sterilization, and optimize the flow of instruments in your facility.

This presentation offers how-to tips from an expert on monitoring supply-side issues, stocking up on necessary items and implementing proactive ordering practices from a diverse group of suppliers — as well as plenty of creative ways to find the supplies you need.

A Guide to Governance provides ASC Leaders necessary training on governance, licensure, preparation for accreditation survey, and credentialing. It also includes various implementation tools to take the guesswork out of putting your knowledge into practice.

Written by AORN’s expert perioperative nurse authors for new and returning labor and delivery nurses who participate in Cesarean section procedures, this hybrid course provides the necessary clinical foundation for safe surgical practice.

Virtual Reality (VR) simulation overcomes operational roadblocks, providing you the ability to scale clinical education across your OR staff with affordable, effective, and more frequent training.

This educational module presents an overview of information for health care personnel who may be involved in laser procedures and provides a foundation for the creation of facility-specific laser policies and procedures.

This course meets the CMS requirements for infection control training in an ASC and follows the CMS Ambulatory Surgical Center Infection Control Surveyor Worksheet.