AORN Education & Events

This course provides an overview of the anatomical and physiological differences between children and adults and reviews the developmental stages that establish the basis for safe care. Learners will be able to use knowledge from this course to formulate an age-appropriate plan of care throughout the perioperative process.

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.

Part of the ASC Academy Leadership Guides series, this course provides ASC leaders with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to plan, conduct and evaluate the effectiveness of emergency drills: fire, local anesthetic systemic toxicity, active shooter, cardiac arrest, hospital transfer, and malignant hyperthermia.

In this keynote presentation leaders will learn practical tools and strategies they can immediately implement to address workplace violence, bullying, and incivility within the healthcare environment. When leaders are equipped to address disruptive behaviors, employees stay, and patients achieve better outcomes.

AORN’s Knowledge Assessment is an online evaluation designed to identify the knowledge gaps of experienced nurses and travelers.

This 30-minute webinar – designed for busy ambulatory leaders – will help to identify common credentialing and peer review mistakes and share mitigation strategies and best practices.

Access to this Virtual Live Panel Discussion and Q & A is included in your registration to ASC Academy: Leadership Development. All registrants will be able to attend a virtual live event within the duration of their course access. Those unable to join the event can view the recording within the course modules. Details on how to access the event and how to submit questions ahead of time can be found within the ASC Academy: Leadership Development course modules once each event is scheduled. The next event virtual live event will take place in early 2024. Past discussion topics include: HR Laws & Regulations ASC Culture: Top Down Cross Training Challenges Employee Engagement Incivility Succession Planning And more!

Join AORN for a 1½-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.

Perioperative and procedural teams who use lasers are invited to join AORN for a half-day, virtual live training to understand and implement evidence-based laser safety processes. This course meets annual training requirements and provides guidance to keep yourself and your patients safe.

Learn how to differentiate between capital and operational budgets, what information is required to create both, and how skill mix in the perioperative setting impacts budgets. Plus, learn which questions to ask to obtain approval for equipment and supply purchases that directly impact your team.