AORN Education & Events

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Guideline Update: Sharps Safety 2020.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Guideline Update: Local-only Anesthesia 2021.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Autologous Tissue: Guideline Update 2020.

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

This document provides guidance to perioperative teams for developing, implementing, and maintaining a safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) program to minimize the incidence and severity of injuries to patients and health care workers related to performance of high-risk patient handling tasks in the perioperative environment.

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.

Discuss workflow and design considerations to ensure maximum efficiency in the hybrid OR and learn how incorporating intraoperative CT and MRI may promote optimal patient care.

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.

Fine-tune your knowledge of return-on-investment calculations and timelines. Learn how to assess revenue and expenses for an initiative, estimate a timeline based on variables, and ensure you can articulate how your project translates into enhanced patient safety.