AORN Education & Events

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Minimally Invasive Surgery: Guideline Update 2023.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Instrument Care and Cleaning: Guideline Update 2021.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Guideline Update: Transmission-Based Precautions 2019.

Based on AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice - Guideline Update: Specimen Management 2021.

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.