Live Webinars

AORN Live Webinars are educational presentations on high-interest, clinical and leadership topics developed for perioperative nurses, leaders, and other members of the perioperative team. Registration is open to AORN members and non-members. Check back regularly for new events and be sure to invite your colleagues to join you.

Upcoming Live Webinars
Surgical team works on a patient in an operating room.

Leader Exchange: Clearing the Air Through Nurse Advocacy

May 20, 2026 | 1:00pm ET | Sponsored by CONMED

Learn how nurse advocacy is driving surgical smoke legislation, aligning with AORN and OSHA standards to promote safer workplaces and patient care. Learn more about this Leader Exchange webinar.



Person sits at console while controlling a robot in an operating room.

Excellence by Design: Behind the Scenes of a Successful 24/7 Robotic Program

June 17, 2026 | 1:00pm ET | 1 CH | Sponsored by Intuitive

This session highlights the essential structures, communication strategies, and staffing and training approaches needed to sustain a high-performing, around-the-clock robotic surgery program. Learn more about Excellence by Design.



Nurses work during a surgery.

Every Stitch Matters: Optimizing Suture Selection to Reduce SSI Risks

June 24, 2026 | 1:00pm ET | Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson MedTech

This webinar explores prevention strategies, evidence-based bundles, and how antibacterial sutures help reduce infection risk and improve patient outcomes. Learn more about this surgical site infection webinar.

Featured On-Demand Webinars

AORN Members have access to more on-demand webinars with AORN’s educational Webinar CH Library. Earn more than 50+ CNE contact hours and boost your periop confidence.

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Explore the updated Guideline for Sterilization Packaging Systems, offering essential guidance for perioperative teams on selecting and using sterilization packaging systems for surgical and invasive procedures.
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Learn how borescopes enhance instrument reprocessing and reduce infection risk. Covers reprocessing steps, the limits of visual inspection, and how borescopes detect hidden contamination.
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Discover key updates in the revised Transmission-based Precautions Guideline. This webinar provides guidance for perioperative teams about necessary precautions to protect patients and personnel from transmission of potentially infectious agents.
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Review updates to the guideline, including significant changes to fire safety tools and guidance for programs supporting latex safety, chemical safety, and waste management, and prevention of occupational slips, trips, and falls.

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.

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.

Whether you’re making a business case for a capital purchase, advocating for a policy change, or managing everyday conversations, see what it takes to be an effective leader with strong negotiation skills.

Glean insights from a live panel of three perioperative leaders as they share lessons learned and unexpected wins during their journey to safely staff their department and maximize retention.


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Review evidence-based recommendations found in the updated guideline to decrease work-related musculoskeletal injuries and reduce patient falls.