TABLETOP TALK Taylor Beeler, account manager at US WorldMeds, chats with Alan Mandel, MD, medical director of the Dutchess Ambulatory Surgical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

TWICE AS NICE Brett Hartley, OR tech at Westfield Hospital in Allentown, Pa., and Nicole Overbeck, RN, PACU nurse at Westfield, enjoying their rum drinks in the exhibit hall.

NEW BUSINESS Roy Nichols, president of Soothing Scents, greets Cynthia Fortune, RN, CASC, CNOR (left), administrator of the Portsmouth (N.H.) Ambulatory Surgery Center, and Cathy D'Entremont, RN, CASC, administrator of the Salem (N.H.) Surgery Center.

HANGING OUT (left to right) David Lewis, MHA, administrator of the Surgery Center of Columbia (Mo.); Eric Howard, administrator of Doctors Outpatient Surgicenter in Pasadena, Texas; his fiancé Angela Vela; Christie Humphreys, CST, administrator of the Bakersfield (Calif.) Surgery Center; and Outpatient Surgery Magazine's Director of Marketing Steve Archibald

MAKING THE ROUNDS Ben Latimer, RN (left), operations coordinator at Dayton Children's Medical Center in Ohio, and Steve Horton, RN, service line coordinator at Dayton Children's, tour the exhibit hall together.

PERSONAL PROTECTION Ken Stratford touts the benefits of Ansell-Sandel's Safety Shield during the wine tasting event in the exhibit hall.

ALL SMILES Matthew Rotterman, director of sales at Enthermics Medical Systems, with Lynda Dowman Simon, RN, manager of St. John's Clinic, Head & Neck Surgery in Springfield, Mo.

FUN BUNCH (left to right) Terri Clouse, RN, national sales manger of Bemis Health Care; Cheryl Ezerskis, BS, executive director of the West Parkway ASC in Pompton Plains, N.J.; Debbie Spain, RN, BSN, CNOR, clinical director at the Northwest ASC in Portland, Ore.; and Linnea Stewart, BSN, nurse manager at the Bardmoor Surgery Center in Largo, Fla.

HALL MONITORS Lisa Varner, RN, BSN (left), pre-op/PACU manager at Baptist-Physicians Surgery Center in Lexington, Ky., and Mary Anne Bradenburg, RN, operating room manager at Baptist-Physicians, meet with Amkai Solutions' Regional Vice President of Sales Ken McDonald.

SMART SHOPPER Hannah Denton, BSN, operating room coordinator at Fleming Island (Fla.) Surgery Center makes a connection with John Dieterich (center) and Chuck Alexander of TransMotion Medical.

CHEERS (left to right) Kim Mintz, ADN, manager of surgical services at Scotland Memorial Hospital in Laurinburg, N.C.; Karen Johnson, RN, director of the OR and same day surgery at Beatrice (Neb.) Community Hospital & Health Center; and Deborah Rinkacs, RN, operating room coordinator at Scotland Memorial, raise their glasses to good times.

BOTTLE OF RED Jennifer Solak, RN, BSN, operating room clinical nurse manager at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, Mich., stops for a pour from Gary Abbott, regional sales director at Pacira Pharmaceuticals.

TRIPLE PLAY (left to right) Cheryl Ezerskis, BS, executive director of the West Parkway ASC in Pompton Plains, N.J.; Stephanie Martin, BSN, RN, CNOR, administrator of the St. Augustine (Fla.) Surgery Center; and Ann Geier, RN, CNOR, senior vice president for ASCOA, share insights in the exhibit hall.

HAPPY HOUR (left to right) Leica Microsystem's Rosalie Villano mingles with Loraine Butler, RN, BSN, MSA, CNOR, director of perioperative services at Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital; Sheila Tesiny, RN, CNOR, clinical coordinator at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in Valencia, Calif.; Donna Ferguson, RN, MBA, director of Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital; and Donna Ford, RN, MSN, nursing education specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

LUNCH MEETING Conference presenters Stephen Earnhart, president and CEO of Earnhart & Associates, and Donna Smith, MT, CASC, vice president of operations at Blue Chip Surgery Centers, exchange ideas during the OR Excellence Awards luncheon.

GROUP FUN (left to right) Kathleen Boorse, RN, safety officer at ILBNC Special Procedures Surgery Center in Plymouth, Minn.; Louise DeChesser, RN, CNOR, administrator of the Middlesex Center for Advanced Orthopedic Surgery in Middletown, Conn.; Dawn Rausch, BSN, facility director at ILBNC; and Carol Cappella, RN, MSN, CNOR, clinical director of the Delray Ambulatory Surgery Center in Delray Beach, Fla.

LAST COURSE (clockwise from left to right) Belinda Leahr-Barnes, RN, director of nursing at Atlanta (Ga.) Advanced Surgery Center; Ken Hammer, BSN, director of the Surgery Center of Kalamazoo in Portage, Mich.; Nicole Overbeck, RN, PACU nurse at Westfield Hospital in Allentown, Pa.; and Brett Hartley, OR tech at Westfield Hospital.

SALES MEETING Happy exhibitors show their camaraderie during the wine tasting event.

STOPPING BY Pam Trela, RN (left), nurse administrator at MD Sine in Springfield, Mass., visits with Shani Diggs, regional sales manager at Pacira Pharmaceuticals, during the rum cocktail party.

WINE AND DINE (left to right) Joyce Mackler, RN, MSN, center nurse manager at Seaford (Del.) Endoscopy Center; TransMotion Medical's Regional Director John Dieterich; Ted Kucklick, president of Cannuflow; Chuck Alexander of TransMotion Medical; Rachel Aamold, RN, BSN, surgery center supervisor of Avera Medical Group in Pierre, S.D.; and Virginia Chard, OR Manager at PenBay Healthcare in Rockport, Maine.

LEADERSHIP GROUP (left to right) David Shapiro, MD, director of medical affairs for AmSurg; Outpatient Surgery Magazine Publisher Stan Herrin; Donna Smith, MT, CASC, vice president of operations at Blue Chip Surgery Centers; and Stephen Earnhart, president and CEO of Earnhart & Associates.

MIDDLE MAN Outpatient Surgery Magazine Account Manager Chad Kemplin (center) introduces Beverly Amero, RN, BSN, MBA, executive director of surgery and anesthesia at North Shore Medical Center in Salem, Mass., to Larry Bates of Gojo Industries.

FAST FRIENDS Cynthia Fortune, RN, CASC, CNOR, administrator of the Portsmouth (N.H.) Ambulatory Surgery Center (left), and Cathy D'Entremont, RN, CASC, administrator of the Salem (N.H.) Surgery Center.

HITTING IT OFF Beth Waterman-Hukari, RN, BSN, CNOR, perioperative clinical educator at Legacy Health in Portland, Ore., and Carl Gold, director of national accounts at JHP Pharmaceuticals.

PROMISING LEAD Susan Fortune, RN, BSN, surgery supervisor at Crete Area Medical Center in Crete, Neb., takes product literature from Stryker's Justin Cohen.