Regional anesthesia's economic advantages. Peripheral nerve blocks save dollars and make sense.

Medical Malpractice: Don't give in to the gadget. Distracted doctoring is the new legal minefield.

Perfect your pre-admission process. Advice for starting every patient experience on the right foot.

Can you pass this prepping quiz? Want to start a great debate? Ask your surgeons and nurses to defend their skin prepping preferences and beliefs.

Are morcellators safe for hysterectomies? They speed the procedure, but do they spread cancer, too? See what this gynecologic surgeon has to say.

Behind Closed Doors: What's in Paula's pockets? Why hoarders make efficient nurses.

How comfortable are your ORs? Take this hospital's lead and focus on features that ease the daily grind.

Anesthesiologist Suspended for Sexually Charged Texts, Illicit Behavio

Don't use saline bags to position patients. Improvised shoulder roll a patient safety danger.

The secret to fewer post-operative deep-vein blood clots. Prevention program leads to an 84% drop in the rate of DVT.

Revitalizing your relationships with anesthesia providers. They should be an integral part of your team.

Shedding light on surgery. Dr. Makary explores how transparency would improve patient care.

Marriage and Medicine: A match made in... Can you excel in your career and have happily-ever-after, too?

Snapshots of the speakers and sessions on tap for OR Excellence 2014. Here's what we have in store for you at our fabulous, fun-filled fall conference.

OR Excellence heads to the Big Easy! Join us in October for jazz, jambalaya and jaunts down Bourbon Street.

Shouldn't you be doing outpatient total joints? Our special pre-conference session will show you that same-day total joint surgery is now within your reach.

Meet your new best friend at ORX. Networking opportunities abound at surgery's friendliest, warmest conference.

Let technology make pre-admissions a breeze. Untapped opportunities hold huge potential benefits.

Eliminate the errors you can, manage the ones you can't. History is a great guide for risk management.

Growing a culture of safety. Take-home tools to manage disruptive behaviors.