June - ORX Session Previews Table of Contents 2014 OR Excellence Schedule at a Glance About My Error An orthopod talks candidly about wrong-site surgery Competency is Your Center's Currency Your staff is qualified, but is it excelling? Does Your Website Need a Makeover? Online impressions can benefit your bottom line. Eliminate the Errors You Can, Manage the Ones You Can't History is a great guide for risk management. Enhance the Quality of Your Quality Improvement Studies Learn how to select the right topics and perform a sound study. Getting Patients to Pay Up On the Day of Surgery Learn the keys to collecting out-of-pocket expenses. Growing a Culture of Safety Take-home tools to manage disruptive behaviors. Happy Hour in the ORX Exhibit Hall Enjoy free wine tasting and Martini Madness. He Did What? Unusual Problems, Creative Solutions Handling the taboo, the strange and the dreadful. How Heavy Is Too Heavy? Don't push the safety envelope when caring for obese patients. Let Technology Make Pre-Admissions a Breeze Untapped opportunities hold huge potential benefits. Marriage and Medicine: A Match Made in... Can you excel in your career and have happily-ever-after, too? Meet Your New Best Friend at ORX Networking opportunities abound at surgery's friendliest, warmest conference. No Texting During Time Outs! Eliminate electronic distractions from the surgical environment. OR Excellence Heads to the Big Easy! Join us in October for jazz, jambalaya and jaunts down Bourbon Street. 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. 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. 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. When We Laugh, We Let Out Little Puffs of Pain Don't miss the hilarious and heartwarming humor of Bobbie Staten, RN, CSP. Who's the Best at Best Practices? ORX's Tournament of Champions will crown the victors. Winning the War Against SSIs The tips and techniques you need in your arsenal. You Can't Make This Stuff Up Two seasoned pros share the lessons learned from surgery's head-scratchers. DID YOU SEE THIS?