BEHIND THE MASK The Joint Commission's Andrea Quartz and Michael Kulczycki get ready for Bourbon Street.

RARE SIGHTING The Beast from Big Foot Suction scares up a picture in the exhibit hall.

HITTING IT OFF Nancy Burden, RN, of Tampa, Fla., hangs with B. Braun's Frank Myers and Mike Connelly.

DYNAMIC DUO Nick Xynidis and Marcus Allen of Ellex prepare to welcome attendees during the exhibit hall wine tasting.

TOP DOC New York Times best-selling author Marty Makary, MD, MPH, FACS, discusses the need for true accountability in health care.

PRODUCT REVIEW Lee Fagot of Cannuflow discusses the benefits of the SportPort with Barbara Marco, BSN, MS, of the Camp Lowell Surgery Center in Tucson, Ariz.

TWICE AS NICE Taylor Beeler and Arianne Breiteneicher of U.S. World Meds are ready to pour during the wine-tasting event in the exhibit hall.

MAKING A CONNECTION Jan Kleinhesselink, RN, BHSM, shares what Accreditation Association for Hospitals/Health Systems can offer to Tami Alter and Nikki Lear, RN, of Canyon Crest Surgical in Draper, Utah.

EXPERT OPINION Deborah Olson of Mercury Medical shows off the air-Q masked laryngeal airway to Ashish Sinha, MD, PhD, of the Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pa.

SMART SHOPPER Amy Swets, RN, MSN, CNOR, CNML, of Mercy Health Saint Mary's in Grand Rapids, Mich., swings by the IrriSept Booth.

STOPPING BY Nancy Burden, RN, of Tampa, Fla., meets with Page Martin at the Beatty booth.

INSTANT FEEDBACK Attendees used handheld devices to interact with presenters in real-time.

POWERFUL MESSAGE Orthopedic surgeon David Ring, MD, PhD, shared the lessons learned from his own wrong-procedure surgery.

IDEA THAT WORKS Susan Comp, MHA, BSN, CNOR, of the Pinnacle Health System in Hershey, Pa., discussed how to turn down a busy surgeon's request for equipment.

LAUGH AND LEARN Attendees were entertained during the many informational general sessions.

MEET AND GREET ConMed's Peter Johnson connects with Lisa Casnellie, BSN, and Alixandra Bono, BSN, of St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Crestview Hills, Ky.

JOINT EFFORT A team from the Advanced Center for Surgery in Altoona, Pa., conducted a hugely successful pre-conference workshop on total joint replacement.

TRIPLE PLAY Tina Mentz, president of Square Peg Consulting, Annamarie York, BSC, MBA, of the Hoffman Estates (Ill.) Surgery Center, and Dawn Dormitorio, BS, CNOR, of the DuPage Medical Group Surgical Center in Naperville, Ill., have a blast in the exhibit hall.

HEAVY TOPIC Anesthesiologist Ashish Sinha, MD, PhD, of the Drexel University College of Medicine, discussed the challenges of sedating obese patients.

LEADOFF LAUGHS Bobbie Staten, RN, CSP, jumpstarted the conference's second day with a hilarious take on life's everyday stresses.

TOUCHING BASE Jennifer Levan, RN, BSN, CNOR, RNFA, and Quanda Custis, RN, MSN, CNOR, RNFA, of the Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, Del., visit with Terri Clouse of Bemis.