Opportunities from the Center for Perioperative Education

AORN Journal, August, 2004

PERIOPERATIVE NURSING COURSE 101

AORN's Perioperative Nursing Course 101 is a convenient program for educating new perioperative nurses. The comprehensive curriculum covers 26 crucial topics in a scripted lecture format and is designed to be integrated with your facility's specific policies and procedures.

Perioperative Nursing Course 101 will help you develop confident, better educated, safety-conscious employees. The course includes overviews, reading assignments, glossaries, bibliographies, posttests, preceptor guidelines, PowerPoint presentations, a critical skills assessment checklist, a "Preparing the Preceptor" module with free contact hours, and more. For a free information packet, contact Susan Becia at (800) 755-2676 x 287 or visit AORN Online at http://www.aorn .org/education/periop101.htm.

AORN CONFERENCES

Discover Nursing Excellence in Your Ambulatory Surgery Center--Federated

Ambulatory Surgery Association (FASA) Conference

Sept 10, 2004

Hyatt Regency Columbus, Columbus, Ohio

Join FASA in Columbus, the location of this year's only meeting devoted to ambulatory surgery center (ASC) nursing. Designed for nurse managers and those aspiring to leadership roles in ASCs, this meeting offers sessions on sleep apnea, fire in the OR, and leadership in nursing; a legislative update; and more. Use this opportunity to network with other nurses leading the ASC industry. Certified ASC administrator education units are available. This conference is being offered as a preconference to AORN's Ambulatory and Office-based Surgery Multispecialty Conference.

AMBULATORY AND OFFICE-BASED SURGERY MULTISPECIALTY CONFERENCE

Sept 11-12, 2004

Hyatt Regency Columbus

Columbus, Ohio

This conference targets ambulatory, ophthalmology, integrated health practices, and rural/small hospital specialties. It focuses on the needs of RN first assistants (RNFAs) and advanced practice nurses. For more information about this conference, visit AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org/events/default.htm.> ENTREPRENEURIAL, LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS, INFORMATICS, AND EDUCATOR

MULTISPECIALTY CONFERENCE

Sept 18-19, 2004

Marriott at Metro Center

Washington, DC

This conference targets business, industry, consulting, management, and informatics specialists. It focuses on the needs of nursing leaders, nurse educators, and clinical nurse specialists. For more information about this conference, visit AORN Online at http://www .aorn.org/events/default.htm.

AORN Public Policy Conference and Advocacy Day 2004

Sept 20-21, 2004

Marriott at Metro Center, Washington, DC

This program follows the Entrepreneurial, Leadership/Management, Business, Informatics, and Educator Conference. It is the premier opportunity for AORN members to advocate for perioperative nursing. This event is designed to promote AORN's legislative priorities by allowing members to meet directly with elected representatives in the US Congress. The two-day event features education sessions that focus on effective lobbying, informational displays about public policy, and a trip to Capitol Hill for face to face visits with members of Congress and their staff members. On election day, one vote makes a difference. On Advocacy Day, your voice makes a difference.

Building Financial Skirts for Perioperative Managers

Sept 24, 2004

San Diego; Atlanta

If you are an OR manager, these management seminars will provide you with additional knowledge, enhance your skills, and confirm current processes while giving you new tools with which to work. If you are a staff nurse who wants to move into a managerial role, these seminars will provide you with information you need to climb the career ladder and establish a network of resources to help you move into your new position.

Topics for this seminar include financial terminology, capital and operational budgets, budget preparation, full-time equivalent calculations, variance control, capital justifications, monthly financial reports, and using financial reports to measure efficiency and performance and plan for the future. Teaching methods include lectures, interactive sessions, and case studies.

This seminar will be held in two locations on the same day. The San Diego conference is sponsored by Pyxis, a Cardinal Health company, San Diego, and the Atlanta conference is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems, Alpharetta, Ga. For more information, visit http://www .aorn.org/managers or contact Susan Root, RN, MSN, CNOR, at (800) 755-2676 x 243 or sroot@aorn.org.

CLINICAL (INPATIENT AND AMBULATORY) MULTISPECIALTY CONFERENCE AND RNFA FORUM

Oct 16-17, 2004

The Westin Casuarina Las Vegas, Las Vegas

This conference's targeted specialties are orthopedics, cardiothoracics, neurosurgery, RN first assisting, pediatrics, minimally invasive surgery, lasers, and rural/small hospitals. The RNFA Forum will be included in this conference. This event is designed to provide an opportunity for RNFAs and perioperative RNs in the RNFA practice arena to learn, network with colleagues, and discuss issues germane to the practice of RNFAs. For more information about this conference, visit http://www.aorn.org /events/default.htm.