Congress education session updates: Saturday, March 10, to Thursday, March 15, 2007

AORN Journal, Feb, 2007

The 2007 Congress Education Planning Committee, whose members ere appointed by AORN President Paula Graling, RN, MSN, CNS, CNOR, reviewed more than 300 Congress proposals and identified the programs that best reflect

* needs identified by the members,

* recent regulatory issues,

* trends in perioperative nursing, and

* advances in evidence-based practice.

The committee also reviewed more than 180 Clinical Improvement/Innovation poster abstract submissions. The committee will evaluate all posters displayed by 2 PM on Saturday, March 10, 2007, and select the top 10 Clinical Improvement/ Innovation posters.

If you are interested in submitting a proposal for Congress 2008, do not miss the networking session that the committee has planned for Wednesday, March 14, from 7 to 7:50 AM to discuss helpful hints for submitting a proposal. See the Congress Program on site for this session's room location. Members of the Congress Education Planning Committee are

* Barbara S. Rusynko, RN, MSEd, CNOR, chair;

* Kathleen Penelope Butz, RN, BSPA, CNOR;

* Marilyn K. Christian, RN, BSN;

* Patsy P. Davis, RN, BS, CNOR;

* Kevin L. Metzing, RN, CNOR;

* Elaine P. Sweeney, RN, BSN, CNOR;

* Dawn Myers Yost, RN, BSN, CNOR; and

* Mary Jo Steiert, RN, BSN, CNOR, Board liaison.

Following are updates to the information that appeared in the "2007 Congress Education Sessions" article in the January 2007 issue of the AORN Journal. For more information on Congress education sessions, see page 31 of the January 2007 Journal or visit http://www.aorn.org/Congress/2007/attendees/program.asp

The following definitions are used to identify broad content areas.

A         Ambulatory
C         Clinical
L/M       Leadership/management
L/MWF     Management with a focus
          on work force
P         Professional development/
          issues
[check]   Perioperative safety trends

The letter (R) after a session number denotes a repeat session. Specific sessions that qualify for AORN risk management credit are denoted by a .

SESSION TIME CHANGES

The dates and times for the following education sessions have changed.

MONDAY, MARCH 12

8 TO 9:30 AM

C 1670

[check] Robotics: Laparoscopic Surgery--Simon Chung, MD, MPH; Sabine A. Peloquin, RN, CNOR This session originally was scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 15, from 8 to 9:30 AM.

3 TO 4:30 PM

C 1676 (R)

[check] Robotics: Laparoscopic Surgery--Simon Chung, MD, MPH; Sabine A. Peloquin, RN, CNOR This session originally was scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 15, from 1:30 to 3 PM.

SESSION CANCELLATION

The following session has been cancelled.

MONDAY, MARCH 1:2

8 TO 9:30 AM

C 1593

Facing Terror: Survival in a Combat Zone--Brian Eastridge, MD; Carrie Nicole McDonnall, BS

SESSION NAME AND OVERVIEW CHANGE

The name and overview of the following education session has changed.

SATURDAY, MARCH 10

PRE-CONGRESS

L/M C 1542

Improving Workplace Effectiveness, Relationships, Balance, and Results--Chalmers Brothers, MBA

Discover an eye-opening, innovative perspective that will allow you to see yourself and your workplace interactions in a powerful new way. Improve your effectiveness, productivity, teamwork, and communication. Strengthen your ability to listen and lead, as well as to build win-win relationships and a workplace culture of trust, ambition, and commitment. This session provides you with new or enhanced knowledge, skills, and tools in the key areas of self-awareness, communication, change management, adult learning, leadership and management, effective teamwork, and emotional intelligence.

SESSION NAME CHANGES

The following education session names have been changed.

MONDAY, MARCH 12

P 1595

Shades of Grey: Dealing with Ethical Issues in the OR--Betty Bradford, RN, MA, CNOR; Jacqueline C. Kingsolver, JD

P 1614 (R)

Shades of Grey: Dealing with Ethical Issues in the OR--Betty Bradford, RN, MA, CNOR; Jacqueline C. Kingsolver, JD

AMBULATORY PROGRAM

A 1618

Medical Directors: Can't Live With Them and Can't Live Without Them--David Shapiro, MD

TUESDAY, MARCH 13

MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

L/MWF 1639

The Current State of Perioperative Nursing Sub-Specialty Education and Competency Assessment--James X. Stobinski, RN, MSN, CNOR

SESSION SPEAKER CHANGES

The following education sessions have speaker changes.

SATURDAY, MARCH 10

PRE-CONGRESS

P 1547

Workplace Safety: Part II--June Fisher, MD; Ted Haines, MD; Amber Hogan; Trudy Kenyon, RN, CNOR; Bernadette Stringer, PhD, RN

MONDAY, MARCH 12

P 1601

[check] Safe Patient Handling in the Perioperative Setting: Where Do We Go From Here?--Deborah G. Spratt, RN, BSN, MPA, CNAA, CNOR; Thomas Waters, PhD, CPE

P C 1605

EXTRA! EXTRA! HEAR ALL ABOUT IT: Recommended Practices Update--Renae N. Battie, RN, MN, CNOR; Alice S. Cornish, RN, BSN, CNOR; Cecil A. King, RN, MS, CNOR; Diana McDowell, RN, MSN, CNOR; Andrea Spalter, RN, MSN, CNOR; V. Doreen Wagner, RN, MSN, CNOR

P 1606

Carolinas MED-1: Mobile Health Care in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina--Jerry Morris, BA; Glenda Sanchez, RN, BSN

C 1623

[check] The Heat Is On: Update on Malignant Hyperthermia--Jane Kusler-Jensen, RN, MBA, CNOR; Sharon Chappy, PhD, RN, CNOR; Vicki Dreger, RN, CNOR; Debra Shobe, RN, BSN, CNOR