Educational opportunities

AORN Journal, August, 2007

Periop 101: A Core Curriculum

AORN's Periop 101: A Core

Curriculum--formerly called AORN's Perioperative Nursing Course 101--is a comprehensive online program for educating new perioperative nurses. The curriculum covers 26 crucial topics and is designed to be integrated with your facility's specific policies and procedures in a clinical practicum and preceptorship. This facilitator-led course will be available online later this summer.

Periop 101 will help you develop confident, better-educated, safety-conscious, novice perioperative nurses. The course includes overviews, reading assignments, glossaries, bibliographies, posttests, preceptor guidelines, video clips, a critical skills assessment checklist, a Preparing the Preceptor module with free continuing education contact hours, and more. For more information, visit AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org/Education/Periop101 /Overview. For a free information packet, send an e-mail to periop101@aorn.org.

AORN Conferences

Strategies for Perioperative Educators September 6, 2007 Hyatt Regency, San Antonio, TX This two-track conference offers in-depth classes for both new and experienced educators who want to learn new methods and refine current skills. Gain innovative teaching strategies and learn how to avoid "reinventing the wheel." This seminar is conveniently offered the day before the AORN Specialty Conference for managers, leaders, industry representatives, educators, and nurses in informatics. For more information or to register, visit http://www.aorn.org/Education/ EducationEvents/Conferences.

Key Leadership Skirts: Coaching, Counseling, and Mentoring September 6, 2007 Hyatt Regency, San Antonio, TX

Research shows that managerial support and guidance are the top factors in determining job satisfaction and staff motivation, and a lack of managerial sup port and guidance are the top reasons that employees leave their positions. To ensure that your employees are motivated, happy, and provided with constructive feedback, you must effectively coach, counsel, and mentor them. Committing to developing these key skills will help you be successful in your leadership role. This one-day perioperative management seminar is conveniently offered the day before the AORN Specialty Conference for managers, leaders, industry, educators, and nurses in informatics. For more information or to register, visit http://www.aorn.org/Education/ EducationEvents/Conferences.

Management, Leadership, Educators, Industry & Informatics Specialty Conference A Shared Vision for Perioperative Services September 7-8, 2007 Hyatt Regency, San Antonio, TX

What critical work issues challenge you--finance, education, technology, safety, staff development? The perioperative environment requires leaders to have broad knowledge of the many facets of managing an OR suite. Let AORN help you address your perioperative challenges. Our newly expanded program offers more sessions--five in-depth tracks that focus on education for nurses in management and leadership roles; nursing informatics; nurse educators; clinical nurse specialists; and nurses who work in business, industry, and consulting. For more information or to register, visit http://www.aorn.org /Education/EducationEvents/Conferences.

Patient Care: It's What We Do FASA Nurses Seminar September 14, 2007 Hyatt Regency, Louisville, KY

AORN and FASA have collaborated to bring you a one-day event to help you get on track with patient care. Designed for nurses who work in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), this meeting offers sessions for nurses of all experience levels--from ASC nurse managers to nurses just starting out in the ambulatory surgery industry. This is the only program on ASC nursing that FASA offers. Attendees also will have the opportunity to participate in a networking lunch. For more information or to register, visit http://www.aorn.org/ Education/EducationEvents/Conferences.

Building Financial Skills for ASC Managers September 14, 2007 Hyatt Regency, Louisville, KY

This seminar will cover the financial skills you need to manage your OR effectively, efficiently, and economically--focusing on the specific needs of managers working in the ambulatory market. Learn basic cost accounting and financial terminology, the components of capital and operating budgets, how to interpret financial reports and variance control, and much more. This popular seminar will help you build a sound financial background and increase your confidence in dealing with financial aspects of the ASC. For more information or to register, visit http://www.aorn.org/Education/Education Events/Conferences.

Clinical Workshops & Hands-on Programs for Staff Nurses September 14, 2007 Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville

AORN is offering a number of half-day and full-day, in-depth programs geared toward education in specific practice areas. Many include hands-on learning opportunities. Programs are designed for clinical staff nurses, team leaders, RN first assistants (RNFAs), advanced practice nurses, and clinical coordinators. Choose from five workshops offered this day: