Educational opportunities from the Center for Perioperative Education - Educational Opportunities

AORN Journal, Dec, 2002

AORN is the premier provider of perioperative continuing education. To ensure that you are registering for an AORN event, look for the AORN name and logo. If you are unclear whether the event is sponsored by AORN, call AORN customer service at (800) 755-2676 x 1.

NURSING COURSE 101

AORN's Perioperative Nursing Course l01 is a convenient program for training, educating, and orienting new perioperative nurses. The comprehensive curriculum covers 25 critical 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 more confident, better-educated, safety-conscious employees. The course includes overviews, reading assignments, glossaries, bibliographies, posttests, preceptor guidelines, a module for preparing the preceptor, PowerPoint presentations, a critical skills assessment checklist, and much more. For a free information packet, contact AORN customer service at (800) 755-2676 x 1 or visit http://www. aom.org/education/periop101.btm.

AORN CONFERENCES

AORN pre-Congress.

March 22, 2003, McCormick Place, Chicago.

Protecting staff members and patients from the inherent hazards of using medical laser equipment is one of the many responsibilities of the perioperative nurse. A pre-Congress all-day session titled "Patient Safety--Laser Concepts in Health Care," which will be presented by an internationally known expert, is designed to introduce the fundamental concepts of laser science as applied to the technology and safety required of perioperative professionals working with and responsible for class 3b and class 4 medical lasers. The American National Standard ANSI Z 136, AORN recommended practices, international electrotechnical commission standards, and other appropriate regulations will be used as a basis for both risk assessment and the development of relevant control measures.

Pre-Congress education sessions are planned to provide participants with in-depth information on critical perioperative topics. Content for other pre-Congress sessions includes

* bariatric surgery,

* compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act,

* current issues in moderate sedation and analgesia,

* effective resource management,

* mediation techniques,

* an update on the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization's criteria for accreditation site visits, and

* workplace issues regarding patient safety.

For more information, visit AORN Online at http://www.aom .org/Congress/default.htm.

50th annual AORN Congress.

March 23-27, 2003, McCormick Place, Chicago.

AORN's Congress will provide numerous, exciting education sessions, and participants will be able to design a personalized education program to meet their needs. Annual Association business will take place throughout the week. Take advantage of the largest nursing trade show in the country and speak with industry representatives to learn about the latest products and services available. For more information, visit AORN Online at http://www .aorn.org/Congress/default.htm.

Preparation for CNOR Certification.

May 2-3, 2003, Doubletree Hotel, Nashville.

This program will alleviate the fear of taking the CNOR examination by walking participants through the examination's format and subject areas. The subject areas will be related to clinical situations with which perioperative nurses are familiar. The program also will provide effective test-taking strategies and a framework for participants to develop their own plan for continued preparation for the examination.

ADDITIONAL CONTACT HOURS

Contact hour opportunities may be used independently or to educate other perioperative staff members. Perioperative nurses can earn continuing education contact hours by purchasing and reading or viewing the following material.

INTERNET

Visit http://www.aorn.org /education for the latest quality continuing education. Home Study Programs published since November 2000 now are available online. Use these programs to earn contact hours and stay abreast of the latest nursing information.

Ambulatory Surgery Administrator Certificate Program. The third offering of this online program starts with an introductory meeting Jan 10-11, 2003, in Denver. This program is ideal for those who are new to the business of ambulatory surgery and provides the skills and tools needed to manage every aspect of an ambulatory surgery practice, from daily operations to regulatory requirements.

Clinical Educator Certificate Program. The Clinical Educator Certificate program is a convenient, comprehensive, distance learning program that provides the information needed to successfully develop education programs for nurses in your facility. The program is offered by AORN in collaboration with the University of Colorado School of Nursing, Denver. The three courses, which provide six academic credits, are credentialed at the graduate level but also are applicable to most undergraduate programs. The next three-session offering is