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Full Schedule

  • Monday, April 3, 2023
  • 8501-23 - Pressure Injury Prevention Throughout the Continuum of Perioperative Patient Care
  • 8502-23 - Insights from an OR Efficiency Report
  • 8503-23 - Specimen Management: Reducing the Risk of Formalin Exposure
  • 8504-23 - Lighting the Way to Better Patient Outcomes
  • 8505-23 - What's New with Endoscope Processing
  • 8506-23 - The Impact Perioperative Nurses Have on Skin Preps
  • 8507-23 - Best Practices for Expanding Your Access to Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • 8508-23 - Powered Surgical Instruments: Patient and Caregiver Safety
  • 8509-23 - Reducing Orthopedic Surgical Site Infections Using Continuous Environmental Disinfection
  • 8510-23 - The Role of Contaminated Air in Surgical Site Infections
  • 8511-23 - Leading the Sustainability Call to Action
  • 8512-23 - The Ins and Outs of Counts: Advances in Surgical Count Technology
  • 8513-23 - Reducing OR-Associated Pressure Injuries Swimmingly through Fluid Immersion Simulation
  • 8514-23 - Normothermia: The New Norm
  • 8515-23 - Contamination and SSI Risks with Compounding in the OR: How to Keep Your Patients Safe
  • 8516-23 - Lateral Positioning: Improving Patient Outcomes with a New Standard of Care
  • 8517-23 - Best Practices for Safe Perioperative Patient Positioning
  • 8518-23 - Clear the Air®: The Time is Now
  • 8520-23 - Insufflation: Patients Under Pressure
  • 8521-23 - From Fluid to Solid: The Benefits of Solidifiers in Fluid Management
  • 8522-23 - Do HAPIs Make You Sad?: Preventing Perioperative Pressure Injuries
  • 8523-23 - Surgical Glove Changes for Improved Safety
  • 8524-23 - Biofilm is Everywhere!
  • 8525-23 - Is it Really Clean?: ATP Contamination Monitoring
  • 8526-23 - The Role of Textiles in Creating a Safer and Healthier Perioperative Environment
  • 8527-23 - Protecting the Air You Breathe
  • 8528-23 - When It Counts: Validating No Sponge Left Behind
  • 8529-23 - Helping Reduce the Risk of Surgical Site Infections: A Recipe for Success
  • 8530-23 - Active & Passive Hemostatic Agents Meet the Coagulation Cascade
  • 8531-23 - Innovations in Surgical Smoke Management
  • 8532-23 - Positioning Patients During Surgical Procedures
  • 8533-23 - Mitigating the Dangers of Surgical Smoke in Your OR
  • 8534-23 - Enhancing Safety in the OR, to Prevent Retained Surgical Sponges
  • 8535-23 - Tourniquet: Safety, Application & Post-Op Pain Reduction
  • 8536-23 - Personal Protective Attire: A Focus on Surgical Helmet Systems
  • 8537-23 - Strategies to Minimize Surgical Bleeding Using Hemostatic Agents
  • 8538-23 - Wound Closure: How Perioperative Nurses can Help Improve Patient Outcomes
  • AORN National Election Voting
  • 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    NYS Council Meeting
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    AORN Periop Community: Districts Open
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Speed Mentoring
  • 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AORN Foundation
  • 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AORN Store
  • 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Attendee Services (Expo App & Evaluation Supoort, MCI Housing Assistance & AORN Expo 2024 in Nashville)
  • 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Exhibitor Registration
  • 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Registration and Badge Pick-Up
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1121 - Reimagining the OR Workshop
  • 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1009 - Reading and Applying Research Articles to Evidence-based Practice
  • 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1019 - Surgical Smoke Evacuation Legislation: How to Get it Enacted and Implemented
  • 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1020 - Mentoring=Engagement
  • 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1098 - The State of the Ambulatory Surgery Industry
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1025 - High Impact Educator Secrets: Creative Ways To Teach Hands On Learners
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1035 - The Effect of the Built Environment on OR Personnel and their Perception of Patients’ Surgical Experiences: A Phenomenological Comparative Study
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1066 - Thoracic Robot Emergency Scenario Simulations: How to teach them
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    AORN Congress: First House of Delegates
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1027 - Medication Management Madness — Who Knew Medication Managment Could Be Fun!
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0002/3025 - The Great (Re) Engagement. Rediscovering your Passion, Purpose and Path Forward
  • 9:35 AM - 10:05 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1016 - Factors that engage perioperative nurses
  • 9:35 AM - 10:05 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1039 - Re-imagining the role of perioperative preceptors: The Practice.Ready Specialty.Focused Nurse Education Model
  • 9:35 AM - 10:05 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1086 - Reducing Pre-op Length of Stay (LOS) to Increase Hospital Surgical Capacity: An Innovative Strategy to Effectively Increase Access to Surgical Care
  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Expo Hall Open
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6001 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #1-#10)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6002 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #11-#20)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6003 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #21-#30)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6004 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #31-#40
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6005 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #41-#50)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6006 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #51-#60
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6007 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #61-#70)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6008 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #71-#80)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6009 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #81-#90)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6010 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #91-#100)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6011 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #101-#110)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6012 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #111-#118)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6013 - DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Practice Innovation (Posters #119-#125)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6014 - Design/Concept Poster Session (Posters #126-#137)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6015 - Evidence-Based Practice Poster Session (Posters #138-#147)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6016 - Evidence-Based Practice Poster Session (Posters #148-#159)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6017 - Research Poster Session (Posters #160-#167)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6018 - Research Poster Session (Posters #168-#175)
  • 10:05 AM - 3:55 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/6019 - Research Poster Session (Posters #176-#183)
  • 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Leader Networking Lounge Break
  • 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    VR Simulation: Developing Role-Based Resuscitation Competencies in the OR
  • 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1014 - Getting to Zero Harm: Your Role
  • 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1061 - Building a Sustainable Sterile Processing Program
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM East Coast USA Time
    Hands-On Skill Lab: Positioning Hands-On Experience for Novice Nurses
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM East Coast USA Time
    Hands-On Skill Lab: Sterile Processing Live! Hands-On Competition to 100% Complete, Sterile, and On-Time Surgical Instruments
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0002/3009 - A Force of Nature: Hurricane Ian, Preparation and Impact
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0002/3024 - Civility in the Workplace; An Update from the AORN/ASPAN/AANA Task Force
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Fitness Session with Nurse Lulu
  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1067 - Planning for Prion in th OR - Know Your P & Ps
  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1069 - Empowering the horse to drink: using change management tools to successfully implement safety improvements in the OR
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hands-On Skill Lab: Positioning Hands-On Experience for Novice Nurses
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hands-On Skill Lab: Sterile Processing Live! Hands-On Competition to 100% Complete, Sterile, and On-Time Surgical Instruments
  • 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Networking Lunch & Hot Topic Discussion: Empowering your teams through innovative care models: How to best leverage da Vinci robotic surgery for the patients you serve.
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Fitness Session with Nurse Lulu
  • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Puppy & Kitten Snuggles
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hands-On Skill Lab: Positioning Hands-On Experience for Novice Nurses
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hands-On Skill Lab: Sterile Processing Live! Hands-On Competition to 100% Complete, Sterile, and On-Time Surgical Instruments
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Fitness Session with Nurse Lulu
  • 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    VR Simulation: Developing Role-Based Resuscitation Competencies in the OR
  • 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1013 - Foundations for Total Safety: Employing a Learning System Approach for Preventing Perioperative Safety Events
  • 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1052 - The Dynamic Duo: A collaboration breaking down barriers and leading to remarkable quality improvement effectiveness between SPD and the OR
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hands-On Skill Lab: Positioning Hands-On Experience for Novice Nurses
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hands-On Skill Lab: Sterile Processing Live! Hands-On Competition to 100% Complete, Sterile, and On-Time Surgical Instruments
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Greater Houston Chapter Meeting
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Fitness Session with Nurse Lulu
  • 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1012 - Water Quality: A Critical Look
  • 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1078 - Perioperative Pressure Injury Risk: A New Study and A New Guideline
  • 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hands-On Skill Lab: Sterile Processing Live! Hands-On Competition to 100% Complete, Sterile, and On-Time Surgical Instruments
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Poster Author Q&A
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Fitness Session with Nurse Lulu
  • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0002/3005 - Managing a Block Schedule for Growth and Sustainability
  • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0002/3019 - Nurse Led OR Council Shaping Perioperative Success
  • 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    VR Simulation: Developing Role-Based Resuscitation Competencies in the OR
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1004 - Comparing Postoperative Rhabdomyolysis, Pressure Injury, and Fluid Immersion Simulation for Bariatric Patients: A Retrospective Chart Review
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1030 - Exploring and Strengthening Surgical Conscience
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1044 - Peri-Operative Pressure Injury Prevention...A Cut Above the Rest!
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0002/3022 - The Balancing Act: Fostering Work-Life Balance in New Perioperative Nurse Leaders
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AORN Congress: Second Forum
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1088 - Drill your Skills: The Importance of Emergency Preparedness in Ambulatory Healthcare
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0002/3011 - Dreams and Teams Working Together for Safe Surgical Outcomes-A Successful Leadership Collaboration Model
  • 4:35 PM - 5:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1011 - A Sustainable Going Green OR
  • 4:35 PM - 5:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1050 - Surgical Site Infection Risk Stratification Following Operating Room Air Exchange Failure
  • 4:35 PM - 5:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1055 - Reducing the Pressure: an evidence-based practice bundle approach to reducing pressure injuries in the pediatric peri-operative patient population.
  • 4:35 PM - 5:05 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0002/3018 - Sterile Processing Internship: A Multidisciplinary Approach
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    23CON0000/1109 - The Journey Forward – Rediscovering Your Why with 4x Olympian
  • 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AORN Foundation Party