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Results are in
March 18, 2010
On Thursday, March 18, AORN delegates voted on position statements and proposed changes to the bylaws. Delegates also elected the 2010-2011 AORN leadership.
We're in this together
March 17, 2010
Tackling the topic of health care in less than one hour is nearly as daunting a challenge as reforming health care in a single presidency. But David Gergen did it during a General Session, “A Look at the Issues Facing the Obama Administration” at AORN's 57th Congress in Denver.
Q&A on CMS conditions for coverage in the ambulatory setting
March 17, 2010
As state survey agencies for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are using extra federal economic stimulus funds to expand the monitoring of ambulatory surgery centers, Congress News discusses CMS conditions for coverage in the ambulatory setting with Marilyn Hanchett, RN, MA, CPQH, CIC.
Educating a new generation of nurses
March 17, 2010
A diverse group of nursing students gathered for an informative, hands-on program that featured learning stations on hand hygiene, gowning and gloving, positioning, prepping, clipper shaving, electrosurgical equipment use, and, new this year was the laparoscopic surgery station.
Congress highlights
March 16, 2010
Follow business, awards and other activites from Congress that are being covered by the Congress News team.
Accreditation and compliance challenges in the ambulatory surgical center
March 16, 2010
Virginia McCollum, RN, MSN, accreditation surveyor for The Joint Commission, discussed ambulatory surgical center (ASC) accreditation during an educational session on Monday at AORN’s 57th Congress in Denver.
Health care professionals should embrace social media
March 16, 2010
Social media is the number one activity on the web and offers a way for users, including health care professionals, to connect with each other on a virtual platform. Zach Mueller, RN, DNP, CNS, chief nursing officer, the Medical Center of Aurora, CO, who brought Congress attendees up to speed on established and emerging social media platforms during “Nurses & Social Media: There is a Connection.”
Applying “Lean” to the perioperative environment
March 16, 2010
It takes a dynamic, cross-sectional team to implement positive change through the Lean Six Sigma methodology for process improvement, said Er Ralston, BS, MBA, vice president of Juran Healthcare, and Carol Applegeet, RN, MSN, CNOR, NEA-BC, FAAN, director of Perioperative Services, St. Mary’s Hospital and Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colo.
Voting scheduled for Thursday
March 16, 2010
On Thursday, March 18, AORN delegates will elect AORN's national leaders for 2010-2011. New this year, the delegates will be using an electronic voting system, rather than using paper ballots.
"This IS Coming": checklists in the OR
March 15, 2010
Nobody in the operating room knows everything. “It’s the wisdom of the crowd, the beauty of the symphony that ensures success,” said Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, during his General Session “Safer Surgery: Reducing Complications & Disparities” on Monday morning at AORN’s 57th Congress in Denver.