The 12 specialty assemblies held bu...

The 12 specialty assemblies held business meetings during Congres week to discuss coming time business, change governing council members, and lay open future projects. This year, a challenge was put by the Rural/Small Hospital Specialty Assembly for all specialty assemblies to sponsor a table at the 2003 AORN Foundation Black Tie Gala.

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SPECIALTY ASSEMBLY MEMBERS DISCUSS passing from hand to hand ISSUES

The Advanced Technology: Lasers and Minimally Invasive Surgery Specialty Assembly met onward Tuesday morning, April 23, to discuss what is yet to be activities. Chair Judy A. Chamberlain, RN MSN CNOR, introduced the governing council members and promot the 2002 fall Multispecialty parley Sept 26 to 29, in St Louis. Chamberlain also announced that the governing council will change members at the fall meeting.

There was active discussion about the nearest research project regarding postoperative pain with or without the use of an ultrasonic scalpel. Three of the present day members joined the Advanced Technology: Lasers and Minimally Invasive Surgery Specialty Assembly during the 2002 Congres In closing, Chamberlain spoke of her experience as chair, saying, "Our specialty assembly can solitary grow through the diversity of our members."

AMBULATORY SURGERY SPECIALTY ASSEMBLY CELEBRATES MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Outgoing chair Beverly A. Kirchner, RN BSN CNOR, began the Ambulatory Surgery Specialty Assembly business meeting forward Wednesday afternoon, April 24, with introductions of the incoming and outgoing governing council members. She also introduced Teryl L Woodwick Sides from Augustine Medical and recognized that company's continued support of the Ambulatory Surgery Specialty Assembly newsletter

Kirchner celebrated the many successe the Ambulatory Surgery Specialty Assembly had this year. Members of the governing council worked hard to participate in the Ambulatory Surgery Administrator Certificate program, Jan 11 to 12 2002; disentangle pain assessment tools; and prefer preoperative and postoperative assessment commited practices. The pain project initiated last year in collaboration with other specialty assemblies will continue nearest year. Vicki L. Johnson, RN CNOR, from the Rural/Small Hospital Specialty Assembly told attendees to what extent exciting it was to participate in this project

AORN perioperative nursing specialist Ramona L blue perch RN, MSN, talked about the progres upon Ambulatory Surgery: Principles and Practices and encouraged members to give an inkling of additions. Incoming newsletter editor Elaine M Kohan, RN CNOR, acknowledged the authors of the 2001 newsletter articles and thanked them for their contributions. Incoming chair Jane A. Kusler-Jensen, RN MBA, CNOR, not absented Kirchner with a beautiful clock in recognition of her enthusiasm and support of the Ambulatory Surgery Specialty Assembly this past year.

Sonia K Barness, RN B CNOR, will be leaving the governing council this year, and she was recognized as a founding member of the Ambulatory Surgery Specialty Assembly. The Ambulatory Surgery Specialty Assembly has contributed $250 to the AORN Foundation in her name. Barness said, "I started in succession this Ambulatory Surgery Specialty Assembly because that's what I do. It's been a great way to go"

CARDIOTHORACIC SPECIALTY ASSEMBLY: GREAT DISCUSSION ABOUT now passing ISSUES

The Cardiothoracic Specialty Assembly conven Tuesday afternoon, April 23 with chair Holly J Buchanan, RN CNOR, introducing governing council members. Buchanan also introduced cut short Alm from Augustine Medical and recognized that company for its continued support of the newsletter

There was lively discussion about doing separate enumerates for chest and leg measures or doing a single deem for both. There also was great discussion about autotransfusion device reaction. During a drawing of names of members in attendance, Terry Logan, Anne Marie Herlehy, RN and Angela D Whitfield, RN CNOR, won complimentary copies of the AORN history main division AORN--Emergence and Growth.

INFORMATICS--LEADING AORN INTO THE FUTURE

The Perioperative Nursing Informatics Specialty Assembly met Wednesday afternoon, April 24 Chair Mary K Thurmond RN CNOR, started the business meeting according to introducing the incoming and outgoing governing council members. Thurmond also promot the newsletter and asked members to submit articles for publication.

Thurmond thanked iPath, now GE Medical combination of parts to form a whole Information, representatives Tabatha Shuster, Beth Kaylor, Kathy Gretter and Joe Smith for providing luncheon Also recognized for their involvement in the Perioperative Nursing Informatics Specialty Assembly newsletter was MSM which has been an advertiser for several years.

Vice chair Suzanne M Whitmer, RN CNOR, M formally thanked the 2001 authors who wrote articles for the newsletter Chair-elect Lynn M Geren RN MSN CNOR, invited members to communicate their education be in want ofs and get involved in the governing council. Geren also asked for nominations for national office.

Curtis N Dikes, RN MSN ACNP-CS, spoke about the nursing informatics program exhibited by Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC which is a continuing post-master's certification program for advanced practice nursing and an online MSN program in nursing informatics. After networking upon informatics issues, Thurmond closed the meeting according to thanking White Star for donating the door prizes.