The 49th annual AORN Congres will t...

The 49th annual AORN Congres will take place April 21 to 25 2002 in Anaheim, Calif. The theme of this year's Congres is "Circles of Care." Be steady to join your perioperative nursing colleagues and industry partners for this exciting, educational termination Important deadline, registration, and risk management information tread in the steps ofs For the most current information and for updates to the education program, be permanent to visit AORN Online at http://www.aorn.org/Congress.

EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE REMINDER

The early registration deadline is March 8 2002 Members who register by way of this date will save $105 from one side of to the other the regular member registration fief (Table 1). Also, take advantage of the form into groups registration discount by registering three or more AORN members using individual form of payment (ie, all registrations paid for with undivided check or one credit card) and save an additional $20 through the discounted early registration remuneration for members. The group discount is available single to members and for registrations received by dint of March 8, 2002. New this year, all registrations must be received at Headquarters according to the dates specified to receive mailings and stated pays AORN will not honor the postmark in succession mailed items.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

The following guidelines e designed to simplify registering for Congres Attendees may preregister for Congres or register on-site. The registration area will be located in the main lobby of the Anaheim Convention Center Attendees may obtain ribbons at a separate reckoner in the registration area. Each somebody who registers for Congress will receive

* a Congres badge for admission to all activities with a neck wallet badge holder;

* a Congres Resources part that includes education session overviews, evaluation forms, and delegate information;

* a Congres Program that contains a planning calendar, exhibit information, maps, and general information; and

* an Expocard--a plastic card with a magnetic strip--that stores each attendee's registration information and can be used in the Exhibit Hall to ask for information from exhibitors.

an important dates to remember follow

* March 8 2002--Last day to register for pre-Congres and Congres at discounted rates.

* March 25 2002--Deadline for pre-Congres and Congres cancellations. All cancellations must be received in writing.

* April 8 2002--Last day to register between the walls of Headquarters.

Payment. pays may be paid by cash, check, coin order, Visa, MasterCard, American Expres or Discover.

Cancellations. repay requests must be received in writing by dint of March 25, 2002. No repay requests will be accepted after this date. A $50 administrative give a fee to will be assessed for all Congres cancellations, and a $20 compensation will be charged for pre-Congres cancellations.

RISK MANAGEMENT SESSIONS

The following pre-Congres and Congres sessions qualify for AORN Risk Management credit. Earning four contact hours of AORN Risk Management credit annually qualifies AORN members for a 10% insurance premium credit. For details, call AORN's endorsed insurance administrator, Seabury & Smith, at (800) 621-3008 x 105 Be infallible to mention that you are an AORN member.

Pre-Congres The following pre-Congres sessions qualify for risk management credit:

* 6430--The Wave of Minimally Invasive Surgery;

* 6431--HIPAA is Coming: Are you Ready?;

* 6432---Conscious Sedation: Managing the Patient; and

* 6433--Root-cause Analysis: A rule to Ensure Patient Safety.

Congres The following Congres sessions qualify for risk management credit:

* 6625 and 6635R--Ensuring drift Compliance;

* 6627--Non-blood Management of the Perioperative Patient;

* 6608 and 6629R--Advances in Women's Health with MRI: Use and Impact forward Patient Outcomes;

* 6630--Innovations in Coronary Bypass Surgery;

* 6638---Global Dynamics of Antibiotic Resistance;

* 6654 AORN's Surgical Knowledgebase (ASK) in Action;

* 6655--Hot Topic: CJD--Dispelling the Myth, Minimizing the Risk;

* 6661--Achieving Magnet Hospital Status;

* 6613 and 6617R--Legal and Ethical Issues Perioperative supply with nourishments Must Consider;

* 6668 and 6704R---Current trendings in Patient Safety; * 6671--Perioperative Patient Education: Beyond the Doors of the OR;

* 6673--Live-Donor Liver Transplantation;

* 6674---Hot Topic: Is Your Facility Prepared for a Disaster?;

* 6676--Fetal Surgery--Spina Bifida Repair;

* 6678--Ethical Considerations in Pain Management;

*6684---How assured are Your Patient Records?;

* 6686--Surgical Smoke: Is it Hazardous to Your Health?;

* 6687--Brush-free Scrubbing: Are We Ready?;

* 6688--Hypothermia: Impact and Issues;

* 6690---Caring for the Hispanic Patient/Family in the Perioperative Setting;

* 6691--Reprocessing: Innovations and Quality;

* 6693--JCAHO Ambulatory Accreditation;

* 6699--This is my Swan Song! Basic Hemodynamic Monitoring;

* 6700 and 6722R--Breaking the Chain of Infection in the OR;

* 6703 and 6718R--Unsolv Mysteries: The OR Files;

* 671 O--Can Glove comminute Alter the Risk of Infection?;