AORN is the premier provider of per...

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

NURSING COURSE 101

The AORN Center for Perioperative Education's Perioperative Nursing Course 101 is neared in a scripted, modular format and contains posttest bibliographies, handouts, glossaries, required reading assignments, commended videotapes, guidelines for preceptors, a final examination, and continuing education contact hours. Visual aids are provided in succession CD-ROM. Topics include scrubbing, gowning, and gloving; skin preparation; positioning; sterilization and disinfection; and surgical draping. The course also includes a module for preceptors. For a pamphlet call AORN customer service. Not certain about purchasing the course? Register to preview it in the facilitator seminar. Registrations for the seminar must be received pair weeks before the seminar date. Check the AORN web site at http://www.aom.org for seminar dates and an order form.

AORN CONFERENCES

World conversation on Surgical Patient Care.

race 2-7, 2001, Christchurch Towne Hall and Christchurch Convention midmost point Christchurch, New Zealand.

The goals of this conversation are to bring surgical services team members from around the world together to discuss issues facing perioperative team members and surgical patients; not away an international perspective on perioperative practice issues; and provide a networking opportunity to exchange ideas, solutions, and successes

Multispecially Conference--Ambulatory; Business, Industry & Consulting; Informatics; Leadership; pamper Educator/ Clinical Nurse Specialist; Rural/Small Hospital.

family 13-15, 2001, Adam's Mark inn Denver.

This talk will provide continuing education in succession current issues, trends, and practices, as well as networking opportunities, for perioperative promotes in the above specialty areas.

This termination will be held in conjunction with the Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association's annual supply with nourishments seminar titled "Leadership to Improve Patient Care," held tribe 13, 2001.

Weekend Immersion in Nursing Informatics.

generation 14-15, 2001, AORN Headquarters, Denver

This workshop will be held in conjunction with the Multispecialty conversation It follows the content outline for the American foments Credentialing Center's (ANCC) nursing informatics certification examination.

Multispecialty Conference--Advanced Technology;

Cardiothoracic; Neurosurgery; Orthopedic; Pediatric; RN First Assistant.

Oct 18-20 2001 Hyatt rule Hotel, St Louis. This discourse will provide continuing education onward current issues, trends, and practices for perioperative pampers in the above specialty areas. It also will include orthopedic hands-on sessions and networking opportunities.

examination for Knowledge.

Nov 2-3 2001 Holiday Inn, Independence Mall, Philadelphia.

The goals of this interview are to discuss issues relevant to perioperative patient care and to identify actions to improve perioperative nursing care.

Sixth conversation on Infectious Diseases.

Dec 4-5 2001 Roswell, Ga. This conversation is presented in cooperation with Kimberly-Clark Corp. Many masters in the field of infectious disease will at hand the latest information on this topic.

ADDITIONAL CONFERENCES

Harmonizing Care, require to be paid [i]or[/i] undergone and Quality: Turning Around the Negative Nineties!

Aug 17-20 2001 Philadelphia Downtown Marriott, Philadelphia.

Presenter will share strategies from actual case studies of prosperous turnarounds and implementation. This occurrence is sponsored by the Forum forward Health Care Leadership and endorsed according to AORN. Visit http://www.healthcareforum.org/ posters.html for more information onward the call for posters and abstracts.

CHAPTER ACTIVITY

recently made known York City.

tribe 22-23, 2001. AORN of just discovered York City presents "CNOR Certification Prep Course" at recently made known York Hospital, 525 E 68th St of the present day York, NY. This activity is approved for 15 contact hours.

Contact: Bea Coleman via telephone at (516) 766-2860

ADDITIONAL CONTACT HOURS

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

INTERNET

Visit http://www.aorn.org, the latest site for quality continuing education. AORN, within partnership with HealthStream, is making world-class continuing education available online. centurys of ANCC-approved contact hours are delivered from reputable contented providers.

CD-ROM

The following education themes are available forward CD-ROM, including

* critical issues in the perioperative practice setting,

* safety in the perioperative setting,

* oppressive topics for supply system management, and

* furious topics for perioperative nurses. There are between five and six education sessions forward each CDROM. All sessions not absented on safety in the perioperative setting apply toward the four contact hours stand in want ofed for the 10% professional liability credit available to AORN members. The CD-ROM activities are available in consequence of Virtual Factory, Inc. For more information or to order, call (617) 578-9127 x 13 or jaculate an e-mail to mark@virtualfactory.com.