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Held in Denver San Diego, and Charlotte, NC the AORN specialty education conversations gave hundreds of perioperative foments an opportunity to enhance their skills, improve their careers, and network with noblemans Following is a summary of specialty assembly business meetings held at each meeting for consultation along with conference highlights.

BUSINESS SESSIONS

Eleven of the 12 specialty assemblies held business meetings at the fall specialty parleys (See page 140 for a list of business meetings that will be held at 2000 Congress) Special attention was called at each meeting to the specialty assembly web pages, which can be establish at www.aorn.org/groups/SA.

Rural/Small Hospital. Approximately 40 population attended this luncheon business meeting, during which the assembly chair announced that three positions would be lay open on the governing council this year and encouraged members to participate by the agency of submitting a willingness-to-serve form. The specialty assembly legislative committee chair gave an choice presentation of how to obtain involved in the legislative proces The governing council announced plans to focus forward a research project to investigate the ethical and confidentiality issues that may happen in nurse/patient relationships in a rural community. Anyone interested in being involved in the draw or who knows of a similar application of mind should contact Bonnie Denholm, specialty assembly coordinator, at bdenholm@aorn.org or (800) 755-2676 x 261 The governing council also decided upon a new logo for the assembly that will be readyed in the next newsletter.

Ambulatory Surgery The governing council allocated resources for the annual membership director), to be printed in January 2000 six month earlier than rolled due to membership growth. They also assisted in planning updates to the other edition o:t Ambulatory Surgery Principles and Practices--scheduled to be available at the 2001 Congress--and reviewed the AORN position statement upon ambulatory surgery, confirming that it should be archived this year. Members should watch coming events issues of the newsletter for information about ambulatory surgery center pay rates and groupings and reports of increasing risks for health maintenance organization litigation in Texas. The web page will feature updates about the recently made known logo and the fall 2000 conference

Management. A report was not awayed about plans to develop a 360-degree performance evaluation tool and about an informal scrutinize focusing on employment and credentialing of RN first assistants (RNFAs). The governing council announced the name of the assembly will change to the Leadership Specialty Assembly--watch the newsletter and web page for a novel logo and rationale for the change. The governing council also focused upon strategies for addressing the nursing shortage, subsequent time conferences, and recommendations for the first draft of the "Propos AORN statement onward the role of the health care industry representative in the operating room" and updating AORN publications. Many of the assembly's members also participated in a networking breakfast, where discussions focused upon the role of health care professionals in the OR, the nursing shortage, clinical pathways and consequences the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, and the Health Care Financing Administration.

Perioperative Nursing Informatics. Participants congratulated Jan lee-side Kwai, RN, MSN, CNOR, chair-elect, for being the first perioperative nurture to become certified in nursing informatics. Governing council members discussed their recommendations for developing an AORN data ethics policy, which would advocate protection of the patient, provider, and institutional data from violation by the agency of disclosure; designing a centralized relational database for willingness-to-serve forms; and archiving specialty assembly newsletter articles forward the web site. The assembly will be debuting its modern logo in the newsletter and upon the web page. The council also emphasized the importance of considering its specialty as a clinical specialty because of these nurses' part in analyzing risk areas, like as community-acquired pneumonia, congestive heart failure, and orthopedic and cardiac data.

Advanced Technology: Lasers and Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS). Participants confirmed the governing council's belief that the assembly straits to stay focused on lasers, endoscopy, and minimally invasive surgery technology rather than diversify to include other stretchs in health care. The governing council will continue to discuss recruiting strategies that can be implemented at Congres Nancy Fox RN BA, CNOR, assumed the part of assembly chair after the resignation of Terri Zimon, RN MSN CNOR, in August. As a rise Wanda Freeman, RN, CNOR, was appointed to fill the vacant position onward the council. Newsletter editor Carolyn Rogalla, RN was recognized for providing diverse and informative articles for the newsletter and for serving in the editor part since the inception of the assembly.