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2019 EDUCATION
Leadership Across the Generations
Sharon McNamara, RN, Perioperative Consultant, OR Dx + Rx Solutions for Surgical Safety; William Duffy, RN, MJ, CNOR, FAAN, Director for the Health Systems Management, Loyola University; and Jamie Ridout, RN, MSN, MBA, NEA-BC, CNOR, CASC, Administrator, Capital City Surgery Center
How to Manage Implanted Medical Devices Perioperatively and Optimize Patients Effectively Prior to Surgery
Mary Marvin, RN, APN, Mid-Level Practitioner and Jill L. Teubel, MSN, RN, Clinical RN Educator Surgery PreAdmission Center, OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center
Understanding and Effectively Managing Bullying & Incivility in Your Perioperative Department
Phyllis Quinlan, RN, President, MFW Consultants to Professionals
Best Practices in Perioperative Nursing/Training Future OR Nurses
Theresa Cowger, MSN, RN, CNOR, Critical Care Periop Nurse Educator, Evan Army Community Hospital
Transferable Skills: Allowing your team to shine
Sharyn Combs, UCDI Leadership
Create an Adaptable Culture: Best practices for implementing change in a clinical setting
Dr. Tom Blasco, MD, MS, Medical, Director and Lee Hedman, BA, CAPM, SSM, Executive Vice President, Surgical Directions
Sharps Safety — Are We on the Cutting Edge?
Sharon McNamara, RN, Perioperative Consultant, OR Dx + Rx Solutions for Surgical Safety
The Principles of a Lean SPD
Robert Leenan, CRCST, CIS, CCSVP, Senior Professional Consultant, STERIS Instrument Management Services
The Role of the Nurse Leader in Today’s Ever-Changing Environment
Rena Courtay, RN, VP, Executive Director, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)
Restoring Passion for Practice: Keys to combating nurse burnout and workplace stressors
Vivian Jones, MSN, BSN, RN, Facility and Operating Room Nurse Educator, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center
Table Top Sterilizers — 10 Common Practices That Are Not Best Practices!
Charles Hughes, Medical Device Reprocessing Consultant, Highpower Validation Testing & Lab Services
Emotional Intelligence at Work: Focus on social awareness and relationship management
Phyllis Quinlan, RN, President, MFW Consultants to Professionals
Value-Based Education: More than just the new “buzzword”
Claire Everson, RN, Genessee and Associates Inc.
Surgical Inventory: Solving the unsolvable
Brian Reed, Co-Founder & CEO, Ascendco Health
Career Path Development in Perioperative Nurse Informatics
Jessica Gruendler, DNP, MSN, RN-BC, CPHQ, Empiricist Vice President, Empiric Health
Leadership Tools for the Emerging Leader
Jamie Ridout, RN, MSN, MBA, NEA-BC, CNOR, CASC, Administrator, Capital City Surgery Center
Beyond the Checklist: The use of a professional portfolio to demonstrate continued competency
Juliana Mower, MSN, RN, CNS, CNS-CP, CNOR, Nurse Manager, Education Development, Competency and Credentialing Institute
Sterile Processing: An honest look at what is happening behind closed doors
David Taylor, MSN, RN, CNOR, Principal, Resolute Advisory Group LLC
Optimizing Outcomes for SPD with Teamwork and Communication
Judith Montello, RN, Children’s Hospital
The Twin Threats to Nursing Knowledge
James Stobinski, PhD, RN, CNOR, CSSM (E), CEO, Competency and Credentialing Institute
Dealing with Disruptive Physician Behavior
Rena Courtay, RN, VP, Executive Director, Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)
Help! The Nurse Has Left the OR
Holly DeKilder, RN, MSN, CNOR, CLSSBB, Clinical Informatics Lead, Ascension Clinical Research Institute
Urban Legends: What you don’t know can hurt you!
William Duffy, RN, MJ, CNOR, FAAN, Director for the Health Systems Management, Loyola University
The Secret to Perioperative Nursing Excellence: Taking care of yourself first!
Kay Ball, PhD, RN, CNOR, CMLSO, FAAN, Professor Nursing, Otterbein University
Spatial Computing, AR and VR: A Revolution in health care, education & beyond
Rafael J. Grossmann, MD, FACS, Healthcare Futurist, Technology Innovator, Surgeon and Educator
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