AORN Congress updates; education updates; research posters; clinical improvement/innovation posters; call for proposals 2003: Sunday, April 21, to Thursday, April 25, 2002 - Congress Education - Association of Operating Room Nurses

AORN Journal,  March, 2002  

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AORN's 49th annual Congress is a wonderful opportunity for professional growth and development. Attendees can earn contact hours by attending education sessions, viewing research and clinical improvement/innovation posters, and participating in education offered on the exhibit floor. Following is important information and updates about the many education opportunities available at Congress.

CONTACT HOURS FOR BOTH FORUMS AND FOR DELEGATES

All attendees will earn 0.9 contact hours for attending both Forums. Delegates will receive independent studies equaling the number of contact hours they are unable to earn while attending business meetings of the Association. Each delegate will receive an independent study packet free of charge when exiting the voting area. Alternate delegates may pick up their packet at the Member Resources Counter near the registration area on Thursday, April 25, from 7 AM to 4 PM. Take the packet home, complete it within eight weeks of the close of Congress, and return the answer sheet and evaluation to Headquarters. Upon successful completion of the test, delegates and alternate delegates will be awarded 9.9 contact hours--the number of contact hours they cannot earn while participating in Association business. These independent studies are valid for delegates and alternate delegates only.

CHANGES/UPDATES TO EDUCATION SESSIONS

Please check the Congress web site at http:// www.aorn.org/Congress for updated information on the education sessions, including Hot Topics. Following are a few changes and/or updates since the January issue of the Journal.

Monday, April 22, 8 to 9:30 AM

* C 6643 The Totally Implantable Heart: From Research to Reality--Karen Armstrong, RN; Sue Hawkins, RN; Sharon Lauer, RN, CNOR; Lisa Mitchell, RN

This presentation will discuss the AbioCor Replacement heart, from the research phase to human implantation of the device. A summary of the protocols implemented in animal laboratory trials, to include supplies and equipment, personnel selection, good laboratory practices, and US Food and Drug Administration requirements, will be covered. Cadaver laboratory practices and animal laboratory procedures also will be discussed. The scrub person and circulating nurse roles and responsibilities during both animal and human implantations will be outlined. A "day of surgery" overview for the first and second mechanical heart procedures will be presented.

Monday, April 22, 10 to 11:30 AM

* C 6655 Hot Topic--CJD: Dispelling the Myth, Minimizing the Risk--Kathy Devlin, RN, BSN; Marcy Huss, RN, BSN, CNOR

Monday, April 22, 3 to 4:30 PM

* C 6671 Perioperative Patient Education: Beyond the Doors of the OR--Jane C. Rothrock, RN, DNSc, CNOR, FAAN; Patricia C. Seifert, RN, MSN, CNOR, CRNFA, FAAN

The speakers will discuss the importance of perioperative nurses sharing their knowledge and experience with patients and providers in ambulatory, office-based, and other nontraditional OR settings.

* C 6666R The Totally Implantable Heart: From Research to Reality--Karen Armstrong, RN; Sue Hawkins, RN; Sharon Lauer, RN, CNOR; Lisa Mitchell, RN

Monday, April 22, 5 to 6:30 PM

* P 6675 The PNDS in Action: Documentation--Nathalie Walker, RN, BS, CNOR; Pauline Robitaille, RN, MSN, CNOR

* R 6679 Growing Perioperative Nurses of the Future--Lori L. Ingram, RN, BSN, CNOR; additional speaker to be announced.

Tuesday, April 23, 8 to 9:30 AM

* G 6686 Surgical Smoke: Is it Hazardous to Your Health?--Suzanne C. Beyea, RN, PhD; Michelle M. Byrne, RN, MS, PhD, CNOR; Paula R. Graling, RN, MSN, CNOR

* L/M 6693 JCAHO Ambulatory Accreditation--Patricia L. Miller, RN, MSN, CNAA

Wednesday, April 24, 8 to 9:30 AM

* G 6720 Understanding the Public Policy Maze--Theresa Aldama, RN, CNOR, CRNFA; Angela Barnard, RN, CNOR, CRNFA; Diana K. Sullivan, RN, MSN, CNOR

* L/M 6705 Managing Supply Costs: A View from Central Service--Carol Applegeet, RN, MSN, CNOR, CNAA, FAAN; Sue S. McManus, RN, CEH, CSPDM

* L/M 6702 Freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers--Not Just Another Cost Center--Jane A. Kusler-Jensen, RN, MBA, CNOR

Thursday, April 25, 8 to 9:30 AM

* G 6701 Circling the Wagons: Staffing the Perioperative Setting--dill C. Anderson, RN, CNOR; Nancy Ellen Paul, RN, CNOR

Thursday, April 25, 1:30 to 3 PM

* C 6748 Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery and the Role of the RN First Assistant--W. Peter Geis, MD; Beverly Johnson, RN, BSN, CNOR; Vishal Mehta, MD; Corazon Ramos, RN, BSN, CNOR

PREFERENCE SCAN SHEET

Please be sure to complete the session preference scan sheet in the Congress registration brochure or complete the session preference form available online at http://www.aorn.org/congress/sess prefl.asp. The results of the preference scan sheet are used to make appropriate room assignments. The preference education session scan sheet submission does not guarantee seating.

RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE POSTERS

The director of research and AORN's Research Committee members are pleased to announce ongoing efforts to expand the research and evidence-based practice posters at Congress 2002. The poster display area for individual and chapter research and evidence-based practice posters provides attendees an opportunity to network with others interested in research projects.