That's a wrap on Periop Leader Week 2026! Day 3 gave leaders exactly what they came for: practical tools to take home and put to work right away. Leaders left Savannah with actionable strategies, new connections, and a renewed sense of what perioperative leadership can look like at its best.…
Day 2 of Periop Leader Week 2026 delivered on every front! The Periop Networking & Innovation Hall was buzzing as leaders explored new solutions, watched live demos, and sat in on CE sessions from the vendors shaping the future of surgical care. The afternoon kept the momentum going with peer-to-peer…
The use of GLP-1 drugs has been a relatively new consideration for the surgical world, but it becomes more of a consideration by the month, especially as an ever-growing number of patients use them for more than simply blood sugar control. It’s estimated that approximately 11 percent of Americans currently…
In the Periop Networking and Innovation Hall at Periop Leader Week, vendors and attendees were trading stories and enjoying complimentary headshots for their LinkedIn profiles. During lunch, the space was busy with lectures, meet and greets, roundtables discussions and hands-on learning. A crowd of ASC leaders gathered to test their…
What are we having for dinner? Which TV show should we watch? Who’s going to walk the dog? And, oh yeah, is AI really the best framework for covering data and workflow in the OR? Everyone attending Periop Leader Week knows that life on the front lines of surgery can…
After our community of perioperative leaders refueled with breakfast on Day Two of Periop Leader Week, Hazel Boyd, MBA, operations manager in transition and occupancy planning at Boston Children’s Hospital, conducted a frank and funny discussion about the joys and pains of leadership in today’s healthcare landscape. Throughout her highly…
Numerous session leaders and panelists throughout Day One of Periop Leader Week provided a range of real-life stories about what it takes to put patients first and how leadership can set the standard of care. Perhaps no other session tackled this quite as head on as “Build Your Bench: Strategies…
Once the day’s education sessions wrapped up on day one of Periop Leader Week, the Periop Networking and Innovation Hall opened. The energy on display at the day’s sessions seamlessly translated into the vibrant setting of the hall, which was buzzing with perioperative leaders visiting exhibitors, viewing posters from their…
How AI is regulated will have everything to do with its success or failure in perioperative environments, said Julie Lynch MS, BSN, RN, director of the Institute for Quality Improvement at the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), who delved into how the tool can be implemented responsibly during…
Day 1 of Periop Leader Week 2026 is in the books! Take a look at how the perioperative community came together around one idea: Tools, Answers, and Allies for every perioperative leader.
