Events 
We’re currently on the hunt for volunteers for Periop Leader Week 2026, which will take place Oct. 4 to 7, 2026, at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Ga. Here’s one great reason to volunteer: In appreciation of your time and support, you’ll receive a complimentary Conference Pass (a $1,399…
Periop Leader Network is proud to announce that workplace culture and belonging expert and bestselling author Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky will deliver the opening keynote address at Periop Leader Week 2026, to be held October 4 to 7 at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Ga. Smiley’s session, titled The future…
Workplace belonging expert to open October conference with session on human connection, team retention, and leading in the age of AI ROCKVILLE, MD – June 29, 2026 – Periop Leader Week, the national perioperative leadership event uniting the OR Manager Conference and OR Business Management Summit communities, has announced that…
The inaugural Periop Leader Week will unite two of perioperative leadership’s most trusted events, the OR Manager Conference and the OR Business Management Summit, into a single, integrated educational experience. Whether you’ve attended one, both, or neither, this is something new. Perioperative leaders from hospitals, health systems and ASCs of…
San Juan Regional Medical Center, a 198-bed community hospital in Farmington, N.M., that serves the Four Corners region where Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico meet, strives to provide the members of its sprawling rural community with access to the surgical services they deserve. But it faced a critical challenge.…
Performance improvement isn’t just about turnaround times, first case on-time starts, or block utilization. A less quantitative performance measure often doesn’t receive the attention it should: the workplace culture in the perioperative suite, the ramifications of which can positively or negatively impact success in those more familiar performance metrics and…
Periop Leader Week, which for the first 39 years of its existence was the OR Manager Conference, will take place this Oct. 4 to 7 in Savannah, Ga. If you’ve already registered for the event, thank you! We can’t wait to see you there! If you haven’t, please kindly allow…
Periop Leader Week, which for the first 39 years of its existence was the OR Manager Conference, will take place this Oct. 4 to 7 in Savannah, Ga. If you’ve already registered for the event, thank you! We can’t wait to see you there! If you haven’t, please kindly allow…
In the intense, high-stakes environment of perioperative services, every decision, tone, and reaction can affect patient outcomes, staff morale, and overall team performance. That’s especially true for those in leadership roles, and especially true when an urgent problem or crisis is occurring. As a perioperative leader, when you find yourself…
Despite all of the polarization and upheaval in our country, our five million-plus nurses remained admired like no other profession by Americans. In fact, nursing has been named the most trusted profession in the country for 24 years and counting in Gallup’s annual Most Honest and Ethical Professions Poll. Surgery,…
