We hope everyone who attended Periop Leader Week 2026 in Savannah, Ga., this month was a winner—learning about new ideas and strategies, making valuable new professional connections, visiting that one exhibitor booth that had exactly what you needed back home.…
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.
As attendees gathered in Savannah yesterday for the launch of the inaugural Periop Leader Week conference, the emphasis was on building community among perioperative leaders. Smiley Poswolsky, a workplace culture and belonging expert, kicked it all off with a keynote that was both personal and professional in tone and content,…
This afternoon at Periop Leader Week, the Periop Networking and Innovation Hall will open its doors! The exhibitor lineup is stellar. It will be a great place for perioperative leaders to catch up with both familiar and unfamiliar companies and chat about what they have to offer. It’ll be far…
Today begins three full days of sessions at Periop Leader Week built around five tracks that will run simultaneously: Leadership & Workforce; Business Management; Quality, Safety & Regulatory Readiness; Operational Efficiency & Technology; and ASC & Outpatient. Attending community members don’t need to stick with any particular track; they’re free…
