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…
On a rainy day in Savannah yesterday, it felt cozy inside the Convention Center. For the Periop Leader Week team and our esteemed program committee, it was a happy and enriching day as all of us saw each other in person again instead of on Zoom calls and emails. And…
Our Opening Keynote speaker today at Periop Leader Week will be Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky—a workplace culture and belong expert who has addressed organizations like Mayo Clinic, Apple, Google, JPMorgan Chase, Verizon, and the U.S. Navy, and whose work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Fast…
Beyond our education and networking activities, the Periop Networking & Innovation Hall at Periop Leader Week is chock-full of dozens of exhibitors—some big names you know, and maybe some newer or unfamiliar names you might not. Check out the full Periop Leader Week Exhibitor List to see which companies are…
