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Attend Periop Leader Week as a volunteer!

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…

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By: Joe Paone
June 30, 2026
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Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky will deliver the Opening Keynote at Periop Leader Week

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…

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By: Joe Paone
June 29, 2026
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Periop Leader Week Announces Opening Keynote Speaker Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky

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…

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By: Lindsay Botts
June 29, 2026
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Nominations are open for the 2026 Periop Leader Network Awards!

The Periop Leader Network Awards honor perioperative leaders who are making strides to better the experience of surgical patients, improve OR operations, drive healthcare innovation, and inspire the next generation of perioperative leaders. You can submit nominees for any or all of our three categories: Periop Leader of the Year,…

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By: Joe Paone
June 18, 2026
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Early Bird Registration deadline for Periop Leader Week is here: Friday, June 19!

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…

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By: Joe Paone
June 11, 2026
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Periop Leader Week session preview: Improving OR culture through a dual lens

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…

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By: Joe Paone
June 1, 2026
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Why Periop Leader Week is different … and why you should join us in Savannah this October

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…

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By: Joe Paone
May 21, 2026
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Why Periop Leader Week is different … and why you should join us in Savannah this October

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…

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By: Joe Paone
May 13, 2026
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Periop Leader Week session preview: Emotional regulation is your hidden leadership superpower in high-stakes surgical environments

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…

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By: Joe Paone
May 6, 2026
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Is your conference travel budget shrinking or nonexistent?

I’ve attended two excellent conferences over the last month (AORN and HSPA, to be specific) and it’s a refrain I heard time and again: More and more perioperative leaders are now paying out-of-pocket for conference travel and registration. That got our team thinking about taking a closer look at this…

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By: Joe Paone
April 30, 2026
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