Would you like to present to your peers about something you and your perioperative team have accomplished, or deliver your thought leadership on a topic that is relevant to perioperative services, at Periop Leader Week 2027, which will take place Oct. 4 to 7, 2027, in Indianapolis? Well, our lines…
Do you really know all of the places and ways that AI is being used in your ASC? If not, it’s time to perform an inventory and take control of the situation before it gets away from you. And “getting away from you” could mean everything from survey failures to…
Are you an ASC leader who’d like to present to your peers about something you and your team have accomplished, or deliver your thought leadership on a topic that is relevant to ambulatory surgery, at Periop Leader Week 2027 (Oct. 4 to 7, 2027, in Indianapolis)? Well, our lines are…
“Enhancing Perioperative Emergency Readiness Through Simulation, ICS, and After-Action Review”—a poster by Rebecca Rayburn, RN, MS, CAPA, ABLS, perianesthesia senior nurse manager pre/post, and Meghan Rider, MS, RN, instructor of clinical nursing, both with University of Rochester Medicine’s Sawgrass Surgery Center—won second prize in the Periop Leader Week 2026 Poster…
During her session at Periop Leader Week 2026, “How to Open a Cardiac ASC,” Deb Yoder, RN, MHA, BSN, CNOR, CASC, CEO of Aligned Surgery & Healthcare Consulting, laid everything out for ASC leaders in candid, practical terms. Her overriding message: A cardiovascular (CV) ASC is not your average or…
We recently spoke with Amanda Heitman, BSN, RN, CNOR, perioperative educational consultant and founder with Periop Anew, about the latest in perioperative staff safety. At Periop Leader Week 2026, she delivered a powerful 30-minute presentation on the topic. (To find out more about Ms. Heitman, scroll to the bottom of…
We had some great poster submissions for Periop Leader Week 2026. Topping off the lineup was a contribution from Sara Beland, MHA, the first-prize winner of our Poster Awards. Ms. Beland, associate vice president of perioperative services at UNC Medical Center, presented her poster Utilizing Microsoft Teams for Perioperative Incident…
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. For certain perioperative leaders in attendance, the winning also included…
For more than three decades, Randy Heiser, MA, BA, president of Sullivan Healthcare Consulting, has focused exclusively on advising hospitals and health systems that are looking to improve surgical performance, maximize resource use, and deliver better patient care. As the Closing Keynote speaker at Periop Leader Week 2026, he focused…
How can strong partnerships between educators and nurses strengthen professional development? Plenty, says Consulting Nurse Educator Carmen Sincerbeaux, MA, BSN, RN, CNOR, NPD-BC. During their session at Periop Leader Week 2026, “Don’t go it alone: How and why you should partner with your NPD/Educator to solve problems and develop staff,”…
