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OR Business Management Conference

May 19-21, 2008
San Francisco

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We are back in San Francisco with a great conference for OR leaders who are involved in the financial management of the surgical suite.

nominate or manager of year

Each year at the Managing Today’s OR Suite conference, a surgical services manager or director is named OR Manager of the Year.
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Managing today's OR Suite

Oct 29-31, 2008
Washington, DC

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The 21st annual Managing Today’s OR Suite Conference, sponsored for OR Manager, Inc, will be at the Gaylord National in the Washington, DC, area.

The OR Benchmarks Collaborative will host its 3rd annual user conference Tuesday, Oct 28, prior to the Managing Today’s OR Suite conference in Washington, DC, Oct 29-31. > Read More

Call for abstracts for poster displays

Showcase your research, process improvement projects, and clinical innovations in the poster display at the Managing Today’s OR Suite conference, Oct 29-31, in Washington, DC. Please submit poster abstracts to OR Manager, Inc, by August 15, 2008.
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River ships bring medical aid to cyclone victims

In 2002, we were privileged to travel in Myanmar, or Burma as it is often still called, and travel for a few days on a Pandaw Cruise on the Irrawaddy River. We found the people of Burma were very friendly and welcoming despite their oppressive government.

The attached letter from Pandaw Cruises has been sent to former passengers, in part asking for donations. But I thought you might be interested in reading about what this company is doing to convert their river ships into hospitals and clinics and to get medical aid to the victims of the devastating cyclone. The bar has been turned into an operating theatre. As you have read, the military junta has blocked aid from outside donors. We hope these efforts are more successful and will post any further communications. Ellie Schrader

Summaries of ECRI Institute Technology Assessment Reports

OR leaders are striving to make evidence-based decisions about new technology. OR Manager, Inc, and ECRI Institute have joined in a collaboration to bring quarterly supplements with summaries of the Institute’s technology assessment reports to OR Manager readers. The complete reports can be purchased from ECRI Institute’s Health Technology Assessment Information Service at htais@ECRI.org.

Interspinous Process Decompression: What’s the State of the Evidence?
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Artificial Intervertebral Disc Replacement for Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease: What’s the State of the Evidence? > September 2007
Artificial Intervertebral Disc Replacement for Symptomatic Cervical Disc Disease: What’s the State of the Evidence? > January 2008

Upcoming CE Webinars

OR Manager, Inc, and McKesson are offering free educational webinars. Continuing education credit will be granted at no cost to you. The webinars are offered at 1:00 pm ET.
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The OR benchmarks
collaborative

A partnership of OR Manager, Inc, and McKesson Corporation, the OR Benchmarks Collaborative is a new benchmarking service that provides you with an opportunity to measure and compare your key performance indicators with health care facilities nationwide. Participate in a 60-minute interactive demonstration web seminar.

Future Conference Dates

Managing Today's OR Suite and OR Business Management's Future Conference Dates.

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Surgeon Satisfaction Survey
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We provide timely information for directors and managers of surgical suites in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers through the monthly OR Manager publication, the Managing Today's OR Suite and OR Business Management conferences, and other publications.