Perioperative leaders gather at 2025 OR Manager Conference

Editor's Note

Three days of education and networking await perioperative leaders attending this week’s OR Manager Conference, which runs through Thursday, October 30, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.

By the time Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN, takes the stage Tuesday morning with his opening keynote, "Healthcare’s ‘Blockbuster Moment’: Innovation, Disruption and the Future of Nursing," many attendees will already have tackled the Reverse Expo and pre-conference workshops. Today, back by popular demand, John Rosing, MHA, FACHE, is leading the "Mastering The Joint Commission standards and CMS regulations" workshop, while Nicholas Rizzo, MS-HSA, RN, CNOR, assistant director of nursing, operating room, and Ivelisse Vicente, MS, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR, RNFA, assistant director of nursing for ambulatory services, University of Rochester-Strong Memorial Hospital, are presenting "The leadership shift: From managing tasks to leading with influence."

Looking ahead, the agenda spans seven tracks—Leadership, Workforce, Ambulatory Surgery, Perianesthesia Care, New Leader, Business & Technology, and General Interest—with sessions on strategy, medtech, process optimization, quality improvement, and more.

Couldn’t make it to Anaheim? Join us anyway via this week-long conference coverage in OR am. Beginning tomorrow, we will devote our daily email newsletter to cover select sessions. Upcoming topics include:

• Workforce challenges, retention, diversity
• Ambulatory surgery center trends and financial models
• Business/technology innovations in the OR
• Leadership development and new-leader strategies
• Clinical and regulatory safe practice updates.

It might not be quite like being there, but you can always attend next year! And subscribe to OR Manager for deeper coverage of more than just conference content.