April 19, 2024
Editorial: Perioperative leaders push teamwork, communication at 2024 AORN Expo
Left sniffling and sneezing after a whirlwind 4 days at my first AORN Global Surgical Conference and Expo in Nashville, Tennessee, I had more on my mind than whether the term “conference-acquired infection (CAI)” was officially part of the medical nomenclature, much less whether any studies had been done. I was struck by the extent of the perioperative community’s commitment to not just their patients, but also to one another.
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