Perioperative Leadership
Save the date: OR Manager Conference celebrates leadership, innovation, community
Editor's Note What a week it was! The 2025 OR Manager Conference just wrapped up at the Anaheim Convention Center, and perioperative leaders are already talking about what is next. Mark your calendars—the 2026 OR Manager Conference is heading to Savannah, Georgia, at the Savannah Convention Center on October 5–7,…
Closing keynote: The Trick to Making Difficult Behaviors Disappear
Editor's Note Wrapping up the 2025 OR Manager Conference with high energy, humor, and some fundamental truths about human interactions inside and outside the workplace, Monica Wofford, CSP, leadership consultant, Contagious Companies, shared tried and true strategies that work well to curb difficult behaviors and make difficult people have less…
Session: Creating transparent paths to career growth to retain staff and boost morale
Editor's Note MD Anderson is hardwiring career mobility so staff can see, test, and pursue growth without leaving the division. According to this session’s panel—including Abigail Caudle, MD, MHCM, FACS, vice president of procedural and therapeutic medical operations; Robert Ghafar, MBA, RTT, vice president of procedural and therapeutic operations; and…
Advances in ambient AI bring precision to OR performance
Pinpoint accuracy in surgical technique has advanced beyond what many ever thought possible. Unfortunately, such refinements have been slower to reach the perioperative business front. OR leaders often rely on vague metrics and educated guesses to guide their teams. Ambient artificial intelligence (AI) is changing that. When integrated with data…
Session: Advocacy in action—Empowering your teams toward successful legislative integration, safety excellence
Editor's Note Advocacy begins where safety meets purpose. That was the resounding message from UF Health Shands’ Michele Brunges, MSN, RN, CNOR, CHSE, director of surgical services; Katherine Hayes, BSN, RN, CNOR-CARD, nursing professional development specialist for perioperative services; and Kristy Perry, MSN, RN, CNOR, clinical coordinator of the north…
Session: Helping leaders uphold accountability, cultivate a positive culture to boost nurse retention
Editor's Note Hold everyone to the same standard, model the behavior you expect, and build trust through transparency—that is how OR leaders retain nurses and improve performance, according to this session’s panel that included Taneka Curtis, MHA, BSN, RN, CNOR, nurse manager-cardiac, transplant and vascular service lines, Hospital of the…
Afternoon keynote: Reclaiming Balance, Joy, and Purpose in Your Career
Editor's Note Burnout does not begin with exhaustion, but with misalignment, said burn and critical care surgeon Neha Amin, DO, FACS, NBC-HWC, founder of Balance and Breakthrough and Renewal Wound Care Centers based outside Atlanta, during her personal and pragmatic keynote. According to Dr Amin, burnout follows a clear trajectory—from…
Why volunteering matters: Growth for nurses and the profession
Volunteering is, at its core, about giving back. Yet many volunteer opportunities also create pathways to elevate one’s career and professional identity. At the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc (ABPANC), nurse volunteers grow both personally and professionally, gaining new knowledge, forming connections, and finding renewed purpose and emotional…
Session: Keep calm and recover—Essential service recovery tools for new OR leaders
Editor's Note Transparent communication, humility, and swift action are essential for effective service recovery in perioperative services, said Leiran Cornish, MBA-HM, BSN, RN, director of nursing, Dartmouth Health Outpatient Surgery Center, and Patrel Nobles, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CNOR, system senior director, surgical services, Valley Health. Their session explored how nurse…
Session: Supporting a successful transition from clinician to leader
Editor’s Note New nurse leaders thrive when organizations invest in practical training and relationships, according to Aubrey Pepper, MSN, RN, DHA, CNOR, NE-BC, senior director of surgical services at St Jude Children's Research Hospital. In this session, Pepper said the most predictive skill for a smooth clinician-to-leader transition is “relationship…
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- Save the date: OR Manager Conference celebrates leadership, innovation, community
- Closing keynote: The Trick to Making Difficult Behaviors Disappear
- Session: Creating transparent paths to career growth to retain staff and boost morale
- Session: Advocacy in action—Empowering your teams toward successful legislative integration, safety excellence
- Session: Helping leaders uphold accountability, cultivate a positive culture to boost nurse retention
- Afternoon keynote: Reclaiming Balance, Joy, and Purpose in Your Career
- Session: Keep calm and recover—Essential service recovery tools for new OR leaders
- Session: Bridge the gap—Finding a common mission between the OR and SPD
- Session: Supporting a successful transition from clinician to leader
- Session: Overcoming imposter syndrome to master performance conversations