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Full Schedule

  • Saturday, April 11, 2026
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6001 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #1-#11)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6002 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #12-#22)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6003 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #23-#33)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6004 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #34-#44)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6005 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #45-#54)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6006 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #55-#64)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6007 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #64-#74)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6008 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #75-#84)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6009 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #85-#94)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6010 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #95-#104)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6011 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #105-#114)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6012 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #115-#124)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6013 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #125-#134)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6014 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #135-#144)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6015 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #145-#154)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6016 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #155-#164)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6017 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #165-#174)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6018 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #175-#184)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6019 - Clinical Improvement/Innovation Poster Session (Posters #185-#194)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6020 - DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) Practice Innovation Poster Session (Posters #195-#201)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6021 - Design/Concept Poster Session (Posters #202-#211)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6022 - Design/Concept Poster Session (Posters #212-#220)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6023 - Evidence-Based Practice Poster Session (Posters #221-#231)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6024 - Evidence-Based Practice Poster Session (Posters #232-#242)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6025 - Evidence-Based Practice Poster Session (Posters #243-#252)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6026 - Evidence-Based Practice Poster Session (Posters #253-#262)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6027 - Research Poster Session (Posters #263-#273)
  • Presentation
    26CON0000/6028 - Research Poster Session (Posters #274-#285)
  • 6:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST
    Registration & Conference Materials Pickup
  • 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST
    AORN Foundation
  • 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST
    AORN Store
  • 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST
    Poster Displays
  • 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM CST
    First-Time Attendee Lounge
  • 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM CST
    26CON000/1019 - Become an AORN Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety
  • 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM CST
    26CON000/1022 - The Perfect Storm why do we still have events with retained surgical items?
  • 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM CST
    26CON000/1027 - Artificial Intelligence in Perioperative Practice and the Operating Room
  • 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM CST
    26CON000/1028 - Fireside Chat: Lessons Learned from a Leadership Development Program
  • 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM CST
    26CON000/1126 - Balancing Safety and Efficiency: A Study on Cleaning & Disinfection Between Surgeries
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CST
    Breakfast Session: The SSI Iceberg: What Lies Beneath the Surface
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CST
    26CON000/1015 - From Canceled to Coordinated: Practices to Prevent Same-Day Surgery Cancellations
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CST
    26CON000/1073 - Reimagining Perioperative Education: Integrating Competency for Excellence
  • 8:15 AM - 9:00 AM CST
    26CON000/1053 - Escape Room: A "HOT" New Way to Engage Learners
  • 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM CST
    26CON000/1105 - Escape Room: A "HOT" New Way to Engage Learners
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    Nominating Committee Information Presentation: Lighting the Leadership Pathway: The Nominating Committee’s Role in Perioperative Governance
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    26CON000/1038 - Active Shooter Education and Training
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    26CON000/1046 - Risk Factors for Count Discrepancies, a Retrospective Review
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    26CON000/1052 - Perioperative Considerations for the Patient Taking GLP-1 Medications
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    26CON000/1061 - Lighting the Pathway thru Groundbreaking Robotic Surgery
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    26CON000/1080 - Understanding Organizational Impact of Education on Knowledge and Clinical Outcomes
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CST
    26CON000/1089 - Bridging the Gaps: Inclusion and Generational Dynamics in the OR
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    26CON000/1009 - Speed in the operating room: When is Fast too Fast?
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM CST
    26CON002/3009 - Confidence is NOT Rocket Science: How to Overcome the Self-Doubt of Impostor Syndrome
  • 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM CST
    26CON000/1106 - Escape Room: A "HOT" New Way to Engage Learners
  • 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM CST
    26CON000/1107 - Escape Room: A "HOT" New Way to Engage Learners
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    AORN Expo Opening Session & Keynote
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1108 - Escape Room: A "HOT" New Way to Engage Learners
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1135 - The Encore Experience
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CST
    Networking Lunch & Session: The Journey to Zero: A Partnership Playbook for Aligning Culture, Technology, and Leadership
  • 12:45 PM - 1:15 PM CST
    Campfire Connections: Get to Know Your Colleagues S'More
  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CST
    26CON000/1109 - Escape Room: A "HOT" New Way to Engage Learners
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CST
    Ambulatory Network Builder: Meet Your Conference Colleagues
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CST
    The Periop Educator Exchange: Share Challenges, Swap Solutions
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1042 - P202 Complex Cardiac
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1057 - Global Advocacy to Stop Surgical Smoke: Focus on Africa
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1084 - Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation for Apnea Detected by Capnography
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1092 - Advancing Perioperative Education Through the AORN CineMed Video Library: A Scalable Model for Competency, Onboarding, and Lifelong Learning 
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1002 - LEADERSHIP SPECIALTY ASSEMBLY MEETING/EDUCATION: Leadership Big & Small Shining a Light on Great Practices
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1004 - HEALTHCARE VALUE ANALYSIS SPECIALTY ASSEMBLY MEETING/EDUCATION: Leveraging Value Analysis to Improve Outcomes
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1005 - RNFA SPECIALTY ASSEMBLY MEETING/EDUCATION: RNFA and the Value of Being the Surgeon’s Assistant
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1094 - Sterile Processing Specialty Assembly Meeting/Education: How Nurses Can Lead Sterile Processing Effectively
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1132 - PERIOPERATIVE NURSING INFORMATICS SPECIALTY ASSEMBLY MEETING/EDUCATION: The PNDS
  • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM CST
    26CON000/1110 - Escape Room: A "HOT" New Way to Engage Learners
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1008 - Applying the AORN Guidelines in the ASC
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1079 - Utilizing Simulation Learning to Enhance the Confidence of Perioperative Nurses
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    26CON002/3010 - So Much to Learn, So Little Time: The Many Hats of a Perioperative Nurse Leader
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    26CON002/3023 - Strategic Staffing Support: Implementing Patient Care Assistants in Surgery
  • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1037 - Surgical Count Improvement - part 2 - A Redux
  • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1048 - A Foundation for the Future: Establishing AORN’s Periop 101 Training in Greece
  • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1049 - Illuminating Pathways to a Healthier Operating Room Culture
  • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1067 - Lighting the Pathway: Empowering Novice Perioperative Nurses to Lead with Purpose
  • 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CST
    26CON000/1111 - Escape Room: A "HOT" New Way to Engage Learners
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CST
    Sponsor Lounge
  • 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM CST
    26CON000/1112 - Escape Room: A "HOT" New Way to Engage Learners
  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    AORN Congress: First Forum
  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    26CON000/1024 - Lighting the Way: A Seat at the Table for Perioperative Safety, Quality and Compliance
  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    26CON000/1051 - Tiny Patients, Big Impact: Navigating Pediatric Trauma in Perioperative Care
  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    26CON000/1059 - STAT TRAUMA, CODE BLUE! When seconds count, do you know what to do?
  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    26CON000/1065 - Candid Conversations to Clinical Excellence: Perioperative Morbidity & Mortality
  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    26CON000/1068 - Spotlight on Research: Showcasing Top Presentations from the 2026 AORN Research Symposium
  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM CST
    26CON000/1074 - Give Me Feedback! Changing the View on Preceptor Paperwork
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CST
    26CON002/3014 - Leading with Precision: AORN Meets AONL Core Competencies
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CST
    26CON002/3015 - From Silos to Synergy: OR Leaders Breaking Down Barriers to Build the Future
  • 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CST
    26CON000/1113 - Escape Room: A "HOT" New Way to Engage Learners
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    26CON000/1014 - From Guidelines to Practice: Writing Policies That Drive Infection Prevention Compliance and Quality
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    26CON000/1032 - Hidden in Plain Sight: Human Trafficking in Healthcare
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    26CON000/1033 - From Rise to Reduction: Reducing Surgical Site Infections in Orthopedic Surgery
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    26CON000/1036 - Improving on time starts and room turnover in the electrophysiology department
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    26CON000/1041 - The Role of Linens in Patient Safety
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    26CON000/1075 - Precision & Passion: Learning to Educate, Lead and Inspire
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    26CON000/1090 - No More Left Behind: The Countdown to Safer Surgeries Starts Here
  • 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    26CON002/3013 - Tips for Succeeding in an Interim Leadership & Consultant Role
  • 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM CST
    26CON002/3025 - The Growth of Surgery Volume, Where Do I Start?
  • 5:45 PM - 7:45 PM CST
    Kick Off Party: The Big Easy Bash
  • 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
    ICORN Meeting