1068 - Spotlight on Research: Showcasing Top Presentations from the 2026 AORN Research Symposium

Saturday, April 11, 2026

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM CST

Location: 238 - 239

CE: 1 Contact Hours

Primary Speaker(s)

Emily Jones, PhD, RN, CNOR, EBP-C (she/her/hers)

Senior Perioperative Practice Specialist
AORN
Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Handouts

Co-Speaker(s)

Julia G. Catanese, MSN, RN, CNOR, CHSE

PhD Candidate, Graduate School of Nursing
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States Army
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Brianne Sonnier, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR (she/her/hers)

Patient Care Manager II
Stanford Health Care
Oakland, California, United States
Michelle Dukhovny, MSN, RN

Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia, California, United States
Huy C. Nguyen, MSN, RN, CCRN (he/him/his)

DNP-Nurse Anesthesia candidate
Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia / California State University Fullerton
Lakewood, California, United States
Sandra Zhu, BSN, RN

SRNA
Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia
Tomas Cano, RN, BSN, CPQPS (he/him/his)

Patient Safety Quality Manager
Dignity Health Saint Joseph's Medical Center
Stockton, United States

Disclosure(s):

Emily Jones, PhD, RN, CNOR, EBP-C: No financial relationships to disclose

Julia G. Catanese, MSN, RN, CNOR, CHSE: No financial relationships to disclose

Brianne Sonnier: No financial relationships to disclose

Michelle Dukhovny, MSN, RN: No financial relationships to disclose

Huy Nguyen: No financial relationships to disclose

Sandra Zhu: No financial relationships to disclose

Tomas Cano, RN, BSN, CPQPS: No financial relationships to disclose

This presentation showcases innovative projects and emerging research featured in AORN’s 2026 Virtual Research Symposium. The four selected presentations offer fresh insights into key topics that matter to perioperative nurses, spanning both educational initiatives and clinical practice advancements.