Ambulatory Surgery Solutions

Practical Solutions for the Outpatient Setting

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As ambulatory surgery volumes expand, perioperative teams report challenges with hiring, onboarding, training, and finding networking opportunities to share best practices. AORN has a wide range of resources that support ASC teams in providing safe surgical care and addressing education needs and challenges.

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Professional Development & Useful Tools for Surgery Center Teams
Training needs in surgery centers are unique to the setting. AORN offers opportunities for professional development through ASC specialty courses and ambulatory relevant education offerings. See what’s available.
AORN’s Facility Solutions Team can help ASC leaders put together an education package to meet their team’s training needs. Learn about the most impactful evidence-based resources available for ambulatory surgery teams.
Clinical and leadership education solutions are available to ambulatory surgery administrators. View details on how you can improve your skills as an administrator and how to equip your team with useful tools to support safe surgery. 

Featured Education

7 CH, 7 AEU, 7 IPCH, 3 CE HSPA

This course provides comprehensive knowledge on evidence-based practices and strategies to fulfill regulatory and accreditation requirements, including the initiation and administration of an Infection Control Program.


1.5 CH, 1.5 AEU

Part of the ASC Academy Leadership Guides series, this course provides ASC leaders with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to plan, conduct and evaluate the effectiveness of emergency drills: fire, local anesthetic systemic toxicity, active shooter, cardiac arrest, hospital transfer, and malignant hyperthermia.


18.5 CH, 18.5 AEU

This comprehensive ASC administrator course helps new ambulatory surgery leaders to hit the ground running. It helps administrators pinpoint and prioritize the most crucial duties in their first year and provides supporting education to help you tackle these responsibilities like an experienced administrator.
3.25 CH | 3.25 AEU

Perioperative and procedural teams who use lasers are invited to join AORN for a half-day, virtual live training to understand and implement evidence-based laser safety processes. This course meets annual training requirements and provides guidance to keep yourself and your patients safe.
4.5 CH, 4.5 AEU, 3 IPCH

This interactive course is the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) leader's go-to resource for navigating the annual ASC Quality Reporting submission, which is vital to the success of your surgery center.


7 CH, 6.5 AEU

Learn how to effectively run surgery center operations. The course provides an overview of the ASC leader's complex role, Human Resources, Patient Rights and Responsibilities, and Medical Records. The learner is guided through practical implementation with comprehensive instructions, along with 30+ customizable tools and templates.
3.5 CH, 3.5 AEU

A Guide to Governance provides ASC Leaders necessary training on governance, licensure, preparation for accreditation survey, and credentialing. This interactive course also includes various implementation tools, along with video-based instructions, to take the guesswork out of putting your knowledge into practice.


2.5 CH, 2.5 AEU

This newly updated course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to safely care for patients receiving moderate sedation. The streamlined course covers patient selection and assessment, psychologic monitoring and airway considerations, medication administration, emergency preparedness, and post-procedure care.
12 CH, 12 AEU, 12 IPCH, 1 CE HSPA

The premier review course for the ambulatory infection preventionist certification exam. Study for the CAIP exam and learn infection prevention best practices.

ASC Education Planning: Save with a Group Purchase

As you plan for your team’s professional development, take advantage of significant savings by bundling these courses and resources. Purchase 3 or more seats of any combination of ASC courses and get 20% off.

To learn more about ASC solutions and the bundled discount, our team is ready to assist you.

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ASC Resources Across the AORN Enterprise

Find valuable resources throughout the AORN enterprise to develop your periop team, learn practice advice for daily surgical practice, and enhance clinical operations.

Outpatient Surgery Magazine

Outpatient Surgery Magazine helps outpatient leaders and perioperative professionals stay current on ambulatory trends, provide practical solutions straight from the OR. New feature: Check out the new Administrator Central for helpful resources dedicated to outpatient leaders. Get a complimentary subscription to Outpatient Surgery Magazine.

Pfiedler Education

A division of AORN, Pfiedler Education offers a wide library of on-demand, complimentary continuing education courses for clinical staff and leaders in the ambulatory setting. Explore Pfiedler Education.

AORN Syntegrity

Integrated into your existing EHR platform, this evidence-based documentation solution includes ASC specialty content to help standardize the way procedures are scheduled, perioperative data is managed, and patients are treated.