Live Webinars

AORN Live Webinars are educational presentations on high-interest, clinical and leadership topics developed for perioperative nurses, leaders, and other members of the perioperative team. Registration is open to AORN members and non-members. Check back regularly for new events and be sure to invite your colleagues to join you.

Upcoming Live Webinars

Surgical team making suture selection

Advancing Beyond Gut Sutures

September 22, 2026 | 1-2pm ET | Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson MedTech

Explore what’s driving the discontinuation of gut sutures, evaluate alternative products, and gain practical guidance for selecting the right suture for different procedures and clinical needs. Learn more about Advancing Beyond Gut Sutures.

Student nurses having a discussion around a table

AORN Perioperative Nursing Research Symposium

10am-2pm MST, January 27 & 28, 2027

The AORN Perioperative Nursing Research Symposium brings perioperative nurses together to share research, EBP, and QI work, advance evidence-based practice, improve patient care, and connect with fellow nurse researchers. Learn more about the symposium.

Featured On-Demand Webinars

AORN Members have access to more on-demand webinars with AORN’s educational Webinar CH Library. Earn more than 50+ CNE contact hours and boost your periop confidence.

Members Only

Explore the updated Guideline for Sterilization Packaging Systems, offering essential guidance for perioperative teams on selecting and using sterilization packaging systems for surgical and invasive procedures.
Members Only

Learn how borescopes enhance instrument reprocessing and reduce infection risk. Covers reprocessing steps, the limits of visual inspection, and how borescopes detect hidden contamination.
Members Only

Review updates to the guideline, including significant changes to fire safety tools and guidance for programs supporting latex safety, chemical safety, and waste management, and prevention of occupational slips, trips, and falls.

Peer-to-peer and hierarchical incivility and bullying inside surgical departments is more pervasive now than ever before. This panel discussion will provide an increased awareness of how these behaviors manifest, tools and tactics to address, and how leaders can turn the tide inside their department.

Are you strategizing how to effectively meet staffing and workload demands, while future-proofing your efficiency initiatives? Hear key insights into how new technology can be utilized to transform care in the OR.

Whether you’re making a business case for a capital purchase, advocating for a policy change, or managing everyday conversations, see what it takes to be an effective leader with strong negotiation skills.

Glean insights from a live panel of three perioperative leaders as they share lessons learned and unexpected wins during their journey to safely staff their department and maximize retention.


Members Only

Review evidence-based recommendations found in the updated guideline to decrease work-related musculoskeletal injuries and reduce patient falls.