Ethical decision-making during a disaster. Do you agree with the life-and-death choice made by the medical staff of one New Orleans hospital in the desperate days after Hurricane Katrina?

Resuscitating a dying surgical center. You'll learn many do's and don'ts from this amazing turnaround story.

Roll out the red carpet for your patients. Treat your patients like honored guests.

Content is king and serving you is key at OR Excellence. A conference you'll be glad you attended.

What if a killer walked into your facility? Prepare for the worst to keep your patients, staff and surgeons safe.

Are you ready for the Tournament of Champions? Test your knowledge of all things surgical in our fun, informative game-show format.

Schedule at a Glance - ORX Session Previews - June, 2016

Making of a healthcare leader. Providing patient care and managing surgical services are very different worlds.

How to perfect your central sterile department. This session is for you if you think a good autoclave can cover up a bad reprocessing department.

Avoid infection control disasters. Expert-led workshop tackles hot-button issues in SSI prevention.

Nominate your facility for a 2016 OR Excellence Award. Seven winners will be our guests at this year's conference, where they'll be recognized and celebrated.

Uncovering the real root cause of mistakes. It takes good detective work to get to the bottom of adverse events.

Every 1/2 second counts: A victim's perspective on patient safety. He lost his wife in a car accident and his toddler son days later to a medication error.

25 creative ways to cut costs. Small, smart choices can add up to big savings if you think outside the box.

So, you want to add Outpatient Total Joints? Learn the ins and outs of building a world-class program from the team that's already done it.

Make your fcility a high reliability organization. Implement standardized, evidence-based practices to boost efficiency and patient safety.

UnitedHealthcare accused of withholding payments to Indiana ASCs. The insurer says it's merely recouping past overpayments.

ACS improves its Surgical Risk Calculator. The popular online tool will be modified later this year to become even more accurate.

When small hospitals outperform big hospitals. Study shows several common procedures performed at rural facilities are safer and less expensive.

A cataract surgeon can't be blamed for failure of anesthesia providers, jury finds. Suit was brought by patient who moved twice during cataract surgery, causing complications.