Ambulatory Offerings at AORN Expo 2025

Your Destination for Ambulatory Surgery Nursing

ASCs are fast-paced, dynamic environments where efficiency, patient safety, and innovation intersect.

At AORN Expo 2025, the Ambulatory Hub and the Ambulatory Track at Leadership Summit are dedicated spaces created specifically to meet those challenges.

These unique learning experiences are designed to empower nurses, administrators, and ASC leaders with the knowledge, tools, and connections needed to excel in the growing field of ambulatory surgery.

How to Attend

  • Access to the Ambulatory Hub is included with full-conference registration.
  • Access to the Ambulatory Track at Leadership Summit is exclusive to the Leadership Summit Registration Pass. It is not included in the General Admission tickets.

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ASC Hub: Practical Lessons & Solutions

The Ambulatory Hub is where all things ASC come together. This vibrant space is dedicated and designed for outpatient perioperative professionals of all experience levels.

Engage with ASC experts, explore the latest advancements, and gain insights tailored to nurses and professionals working in ASCs.

ASC Hub Key Topics

Learn from leading experts about the most pressing topics in ambulatory care, such as:

  • Infection Prevention in ASCs: Strategies to meet regulatory requirements and ensure patient safety.
  • Optimizing Efficiency: Tools and techniques to streamline workflows and reduce delays.
  • Patient-Centered Care: Best practices for improving patient outcomes and satisfaction in the ambulatory setting.
  • ASC Development: Guidance for creating an ambulatory surgery center to ensure success and compliance.
 

ASC Hub Education Sessions

ASC Development & Operational Excellence

  • From a Dream to a Reality: Creating an Ambulatory Surgery Center – Step-by-step guidance on launching and optimizing an ASC.
  • You Want a Bigger Storage Room: Designing a Surgical Environment from End-Users – How to design ASC spaces for optimal functionality.
 

Patient Care & Communication Strategies

  • Navigating the Human Connection: Mastering Surgical Patient Communication – Elevating patient trust and satisfaction through effective communication.
 

Infection Control & Sterile Processing Best Practices

  • Infection Control is a Team Sport, Let’s Play! – Strategies to engage the full surgical team in preventing infections.
  • Critical Sterile Processing Knowledge: Enhancing OR Efficiency and Safety – Improving sterile techniques to protect patient safety.
 

Surgical Efficiency & Preference Card Optimization

  • Card Tricks: Mastering Preference Cards to Ace Every Surgery--Streamlining surgical preparation to improve outcomes and reduce waste.
 

Emotional Intelligence & Team Dynamics

  • Role of Emotional Intelligence: Managing Bullying in the Perioperative Context – Addressing bullying, improving teamwork, and fostering a positive ASC culture.
  • Employee Engagement in ASCs – Boosting staff satisfaction, morale, and retention.
 

Why Visit the ASC Hub?

  • Engage in real-world learning tailored to ASC settings.
  • Learn practical skills you can implement immediately.
  • Connect with industry leaders and fellow ASC professionals.
 
Explore the ASC Hub at AORN Expo 2025

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The Ambulatory Track at Leadership Summit

The ASC Track at the AORN Leadership Summit is designed for ASC administrators, nurse leaders, and surgical professionals looking to improve efficiency, safety, and patient outcomes at the facility level.

  • Learn from leading experts in ASC management and patient care.
  • Gain immediate, actionable strategies to improve workflow efficiency.
  • Expand your leadership skills to advance your career and ASC operations.

Key Topics Covered in ASC Leadership Sessions

Maximizing Staff Resources & Workforce Strategies

  • Recruiting and Retaining Nurses in the ASC – Proven strategies for hiring, retaining, and engaging top nursing talent.
  • Maximize Staff Resources in the Interventional Platform – Best practices for staffing efficiency and resource management.
 

Credentialing & Compliance in ASCs

  • Credentialing: Who, What, Why, and When? – Everything ASC leaders need to know about compliance and credentialing standards.
 

Workflow & Patient Safety Innovations

  • Print Perfect: Implementing Specimen Printing & Workflow in ASCs – Using technology to improve workflow efficiency.
  • Enhancing Perioperative Safety: A Toolkit for Conducting a Root Cause Analysis – Strategies to identify risks and prevent surgical complications.
 

Environment of Care & Life Safety

  • Triple Hatted? Become an Environment of Care and Life Safety Triple Threat – Managing safety, compliance, and patient well-being in ASCs.
 

Balancing Outcomes, Costs & Quality in Surgical Care

  • Navigating the Three-Legged Stool of Outcomes, Costs, and Quality – How to balance cost-effectiveness while maintaining top-tier surgical outcomes.