Get your contact hours, make lifelong connections, and have fun with perioperative peers – all in one place. By investing a few days in your professional development, you’ll gain new insights, capabilities, and spark your perioperative passion.
Celebrating 70 years, the annual conference brings together thousands of perioperative professional from around the world with one common goal – a safer and better tomorrow. The 2023 theme “NO LIMITS” will tap into the unlimited potential of what you, and our entire profession, can achieve. Together, we are creating a future for periop nursing that can change lives.
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Highlights from 2022
View photos captured by AORN and attendees at the 2022 event.
Ways to Attend
Find pricing and packages for the conference and special events. Financial assistance is available through the AORN Foundation. Apply for a professional development grant.
Application opens in October.
Everything is Bigger (& Better) in Texas
We’re excited to share some improvements coming to the 2023 annual conference:
- Efficient four-day program (down from five) to support busy schedules
- Education sessions from rapid fire talks to in-depth workshops
- Easier and effective networking
- More celebrations, more FUN