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1997 Congress awards, highlights, and information Sunday, April 6, to Friday, April 11, 1997 levels of AORN. She has served on the board of directors for her local chapter and has served as vice president, president-elect, and president. She was a member of the AORN Board of Directors and has served on several AORN national committees. Clinical nursing education award. The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Clinical Nursing Education recognizes outstanding contriOUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS butions in clinical education activities such as orientation, inservice programs, or preceptorship. The s it does every year, the Awards Committee 1996 recipient of this award is Jacklyn J. Takahashi will recognize the commitment of perioperative nurses by presenting awards for outstanding Schuchardt, RN, MSN, CNOR, Clayton, Calif. achievement. Outstanding achievement awards preSchuchardt is a clinical nurse specialist and sented this year include the Award for Outstanding educator at John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Achievement in Perioperative Clinical Nursing Prac- Creek, Calif. She earned her nursing diploma from tice, the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Samuel Memtt Hospital School of Nursing, Oakland, Calif; her bachelor of Perioperative Clinical Nursing Education, the Award for Out- PER~OPERAT~VE degree in nursing from NURSING science standing Achievement in PeriCalifornia State University, Sacramento; and her master of operative Nursing Managescience degree in nursing from ment, and the Award for OutSan Francisco State Universistanding Achievement in ty. Schuchardt has been a Perioperative Nursing member of AORN since 1976, Research. This year’s winners, and her local chapter is AORN named here, will receive their of Alameda County. awards at Congress. Schuchardt has been active Clinical nursing practice .REKINDLE T HE PASSI0N * at the local and national levels award. The Award for Outof AORN. She has served on standing Achievement in Perithe board of directors for her local chapter, and she operative Clinical Nursing Practice recognizes also has served as treasurer, vice president, presidentachievement in clinical and scientific practice as elect, and president. Schuchardt currently is a member documented by the use of the nursing process based on AORN’s perioperative nursing competency state- of the Data Elements Coordinating Committee. She also has served on several other AORN national comments. The 1996 recipient of this award is Vicki J. mittees and the AORN Journal Editorial Board. Fox, RN, MSN, CNS, CNOR, CRNFA, Tyler, Tex. Management award. The Award for Outstanding Fox is a clinical case manager for general surgery Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Management and trauma at Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, Tex. recognizes demonstrated knowledge of management She also owns Specialty Nursing Services, PC.Fox skill and theory and achievement in the promotion of earned her bachelor of science degree in nursing from professional growth and development of staff memTexas Woman’s University, Denton, Tex, and her master of science degree in nursing from the Universi- bers. The 1996 recipient of this award is Pauline F. ty of Texas at Tyler. She has been a member of AORN Robitaille, RN, MSN, CNOR, Tewksbury, Mass. Robitaille is a nurse manager in the OR and since 1976. Her local chapter is AORN of East Texas. postanesthesia care unit at New England Baptist Fox has been active at the local and national

ongress 1997 is rapidly approaching. April 6 to April 11,1997, marks AORN’s 44th annual Congress, which will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, Calif. The theme for this year’s event is “Perioperative Nursing: Rekindle the Passion.”

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security number plus zero) in the appropriate spaces and identify each session attended (by session number) on the attendance verification sheet. The information from this scan sheet ultimately will generate the number of contact hours participants earn at Congress. A separate scan sheet, similar to what has been used in the past, will be used for evaluation of the individual sessions.

Hospital, Boston. She earned her nursing diploma from Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, Me; her bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of New England, Biddeford, Me; and her master of science degree in nursing from Salem (Mass) State College. She has been a member of AORN since 1980. Her local chapter is AORN of Massachusetts Chapter I, for which she has served on the board of directors and on several committees. Nursing research award. The Award for Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Nursing Research honors and congratulates an individual for significant contributions to perioperative nursing research. The 1996 recipient of this award is Kathleen B. Gaberson, RN, PhD, Pittsburgh. Dr Gaberson is an associate professor and interim chair of the master of science degree in nursing program at Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh. She earned her nursing diploma from Presbyterian-University Hospital School of Nursing, Pittsburgh; her bachelor of science degree in nursing from Carlow College, Pittsburgh; and her master of nursing education degree and her doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr Gaberson has been a member of AORN since 1983, and her local chapter is AORN of Pittsburgh. She was a member of the AORN Nursing Research Committee, and she has served as an Editorial Board member for the AORN Journal. In addition, Dr Gaberson has served on the board of directors and on several committees for her local chapter.

PRE-CONGRESS SEMINAR FEES AND REGISTRATION re-Congress education seminars will be held P Saturday, April 5, 1996. The format will be halfday (ie, 3.4 contact hours) seminars. Participants may register for any combination of half-day seminars. The registration fee is $49 per session for members. Preregistration forms will be included in the registration brochures. A portion of the session preference scan sheet will be identified for pre-Congress registration. Registration for pre-Congress sessions is required. Each registrant for pre-Congress will be identified in the AORN database as registered for the requested session and linked to the contact hour record. On-site, registrants may change the sessions they wish to attend by completing registration forms with the new selections. Registration numbers for each session also will facilitate session room assignments.

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he education sessions in Anaheim will be located at three different sites: the Anaheim Convention Center, the Anaheim Marriott, and the Anaheim Hilton & Towers. The three sites are located near each other. Room capacities at the sites range from 850 to 7,500 people.

CONGRESS SESSION PREFERENCE IDENTIFICATION his year, session preference identification will be T requested for Congress. The session preference information will used to facilitate room assign-

be ments for education sessions. A scan sheet for session preference identification will be included with the registration form. This information will be obtained when an individual registers by mail, telephone, or fax (when sending a fax, be sure to submit registration form and session preference scan sheet). The preference identification will not be linked to a specific participant, and there will be no tickets for session admission. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

NEW SESSION ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION SCAN SHEET he method for evaluating and verifying session T attendance has been reviewed and revised to be more user friendly. A one-page scan sheet for verification of session attendance will be available. Participants will place their identification number (social

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e have heard your suggestions. There will be an advanced administration track for senior administrators of health care facilities and/or corporations, purchasing groups, health care payers, and industry suppliers. The track will provide an opportunity for all health care partners to be in the same room to explore the future of health care and how the components of the health care delivery system can work together to positively affect the delivery of care. “The Future Frontier in Health Care: Leadership through Economics, Teams, and Technology” will be presented April 7 to April 8, 1997, at the Hyatt Regency Alicante Hotel, Anaheim, Calif. Monday evening (April 7) will begin with dinner, followed by a discussion by a panel of experts with diverse opinions about the future of health care. Tuesday and

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Wednesday, integrated high-level discussions will be held on three topics: teams, information technology, and economics. The speakers will be well known in their areas of expertise. Ample time will be provided for networking. Costs for the track are shown in Table 1. There will be an additional fee for the Monday evening dinner. The brochure will be available the second week of October.

CALIFORNIA HOST VOLUNTEERS 11 California chapter presidents have been sent A a request for members to volunteer as hosts during the week of Congress. This is a new concept that is being implemented to allow more state members to have an opportunity to volunteer and to prevent a few members’ having to work long hours every day of Congress. Cecelia Ashton, RN, CNOR, the 1997 Congress volunteer coordinator, is organizing the California volunteer host participants. The California hosts will help direct Congress attendees to education sessions or appropriate individuals to answer their questions.

OPENING AND CLOSING SESSIONS he 44th annual Congress Opening Session will T be presented by Leah L. Curtin, RN, MS, MA, DSc, FAAN, on the morning of Sunday, April 6. This is certain to be a lively session. The Closing Session will be held Friday, April 11, from 8 to 9:30 AM. Tim Porter-O’Grady, RN, EdD, PhD,FAAN, will present “The Passion and the Promise: Creating Our Own Future.”

CONGRESS REGISTRATION BROCHURE he Congress registration brochures will be T mailed to all AORN members the second week of October 1996. Information regarding hotels, air-

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lines, and tour opportunities will be included in the brochure.

he Pew Health Professions Commission’s TaskT force on Health Care Workforce Regulation recommendations have the potential to dramatically

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change the delivery of health care. Two suggestions from the report are that health care providers’ titles be protected but that scopes of practice be eliminated. What impact could this have on your professional practice? A panel of experts, representing various viewpoints, will explore the recommendations outlined in Reforming Health Care WoryorceRegulation: Policy Considerationsfor the 21st Century. The panel will be presented Monday, April 7, from 1:30 to 3:30 PM. The panel members will be former Colorado Governor Richard Lamm (invited); Leah L. Curtin, RN, MS, MA, DSc, FAAN, and Tim Porter O’Grady, RN, EdD, PhD, FAAN. The session will be moderated by David Keepnews, RN, JD. Participants are invited to fax their questions concerning the recommendations to the Center for Perioperative Education at (303) 338-4841 or (303) 755-5494 no later than Feb 1, 1997. To obtain the complete report, call the University of California at San Francisco Center for Health Professions at (415) 476-8181.

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1\11 working groups informal meetings from 7 to 7:45 AM April 8 and 10 during the 1997 Congress. More than 20 groups, including trauma, case management, neurosurgery, quality improvement/quality assurance/total quality management, computer/iiormation systems, and international nursing will meet. Check the Congress registration brochure for a complete list, dates, and times.

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pecialty assembly business meetings are open to all who attend Congress. The groups include Advanced Technology; Ambulatory Surgery; Cardiothoracic; Management; Nurse Educator/Clinical Nurse Specialist; Nurses in Business, Industry & Consulting; Orthopedic; Pediatric; RN First Assistant; and Rural/Small Hospital. The governing councils of each group will address specific issues and goals. Meeting dates and times Table 1 will be on AORN Online, ADVANCED ADMINISTRATION TRACK COSTS Postmarked on or Postmarked on or after in the *ORN Journal, and in March 1,1997 before Feb 28, 1997 (member/nonmember) (member/nonmember) specialty assembly quarAdvanced administrationactivity only $5 10/$600 $560/$650 terly newsAdvanced administration activity and Congress $675/$870 $725/$925 letters. A 364 AORN JOURNAL