2nd Annual Perioperative Nursing Symposium

This symposium will provide a forum for perioperative nurses, providers, surgical technologists, central sterile technicians, and other healthcare professionals to discuss the latest initiatives, innovations, challenges, and achievements in the perioperative field.

Saturday, April 5, 2025

In-person event

Woodcliff Hotel and Spa
199 Woodcliff Drive
Fairport, NY 14450

Brochure & Agenda

Meet Our Speakers

Features

  • Breakfast and Lunch Included
  • 6 CNE Credits Provided
  • Diverse Speakers in the Perioperative Field
  • Breakout Sessions
  • Vendor Exhibits
  • Poster Fair

Registration

Registration Fee: Includes breakfast, lunch, program materials, and contact hours!

Exhibits

Learner will review newest medical technology and pharmaceuticals that may assist perioperative nurses in providing better care and improved outcomes for surgical patients.

Agenda

7:45–8:30 a.m.Check in and Breakfast
8:30–8:40 a.m.Welcome and Opening RemarksMatthew Miller, M.D.
8:45–9:15 a.m.ERAS and Evidence Interventions for Periop Outcome OptimizationTyler Schmidt, D.O.
9:20–9:50 a.m.Pain Management for the Patient with Substance Use DisorderBob Pranaat, M.D., M.C.R.
9:50–10:00 a.m.Break
10:00–11:40 a.m.

Breakout Sessions (3 pre-selected 30 min sessions):

  • Managing Generational Differences in the Workplace
  • Pediatric Airway Emergencies
  • Bridging Differences One Hello at a Time
  • Hands-On with the Acute Pain Service: An Overview of Fascial Plane Blocks, and Tips for Ultrasound-Assisted IV Access
  • Recruitment and Retention Strategies: Where Are We Now?
  • The Neurosurgical OR: Precision, Teamwork and Excellence
  • Ethical Considerations in Surgery: Navigating Care Across the Lifespan from Pediatrics to Geriatrics

11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Lunch
11:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Vendor Exhibits & Poster Session

1:15–2:00 p.m.
Artificial Intelligence Health Lab
Christine Boerman, D.N.P., R.N., C.N.L.
2:00–3:00 p.m.
Staff Mini Presentations

3:00–3:15 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Kate Valcin, D.N.P., R.N., NEA-BC
3:15–4:30 p.m.
Networking Happy Hour, Vendor Exhibits & Poster Session

NOTE: Speaker times subject to change.

Contact Information

Chelsea Spaid
Phone: (585) 703-7625
Email: chelsea_spaid@urmc.rochester.edu

The University of Rochester Center for Nursing Professional Development is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.