overview

A fantastic networking and knowledge sharing opportunity for operating room management & perioperative professionals. This event offers the latest programs and practices being implemented in operating theatres across Australia. The conference aims to address critical issues to help implement change, drive productivity, enhance teamwork, and improve knowledge for theatre management professionals.

The audience for this event is made up of operating room management and perioperative professionals, including operating room/perioperative managers, operating room nurse managers, clinical nurse educators, directors of surgical services, perioperative services managers, directors of clinical services and perioperative quality and safety managers.

Topics for the agenda will include:

• Staffing and workforce challenges – How do we future proof the operating room?
• The sterilisation standards and the operating room – implementing AS4187
• Budgeting – getting it right in the operating room
• De-Escalation strategies for staff in the operating theatre
• The anaesthetic nurse vs anaesthetic technician
• Surgeon perspectives on expectations of an operating theatre and optimising patient experience and outcomes
• KPIs and efficiencies – comparing notes on improving theatre efficiency
• What to do when something goes wrong
• Debriefing after critical incidents and preventing mistakes in future

What’s included for conference attendees:

• Insightful keynote presentations with nuggets of wisdom to take back to your organisation
• A balanced agenda with a variety of perspectives and expert speakers to learn from
• The change to benchmark your organisation’s theatre practices, strategies and processes against others
• Bounce ideas off your colleagues and peers from across the country as you mingle in the networking breaks
• Networking drinks reception – continue your discussions over a glass of wine!
• Networking dinner – use the chance to get together with old and new friends
• Engage in lively panel discussions and Q&A
• The opportunity to enhance knowledge and improve skills for theatre management professionals

SUBMIT YOUR INTEREST TO SPEAK

We encourage you to register your interest to speak, and/or nominate topic ideas that you would like to see featured. For speaker submissions, please email Frankie Brewer:
Francesca.Brewer@informa.com