| Association of periOperative Registered Nurses | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | AORN |
| Formation | 1949 |
| Type | Professional organization |
| Purpose/focus | Professional |
| Headquarters | Denver |
| Region served | United States |
| Membership | Perioperative nurses |
| Website | www.aorn.org |
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), represents more than 41,000 registered nurses in the United States and abroad who facilitate the management, teaching and practice of perioperative nursing, or who are enrolled in nursing education or engaged in perioperative research. Its members also include perioperative nurses who work in related business and industry sectors.
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The AORN mission is to support perioperative nurses in achieving optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures. AORN promotes quality patient care by providing its members with education, standards, services and representation.
The first groups of organized OR nurses were concerned with many of the same issues AORN and the profession of OR nursing faces today, including standardizing OR techniques and education programs and promoting friendship among OR nurses. Between 1916 and 1949, several OR nursing groups formed in various parts of the country, leading to the formal recognition of AORN as a national association. Major milestones in the association's history include:
As champions for patient safety, AORN is involved in efforts that advance perioperative professionals and their profession. These activities include:
AORN Congress is the largest education and networking conference of perioperative nurse professionals in the world, and the largest surgical products trade show in the US. To date there have been a total of 58 Congresses dating back to 1954.
List of Congress Sites and Dates:
1st: New York, Feb. 1-3, 1954
2nd: St. Louis, Jan. 24-27, 1955
3rd: Boston, Jan. 30 - Feb 1, 1956
4th: Los Angeles, Feb. 18-21, 1957
5th: Philadelphia, Feb. 10-13, 1958
6th: Houston, Feb. 9-12, 1959
7th: New York, Feb. 22-26, 1960
8th: San Francisco, Feb. 13-17, 1961
9th: Denver, Feb. 19-22, 1962
10th: Washington, DC, Feb. 18-21, 1963
11th: Dallas, March 2-5, 1964
12th: New York, Feb. 7-11, 1965
13th: Chicago, Feb. 20-24, 1966
14th: San Diego, Feb. 19-23, 1967
15th: Boston, Feb. 18-22, 1968
16th: Cincinnati, Feb 24-27, 1969
17th: Anaheim, Feb. 22-26, 1970
18th: Las Vegas, Feb. 8-12, 1971
19th: Houston, Jan. 29-Feb. 2, 1972
20th: Chicago, March 17-23, 1973
21st: New Orleans, Feb. 10-15, 1974
22nd: Dallas, March 23-28, 1975
23rd: Miami, March 7-12, 1976
24th: Anaheim, March 20-25, 1977
25th: New Orleans, March 12-17, 1978
26th: St. Louis, March 4-9, 1979
27th: Atlanta, March 9-14, 1980
28th: Dallas, March 8-13, 1981
29th: Anaheim, March 7-12, 1982
30th: Houston, April 10-15, 1983
31st: Atlanta, March 4-9, 1984
32nd: Dallas, Feb, 24 - March 1, 1985
33rd: Anaheim, March 9-14, 1986
34th: Atlanta, April 5-10, 1987
35th: Dallas, March 6-11, 1988
36th: Anaheim, Feb. 19-24, 1989
37th: Houston, March 18-23, 1990
38th: Atlanta, April 7-12, 1991
39th: Dallas, March 15-20, 1992
40th: Anaheim, Feb 28 - March 5, 1993
41st: New Orleans, March 13-18, 1994
42nd: Atlanta, March 5-10, 1995
43rd: Dallas, March 3-8, 1996
44th: Anaheim, April 6-11, 1997
45th: Orlando, March 29 - April 2, 1998
46th: San Francisco, March 28 - April 1, 1999
47th: New Orleans, April 2-6, 2000
48th: Dallas, March 11-15, 2001
49th: Anaheim, April 21-25, 2002
50th: Chicago, March 23-27, 2003
51st: San Diego, March 21-25, 2004
52nd: New Orleans, April 3-7, 2005
53rd: Washington, DC, March 19-23, 2006
54th: Orlando, March 11-15, 2007
55th: Anaheim, March 30 - April 3, 2008
56th: Chicago, March 15-19, 2009
57th: Denver, March 13-18, 2010
58th: Philadelphia, March 18-24, 2011
Future Congress Dates:
59th: New Orleans, March 24-29, 2012
60th: San Diego, March 2-7, 2013
61st: Chicago, March 29 - April 3, 2014
62nd: Denver, March 7-12, 2015
63rd: Anaheim, April 2-7, 2016