Perioperative Practice: Insights from 2012 AORN Congress
Top Tidbits from 2012 AORN Congress We highlight selected keynote addresses, sessions and other announcements coming out of this year's meeting.
Innovation, Education Among the Top Priorities for Perioperative Nurses: Q&A with Linda Groah AORN executive director Linda Groah explores several key take-home messages from the 59th annual AORN Congress, including the need for perioperative nurses to embrace.
Ambulatory Surgery Center Spotlight: Healthcare Reform, Reimbursement and Drug Shortages Top 2012 Concerns Ambulatory surgery veteran David Shapiro explores key issues facing the outpatient industry.
Unmasking Vaccine Myths: Dr Marschall Runge on Measles, Misinformation, and Public Health Solutions
May 29th 2025As measles cases climb across the U.S., discredited myths continue to undercut public trust in vaccines. In an exclusive interview with Infection Control Today®, Michigan Medicine’s Marschall Runge, PhD, confronts misinformation head-on and explores how clinicians can counter it with science, empathy, and community engagement.
The Clean Bite: Think Twice Before Closing Your Lips Around That Little Suction Thing
May 27th 2025It’s a familiar request at the dentist—“close your lips around the suction.” But that small act could expose you to backflow contamination from previous patients. This first article in a brand new column by Sherrie Busby, EDDA, CDSO, CDIPC, explores the unseen risks of dental suction devices—and why patients should pause before obeying.
