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Periop Pros Praise Georgia Council Meeting

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The Georgia Council of perioperative Registered Nurses teamed up with OR Today for the second consecutive year to host its annual meeting. It was held at the Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort. The popularity of the meeting and positive feedback from attendees and exhibitors exceeded all expectations!

A sold-out exhibit hall featured 37 perioperative companies with almost 100 booth personnel on hand to answer questions and deliver insights regarding their products and solutions. In addition, 135 perioperative professionals from throughout the United States registered to attend. Some attendees traveled from California and Connecticut for the annual meeting after seeing the education and exhibits that would be at the event. Attendees also included several AORN board members and board member candidates. Sponsors Stryker, Aerobiotix and ConMed added to the value of the annual meeting with networking events, door prizes and an outstanding keynote addresses. Attendees could earn up to 5.5 CE credits approved by OR Today, a licensed Continuing Education Provider with the State of California Board of Registered Nursing. License #16623

MD Publishing, the parent company of OR Today, enjoyed being able to help host the annual meeting and give back to the important perioperative professionals who sometimes go unnoticed. MD Publishing Vice President Kristin Leavoy, CMP, said it was a great event. She could not be happier after receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback from almost everyone who attended.

The Georgia Council of perioperative Registered Nurses Annual Meeting is quickly becoming a can’t miss event.

“I visited with more people today than I did all last week at the OR Manager conference,” shared Eric Brown from C Change Surgical.

“I met an attendee here at the conference who is placing an order that will cover the cost of our participation at the event and ensure that we return for years to come,” Skytron/Surgical Specialties of Georgia’s Matthew Nichols said.

“It had been a while since we have had fantastic face-to-face conversations with attendees and we will definitely be coming back next year,” said Michelle Daniels from Encompass Group.

Tracey Young, MSN, Registered Nurse, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, attended the meeting. She has been working on her dissertation and after struggling to find additional information she made a connection at the meeting that will enable her to move forward. She will now be able to complete her dissertation.

“It is an absolute blessing, and I am so thankful to be here,” Young said.

For more information, visit gacouncilnurse.org.