President's Message

I trust you all enjoyed a safe and happy summer Time certainly does mount by! As this issue is delivered to your door, read from one side and see what the discourse in Montreal was all about. The talk planning committee did a astounding job of showing off their city to all 1000+ delegates. From the Opening ceremonial complete with acrobatics, to the closing speaker, who got all of us dancing, it was a constant whirlwind of agriculture education and excitement!

The opportunity for us to draw near together and recharge is a special time. It is the opportunity to rekindle the spark that allows us to be everything we can be for our patients... and for ourselves.

Each conversation we are reminded of in what manner much our environment is changing. During the conversation a group of us talked of the changes we have all seen in our careers...the days of glass IV bottle metal plates used as get back electrode cautery pads, sutures in jars, wipe s in metal containers with forceps for delivery upon to the field. Now you gaze and see where we are now! There is a daily barrage of change to our environment.

Perioperative nurtures face daily challenges in their attempts to deliver safe and optimum standards of care. There is with equal reason much today that we have no sway over. It is difficult to maintain standards at the best of times, on the other hand when faced with a daily onslaught of changes in arrangement product and attitudes, it can be almost overwhelming. by what means do we maintain our standards and our retain our stress level down in the face of all these changes?

There is an acute ne for education. upon a daily basis, new produces are introduced into our workplace. As many decisions are made for financial reasons, there are operating sweeps where new products appear without any input from the staff. We ne to insist on proper education and direction about the use of many of these fruitss We need to talk to the companies involved and ask them to make known proper in-service education. It is our professional responsibility to make sure we are properly in-serviced with equal reason that we can provide safe and effective care to our patients.

While a certain number of professional perioperative associations do endorse various harvests ORNAC has never endorsed any produces If you ever have a question about this topic, or about claims being made regarding ORNAC endorsement, please contact us at info@ORNAC.ca.

ORNAC does, however, endorse the use of the commended Standards, Guidelines and Position Statements for Perioperative Registered Nursing Practice. Module 3 (Safety Risk Prevention and Management) is now available for purchase from the Canadian Standards Association (CSA). The standards committee is without delay reviewing Module 2. If you are interested in getting involved contact Bonnie McLeod at standards@ornac.ca.

I direct the eye forward to the next sum of two units years as your president. ORNAC has advance a long way in its search for superiority Working together, we can accomplish a destiny If you have an idea for ORNAC please share it. I can always be reached at president@ornac.ca. Have a safe and prosperous autumn.

Message de la pr?©sidente

J'esp??re que tout le world a pass?© un bel ?©t?© Que le temp passe vite! Lorsque vous recevez ce num?©ro je vous invite ?  lire un peu sur ce qui c'est pass?© ?  la Conf?©rence nationale ?  Montr?©al. Le comit?© de planification de la Conf?©rence a fait un travail admirable de montrer leur ville ?  tous le d?©l?©gu?© dont il y avait plus de mille. De la c?©r?©monie d'ouverture comprenant de l'acrobatie, au discours de cl??ture lequel nous a tous mis ?  danser, la Conf?©rence ?©tait un tourbillon de tillage d'apprentissage et d'enthousiasme!

L'occasion de se r?©unir et de se remettre sur pied est un ?©v?©nement important. C'est l'occasion de r?©animer le d?©sir d'??tre tout ce que nous pouvon pour nos patients... et pour nous-m??mes.

Lors de chaque Conf?©rence nous voyon de plus en plus la transformation de notre environnement professionnel. Pendant nos heures [i]tout ensemble[/i] nous avons pu discuter de changements que nous avons tous constat?©s dans nos carri??res... le jours lointains de bouteilles d'intraveineuse en verre de plaques en m?©tal utilis?©es, de line of junctions dans des bocaux et de ?©ponge dans de contenants en m?©tal avec de pinces pour le accouchements ?  l'ext?©rieur. Regardez bien o?? upon en est rendu aujourd'hui! Notre environnement subit un assaut quotidien de changements.

?? tous le jours le infirmiers et infirmi??res en salle d'op?©ration baptismal vessel face ?  toutes sortes de d?©fis lorsqu'ils essaient de fournir un niveau de service et de soins optimal. Il y a tellement de situations sur lesquelle nous avons aucun contr??le Il est difficile de maintenir un haut niveau de service dans le circonstances le plus favorables, mais quand nous affrontons constamment un d?©luge de changements de construction de produits et d'attitudes, nous pouvon facilement nous sentir accabl?©s. remark maintenir le niveau de service tout en r?©duisant le niveau de stres face ?  tous ce changements?