Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada

Conference (Archives)

8th National Operating Room Conference now under the auspices of ORNAC
Date: April 29 - May 3, 1984

Mountains to Climb

Chair:  Muriel Shewchuk

9th ORNAC National Conference
Date: June 15 - 20, 1986

The Other Side of the Mountain

Chair:  Jacqueline Craig

10th ORNAC National Conference
Date: May 30 - June 3, 1988

Chair:  Gloria Stephens

11th ORNAC National Conference
Date: April 2 - 6, 1990

Progress Through Power: Personal, Professional and Political

Chair:  Sharon Corbie

12th ORNAC National Conference
Date: May 12 - 17, 1991

Moving Mountains, Mastering Skills, Maturing Professionally

Chair:  Jackie Waisman

13th ORNAC National Conference
Date: June 5 - 11, 1993

Comprehensive Approach to Care: A Beacon in A World of Automation

14th ORNAC National Conference
Date: May 8 - 12, 1995

Tradition and Beyond...

Chair:  Sandra Grimwood

15th ORNAC National Conference
Date: April 28 - May 2, 1997

Changing the Guard

Chair:  Vija Hay

16th ORNAC National Conference
Date: June 14 - 18, 1999

Cresting the Wave

Chair:  Donna Farid

17th ORNAC National Conference
Date: April 22 - 27, 2001

2001: A Surgical Odyssey

Chair:  Gloria Nemecek

18th ORNAC National Conference
Date: June 8 - 12, 2003

Planting Ideas, Reaping Rewards

Chairs:  Karen Steindel & Gerry Boughen

19th ORNAC National Conference
Date: May 1 - 6, 2005

Today’s Projects, Tomorrow’s Progress

Chairs:  Line Boucher & Monique Trachy

20th ORNAC National Conference
Date: April 22 - 27, 2007

Lighting the Way to Perioperative Excellence

Chair:  Marcy McKay

21th ORNAC National Conference
Date: June 7 - 12, 2009

The Depth of Perioperative Nursing... What Lies Beneath

Chairs:  Margot Walsh & Laura Ellsworth

22th ORNAC National Conference
Date: May 8 - 13, 2011

Elevating the Field of Perioperative Nursing

Chairs:  Candace Franke & Donna Marin

23th ORNAC National Conference
Date: April 21 - 25, 2013

International Alliance for Perioperative Best Practice

Chair:  Margot Walsh

24th ORNAC National Conference
Date: May 3 - 7, 2015

Bridging Excellence in Perioperative Practice

Chairs:  Barbara Mushayandebvu & Kim McLennan-Robbins

25th ORNAC National Conference
Date: April 30 - May 4, 2017

Harnessing our Power

Chairs:  Kim McLennan-Robbins & Linda Whyte

26th ORNAC National Conference
Date: April 26 - 30, 2019

Tides of Change, Oceans of Perioperative Excellence

Chairs:  Kim McLennan-Robbins & Cindy Hamilton-Fulmore

27th ORNAC National Conference
Date: April 29 - May 2, 2021
Online

Charting the Future of Perioperative Practice

Chairs:  Angela Russell and Kim McLennan-Robbins

28th ORNAC National Conference
Date: April 26 - 30, 2023

Passionate about Our Practice, Fortified by Our Standards

Chair:  Bryana Hahn

Conférence Provinciale CIISOQ, 10 au 12 octobre 2024.
Date: October 10 - 12, 2024

PLUS FORT ENSEMBLE

ORNAC's 29th National Conference
Date: May 21 - 25, 2025

ORNAC's 29th National Conference will take place in Calgary, Alberta, from May 21-25, 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity for perioperative nurses to come together, share knowledge, and advance our profession. 

Visit our conference website for more details: ORNAC 29th National Conference

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