Technology advancements in the 21st century have transformed practically every industry, including health care. Machine learning and artificial intelligence are becoming more common in the surgical setting.
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Spotlight On: Robert Miller
Miller’s role as manager of the sterile processing department includes oversight of medical device reprocessing on campus, including sterilization and high-level disinfection.
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Spotlight On: Terry Jones, Ph. D. RN
When she’s not working, Jones loves spending time in her garden, and is very active within her church. Her interests include reading, music and traveling. She has been a frequent participant in nursing associations, from the Texas Nurses Association and the Texas Organization of Nurse Executives to the Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses. She was inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing in October 2022.
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Surgical Smoke Update
AORN provides ongoing education about surgical smoke, including the AORN Go Clear program. “This is a comprehensive approach to protecting patient and worker safety by promoting a smoke-free environment wherever surgical smoke is generated,” says Pennock.
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Build It Better
Many hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) today look more like construction zones than health care facilities as they build new perioperative suites and renovate existing suites to keep up with patient demand and new technology requirements. “Renovating and building perioperative suites has become one of the fastest growing skill sets for health care leaders,” says Aimee Watson, MS, CMRP, a senior manager in healthcare at St. Onge, an independent engineering firm that provides design, logistics and supply chain consulting to hospitals and ASCs. “But we never received a class on this in school.”
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Spotlight On: Katie Chargualaf, Ph.D., RN, CMSRN
As early as middle school, Katie Chargualaf found herself contemplating a career in health care. Growing up in a family of health care providers, where health care was commonly talked around the dinner table and at holidays, made it easy for her to see herself entering the field. Chargualaf was hesitant, however, because she felt an equally strong pull to consider a career in education. While volunteering in a hospital one evening, she had an epiphany that maybe she didn’t have to choose between the two.
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