Continuing Education

The OR Manager Conference is your go-to meeting place for earning continuing education through breakout sessions, keynotes, exhibitor CEs, posters and pre-conference workshops.

The 2025 OR Manager Conference is approved for 50+ CEs! Earn 13 CEs at the conference, and up to 16 CEs with the Best Value Pass/All-Access Pass and pre-conference workshop! The OR Manager Conference is also approved for up to 10.0 hours of AEUs and up to 4.0 hours of IPCHs by BASC Provider # 1301. 

The 2025 OR Manager Conference is approved provider of CEs by the California Board of Registered Nursing. OR Manager Conference is also an approved provider of Ambulatory Education Units (AEUs) and Infection Prevention Credit Hours (IPCHs) by the BASC.

Earn additional contact hours by engaging with session recordings, pre-conference workshops, poster presentations, and exhibitor presented CE sessions. All Conference, All-Access and Best Value Passes include ALL session recordings from all breakout tracks, keynotes and lunch/breakfast presentations, so you can continue learning even after you return home from the conference!

The OR Manager Conference (Access Intelligence) is an Approved Provider of:

  • Continuing Education (CEs) by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #15831
  • Administrative Education Units (AEUs) by the Board of Ambulatory Surgery Certification (BASC), Provider #1301.
  • Infection Prevention Contact Hours (IPCHs) by the Board of Ambulatory Surgery Certification (BASC), Provider #1301.

OR Manager works with the Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI), the leader in perioperative certifications. The continuing education earned at the OR Manager Conference can be applied towards the CNOR, CSSM, CNAMB certification and recertification requirements. To learn more about CCI certification requirements please visit: cc-institute.org.

In addition, OR Manager is a proud partner of the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc. (ABPANC). All continuing education hours, like those earned at OR Manager Conference, related to perianesthesia scope of practice requirements (including any role that supports or advances perianesthesia nursing) can be applied to CPAN and CAPA recertification. For more information on CPAN and CAPA certification, please visit cpancapa.org.

Content approved for AEUs:

  • Mastering The Joint Commission standards and CMS regulations (3 hours)
  • Optimizing vendor partnerships for cost containment, ASC growth (1 hour)
  • From the OR to PACU: Cross-training in ASCs for a flexible and resilient surgical team (1 hour)
  • Automate to elevate: Streamlining pre-, postoperative processes for better outcomes in ASCs (1 hour)
  • Developing a complex spine and total joint service line program in the ASC – Part 1 (1 hour)
  • Developing a complex spine and total joint service line program in the ASC – Part 2 (1 hour)
  • From benchmarks to breakthroughs: Turning ASC data into value, actionable improvement (1 hour)
  • The importance of having a comprehensive plan to prevent workplace violence in ASCs (1 hour)
  • A new OR leader’s guide to KPIs in the SPD (1 hour)

Content Approved for IPCHs:

  • Mastering The Joint Commission standards and CMS regulations (3 hours)
  • A new OR leader’s guide to KPIs in the SPD (1 hour)