The purpose of ASPAN’s Specialty Practice Groups (SPG) is to bring together sub-specialty nurses who share a special practice in perianesthesia nursing. SPGs are member-driven and offer a variety of networking and educational opportunities, and may serve voluntarily as resources to achieving ASPAN's strategic plan related to practice and professional issues. Members come from diverse practice areas and share a common desire and commitment to provide high clinical standards, quality care and patient safety. Any active ASPAN member may join one or all of our SPGs.
All that is needed is an interest in practice and professional issues related to a particular specialty area. SPG membership benefits include two SPG newsletters per year, access to a password-protected Web page and the opportunity to meet at the ASPAN National Conference.
For information on a particular SPG, contact the Coordinator or Vice-Coordinator listed below. You may join a SPG anytime during the year; however, dues are not prorated and the SPG membership expiration date is tied to your ASPAN membership expiration date.
To join one or more SPGs, please print out the SPG Membership Application (scroll to the bottom of this page for a link to this .pdf) and fax to 856-616-9601 or mail with payment to the National Office. You may also join additional SPGs online once you login to the Web site.
Advanced Degree SPG Members Only Page 
Purpose: To support and foster perianesthesia Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) role development and to promote higher education for perianesthesia nurses. Must be master’s prepared or in a master’s program to join. |
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Geriatric SPG Members Only Page
Purpose: To improve the quality of healthcare to older adults by enhancing the perianesthesia nurses competence through attitudes, knowledge and skills; to disseminate information on geriatrics as it relates to the perianesthesia continuum of care; to serve as a resource, provide networking opportunities and facilitate research. |
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Informatics SPG Members Only Page
Purpose: To promote collaboration among perianesthesia nurses involved with informatics and share resources related to perianesthesia informatics; to serve as a resource to ASPAN’s Perianesthesia Data Elements group. |
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Management SPG Members Only
Purpose: To enhance collaboration and communication among perianesthesia managers and serve as a management resource; to utilize the group to benefit from specialty education regarding administration and management in the perianesthesia arena. |
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Pain Management SPG Members Only Page
Purpose: To enhance communication and collaboration appropriate to acute and chronic pain management among perianesthesia nurses; to utilize the group to research resources available for policy recommendations; and, to disseminate information to members of the specialty practice group, the organization and other health care providers. |
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Pediatric SPG Members Only Page
Purpose: To provide nurses the opportunity to increase their quality of care for children in the ambulatory surgery, preanesthesia and postanesthesia arenas. |
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Perianesthesia Nurse Educator SPG Members Only Page
Purpose: To promote collaboration among perianesthesia nurse educators and share resources related to perianesthesia orientation to practice, competencies and continuing education. |
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Preoperative Assessment SPG Members Only Page
Purpose: To bring together nurses working in the preoperative assessment area to share ideas, to provide educational opportunities and to serve as a resource and networking facilitator. |
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Publications SPG Members Only Page
Purpose: To encourage, support, and promote the writing and publishing process by perianesthesia nurses through resources, education, and networking.
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SPG Membership Application
Specialty Practice Group (SPG) Resource Manual
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