The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN) represents the interests of 60,000 nurses in preanesthesia and postanesthesia care, ambulatory surgery, and pain management. Created by and for perianesthesia nurses, ASPAN provides unparalleled education, research, clinical practice expertise, and standards. ►ASPAN's Core Ideology
ASPAN member benefits are extensive - click here to read more! You can join ASPAN online here, or click here to download a Membership Application form.
Discover ASPAN Learn! Live Seminars, Live Webcasts, On-Demand Video Modules, Article Reviews and more to build your nursing knowledge while earning contact hours.
ASPAN's Perianesthesia Nursing Standards and other ASPAN publications are available to enhance your knowledge and assist you in all areas of perianesthesia practice.
Perianesthesia Development Institute (PDI) 2024 2024 Scholarship/Award Program 2025-2026 Willingness-to-Serve Form 23-24 Perianesthesia Nursing Standards, Practice Recommendations and Interpretive Statements September/October 2024 Breathline Online 2025 Winter/Spring Webcasts & Seminars PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum
November 2024 1 January/February Breathline Copy Due 8 ASPAN Midyear Board of Directors Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK 8-9 Perianesthesia Development Institute, Oklahoma City, OK 10 February JoPAN Calendar Submission Deadline 20 2025-2026 Willingness-To-Serve Forms Online Deadline 30 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for March 2025 (National Conference blackout dates: March 29 – May 24) 30 Postmark Deadline to nominate candidates for the Excellence in Clinical Practice Award and the Award for Outstanding Achievement
December 2024 27 June JoPAN Copy Due January 2025 1 ASPAN Research Grants Application Deadline (two application deadlines per year: January 1 or June 15) 1 March/April Breathline Copy Due 10 ASPAN Above and Beyond Service Recognition Submission Deadline 10 April JoPAN Calendar Submission Deadline 15 FASPAN Application Deadline 27 Resolutions Deadline for 2025 Representative Assembly (RA) 31 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for May 2025 (National Conference blackout dates: March 29 – May 24)
February 2025 1 Committee Reports / Agenda Items Due for Preconference Board Meeting 1 Gold Leaf Component of the Year Award Submission Postmark Deadline 3-9 PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week (PANAW) 2025 26 Component Representatives’ Names Due in National Office for 2025 RA Meeting 15 Deadline to Request ASPAN Seminar for Summer/Fall 2025 25 August JoPAN Copy Due 28 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for June 2025
March 2025 1 May/June Breathline Copy Due 10 June JoPAN Calendar Submission Deadline 28 2025 RA Meeting Materials Notification Email to Representatives 31 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for July 2025
April 2025 26 ASPAN Board of Directors Meeting, Dallas, TX 27 ASPAN RA Meeting, Dallas, TX 28–May 1 ASPAN 44th Annual National Conference, Dallas, TX 25 October JoPAN Copy Due 30 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for August 2025
May 2025 1 ICPAN Scholarship Application Packet Postmark Deadline 1 July/August Breathline Copy Due 31 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for September 2025
Message from the President Passion and Excellence: Growing, Learning, and Leading Together Lori Silva MSN RN CCRN CPAN ASPAN President 2024-2025
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