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.
2027 ASPAN National Conference Call for Presenters: Deadline: June 1, 2026 2026 ASPAN Award Winners ASPAN Reorganization Governmental Affairs Toolkit - revised and updated March 2026 Have You Thought About Applying for an ASPAN Scholarship? Scholarship/Award Program 25-26 Perianesthesia Nursing Standards, Practice Recommendations and Interpretive Statements 2026 Breathline Online 2026 Winter/Spring Webcasts & Seminars
May 2026 30 OPANA Virtual Spring Conference
June 2026 1 2027 ASPAN National Conference Call for Presenters Deadline 6 AZPANA Educational Program 15 ASPAN Research Grants Application Deadline
July 2026 1 ASPAN Scholarship/Award Application Packet Deadline 15 Deadline to Request ASPAN Seminar for Winter/Spring '27
August 2026 28 ASPAN Strategic Planning Meeting, Philadelphia, PA 29 PANAC San Diego Chapter Meeting
September 2026 1 Agenda Items & Committee Reports Due for Midyear Board Meeting 19-20 NCAPAN State Conference
October 2026 1 ASPAN Board Candidate Nomination Packet Postmark Deadline 2-3 TAPAN's 50th State Conference 3 INSPAN Fall Conference 3 MNDAKSPAN Fall Conference 3 MASPAN Half-Day Live Conference 3-4 2026 NPANA Fall Conference 10 KSPAN Fall Conference 15 Submission Deadline Clinical Inquiry and CSPP Abstracts for Poster Presentations at '27 Conference 17 ILSPAN Fall Conference
November 2026 6 ASPAN Midyear Board of Directors Meeting, Nashville, TN 6-7 Perianesthesia Development Institute, Nashville, TN 7 PANAC San Diego Chapter Meeting 14 MASPAN Full-Day Live Conference 20 Willingness-to-Serve '27-'28 Online Submission Deadline 30 Candidate Nominations Deadline for Excellence in Clinical Practice and Outstanding Achievement Awards
December 2026 1 ASPAN Scholarship/Award Application Packet Deadline
January 2027 1 ASPAN Research Grants Application Deadline 10 Above & Beyond Service Recognition Submission Deadline 15 FASPAN Application Deadline 29 Resolutions Deadline for '27 Representative Assembly (RA)
February 2027 1 Committee Reports/Agenda Items Due for Preconference Board Meeting 1 Gold Leaf Component of the Year Submission Deadline 1-7 PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week (PANAW) 15 Deadline to Request ASPAN Seminar for Summer/Fall '27 28 Component Representatives’ Names Due in National Office for '27 RA Meeting
March 2027 30 RA '27 Meeting Materials Notification Email to Representatives
April 2027 28 ASPAN Board of Directors Meeting, New Orleans, LA 29 ASPAN RA Meeting, New Orleans, LA 30-May 3 ASPAN 46th Annual National Conference, New Orleans, LA
Message from the 2026-2027 President Ronda Dyer MSN BSPA RN CPAN CAPA FASPAN "Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow"
Serving nurses practicing in all phases of preanesthesia and postanesthesia care, ambulatory surgery, and pain management.
Contact Us American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses 90 Frontage Road Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-1424 877-737-9696 aspan@aspan.org
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