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.
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing: Call for Editors ASPAN Welcomes New CEO Call for Nominations: 2026 Board of Directors and Nominating Committee 25-26 Perianesthesia Nursing Standards, Practice Recommendations and Interpretive Statements Scholarship/Award Program 2026-2027 Willingness-to-Serve Form May/June 2025 Breathline Online 2025 Summer/Fall Webcasts & Seminars PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum
September 2025 6 VSPAN Annual Fall Conference 20 NCAPAN State Conference 20 PAPAN Fall Conference 20 RMPANA Retreat in the Rockies 2025 26 TAPAN 49th Annual State Conference 2025 27 NEVPANA Fall Conference 30 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for January 2026
October 2025 1 ASPAN Board Candidate Nomination Packet Postmark Deadline 4 MASPAN Fall Conference 11 MAPAN Fall Conference 11 MNDAKSPAN Fall Conference 11 NJBPANA Fall Conference 15 Celebrate Successful Perianesthesia Practices Abstract Online Deadline for 2026 Conference 15 Clinical Inquiry (Research/EBP/QI) Abstract Online Deadline for 2026 Conference 17-18 PANAC 46th Annual Seminar and Meeting 18 CBSPAN Fall Conference 18 FLASPAN Fall Conference 18 ILSPAN Fall Conference 18 MESPAN & VTNHAPAN Fall Conference 31 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for February 2026
November 2025 1 HIPAN Annual Conference 1 MASPAN Half-Day Conference 7-8 Perianesthesia Development Institute, Louisville, KY 20 2026-2027 Willingness-To-Serve Forms Online Deadline 30 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for March 2026 30 Postmark Deadline to nominate candidates for the Excellence in Clinical Practice Award 30 Postmark Deadline to nominate candidates for the Award for Outstanding Achievement January 2026 1 ASPAN Research Grants Application Deadline 10 ASPAN Above and Beyond Service Recognition Submission Deadline 15 FASPAN Application Deadline 17 AZPANA Winter Conference 26 Resolutions Deadline for 2026 Representative Assembly (RA) 31 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for May 2026 31 LAPAN State Conference
February 2026 1 Gold Leaf Component of the Year Award Submission Postmark Deadline 2-8 PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week (PANAW) 2026 15 Deadline to Request ASPAN Seminar for Summer/Fall 2026 28 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for June 2026
March 2026 28 NJBPANA Spring Conference 31 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for July 2026
April 2026 27-30 ASPAN 45th Annual National Conference, San Francisco, CA 30 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for August 2026
May 2026 1 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for September 2026
Message from the 2025-2026 President Ursula Mellinger BSN RN CPAN CAPA Moving to the Future and Accepting the Challenges
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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