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 member benefits are extensive - click here to read more! You can join ASPAN online here, or click here to download a Membership Application form.
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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 2023 (PDI) 2023 ASPAN National Conference Online Recorded Sessions Call for Nominations: 2024 Board of Directors and Nominating Committee 2024 National Conference Call for Abstracts for Poster Presentation: Research/EBP/QI or Celebrate Successful Perianesthesia Practices 23-24 Perianesthesia Nursing Standards, Practice Recommendations and Interpretive Statements July/August 2023 Breathline Online 2023 Summer/Fall Webcasts & Seminars PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum ASPAN’s Clean Air Campaign – Checklist for Waste Anesthetic Gases
September 2023 30 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for January 2024
October 2023 1 ASPAN Board Candidate Nomination Packet Postmark Deadline 15 Celebrate Successful Practices Abstract Online Deadline for 2024 Conference 15 Clinical Inquiry (Research/EBP/QI) Abstract Online Deadline for 2024 Conference 25 April JoPAN Copy Due 31 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for February 2024
November 2023 1 January/February Breathline Copy Due 3 ASPAN Midyear Board of Directors Meeting, St. Louis, MO 3-4 Perianesthesia Development Institute, St. Louis, MO 10 February JoPAN Calendar Submission Deadline 20 2024-2025 Willingness-To-Serve Forms Online Deadline 30 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for March 2024 (National Conference blackout dates – April 1–May 14) 30 Postmark Deadline to nominate candidates for the Excellence in Clinical Practice Award and the Award for Outstanding Achievement
December 2023 27 June JoPAN Copy Due
January 2024 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 15 Resolutions Deadline for 2024 Representative Assembly (RA) 31 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for May 2024 (National Conference blackout dates – April 1–May 14) 31 Component Financial Aid Deadline for the 2024 RA
February 2024 1 Committee Reports / Agenda Items Due for Preconference Board Meeting 1 Gold Leaf Component of the Year Award Submission Postmark Deadline 6-11 PeriAnesthesia Nurse Awareness Week (PANAW) 2024 14 Component Representatives’ Names Due in National Office for 2024 RA Meeting 15 Deadline to Request ASPAN Seminar for Summer/Fall 2024 25 August JoPAN Copy Due 28 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for June 2024
March 2024 1 May/June Breathline Copy Due 10 June JoPAN Calendar Submission Deadline 15 2024 RA Meeting Materials Notification Email to Representatives 31 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for July 2024
April 2024 13 ASPAN Board of Directors Meeting, Orlando, FL 14 ASPAN RA Meeting, Orlando, FL 14-18 ASPAN 43rd Annual National Conference, Orlando, FL 25 October JoPAN Copy Due 30 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for August 2024
May 2024 1 July/August Breathline Copy Due 31 Deadline to Request ASPAN Select Seminar for September 2024
Message from the PresidentReignite your Passion for Perianesthesia Practice
Alphonzo Baker Sr., DNP, RN, CAPAASPAN President 2023-2024
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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