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October 4-7, 2026
Savannah Convention Center
Savannah, GA
Why Attend
- One event. Every perioperative leader.
- Immediate, practical tools
- Real answers to today’s toughest challenges
- A schedule built around your role
- Solutions and innovations from trusted industry partners
- Collaboration across clinical, operational, and business teams
- Allies that last beyond the Week
Periop Leader Week delivers what leaders need most: Tools, answers, and allies.
Hear from Your Peers
“This conference is arguably the most valuable event for periop leaders. I think it provides practical, real-world solutions, industry benchmarks, and meaningful networking opportunities tailored for OR Managers, Directors, VPs, and other periop leaders.”
— Senior Director, Perioperative Services
“Excellent for first time perioperative leaders.”
— 2025 Attendee
“The conference is intimate and very informative. You can make great connections and gain a lot of knowledge from your peers.”
— Clinical Manager, Inpatient Operating Room
“I love that this conference is solely focused on leaders in the industry…provided a different perspective specific for leaders in OR/periop.”
— Director of Perioperative Services
“I walk away with a sense of camaraderie, recognition, renewed passion and feeling understood, something that [other conferences] are way too large and busy to accomplish.”
— Clinical Nurse Educator
“The conference is a great platform to get exposure to new and exciting innovations in services and equipment available to enhance or improve patient care.”
— Clinical Director
Our Community
OR Managers
We help perioperative leaders solve complex challenges around staffing, throughput, safety, and compliance—with practical strategies, peer-tested solutions, and tools you can implement across facilities of all sizes.
New Leaders
Stepping into leadership doesn’t come with a playbook—we help you build one. Gain foundational leadership skills, business acumen, and confidence through guidance from experienced mentors and peers who’ve navigated the same transition.
ASC Leaders
ASC leaders face unique pressures to do more with less. We deliver ASC-specific solutions for staffing, compliance, cost control, and growth—focused on scalability, sustainability, and real-world constraints.
PACU Leaders
From capacity constraints to patient flow, PACU teams sit at the center of perioperative performance. We help PACU leaders improve throughput, communication, and cross-department collaboration to support safer, more efficient recoveries.
Business Leaders
We bridge the gap between clinical operations and financial performance. Business leaders gain data-driven insights, benchmarks, and strategies to improve utilization, control costs, and align teams around shared perioperative goals.
SPD Leaders
Sterile processing is foundational to safe surgery—and often under-resourced. We support SPD leaders with practical solutions for compliance, workflow efficiency, staffing, and education, elevating their role as essential partners in perioperative care.
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Featured Speakers
Smiley Poswolsky
Robert Campbell, PharmD, BCSCP
Heidi Pieper, MHA, LSSGB
Deb Yoder, RN, MHA, BSN, CNOR, CASC
Wayne Zeh Wellington, DNP, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Hazel Boyd, MBA
Leslie Jebson, MHA, MBA, FACHE, FACMPE
We’re kicking off the conference with an inspiring discussion on human connection, team retention, and leading in the age of AI.
Learn More
Visit the Agenda page to stay apprised of sessions as they are announced!
