October 5-6, 2026 · Savannah Convention Center
The hall is half
the experience.
The Periop Networking and Innovation Hall is where 1,200+ perioperative leaders find the solutions, peers, and partners they've been looking for. Two full days. Every badge gets you in to all of it.
Hall hours
Two full days on the floor
The hall is open during dedicated exhibit hours - no sessions scheduled against it. Your time there is uninterrupted.
Monday, October 5
2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Includes Welcome Reception and afternoon break
Tuesday, October 6
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Includes lunch and dessert break
Built for your role
Solutions for every periop leader
Hospital operators, ASC administrators, and surgical business leaders all work in the same space. The exhibitors on this floor reflect that - no matter your setting, you'll find vendors who understand your constraints.
OR and health system leaders
Staffing solutions, AI scheduling, and enterprise OR analytics
Find vendors addressing block utilization, workforce retention, throughput optimization, and instrument tracking at scale.
ASC and outpatient leaders
Lean operations, compliance tools, and case costing platforms
Connect with vendors who understand tight margins and small teams. No enterprise-only solutions that don't translate to your environment.
Business and finance leaders
Revenue cycle, supply chain analytics, and implant contract platforms
Evaluate vendors with financial rigor. Ask for the data behind the claims and meet peers benchmarking the same metrics you track.
What's happening on the floor
More than exhibitors
Plan time for these specifically. They're built into the hall hours and included with your badge.
Mon 2:30-4:00pm · Tue 11am-3pm
Paws & Relax
Puppies from a local Savannah rescue on the floor. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face and uplift your mood.
All hall hours
The Break Room
Massages, the Caffeine Clinic coffee station, and a live podcast studio recording sessions on the floor. Drop in anytime.
Presented by Periop Leader Network. The Caffeine Clinic sponsored by Darby Creek Financial Advisors LLC
Tuesday morning · Theater 2
Compliance game show
Live competitive format for ASC leaders. Real regulatory questions, real prizes, real competition. Not a panel.
Monday 5:30pm & Tuesday 1:30pm · Theater 1
Periop Pulse
Recruiting and retaining military veterans in perioperative services, and establishing a standard of care for OR team members - panel discussions on the floor, not in a session room.
Networking competition
The Peach Pursuit
Scan. Connect. Collect. Win.
Work the floor, collect Peach Points, and climb the leaderboard. Visit exhibitors throughout the hall, scan their QR codes, and fill your Peach Basket. The more you engage, the more you earn - and the higher you climb on the Top of the Tree leaderboard.
Pick a Peach
Scan exhibitor QR codes throughout the hall to collect Peach Points. Every booth visit counts.
Your Peach Basket
Track your points and progress in real time. Watch your basket fill as you move through the floor.
Hidden Peaches
Bonus QR codes hidden around the hall floor. Find them for extra points - keep your eyes open.
Top of the Tree
The leaderboard is live throughout both hall days. Peachy Prizes awarded to the top collectors.
Golden Peach Booths - 5x the points
Select sponsor booths are designated Golden Peach Booths. One scan is worth five Peach Points instead of one. You'll know them when you see them - and so will everyone competing against you.
Continuing education
Earn CE credit without leaving the floor
Your badge covers all of it. No separate session registration, no additional cost.
Theater 1 · sponsored by Heron Therapeutics
Innovation Theater
Dedicated stage inside the hall for 30-minute sessions on clinical and operational topics. Home of the Periop Pulse panels and session by Heron Therapeutics, ReadySet Surgical and SureCount Surgical.
1 CE per 2 sessions attendedTheater 2 · sponsored by Vizient
Innovation Theater
Second stage running parallel programming. Home of the Tuesday compliance game show for ASC leaders, and sessions by Vizient, LiveData, and SpecialtyCare.
1 CE per 2 sessions attendedOn the floor
In-booth CE sessions
LeanTaaS and STERIS host 30-minute sessions directly at their booths throughout hall hours.
1 CE per 2 sessions attendedTuesday lunch
Peer-to-peer roundtable discussions
Peer-led discussions on topics essential to your role - inside the hall, during lunch, without losing floor time. Bring your questions. These conversations are the ones attendees reference for years.
Monday at 5:30pm · Theater 1
Periop Pulse panel
Monday, October 5 · 5:30 PM · Theater 1, Innovation Hall
Recruiting and retaining military veterans in perioperative services
Military veterans bring resilience, leadership, discipline, and a strong work ethic to civilian healthcare -- but the transition isn't always straightforward. Two perioperative leaders who made that transition successfully explain what it takes from both cultural and practical standpoints to access, integrate, and retain top military talent at all levels of perioperative services.
Christian T. Melendez, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR, CNL, Director, Perioperative Services, Prisma Health · Jennifer Vieau, RN, MSN, MHA, CNOR, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CER, System Director, Sterile Processing, Duke Health
Tuesday, October 6 · 1:30 PM · Theater 1, Innovation Hall
Staff safety supports patient safety: Establishing a standard of care for OR team safety
No universal standard currently guides OR staff safety, yet protecting the perioperative team is inseparable from protecting patients. This session builds the case for recognizing staff safety as a core perioperative standard and provides a practical framework for acting on it. Attendees will leave with tools to address sharps injuries, surgical smoke, ergonomic hazards, fatigue, disruptive behavior, and communication breakdowns, including a Staff Safety Model, a staff safety surgical briefing prompt, Hierarchy of Controls application, and just culture principles for stronger reporting and system-based learning.
Amanda Heitman, BSN, RN, CNOR, Perioperative Educational Consultant, Periop Anew
Poster Gallery
Peer research on display
Browse completed and in-progress research in perioperative clinical practice. Meet the authors during all hall hours and earn CE credit while you explore.
3 poster presentations per CE contact hour · Available all hall hours · Booth 800
Rates increase September 18.
Final Savings pricing expires September 18. Register before then to lock in the lower rate - or grab an $100 Hall-only pass for floor-only access on Monday and Tuesday.
All-access and Premier passes include Night Out ticket and pre-conference workshop. Conference pass starts at $1,299 through September 18.
