From chaos to cohesion: Tackling OR variation to improve safety and reduce burnout


Wednesday, August 20th, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT 

ORs and endoscopy suites face growing demands. Not only have surgical volumes rebounded, health systems are expanding — leaving clinicians rotating between multiple locations with different tools, protocols and expectations. This environment increases risk, burnout and delays.

In this panel discussion, clinical and operational leaders unpack how to effectively streamline and standardize surgical settings systemwide. You'll learn firsthand how some organizations are building more aligned, efficient surgical environments.

Insights include:
 
  • How systemwide standardization boosts safety and team efficiency
  • Strategies to reduce clinician strain in high-variation environments
  • Lessons from cross-functional alignment across nursing, operations and supply chain

Presenters:

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Wes Scruggs

Vice President, Corporate Accounts, Ambu

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Carrie Maloney Robertshaw, DNP, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE

Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Permanente, Vallejo Medical Center

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Donna Berizzi, DNP, RN, OCN, NEA-BC

Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Cancer Service Line, Johns Hopkins Medicine – Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Josephine Class, RN, BSN, MBA

VP of Surgical Services, Nuvance Health

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Katrina Wojciechowski, MS, PA, VP

Associate Chief Operating Officer, Rochester General Hospital