Leader Exchange: Developing Leaders of Tomorrow
Discover Tools to Engage Staff and Create a Sustainable Talent Pipeline
Healthcare organizations face mounting challenges in retaining skilled professionals and preparing future leaders in surgical services. Investing in your people through structured career pathways is no longer optional; it’s essential. This panel brings together leaders from perioperative nursing and sterile processing to explore innovative strategies for creating growth opportunities, fostering engagement, and ensuring a strong pipeline of talent. Join us as we discuss practical approaches to mentorship, cross-training, and leadership development that strengthen individuals, the departments and improve patient outcomes.
Highlights
- Identify practical approaches for creating structured career development opportunities in perioperative nursing and sterile processing.
- Discuss how mentorship, cross-training, and succession planning can prepare staff for advanced roles and leadership positions.
- Examine how investing in career pathways improves staff satisfaction, retention, and organizational resilience.
Meet the Speakers
- Kate Ulrich MS, BSN, RN, NEW-BC
SVP Perioperative Services, Tampa General Hospital - Jennifer Neissen MSN, RN, CNOR
Director of Ambulatory Surgery Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Marjorie Wall EDBA, MSCO, MLOS, CRCST, CIS, CHL, CSSBB
Associate Director Sterile Processing, Cedars-Sinai - Moderator: Jake Runion MBA, BSN, RN
Sr. Manager, AORN Center for Perioperative Leadership
Listen In & Be Inspired
AORN Center for Perioperative Leadership presents Leader Exchange, a monthly series of live panel webinars to help you succeed and grow as leader in perioperative services. You’ll hear strategies and tactics directly from your peers that get to the heart of the matter and inspire you in your leadership journey.

