By Cathrine Heen, NAORN, Chair of the EORNA Scientific Committee As Chair of the Scientific Committee for EORNA, I have had the privilege of reviewing emerging evidence and shaping the scientific direction of our Congress. One theme has consistently stood out — sustainability in perioperative practice is no longer a future ambition, but a present…

By Jaana Perttunen, President, EORNA Sustainability in the operating room is often framed as a simple choice: reusable or single-use. In reality, safe and sustainable perioperative care depends on something far more powerful — how the whole system works. Sustainability is rising fast on the healthcare agenda, and rightly so. Operating rooms are among the…