Sentinel Event: Prevention of Retained Surgical Items Faculty Disclosure 1

Planning Committee 2 Susan K. Bakewell, MS, RN-BC Director, Perioperative Education AORN Nursing Department Denver, CO Disclosure: No Conflict Ellice Mellinger, MS, BSN, RN, CNOR Perioperative Education Specialist AORN Nursing Department Denver, CO Disclosure: No Conflict

Subject Matter Expert AORN’s policy is that the subject matter experts for this product must disclose any financial relationship in a company providing grant funds and/or a company whose product(s) may be discussed or used during the educational activity. Financial disclosure will include the name of the company and/or product and the type of financial relationship, and includes relationships that are in place at the time of the activity or were in place in the 12 months preceding the activity. Disclosures for this activity are indicated according to the following numeric categories: 1.Consultant/Speaker’s Bureau: Consultant to RF Surgical Systems, Inc. 2. Employee 3. Stockholder 4. Product Designer 5. Grant/Research Support : Principal Investigator, University of Iowa, RF Surgical Grant 6. Other relationship (specify) : RF Surgical - Honoraria 7. Has no financial interest Victoria M. Steelman, RN, PhD, CNOR, FAAN Assistant Professor, The University of Iowa Administrative Nurse, United States Department of Veterans Affairs 4

Subject Matter Experts 2 Lisa Spruce, DNP, RN, ACNS, ACNP, ANP, CNOR Director, Evidence-Based Perioperative Practice AORN Nursing Department Denver, CO Disclosure: No Conflict Mary J. Ogg, MSN, RN, CNOR Perioperative Nursing Specialist AORN Nursing Department Denver, CO Disclosure: No Conflict Jan Davidson, MSN, RN, CNOR, CASC Manager, Ambulatory Surgery Division AORN Nursing Department Denver, CO Disclosure: No Conflict Terri Link MPH, BSN, CNOR, CIC Ambulatory Education Specialist AORN Nursing Department Denver, CO Disclosure: No Conflict