Program

Time

10 September 2025

17:00 - 18:00

Registration - in front of Hall Kaldalón

18:00 - 19:30

Get together - Björtuloft Harpa

Time

11 September 2025

08:00

Registration

 

HALL KALDALÓN

08:30 - 08:50

Welcome and Opening Ceremony

Opening of the congress by the president of ISORNA

Guðrún Valdimarsdóttir

Address by the Icelandic Minister of health

Alma D. Möller

Greetings from the President of the Icelandic Nurses´ Association

Helga Rósa Másdóttir

8:50 – 9:30

Keynote Speaker 1


The balance of courage and care in successful nurse leadership

Sigrún Gunnarsdóttir, Iceland

9:30 – 10:00

Exhibition/Coffee break

10:00 – 11:15

Session 1


Building non-technical skills to meet tomorrows demands: A presentation of the Non-Technical Skills for Operating Room Nurses (NOTSORN) tool

Irene Sirevåg, Norway

Building Consensus on Perioperative Safety Indicators: A Swedish Delphi Study

Anette Nyberg, Sweden

Care of emergency patients in the operating theatre - an interview study

Pernilla Ingvarsson, Sweden

11:15 - 12:00

Exhibition/Poster walk

12:00- 13:00

Lunch

12:30 - 12:55

Symposium Sponsored by Mölnlycke


Is There Another Way?

Optimizing nurses' time in the operating room while promoting sustainable healthcare practices.

Speakers: Michael Steen Amundsen & Marielle Backström, Mölnlycke Health Care ApS

13:00- 13:40

Keynote speaker 2


How did we get here and what now? Using, not abusing the safety-critical nursing competence in task-oriented healthcare systems 

Edith Roth Gjevjon, Norway

13:40- 14:30

Session 2


Educational podcast as a preparation for Master of Science in operating room nursing

Malin Maria Dramdal, Norway

Association between risk factors and duration of surgery for prosthetic joint infection following knee replacement surgery A systematic literature review

Þórey Erna Guðmannsdóttir

14:30-15:00

Exhibition/Coffee break

15:00 - 16:00

Invited Speakers

I see stars

Patrick E. Voight

19:00

Dinner at Gamla bíó

Time

12 September 2025

8:00

Registration

 

HALL KALDALÓN

8:30- 9:20

Session 3

Motivation and Engagement Following the Capital Region of Denmark’s Continuing Education Programme for Experienced Operating Room Nurses

Sidsel Lim Nikolaisen, Denmark 

Exoskeletons as personal protection in operating room nursing: A mixed methods feasibility study

Irene Sirevåg, Norway

9:20 - 10:00

Keynote speaker 3

Day-of-Surgery Cancellations: Challenges and Consequences 

Anette Viftrup,  Denmark

10:00-10:30

Exhibition/Coffee break

10:30 - 11:10

Keynote speaker 4

Project: Sustainable Perioperative Care 

Anna Nordström, Sweden 

11:10 - 12:00

Session 4


Improving an intraoperative hand-over process with the SBAR-model

Cornelia Sandner, Sweden

Roles, responsibilities, and challenges in performing surgical patient positioning

Astrid Wevling, Norway

12:00-13:00

Lunch

13:00- 13:40

Keynote speaker 5


Ensuring the quality of clinical learning environments to promote the expertise of nurses

Toni Haapa (Finland)

13:45- 14:30

Session 5


Compliance with perioperative infection prevention recommendations - A Mixed-Methods Study

Anette Nyberg, Sweden

The problematic side of nursing care

Sara Balzan, Italy

14:30 - 15:00

Exhibition/Coffee break

15:00 - 16:00

Closing Ceremony


Closing lecture: MYORCO project

Jaana Perttunen, president of EORNA

Presentation of next NORNA congress in 2027

Finland NORNA boardmembers

Athygli Conferences

Hallgerðargata 13, Regus 3. hæð
105 Reykjavík
Iceland

CONTACT 

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