14TH NATIONAL & 6TH INTERNATIONAL TURKISH SURGICAL AND OPERATING ROOM NURSES CONGRESS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2025
16:00 – 17:00	Opening Speeches Dilek ÇAKIR, Introduction of Association Meryem YAVUZ van GIERSBERGEN, (President of IFPN), Introduction of EORNA & IFPN Filiz ÖĞCE AKTAŞ, President of TCAHD
17:00 – 18:00	Opening Conference Conference Chairs: Neriman AKYOLCU
	“Silent Heroes of the Operating Room Team: Foresight Skills in Surgical Nurses” Fatma ETİ ASLAN, Honorary President of the Congress
19:00 – 21:00	DINNER
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2025
08:40 – 09:20	Awaken Your Inner Calmness  Guided by Suresh SHARMA
09:30 – 10:00	Conference 2: Conference Chair: Karin DEMIRCI, RN
	EORNA 2025 Theme: Innovate, Educate, Elevate: Honoring Perioperative Nurses Sevilay ERDEN, RN
10:00 – 10:40	Conference 3 : Conference Chair: Meryem Yavuz van Giersbergen, RN Surgical Gloves, Barrier Protection and the Evidence for Double Gloving- Ann FOLIN, RN
10:40 – 11:10	COFFEE BREAK
	HALL C
11:10 – 12:20	International Panel :  Choosing Care: A Deep Dive into the Nursing Profession  Panel Chairs: Yaprak SARIGOL ORDIN, RN & Suresh SHARMA RN   * Career Counseling in Nursing; the basis for professional development Marin REPUSTIC, RN  * Behind the Surgical Mask: Life as an OR Nurse Karin DEMIRCI, RN * Well-being of Operating Room Nurses  Meryem YAVUZ VAN GIERSBERGEN, RN
12:10 – 12:20	Discussion
12:30 – 13:30	LUNCH
13:30 – 14:30	Panel:  Holistic Care; Elevating Global Nursing Practices  Panel Chairs: Ahmet Deniz UÇAR, MD & Fatma DEMIR KORKMAZ, RN * Bringing the Gap: Balancing Traditional and Modern Approches in Patient Education   Jyothi CHAKRABARTY, RN * Culturally Competent Care in a Globalized World: Integrating Values, Beliefs, and Evidence-Based Practices Özlem BILIK, RN * Cultural Competence in Care Fabio FERRAIUOLO, RN
14:15 – 14:30	Discussion
14:30 – 15:00	COFFEE BREAK
15:00 – 16:00	International Panel  Current Approaches in Liver Transplantation Panel Chairs: RN & Kemal RAŞA, MD, Aliye OKGUN ALCAN * Current Treatment Methods in Liver Transplantation Ala Elcirevi, MD * Post-Transplant Nursing Care Serap ARICAN, RN * Post-Transplant Patient Outcomes Yaprak SARIGOL ORDIN, RN
15:45 – 16:00	Discussion
16:00 – 18:00	Oral Presentation Sessions
	SALON E	SALON F
16:00 – 17:00	Oral Presentation Sessions – Click here to view the Oral Presentation Program.
17:00 – 18:00	Oral Presentation Sessions – Click here to view the Oral Presentation Program.
19:00 – 20:30	DINNER
21:00	Recital
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025
HALL C
08:45 – 09:25	Awaken Your Inner Calm  Guided by Suresh SHARMA
09:45 – 10:45	International Panel  New Approaches of Diabetic Foot Panel Chairs: Michael SINNOT, MD & Emine SEZGUNSAY, RN   * Diabetic Foot Management  Serkan ERGÖZEN, MD * Next-Generation Dressings for Diabetic Foot İlknur KEPENEKÇİ BAYRAM, MD * The Nursing Perspective Aziza ALIYEVA, RN
10:30 – 10:45	Discussion
10:45 – 11:15	COFFEE BREAK
11:15 – 11:45	Conference 4:  Conference Chair: Sevilay ERDEN, RN   A Safer Future for All Nurses: Expanding the Surgical Safety Checklist Michael SINNOT, MD
12:05 – 12:30	Conference 5: Conference Chair: Kemal RAŞA, MD A Bouquet of Interesting Neurosurgical Cases, Dibanath CHAKRABARTY, MD
12:30 – 13:30	LUNCH
13:30 – 14:30	International Panel  The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Perioperative Care and Surgical Innovation Panel Chairs: İlknur KEPENEKÇİ BAYRAM, MD & Serkan ERGÖZEN, MD * Potential Uses &Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in Perioperative Nursing Practices  Suresh SHARMA, RN * Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Intraoperative Decision Support Özge ERTENER, MD  * Artificial Intelligence in Wound Healing: Enhancing Precision, Prediction, and Personalized Care Emine SEZGÜNSAY, RN
14:15 – 14:30	Discussion
14:30 – 15:00	COFFEE BREAK
15:00 – 16:00	International Panel  Where We Stand: Traditional vs. Robotic Surgery in Endocrine and Breast Procedures Panel Chairs: Metin ÇAKMAKÇI, MD & Karin DEMİRCİ, RN * Current Approaches in Thyroid Surgery Özer MAKAY, MD         * Current Approaches in Breast Surgery Kemal RAŞA, MD         * Patient Outcomes in Endocrine and Breast Surgery Aliye OKGÜN ALCAN, RN
17:00 – 18:00	Oral Presentation Sessions
	SALON E	SALON F
	Oral Presentation Sessions – Click here to view the Oral Presentation Program.
18:30 – 19:00	CLOSING
19:00 – 20:30	DINNER
20:30 - 22:30	After Parti: "Hastasıyım Doktor"
22:30 - 24:00	Dj Parti