Programme

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
21:00 Musical Recital

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: Sevilay ERDEN, RN & 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: Aliye OKGUN ALCAN, RN & Kemal RAŞA, MD

* Current Treatment Methods in Liver Transplantation
Serdar KARACA, 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 1
Panel Chairs: Fatma DEMIR KORKMAZ, RN & Suresh SHARMA
Oral Presentation Sessions 2
Panel Chairs:Özlem BİLİK, RN & Fabio FERRAIUOLO, RN
17:00 – 18:00
Oral Presentation Sessions 3
Panel Chairs: Aliye OKGUN ALCAN, RN & Jyothi CHAKRABARTY, RN
Oral Presentation Sessions 4
Panel Chairs:Yaprak SARIGOL ORDIN, RN & Marin REPUSTIC, RN
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: Emine SEZGUNSAY, RN & Feza YARBUĞ KARAKAYALI, MD
 
* 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 SINNOTT, MD
12:05 – 12:30
Conference 5:
Conference Chair: İskender SAYEK, 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
* 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: Karin DEMİRCİ, RN & Metin ÇAKMAKÇI, MD

* 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 5
Panel Chairs: 
Neslihan İLKAZ, RN &, Emine SEZGÜNSAY, RN
Oral Presentation Sessions 6
Panel Chairs:
Sevilay ERDEN, RN & Aziza ALIYEVA, RN
18:30 – 19:00 CLOSING
19:00 – 21:00 DINNER
21:00  After Party