OR Today Names Surgical Solutions Webinar Its Highest-Attended of 2026

OR Today recognized "Hidden Compliance Risks in the OR-SPD Workflow and How to Fix Them," a webinar presented in partnership with Surgical Solutions, as the publication's highest-attended webinar of the year. The recognition appeared in the Summer 2026 issue of OR Today magazine.

A Record-Setting Session

The webinar drew 176 registered attendees and 72 live participants, both record totals for OR Today webinars in 2026. A registration campaign generated 489 clicks, reflecting sustained industry interest in compliance, workflow efficiency and patient safety across perioperative and sterile processing environments.

Robin A. Evans, BSN, RN, RNFA, CRCST, CHL, clinical nurse specialist manager at Surgical Solutions, and Adam Smith, CRCST, CHL, clinical solutions specialist at Surgical Solutions, presented the session together. Throughout the discussion, they addressed evolving accreditation expectations, operational gaps and best practices designed to strengthen patient safety initiatives and regulatory readiness across surgical services departments.

Key objectives of the session included:

• Describing key changes under Accreditation 360
• Identifying common areas of variability in OR and SPD workflows
• Explaining how workflow inconsistencies affect survey performance
• Applying practical methods to assess readiness
• Implementing strategies to improve OR and SPD alignment and standardization

Continuing Education and Attendee Response

Participants earned continuing education credit for attending. OR Today, an approved and licensed Continuing Education Provider by the California Board of Registered Nurses, License #16623, offered 1 CE credit. The session also qualified for 1.0 CBSPD credit under reference 1973BMWCOR26.

Attendees rated the webinar 4 out of 5, with several praising both the educational value and the relevance of the discussion to current perioperative environments. Rose M. Messina, charge sterile processing technician at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, called it an excellent webinar with great information and said she could not find flaws to improve it. Renee Allen-Mackey, coordinator at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, pointed to the audience engagement opportunities built into the presentation, including a trivia-based door prize.

Pablo Alberto Olivas Borunda, internal audit specialist at Vitalmex Administración, described the webinar as highly valuable for understanding evolving practices and new pronouncements within OR and surgical services environments, and thanked the presenters for the time invested in the session.

Part of a Broader Track Record

The recognition adds to a growing list of OR Today webinars featuring Surgical Solutions subject matter experts, including sessions led by Elizabeth "Betty" Casey, SVP of Clinical Operations at Surgical Solutions, on hospital cost and time savings strategies and on strengthening collaboration between OR and SPD teams. Healthcare professionals who missed the live session can access the full presentation on demand at ORTodayWebinars.live.

Based in Overland Park, Kansas, Surgical Solutions provides on-site surgical support services specializing in non-clinical surgical services, staffing and sterile processing solutions for surgery centers nationwide.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What webinar did OR Today recognize? OR Today named "Hidden Compliance Risks in the OR-SPD Workflow and How to Fix Them," presented in partnership with Surgical Solutions, its highest-attended webinar of 2026.

Who presented the webinar? Robin A. Evans, BSN, RN, RNFA, CRCST, CHL, and Adam Smith, CRCST, CHL, both of Surgical Solutions, presented the session.

Is continuing education credit available? Yes. The webinar offered 1 CE credit through OR Today and 1.0 CBSPD credit under reference 1973BMWCOR26.

Where can the webinar be viewed now? The full presentation is available on demand at ORTodayWebinars.live.