Matt Lowe, MDiv, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, ONC is joined by Jimmy Dascani and Dan Veronie from Arthrex, a medical device company and leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. Jimmy is a licensed RN and the Healthcare Administrator Relations Director for Arthrex. Dan is a PA and serves as the Senior Clinical Specialist with Arthrex. They talk about Arthex’s new product, OrthoPedia, a free web-based platform designed for clinicians, academics and patients for all things orthopedic surgery education. Jimmy and Dan share their insights on the development of OrthoPedia, and how it is changing the game in the way healthcare providers and patients can easily access orthopaedic education at any level.

Matt Lowe, MDiv, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, ONC sat down with Olivia J Wolf and Kim Wilder to discuss the current challenges, transitions and opportunities they see in orthopaedic nursing and orthopaedic nurse leadership. Olivia J Wolf, MBA, CPC is a healthcare executive, public speaker and physician advocate who sits on the board of directors for the American Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (AAOE) and is the host of The Stuck(ish) Podcast. Kim Wilder, MSN, RN, ONC, is an administrator for the Baptist Health Surgery Center in Lexington, KY. She has an extensive background in all aspects of orthopaedic nursing, is a featured presenter for NAON at various conferences and serves on the NAON Education Committee. They highlight the unique opportunity for orthopaedic nursing leadership to return purpose to the profession and the important role that associations such as AAOE and NAON play in building invaluable relationships with others in the orthopaedic nursing profession.

Matt Lowe, MDiv, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, ONC, sat down onsite at NAON’s 44th Annual Congress in Louisville, Kentucky, with two first-time Congress attendees to discuss their journey in the field of orthopaedic nursing. Kellyann Kosma, DNP, APRN, NP-C, is the advanced practice program manager at Hartford Healthcare Bone & Joint Institute, and she discusses her experience as a podium and poster presenter at Congress. Amanda Hill, BSN, ONC, RN, the total joint registered nurse coordinator at Windy Hill Total Joint Center, talks about the impact that joining NAON has had on her career, enabling her to network while sharing the knowledge and passion of orthopaedic nursing with others.