Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) / Association des infirmieres et infirmiers de salles d operation du Canada (AIISOC)

Officially formed in 1983, the Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) is a member of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Canadian Network of Nursing Specialties and the national voice for perioperative registered nurses across Canada. This not for profit association has a volunteer board of directors representing every province in Canada as well as the domains of Leadership, Education and Advanced Practice. ORNAC works to promote excellence by demonstrating leadership in patient safety, and by enabling best practice, career advancement and professional development for perioperative nurses. ORNAC wants patients to benefit from safe and effective care by having perioperative practice performed at a high standard, and having perioperative nurses lead the development of effective perioperative teams.

Mission:
The Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) is an organization of Perioperative Registered Nurses & Associates dedicated to the:

• Promotion and advancement of excellence in the provision of safe perioperative care for patients;
• Professional growth, competence & personal enhancement of the ORNAC membership; and
• Progression of perioperative professional practice at a regional, provincial, national & international level.

Vision:
The Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) is the leader in perioperative practice & patient safety through a strong, unified national association that enhances and advances the practice of perioperative Registered Nurses & Associates.