Dr Paula Foran, RN, ARR Cert, Cert IV (Assessment & Training), M.Ed, PhD. is currently the co-ordinator for two masters level subjects in nursing at The University of Tasmania, the National Education Officer for the Australian College of Operating Room Nurses (ACORN) and sits on the Victorian Perioperative Consultative Council for Safer Care Victoria. Paula has a number of publications to her credit, and has been a keynote speaker at National & International Conferences. Paula has been awarded the ‘Most Popular Presenter’ for her keynote address at the International Collaboration of Perianaesthesia Nurses, and more recently the Best Oral Paper award at the European Operating Room Nurses conference in The Hauge.