American Association of Nurse Anesthetists AANA - www.aana.com American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants AASPA - www.aaspa.com American College of Surgeons ACS - www.facs.org American College of Surgeons: Operation Giving Back www.operationgivingback.facs.org American College of Surgeons: ACS Patient Education Partners in Surgical Care www.facs.org/patienteducation/ This resource contains educational information to help the public become informed about their operation and surgical care. All the materials about surgical procedures found on this Web site meet the ACS guidelines for informed consent. One particular feature of the Web site that prospective patients may find helpful is the Find a Surgeon locater, which is a tool that consumers can use to find a qualified surgeon who is a member of the ACS. American Society of Anesthesiologists ASA - www.asahq.org American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses ASPAN - www.aspan.org Association of periOperative Registered Nurses AORN - www.aorn.org Association of Surgical Technologists AST - www.ast.org National Time Out Day AORN - www.aorn.org Nora Institute for Surgical Patient Safety www.surgicalpatientsafety.facs.org World Health Organization, Safe Surgery Saves Lives WHO - www.who.int/en/