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RGCIRC Conference Highlights Evolving Role of OT Nurses in Safer Care
Some very careful nurses and doctors who help people during surgery got together for a big meeting called OTCON 2026.
The meeting happened in Bengaluru at a center called RGCIRC.
These nurses work in operating rooms, where patients have surgery to get better.
At the meeting, they talked about how to keep patients safe and stop infections.
They also learned about new machines, like robots that help with surgery.
The nurses talked about how their job is getting bigger — they now help make important decisions during surgery.
They practiced by answering quiz questions, which was a fun way to learn.
At the meeting, two doctors shared a new book they wrote.
The book teaches nurses everything about taking care of surgery patients, from before, during and after the operation.
The hospital hopes this helps all patients get better, safer care.
RGCIRC organized OTCON 2026, a conference on operative nursing and perioperative patient care, held in Bengaluru on Saturday.
The conference focused on strengthening surgical safety, infection prevention, teamwork and patient outcomes amid advances in operating-room technology.
Sessions covered evidence-based perioperative nursing, surgical-site infection prevention, safety checklists, robotic surgery, stoma care, bleeding management and high-reliability operating theatres.
The expanding role of OT nurses was examined, including clinical decision-making, governance, professional empowerment and legal responsibilities.
The conference featured the launch of 'Mastering Operative Nursing: Theory to Theater,' authored by Dr Ajay Kumar Dewan and Dr Shagun Bhatia Shah.
- Who
- Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre (RGCIRC), along with nursing professionals, surgeons, anaesthesiologists, infection-control specialists, educators and industry experts.
- What
- OTCON 2026, a conference on operative nursing and perioperative patient care, including the launch of the book 'Mastering Operative Nursing: Theory to Theater.'
- Where
- Bengaluru, as indicated by the article's dateline for the RGCIRC-organized event.
- When
- Saturday (during OTCON 2026; the exact date was not specified in the article).
- Why
- To strengthen surgical safety, infection prevention, teamwork and patient outcomes amid rapid advances in operating-room technology, and to address the evolving role of OT nurses.
Key facts
- Event
- OTCON 2026
- Organizer
- Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre (RGCIRC)
- Location
- Bengaluru
- Date
- Saturday (exact date not specified)
- Key focus
- Surgical safety, infection prevention, teamwork and patient outcomes
- Book launched
- Mastering Operative Nursing: Theory to Theater
- Book authors
- Dr Ajay Kumar Dewan and Dr Shagun Bhatia Shah
Quotes
Col. Madhumita Dhall
Director of Nursing, RGCIRC
“OT nurses must be equipped not only with procedural knowledge, but also with the confidence to communicate, identify risks and contribute actively to clinical decision‑making.”
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