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April 18, 2026
Title:
IASA Spring Workshop
CE Credits:
8 Live
Event:
Workshop
Location:
WinnMed - formerly Winneshiek Medical Center
901 Montgomery St
Decorah, IA 52101
Contact:
Tim Danico,
319-540-6008,
[email protected]
Registration:
http://ia.ast.org
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October 10, 2026
Title:
Fall 2026 Workshop and Business Meeting
CE Credits:
7
Event:
Annual Business Meeting
Location:
Mary Greeley Hospital
1111 Duff Ave
Ames, IA 50010
Contact:
Joyce Ortega
515-954-8332
[email protected]
Registration:
http://ia.ast.org/
Welcome to the Iowa State Assembly of
The Association of Surgical Technologists Website
Spring 2026 Workshop will be at
WinnMed in Decorah, Iowa
on
4/18/2026
Here is our speaker lineup!
7:30 - Registration
7:55 - Welcome and Opening Announcements
8:00 - Dr. Caroline Schwickerath DO FACOS - Vascular Access Benefits of RFA
9:00 - Dr. Michael Labelle MD - Surgical Mission Work
10:00 - Dr. Thomas Marquardt - Lapiplasty
11:00 - Alec Batelle CRNA - Local Anesthesia
12:00 - LUNCH and Explore the Vendor Hall!
1:00 - Dr. Craig Sullivan DPM - Wound Care with Stravix Placement
2:00 - Dr. Emily Connor MD - Importance of sterile technique in joint procedures
3:00 - Josh Weber RN CNOR RNFA - Synthes Bone Lab
4:00 - Dr. Erik Brink DO - Emergency Robotic Surgery Benefits
4:50 - Closing, Giveaways, and Announcements!
We are excited to announce that we will be having our Spring 2026 Workshop will be held at WinnMed in Decorah Iowa on April 18, 2026.
For parking at WinnMed, we have been advised for everybody to park in parking lot E, and enter through door E1. If you are running behind that morning and arrive after 8 AM attendance have been asked to park at and enter through the emergency room.
New for spring 2026! We will be having our first ever Iowa State Assembly Vendor Fair!!!!
The vendor fair will be located in the cafeteria space which is right next door to the conference rooms that the workshop itself will be in.
We will have representatives from the following organizations in attendance for all of you to get plenty of hands-on experience and learning opportunities and throughout the day as possible.
Organizations in attendance will be...
Arthrex
WinnMed
Intuitive
DePuy Synthes
Smith and Nephew
Treace Medical Concepts
Zimmer Biomet
Iowa State Assembly of Surgical Technologists
For your convenience, we have a block of hotel rooms set up at the Country Inn & Suites by Radisson
Their address is 2042 State Highway 9 in Decorah.
If you were to have any questions or concerns about booking a room, their phone number is 563-387-9011.
The hotel room block is good for both Friday and Saturday nights, April 17 and April 18 at $130/night.
Great to make a weekend and explore everything that Northeast Iowa has to offer!
Act now as the hotel room block is only good until Wed. March 18!
Book your Decorah hotel room here!