History of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy
| 1979 | Founding of the Society for Operative Nursing |
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| 1980 | Founding of the Society for Operative Nursing (Kanto Koshinetsu Branch) |
| 1981 | Founding of the Osaka Society for Operative Nursing |
| 1982 | Founding of the Nagoya Society for Operative Nursing Founding of the Hyogo Society for Operative Nursing |
| 1983 | Founding of the Kyushu Society for Operative Nursing Founding of the Tokushima Society for Operative Nursing |
| 1984 | Founding of the Okayama Society for Operative Nursing |
| 1986 | Founding of the Hokuriku Society for Operative Nursing |
| 1987 | Integration of the societies for operative nursing in each region Founding of a national organization: Japan Society for Operative Nursing (April) Appointment of Atsuko Ueno as Chairperson The 1st Annual Conference of the Japan Society for Operative Nursing Academy |
| 1988 | Founding of the Tohoku Branch of the Japan Society for Operative Nursing The 2nd Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy |
| 1989 | The 3rd Annual Conference of the Japan Society for Operative Nursing Academy |
| 1990 | Founding of the Hokkaido Branch of the Japan Society for Operative Nursing The 4th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for Operative Nursing Academy Conferment of the Grand Cordon of the Sixth Order of the Precious Crown upon Former Chairperson, Utako Kubota |
| 1991 | The 5th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for Operative Nursing Academy Appointment of Taeko Miyahara as Chairperson |
| 1992 | Founding of the Kyoto Branch of the Japan Society for Operative Nursing The 6th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for Operative Nursing Academy |
| 1993 | The 7th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for Operative Nursing Academy Deliberation on standards for operative nursing The 1st Survey of Members' Circumstances |
| 1994 | The 8th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for Operative Nursing Academy Deliberation on an accreditation system for certified operative nurses |
| 1995 | Renamed Japan Operative Nursing Academy The 9th Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy Begin initiatives for the resignation of certified operative nurses Conferment of the Grand Cordon of the Sixth Order of the Precious Crown upon Former Chairperson, Atsuko Ueno |
| 1996 | The 10th Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy Provision of \100,000/area research grants to promote research related to nursing |
| 1997 | The 11th Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy |
| 1998 | The 12th Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy Publication of Shujutsu kango kijun [Standards for Operative Nursing] |
| 1999 | The 13th Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy Formation of a project for the Committee for an Accreditation System for Nurses The 2nd Survey of Members' Circumstances |
| 2000 | The 14th Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy Founding of the Education Promotion Committee |
| 2001 | The 15th Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy The 1st Seminar for Mid-career Perioperative Nurses (held annually thereafter) Publication of Rinshou jissen noryoku no shujukudo dankai (The Career Ladder) [Proficiency Levels of Clinical Practice (The Career Ladder)] |
| 2002 | The 16th Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy Submission of the Final Report on Operative Nursing Certification to the Department of Credentialing, the Japanese Nursing Association Cooperation with the Japan Nursing Association and the Kanagawa Nursing Association on the formulation of a written opinion for an appeal trial regarding an incident involving a mix-up of patients. Publication of Dai 7 sho Shujutsu kango anzen kijun [Chapter 7 Safety Standards for Operative Nursing] |
| 2003 | The 17th Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy Appointment of Yumiko Kubota as Chairperson The 1st Training Program for Senior and Deputy Head Nurses (held annually thereafter as a Training Seminar on Nursing Management) JONA receives approval for operative nursing as a field of nursing (Designation of the Certified Nurses Training Center, Tokyo Women's Medical University as a training institute) |
| 2004 | The 18th Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy Establishment of JONA's home page The 3rd Survey of Members' Circumstances |
| 2005 | The 19th Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy Receipt and registration of an International Standard Serial Number (ISSN 1880-4789) from the National Diet Library Publication of JONA Journal Vol. 1 No. 1 (The 19th Annual Conference) Publication of Shujutsu kango kijun kaitei [Revised Standards for Operative Nursing] , 2nd Edition Reorganization of JONA Admission to the IFPN (International Federation of Perioperative Nurses) |
| 2006 | The 20th Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy 20th anniversary events (Publication of a commemorative magazine, etc.) Grant-in-aid provided for publicly solicited research on nursing (2 studies) |
| 2007 | The 21st Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy Presentation of a lecture on JONA's education and training activities at the 14th World Conference on Surgical Patient Nursing Grant-in-aid provided for publicly solicited research on nursing (2 studies) |
| 2008 | The 22nd Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy Participation in the 1st Asian Perioperative Nursing Leadership Forum (Seoul) Studying ways to support certified nurses Grant-in-aid provided for publicly solicited research on nursing (1 study) |
| 2009 | The 23rd Annual Conference of the Japan Operative Nursing Academy Appointment of Junko Kikuchi as President Hosting of the 2nd Asian Perioperative Nursing Leadership Forum The 4th Survey of Members' Circumstances Survey on standards for the calculation of the number of nurses required in operating theaters (nationwide) Consideration of specialized nursing fields related to anesthesiology, etc. The 1st Follow-up Training Program for Certified Operative Nurses |