Full Schedule

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Opening Ceremony (No CE)

8:00 AM - 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Recharge Room: Because CRNA Careers Are Marathons, Not Sprints

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Resident Study Hall

8:45 AM - 9:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Keynote Address: Survival Starts the Story. Resilience Builds the Rest. (1 MAC Ed)

Speaker:

Special Interest

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Advancing Health Equity in Anesthesia Care (1 MAC Ed)

Speaker: – AANA

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Bylaws and Resolutions Hearing (No CE)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Second Victim & Loss Support Group (No CE)

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time

From Fixed Targets to Personalized Cerebral Perfusion in Neurosurgical Patients: Blood Pressure Management Strategies Guided by Cerebral Autoregulation Monitoring (1 MAC Ed with 1 Pharm)

Speaker: – Virginia Commonwealth University

Speaker: – Department of Nurse Anesthesia/Virginia Commonwealth University

Patient Safety

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Glucagon Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Anesthesia: Current Evidence, Evolving Guidelines, and Ongoing Questions (1 MAC Ed with 1 Pharm)

Speaker: – York College of Pennsylvania/WellSpan Health Nurse Anesthetist Program

Patient Safety

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Harnessing AI: A CRNA’s Journey From Cruise Control to ChatGPT to AI-Generated Patients (1 MAC Ed)

Speaker: – DNP Program in Nurse Anesthesia, University of Iowa

Clinical Practice

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time

It Changed Me: A Phenomenological Exploration of CRNAs' Experiences Following a Significant Perioperative Loss (1 MAC Ed)

Speaker: – Virginia Commonwealth University

Speaker: – Lincoln Memorial University

Research in Action

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Resident Session: Beyond the Paycheck: Wellness-Aligned Job Selection (1 MAC Ed)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Speaker: – Fairfield University

Special Interest

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time

The Beat Goes On: Anesthesia for Children and Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (1 MAC Ed)

Speaker: – Drexel University/ CHOP Cardiac Anesthesia

Pediatrics/Obstetrics

12:00 PM - 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Exhibit Hall

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time

State of the Science General e-Poster Session (1 MAC Ed)

Research in Action

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Anesthesia 2030: Business Models, Workforce Shifts, and the Future of Practice (1 MAC Ed)

Speaker: – NorthStar Anesthesia

Business of Anesthesia

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Beyond Good Intentions: Tackling Implicit Bias in Anesthesia Care (1 MAC Ed)

Speaker: – University of California, Davis

Special Interest

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Environmentally Conscientious Care in Anesthesia (1 MAC Ed with .5 Pharm)

Speaker: – Diversified Anesthesia Services PLLC

Speaker: – Advocate Health

Special Interest

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time

The Clot Thickens: Applications and Limitations of Tranexamic Acid in the Perioperative Setting (1 MAC Ed with 1 Pharm)

Speaker: – SafeGuard Anesthesia, LLC

Pharmacology

1:45 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Resident Session: Demystifying the Transition From RRNA to CRNA: A Panel Discussion (2 MAC Ed)

Speaker: – Piedmont Hospital & Emory University

Speaker: – Inova Fairfax Hospital Medical Campus/NorthStar Anesthesia

Speaker: – University of South Florida

Speaker: – Baylor College of Medicine

Speaker: – Northern Kentucky University

Speaker: – AANA Communications Committee

Special Interest

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Fine-Tuning the Breath: Strategies for Smarter Ventilation During Surgery (1 MAC Ed)

Speaker: – Ursuline College with Somnia Nurse Anesthesia Program

Clinical Practice

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

From Beginner to Competent: Developing Pediatric Anesthesia Expertise Through a Nurse Anesthesia Fellowship (1 MAC Ed)

Speaker: – Nemours Children's Hospital

Pediatrics/Obstetrics

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Let Them: A Strategy for Resilience and Sustainable Anesthesia Practice (1 MAC Ed)

Speaker: – Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia

Speaker: – Middle TN School of Anesthesia

Well-Being

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Peripheral Nerve Blocks with IV Sedation for Infrainguinal Bypass: Feasibility and Early Outcomes (1 MAC Ed, with .5 Pharm and 1 Pain)

Speaker: – Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Speaker: – Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center

Research in Action

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Suicide Awareness Training (No CE)