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  • Sunday, August 23, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Anesthetists in Recovery and Friends Open Support Meeting: All Those Whose Lives are Touched by Addiction are Welcome (1 MAC Ed)
  • 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Resident Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 4:45 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
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Advancing Anesthesia Care: Strengthening Nurse Anesthetist Capacity in Lao PDR and Cambodia (1 MAC Ed)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Advancing Surgical Readiness Through Preoperative Optimization and Patient Blood Management (1 MAC Ed with .5 Pharm)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    High-Flow Nasal Cannula: Is it the Answer to Maintaining Oxygenation for Procedural Sedation? (1 MAC Ed with 1 Pharm)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time
    Targeted Transfusion: Use of Thromboelastography in Postpartum Hemorrhage (1 MAC Ed)
  • 9:15 AM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Exhibit Hall
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Jan Stewart Memorial Wellness Lecture: See Something, Do Something: Recognizing and Responding to Substance Use Disorder in the Anesthesia Professional (1 MAC Ed)
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Resident Session: Beyond the Bonus: Preparing New Graduate CRNAs for Longterm Career Success (1 MAC Ed)
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    State of the Science Oral Poster Sessions (1 MAC Ed)
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Ultrasound Open Lab: CRNA Only (.5 MAC Ed with .25 Pain)
  • 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Advanced Airway Academy CRNA ONLY (2 MAC Ed) (Additional Registration Required)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Suicide Awareness Training (No CE)
  • 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Beyond Metrics: Practical Evaluation Tools for Anesthesia Leaders (1 MAC Ed)
  • 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Expanding Analgesia: Applications & Literature Review of Erector Spinae Plane Blocks (1 MAC Ed, with 1 Pharm and 1 Pain)
  • 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Resident Session: The Physiology Behind G-Protein Coupled Receptors (1 MAC Ed with 1 Pharm)
  • 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    State of the Science Oral Poster Sessions (1 MAC Ed)
  • 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Ultrasound Open Lab: CRNA Only (.5 MAC Ed with .25 Pain)
  • 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Rm8 iNoV8 Pitch Competition (No CE)
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    State of the Science General e-Poster Session (1 MAC Ed)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Are the “Rights” of Medication Administration Right for CRNAs? Learning from Medication Errors in CRNA Malpractice Claims (1 MAC Ed)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    EDGE Session: From Novice to Expert: A Blueprint for Educating Future Simulation Educators (1 MAC Ed)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Goldie D. Brangman Lecture: What the Chart Doesn’t Say: Social Determinants in the Anesthesia Plan (1 MAC Ed)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Resident Session: From Bedside to Boarded: Your Nurse Anesthesiology Roadmap (for RNs) (No CE)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    State of the Science Oral Poster Sessions (1 MAC Ed)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    The Use of Intrathecal Dexmedetomidine and Other Adjuncts For The Cesarean Section Patient With Substance Use Disorder (1 MAC Ed with .5 Pharm)
  • 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    45 Years of Impact: The AANA Foundation Story (No CE)
  • 1:15 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Ultrasound Open Lab: RRNA Only (No CE)
  • 1:15 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Advanced Airway Academy RRNA ONLY (2 MAC Ed) (Additional Registration Required)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    ¡Todo está bien!: An Evidence-Informed Toolkit to Enhance Communication and Comfort with Spanish-Speaking Patients (1 MAC Ed)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Dream to Reality: Building, Owning, and Managing an Ambulatory Surgery Center as a CRNA (1 MAC Ed)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    EDGE Session: Rise of the Machines: What is the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Regional Anesthesia Training? (1 MAC Ed)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Resident Session: Your Professional Powerhouse: AANA’s Role in Your Present and Future (1 MAC Ed)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    State of the Science Oral Poster Sessions (1 MAC Ed)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    What to Know About the Current Reimbursement Landscape and What CRNAs Can Do (1 MAC Ed)
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Second Victim & Loss Support Group (No CE)
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Wellness Networking Event
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AANA Career Networking Event Brought to You by MOTION
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    AVANA CRNA Update (No CE)
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Military CRNA Update: AIR FORCE (No CE)
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Military CRNA Update: ARMY (No CE)
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Military CRNA Update: NAVY (No CE)
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    State of the Science General e-Poster Session (1 MAC Ed)
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Anesthesia College Bowl
  • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Anesthesia College Bowl Reception
  • 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    AANA Foundation’s FoundationFest (additional registration required)