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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
8:30 AM - 3:45 PM
The ABC's of Academic Terminology and Teaching (1.5 Class A CE) (Additional Registration Required)
Valerie Diaz, DNP, CRNA, PMHNP-BC, APRN, CNE, CHSE, FAANA
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
8:30 AM - 3:45 PM
Learning the Ropes of Compliance, Legal Issues and Resident Issues (1 Class A CE) (Additional Registration Required)
Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
8:30 AM - 3:45 PM
Strategies to Ensure success in Transitioning to Academia (1 Class A CE) (Additional Registration Required)
Jorge Valdes, DNP, CRNA, APRN, FAANA
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
8:30 AM - 3:45 PM
Lunch Provided (for Early Educator Workshop Only)
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
8:30 AM - 3:45 PM
Professional Advancement in Academia (1 Class A CE) (Additional Registration Required)
Terrica Durbin, DNP, PhD, CRNA, FAANA
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
8:30 AM - 3:45 PM
Ask the Experts: Open Forum with a Panel of Experienced Educators (1 Class A CE) (Additional Registration Required)
Jorge Valdes, DNP, CRNA, APRN, FAANA; Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Board of Directors Open Session
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
COA 50th Anniversary Reception
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Coffee with Exhibitors
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Exhibits
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Welcome From AANA President & CEO
Bill Bruce, MBA, CAE; Janet Setnor, MSN, CRNA, Colonel (Ret) USAFR NC
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
Keynote: From Accidental Ableism to Intentional Inclusion (1 Class A CE)
Rebecca Cartwright, MA
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Empowering Didactic and Clinical Educators: Using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Ethically and Effectively in Nurse Anesthesia Teaching and Research (1 Class A CE)
Jiale (Gary) Hu, PhD, RN, FAAN; Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Delegate to the AANA Education Committee Candidate Speeches
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
COA Update and Hearing on Potential Revisions to the Standards (1 Class A CE)
Rachel Davis, DNP, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA; John O'Donnell, DrPH, CRNA, CHSE, FSSH, FAANA, FAAN; Francis Gerbasi, PhD, CRNA, FAAN
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch & Mini Forum: AANA Foundation Research Hot Topics: Addressing Common Issues in Doctoral Projects (1.25 Class A CE)
Edwin Aroke, PhD, CRNA, FADLN, FAANA, FAAN; Elizabeth Bamgbose, PhD, CRNA, FAANA
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch & Mini Forum: Assistant Program Administrators (1.25 Class A CE)
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch & Mini Forum: Early Career Faculty (1.25 Class A CE)
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch & Mini Forum: Experienced Faculty (1.25 Class A CE)
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch & Mini Forum: Program Administrators (1.25 Class A CE)
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch On Own
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Break with Exhibits
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Habits of Highly Effective CRNA Faculty (1 Class A CE)
Edwin Aroke, PhD, CRNA, FADLN, FAANA, FAAN
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Anesthesia Adventures: Gamifying Nurse Anesthesia Education for Enhanced Learning (1 Class A CE)
Amy Yerdon, DNP, MNA, CRNA, CNE, CHSE; Kesha Thurston, DNP, MSHQS, MNA, CRNA
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Question Persuade and Refer: QPR Training (1 Class A CE)
Crystal Hunnicutt, DNAP, CRNA; Luci New, DNP, CRNA, FAANA; Derrick Cephano Glymph, Ph.D, DNAP, CRNA, CHSE, CNE, APRN, COL., USAR, FAAN, FAANA
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
State of the Science General e-Posters (1 Class A CE)
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
AANA Foundation Fundraising Event: Cacti & Cocktails (Nacho Average Foundation Fundraiser)
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Friday, February 14, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Anesthetist in Recovery (AIR) and Friends Open Support Meeting (1 Class A CE)
Leigh Taylor, DNP, MS, CRNA, APRN
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Friday, February 14, 2025
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Coffee with Exhibitors
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Friday, February 14, 2025
7:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Exhibits
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Friday, February 14, 2025
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
NBCRNA Update (.5 Class A CE)
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Friday, February 14, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Keynote: The Evolution and Future Implications of Clinical Simulations Across the Health Professions (1 Class A CE)
Pamela Jeffries, PhD RN FAAN ANEF FSSH
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Friday, February 14, 2025
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Calculating Confidence: Revitalizing Mathematic Proficiency in Nurse Anesthesia Curriculum (1 Class A CE)
Rishelle Zhou, DNAP, LL.B., CRNA, FAANA; Lisa Osborne-Smith, PhD, CRNA
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Friday, February 14, 2025
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Research Mastery Academy for Enhanced Doctoral Projects: A Pathway to Empowering RRNAs With Research and Writing Development Interventions (1 Class A CE)
Jiale (Gary) Hu, PhD, RN, FAAN; Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA
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Friday, February 14, 2025
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Understanding Generational Difference to Maximize Clinical Learning (1 Class A CE)
Richard Wilson, DNAP, CRNA, FAANA
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Friday, February 14, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Student Evaluations of Teaching: Higher Ed’s “6th Vital Sign” (1 Class A CE)
Johanna Newman, DNAP, CRNA, FAANA; Jeanne Antolchick, PhD CRNA APRN FAANA
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Friday, February 14, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Unlocking Learning: Mastering AI Integration in Nurse Anesthesiology Education (1 Class A CE)
Jose Castillo, III, PhD, CRNA, APRN, FAANA; Gwendolyn D. Williams, MS Information Systems/Educational Technology
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Friday, February 14, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Wellness Interventions to Improve Resident Success: Lessons We Have Learned (1 Class A CE)
Crystal Hunnicutt, DNAP, CRNA; Raleigh Todd, MSN, CRNA
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Friday, February 14, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
AANA Foundation Program Directors’ Luncheon: Writing a Good Methods Section (Invitation Only) (1.25 Class A CE)
Bryan Wilbanks, PhD, DNP, FAAN, FAANA, CRNA; Lori Schirle, PhD, CRNA, FAAN
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Friday, February 14, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch & Mini Forum: Faculty Recruitment & Retainment (1.25 Class A CE)
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Friday, February 14, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch & Mini Forum: International Programs (1.25 Class A CE)
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Friday, February 14, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch & Mini Forum: Wellness (1.25 Class A CE)
Crystal Hunnicutt, DNAP, CRNA
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Friday, February 14, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch & Mini-Forum: IQ Meets EQ: The Next Level of Leadership (1.25 Class A CE)
Bijal Chaturvedi
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Friday, February 14, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch On Own
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Friday, February 14, 2025
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Break with Exhibits
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Friday, February 14, 2025
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Career Coaching: A Proactive Approach to Implementing a Successful Plan Toward Promotion (1 Class A CE)
Taya Kretz-Notelle, DNAP, MSA, CRNA; Brett Morgan, DNP, CRNA, FAAN
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Friday, February 14, 2025
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Developing an International Partnership with a European Nurse Anesthesia Program- Student and Faculty Exchange (1 Class A CE)
Rachel Smith-Steinert, DNP, CRNA, FAANA; Beth Clayton, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN
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Friday, February 14, 2025
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Residents Unplugged (1 Class A CE)
Richard Flowers, Jr., DNP, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA; Heather Stinger, RN, CCRN, SCRN
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Friday, February 14, 2025
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Trapped in the OR: Using an Escape Room for Nurse Anesthesiology Crisis Management Education (1 Class A CE)
Sarah Rollison, DNP, CRNA, CNE, CHSE; Alyssa Sicat, DNP CRNA
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Friday, February 14, 2025
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
The Development and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice Projects (.5 Class A CE)
Elizabeth McCarthy, CrNA, PhD, FAAN
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Friday, February 14, 2025
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Education Hot Topics: An Expert Panel (1 Class A CE)
Leigh Taylor, DNP, MS, CRNA, APRN; Bijal Chaturvedi; Richard Flowers, Jr., DNP, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA; Yasmine Campbell, DNP, CRNA, APRN, CNE, CHSE
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Friday, February 14, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Sip & Socialize
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Saturday, February 15, 2025
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Current Challenges in Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS): Considerations for Training, Education, and Clinical Practice (1 Class A CE)
Shayne Hauglum, PhD, CRNA, APRN; Christian Falyar, DNAP, CRNA, FAANA; Nicolette Hooge, DNP, MBA, CRNA
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Saturday, February 15, 2025
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
Animated Curriculum to Improve Memory Retention in Nurse Anesthesia Students (1 Class A CE)
Morgan Morrow, DNAP, CRNA; David Good, DNP, CRNA
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Saturday, February 15, 2025
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM
What About Us? Meeting the Wellness Needs of Nurse Anesthesia Program Faculty (1 Class A CE)
Cynthia Farina, DNP, CRNA, CNE
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Saturday, February 15, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Keynote: The Healing Power of Laughter! Nourishing the Nurse Within! (1 Class A CE)
Diana Jordan, CLL