This session will equip nurse anesthesiologists with the tools and strategies needed to become strong advocates for our field. Participants will learn how to craft compelling messages, engage with media outlets, and leverage various platforms to promote their profession. Through real-world examples, attendees will gain the confidence to represent their industry with authority and impact, ensuring their voices are heard and valued in the public sphere. Whether you’re looking to raise awareness, influence policy, or simply amplify your profession’s role in society, this session will provide you with the skills to make a meaningful difference.

What are the details every CRNA should understand to protect their practice and profession? During this session, we will explore key factors to consider when practicing in any setting to ensure your practice aligns with state/institutional policies, regulations, and laws.

This session offers a comprehensive review of GLP 1 drugs mechanism of action, impact on our patients, and concerns in anesthesia.

During this session, Dr. Massey will review the relevant anatomy and physiology of the pulmonary system and the current state of literature regarding High-Flow Nasal Oxygen, while discussing the clinical application of High-Flow Nasal Oxygen in select patient populations and procedural areas.

Lunch Sponsored by Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc.

Gastric ultrasound can be a useful resource and objective gastric assessment for anesthesia providers who are concerned NPO status and/or aspiration risk assessment. This presentation is a basic introduction to gastric ultrasound.

A presentation which will cover pain physiology, the implications of untreated acute pain, and a breakdown of various drugs and drug classes, including their receptor level activity, that make up a multi-modal analgesic strategy. The dosaging, mechanism, and considerations of multiple drugs will be considered. A brief discussion on various peripheral and truncal nerve blocks will be included in the talk. Finally, the principles of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols will be reviewed.

*Concurrent Session

During this session, current registered nurses and future CRNAs will gain valuable insight on how to make the most of their experience while in their CRNA program and ways to make themselves more competitive during the application process.

*Concurrent Session

Medical devices that include needles, syringes, and intravascular (IV) access ports serve as the fundamental components that are used in IV therapy for patients undergoing diagnosis or treatment of disease while in the hospital or healthcare facility. An overview of the historical basis of these essential medical devices used in IV therapy is a prerequisite in developing the understanding of the initial use for which they were intended. The expanded use of these medical devices beyond what they were originally developed for has necessitated advances in medical device construction. Standards are developed to provide guidelines for manufacturers that make these products safer and more efficient. The evolution of these particular medical devices remains essential so that healthcare services provided by clinicians advances quality and safety of patient care.

California statues and regulations define how healthcare professionals practice. Let’s review how CRNA practice is specified in CA and how healthcare facilities choose to manage their medical staff. We will also review how CRNAs can be leaders in their practices so healthcare facilities can maximize the experience, training and education we bring to their facilities. The BRN is currently in the process of writing CRNA regulations. Current progress and future work for these regulations will be discussed.

Featuring:

Assessing Baseline Fresh Gas Flow Rates and Creating Best Practice Recommendations for Low Flow Anesthesia – Presented by Sasha Hourany, Norman Kung, and Kha Nguyen – Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia

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Oral Decontamination for the Prevention of Postoperative Pulmonary Infections in Elective Surgeries: An Extensive Literature Review – Presented by Nicholas Simons and Phoebe Wong, Nurse Anesthesia Program, USC Keck School of Medicine