2025 WESTERN SUMMIT FOR NURSE ANESTHESIOLOGY
HANDOUTS & RESOURCES
IMPORTANT NOTE: Some handouts and recordings may not be available due to speaker permissions. Q&A periods may be hard to hear. You may not hear the question being asked, but you will be able to hear the answer. Recordings are posted here, as they are made available and permissible by the presenter.
Friday, October 3
Lobbying and CRNA Advocacy from the Bottom Up: It’s All About the Grassroots
Faculty: Charles A Griffis, PhD CRNA FAANA, USC Program of Nurse Anesthesia and Monica Miller, Sacramento Advisors, LLC
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The Anatomy of a California Hit Job & The Resulting ‘Crisis of Confidence’ in CRNAs: Doctors Hospital, Modesto California
Faculty: Mike MacKinnon, DNP FNP-C CRNA FAANA, National University; Joe Martin, CEO, Valley Regional Anesthesia Associates; and Katherine Bowles, RN, Esq., Fennemore
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Anesthesiologist Assistants: Are They Coming for Your Job or Your Next Assistant?
Faculty: Mike MacKinnon, DNP FNP-C CRNA FAANA, National University
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Saturday, October 4
Breaking Free from the Shackles of Impostor Phenomenon
Faculty: Taranjeet Singh Rathore, RRNA, BSN, CCRN, PHN, DOULA, National University
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Obstetric Hemorrhage
Faculty: Suzie Newell, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, University of Cincinnati and Newell Anesthesia
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Opioid Free Anesthesia
Faculty: Thomas Baribeault, DNP CRNA, St. Joseph East
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A Novel Approach to Differential Diagnosis and Crisis Management in the Operating Room
Faculty: Jeremy Heiner, EdD, CRNA FAANA and Sass Elisha, EdD, CRNA, FAAN, The Nurse Anesthesia
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Topical Thunder: An Awake Intubation Technique That Works!
Faculty: Jeremy Heiner, EdD, CRNA FAANA, The Nurse Anesthesia
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Working Lunch Session: Watchful Care – A Conversation with Paul Warden
Faculty: Jeffrey R Darna, PhD, DNP, CRNA, ACNP-BC, FAANA and Paul Warden, PhD
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Beyond the Algorithm Warning: AI’s Impact on Modern Anesthesia Care Today and Tomorrow
Faculty: Garry Brydges PhD, DNP, MBA, MHA, CRNA, ACNP-BC, FAANA, FAAN, MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Challenger Disaster: O-Rings, Normalization of Deviance, & Production Pressure
Faculty: Randy Cornelius, DNP, CRNA, ARNP, RDC Anesthesia Services LLC
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Trauma Anesthesia in an Austere Environment: Innovations and Challenges
Faculty: Charles Darling, CRNA, DNP, MSNA, COL (Ret)/USAR Madigan Army Medical Center, Ranier Anesthesia Associates with Multicare, La Belle Vie Cosmetic Surgery Center
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Is the Patient Cleared?
Faculty: Elizabeth Bamgbose, PhD, CRNA, University of Southern California
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Sunday, October 5
Navigating Tax Strategies: A CRNA’s Guide to Maximizing Benefits and Financial Growth
Faculty: Christopher Abell, CPA
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From Supervised to Superhero: Surviving (and Thriving) in Independent CRNA Practice (Concurrent Session)
Faculty: Mike MacKinnon, DNP FNP-C CRNA FAANA, National University
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CRNAs & Social Media: Elevating Our Profession with Purpose, Presence & Integrity
Faculty: Johnny Garza, CRNA, Cloud Nine Nursing Anesthesia (Moderator); Tanner Hulin, DNP, CRNA and Cole Dill, DNP, CRNA, Core Anesthesia; Christina Massaro MSN, CRNA, Confident Care Academy; Amber Cagungun, DNP, CRNA and Vincent Cagungun, DNP, CRNA, Ascend Anesthesia; and Kate Bekken, DNP, CRNA, AANA Social Media Ambassador
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Panel Discussion: Anesthesia Business Secrets – 100+ Years of Putting Patients to Sleep and Keeping Profits Awake!
Faculty: Mike MacKinnon, DNP FNP-C CRNA FAANA, National University and Rod Hoover DNAP, MS, CRNA
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