Sunday, December 1, 2024
6:15 a.m. – Continental Breakfast & Welcome Desk
7:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. – Preconference Workshop - 4 CE
CRNA Crucial Conversations: Mastering Dialogue in High Stake Situations
Jane Long, EdD, CPC, DASSM
Based upon decades of research, Crucial Conversations will hone your skills to improve engagement, accountability, quality and safety, innovation and more. In this condensed program, we'll provide an overview of the core principles of Crucial Conversations and give you tools that can be applied to high-stake situations in the operating room, at bedside, and in professional and personal relationships.
Objectives:
- Recognize signs that it is time for a tough conversation.
- Describe key elements of a crucial conversation.
- Describe ways to restore mutual purpose and mutual respect for better outcomes.
- Demonstrate techniques to manage difficult conversations more effectively.
Monday, December 2, 2024
6:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Pre-Paid Disney Reception Wristband Pickup
NAFA VCU Welcome Desk
Please visit the NAFA VCU Welcome Desk for your pre-paid Disney reception wristband(s). Separate EPCOT ticket required—purchase on own.
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. – NAFA VCU ‘Luminous’ Fireworks Dessert Reception at EPCOT – Ticket Required
All are welcome to join us for our NAFA VCU ‘Luminous’ Fireworks Dessert Reception at EPCOT! Meet us at the Terrace des Fleurs, nestled between the France Pavilion and the picturesque World Showcase Lagoon.
The Luminous: The Symphony of Us fireworks show is all-new and includes fireworks, fountains, music and lights set to an original composition with selections from the Disney songbook.
Note: Please be sure to wear your reception wristband. The fireworks show may be cancelled and reception venue may change due to inclement weather.
Monday, December 2, 2024
6:15 a.m. — Continental Breakfast with Welcome Exhibitors & Welcome Desk
7:00 a.m. — Welcome and Opening Remarks
7:15 a.m. — Enhancing Patient Safety through Anesthesia Failures – 1 CE
Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA
Michael D. Fallacaro, PhD, CRNA, FAAN, FAANA
Objectives:
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- Discuss the importance of sharing one's actual or potential anesthesia failures with CRNA colleagues as a method to improve anesthesia patient safety and avoid preventable injury.
- Apply changes to practice gleaned vicariously from colleague experiences to enhance patient safety.
8:15 a.m. — AANA President Update – 1 CE
Janet Setnor, MSN, CRNA, Col. (Ret), USAFR, NC
Objective: Identify key isues that affect nurse anesthesiology in 2024.
9:15 a.m. — Break with Exhibitors
9:30 a.m. — What’s New in Airway Management? – 1 CE
Hernando De Soto, MD
Objective: Discuss what we have learned in the last three years to better manage the airway in both children and adults.
10:30 a.m. — Management of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Ambulatory Surgery—1 CE - 1 Pharmacology/Therapeutics CE
Hernando De Soto, MD
Objective: Discuss the drugs and latest techniques for the management of nausea and vomiting in the outpatient.
11:30 a.m. — Conversations with the AANA President – 1 CE
Janet Setnor, MSN, CRNA, Col. (Ret), USAFR, NC
Objective: Discuss current regulatory and professional issues relevant to anesthesia practice.
12:30 p.m. — Scientific Poster Review: Evidence-based pain management – 1 CE - .50 Pharmacology/Therapeutics CE
Formal time for virtual assessment
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
6:15 a.m. — Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors & Welcome Desk
7:00 a.m. — Combating CRNA Burnout and Compassion Fatigue – 1 CE
Janet Setnor, MSN, CRNA, Col. (Ret), USAFR, NC
Objective: Describe ways CRNAs can prevent and mitigate burnout and compassion fatigue.
8:00 a.m. — Artificial Intelligence in Nurse Anesthesia Education – 1 CE
Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA
Objective: Describe strategies for the incorporation of generative artificial intelligence in nurse anesthesiology education.
9:00 a.m. — Break
9:15 a.m. — Anesthesia Update: Incorporating Analgesic Adjuncts in Clinical Practice – 1 CE
Jamie Furstein, PhD, DNAP, CRNA, CPNP-AC, FAANA
Objectives:
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- Evaluate available non-opioid options to treat perioperative pain.
- Describe non-pharmacologic strategies for managing perioperative pain.
10:15 a.m. — Fundamentals of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in Anesthesia Practice – 1 CE
Jamie Furstein, PhD, DNAP, CRNA, CPNP-AC, FAANA
Objectives:
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- Summarize the basic science and diagnostic use of ultrasound imaging in anesthesia practice
- Describe basic protocols, evaluation methods, and best use of ultrasound in the perioperative period.
11:15 a.m. — Question and Answer Session – 1 CE
Objective: Further discuss CRNA burnout and compassion fatigue, AI, analgesic adjuncts, and POCUS as related to anesthesia practice.
12:30 p.m. — Scientific Poster Review: Evidence-based innovative anesthesia care strategies – 1 CE
Formal time for virtual assessment
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
6:15 a.m. — Continental Breakfast & Welcome Desk
7:00 a.m. — The Uppers and Downers of Cardiac Pharmacology – 2 CE - 2 Pharmacology/Therapeutics CE
Angela R. Mund, DNP, CRNA
Objectives:
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- Classify vasoactive medications according to receptor type and response.
- Compare and contrast the impact of vasoactive medications on hemodynamic parameters.
- Discuss clinical applications of cardiac pharmacology to include vasopressors, inotropes, and vasodilators.
9:00 a.m. — Break
9:15 a.m. — Peri-operative Point of Care: Gastric Ultrasound – 1 CE
Rebekah Carmel, PhD, CRNA
Objectives:
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- Apply the I-AIM framework (Indication, Acquisition, Interpretation, Medical Decision-Making).
- Interpret gastric ultrasound images.
- Discuss the current EBP recommendations regarding gastric US for special populations.
10:15 a.m. — Current Updates: Post-operative Neurocognitive Disorders – 1 CE
Rebekah Carmel, PhD, CRNA
Objectives:
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- Review current literature: nomenclature, pathophysiology, and screening.
- Discuss preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative Safe Brain Initiatives.
11:15 a.m. — Question & Answer Session – 1 CE
Objective: Further discuss cardiac pharmacology, gastric ultrasound and post-operative neurocognitive disorders.
12:15 p.m. — Scientific Poster Review: Evidence-based innovative anesthesia care strategies – 1 CE - .75 Pharmacology/Therapeutics CE
Formal time for virtual assessment
Thursday, December 5, 2024
6:15 a.m. — Continental Breakfast & Welcome Desk
7:00 a.m. — "Just another day in the OR": There is no such thing as a normal C-Section! – 1 CE
Jerrol “Jay” Wallace, DNP, CRNA, CAPT, USN, NC, FAANA
Objective: Explain potential adverse effects during a normal C-Section.
8:00 a.m. — Alternate Approaches to Labor Analgesia – 1 CE
Jerrol “Jay” Wallace, DNP, CRNA, CAPT, USN, NC, FAANA
Objective: Discuss alternate methods to manage labor pain for patients who not eligible for epidurals.
9:00 a.m. — Break
9:15 a.m. — Ventilation Modalities: Am I Using the Right Technique? – 1 CE
Richard P. Wilson, DNAP, CRNA, FAANA
Objectives:
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- Discuss basic physiology associated with normal lung function.
- Explain physiological effects of mechanical ventilation.
- Discuss specific settings associated with the various ventilation modes.
10:15 a.m. — Opioid Free Anesthesia in Major Orthopedic Procedures: My Experiences—1 CE
Richard P. Wilson, DNAP, CRNA, FAANA
Objectives:
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- Explain the pain pathways associated with orthopedic trauma surgery.
- Discuss medications used with Opioid-Free Anesthesia (OFA) and their mechanism of action.
- Review results of orthopedic trauma cases managed with OFA.
11:15 a.m. — Question and Answer Session – 1 CE
Objective: Further discuss C-section adverse effects, labor analgesia, ventilation modalities and OPA in orthopedic procedures.