Schedule

Evidence to Implementation: NAFA VCU 2nd Annual Anesthesia Conference - Virginia Beach 2025

Monday, July 28, 2025 - Thursday, July 31, 2025
Schedule is subject to change

Meet the Speakers | Meet the Sponsors & Exhibitors

Monday, July 28, 2025

6:15 a.m. — Breakfast with Exhibitors & NAFA Welcome Desk

7:00 a.m. — Welcome and Opening Remarks

7:15 a.m. — Evolving Excellence: Empowering CRNAs with Tomorrow’s Tools and Skills | Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA – 1 CE

8:15 a.m. — Anatomy of the 12 Lead ECG | Beverly George-Gay, DNP, AGPCNP-BC – 1 CE

9:15 a.m. — Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

9:30 a.m. — 12 Lead Interpretation: A Stepwise Process | Beverly George-Gay, DNP, AGPCNP-BC – 1 CE

10:30 a.m. — 12 lead ECG Interpretation Practice | Beverly George-Gay, DNP, AGPCNP-BC and Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA – 1 CE

11:30 a.m. — Question & Answer Session | Beverly George-Gay, DNP, AGPCNP-BC and Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA – 1 CE

12:30 p.m. — Scientific Poster Review (Formal time for virtual assessment) – 2 CE

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

6:15 a.m. — Breakfast with Exhibitors & NAFA Welcome Desk

7:00 a.m. — Legal Principles: Case Presentations | Jodi Carlsen, DNAP, CRNA – 1 CE

8:00 a.m. — Pharmacology Topic TBA | Jodi Carlsen, DNAP, CRNA – 1 CE

9:00 a.m. — Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

9:15 a.m. — Update: Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Agonists | Rebekah Carmel, PhD, CRNA – 1 CE

10:15 a.m. — The Value of Gastric Ultrasound | Rebekah Carmel, PhD, CRNA – 1 CE

11:15 a.m. — Question & Answer Session – 1 CE

12:30 a.m. — Lunch and Learn: Gastric Ultrasound (US) Scanning Techniques Lecture (Part I) | Rebekah Carmel, PhD, CRNA and Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA – 1 CE - Separate Fee

1:30 p.m. — Gastric US Scanning Techniques: Demonstration and Practice Stations (Part II) Rebekah Carmel, PhD, CRNA and Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA – 3 CE

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

6:15 a.m. — Breakfast with Exhibitors & NAFA Welcome Desk

7:00 a.m. — Developing a Peer Support Program | Crystal Hunnicutt, DNAP, CRNA – 1 CE

8:00 a.m. — CRNA Wellness: from training to end-of-career | Crystal Hunnicutt, DNAP, CRNA – 1 CE

9:00 a.m. — Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

9:15 a.m. — Difficult Airway Management: Current Recommendations | Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA – 1 CE

10:15 a.m. — Difficult Airway Management: Case Studies | Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA and Rebekah Carmel, PhD, CRNA – 1 CE

11:15 a.m. — Question & Answer Session – 1 CE

12:30 p.m. — Lunch and Learn: Preparation for FOB-assisted Intubation - Lecture (Part I) | Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA, Rebekah Carmel, PhD, CRNA, and Jodi Carlsen, DNAP, CRNA – 1 CE - Separate Fee

1:30 p.m. — Advanced Airway Techniques: Demonstration and Practice Stations (Part II) | Nicole Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA, Rebekah Carmel, PhD, CRNA, and Jodi Carlsen, DNAP, CRNA – 2 CE

Thursday, July 31, 2025

6:15 a.m. — Breakfast with Exhibitors & NAFA Welcome Desk

7:00 a.m. — CPC Review: Physiology/Pathophysiology | Crystal O'Guin, DNP, CRNA – 1 CE

8:00 a.m. — Hot Topics in the Anesthesiology Literature | Crystal O'Guin, DNP, CRNA – 1 CE

9:00 a.m. — Refreshment Break with Exhibitors

9:15 a.m. — Augmented Intelligence: Using AI to Work with You, Not Instead of You | Jiale (Gary) Hu, PhD, RN, FAAN – 1 CE

10:15 a.m. — Anesthesia meets AI: generative artificial intelligence prompt engineering for CRNAs | Jiale (Gary) Hu, PhD, RN, FAAN – 1 CE

11:15 a.m. — Question & Answer Session – 1 CE