NAFA VCU Nurse Anesthesia Conference — Spring Disney
May 30 — June 2, 2023 | Disney’s Contemporary Resort | Lake Buena Vista, Florida
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Please note that schedules, times and venues are subject to change.
AANA Prior Approved CE
This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology for 25.00 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1042915; Expiration Date 6/2/2023. AANA designates this program as meeting the criteria for up to 3.00 CE Credits in pharmacology/therapeutics.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
6:15 a.m. — Continental Breakfast & NAFA Gifts at Welcome Desk
7 a.m. — Welcome and Opening Remarks
7:15 a.m. — Mistakes were made. We look without seeing and forget what we have learned – 2 CE | M. Fallacaro
- Objectives:
- Articulate various types of human error that commonly affect anesthetic practice.
- Critically evaluate cognitive strategies to improve performance.
9:15 a.m. — Refreshment Break – Exhibitor Visits & Scientific Poster Review
9:45 a.m. — Recent Publications in Pediatrics – 1 CE | H. de Soto
- Objective: Identify areas currently being evaluated by researchers in pediatric anesthesia.
10:45 a.m. — Malpractice 101 for anesthesia providers – 1 CE | H. de Soto
- Objective: List recommendations for care and clinical documentation to decrease the risk of being the subject of a malpractice claim.
11:45 a.m. — Question & Answer Session – 1 CE
- Objective: Further discuss recent publications in pediatrics, malpractice for anesthesia providers, and strategies to improve performance.
7:00 p.m. — New! Welcome Fireworks Reception
Disney’s Contemporary Resort – California Grill
Family and friends are welcome to join us at this casual event — Fireworks at 9 pm
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
6:15 a.m. — Continental Breakfast & NAFA Gifts at Welcome Desk
7 a.m. — Anesthesia for patients with Parkinson’s disease – 1 CE | L. Bonanno
- Objective: Describe an evidence-based anesthetic care plan for the patient with Parkinson's disease.
8 a.m. — Mentoring students through clinically-focused scholarly projects – 1 CE | L. Bonanno
- Objective: Evaluate strategies to mentor nurse anesthesia graduate students when they are involved in clinical implementation projects.
9 a.m. — Refreshment Break – Exhibitor Visits & Scientific Poster Review
9:30 a.m. — 12 Lead interpretation: Key points to know – 1 CE | B. George-Gay
- Objective: Describe a replicable process of interpreting the 12 Lead ECG and the evaluation of its results.
10:30 a.m. — Hospital policy changes: how to navigate the system – 1 CE | L. Bonanno
- Objective: Identify barriers and facilitators to making local policy changes.
11:30 a.m. — Question & Answer Session – 1 CE
- Objective: Further discuss anesthesia for patients with Parkinson's disease, mentoring students, lead interpretation and hospital policy changes.
Thursday, June 1, 2023
6:15 a.m. — Continental Breakfast & NAFA Gifts at Welcome Desk
7 a.m. — Cardiac assessment for outpatient procedures – 1 CE | C. Cooper
- Objective: Describe pertinent guideline-based assessments to determine cardiac risk in the patient experiencing an outpatient procedure.
8 a.m. — Anesthetic considerations for routine and complex endoscopic procedures – 1 CE | C. Cooper
- Objective: Describe the variety and complexity of current endoscopic procedures and their evidence base-based anesthetic considerations.
9 a.m. — Refreshment Break – Exhibitor Visits & Scientific Poster Review
9:30 a.m. — What is MOUD and how does it affect the perioperative environment? — 2 CE (2 Pharmacology/Therapeutics CE) | M. Gay
- Objectives:
- Discuss the Medication for Opioid Use Disorder's (MOUD) approach to addiction treatment and the potential implications surrounding surgery.
- Recognize medications used in the outpatient treatment of opioid use disorder.
11:30 a.m. — Question & Answer Session – 1 CE
- Objective: Further discuss cardiac assessments for outpatient procedures, anesthetic considerations for endoscopic procedures, and MOUD approaches/medications.
12:30 p.m. — Scientific Poster Review – 2 CE | Formal time
Friday, June 2, 2023
6:15 a.m. — Continental Breakfast & NAFA Gifts at Welcome Desk
7 a.m. — CPC rapid review: Key concepts in physiology for anesthesia – 1 CE | C. O'Guin
- Objectives:
- Demonstrate understanding of the physiological differences across the lifespan.
- Review the physiological function of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems.
- Apply physiological understanding to enhance safe and effective administration of anesthesia.
8 a.m. — CPC rapid review: key concepts in pharmacology for anesthesia — 1 CE (1 Pharmacology/Therapeutics CE) | C. O'Guin
- Objectives:
- Identify key concepts impacting safe administration of commonly utilized anesthetics and adjuvant medications.
- Explain key contraindications and adverse effects influencing the choice of anesthetic.
- Review pharmacokinetic and pharmacodyna.m.ic principles impacting anesthetic dosage and administration.
9 a.m. — Refreshment Break – Exhibitor Visits & Scientific Poster Review
9:15 a.m. — History and health inequities in anesthesia practice – 1 CE | R. Carmel
- Objective: Discuss the impact of history on healthcare inequities and current anesthesia practice.
10:15 a.m. — Uncovering gastric evils with perioperative ultrasound: It's not HOCUS POCUS – 1 CE | R. Carmel
- Objective: Discuss the rationale for use of perioperative gastric POCUS.
11:15 a.m. — Question & Answer Session – 1 CE
- Objective: Further discuss key concepts in physiology and pharmacology for anesthesia, history and health inequities, and gastric perioperative ultrasound.