Conference Full Schedule

Pre-Conference Session - POCUS with 5 hours of instruction

     Presented by Maverick Anesthesia (additional registration required)

4:00 p.m.  Introduction to POCUS Lecture - D. Nash

• Understand what POCUS is
• List the components of an effective POCUS as an assessment tool.

5:00-9:00 p.m. Workshop: Cardiac, Pulmonary, and Gastric Assessment

• List the cardiac windows utilized for cardiac assessment
• Understand how to utilize ultrasound for pulmonary assessment
• Understand how to utilize ultrasound for gastric assessment
• Apply the steps for assessing gastric contents using ultrasound

Opening Statements and Welcome

Alexia McWaters, MSNA, APRN, CRNA, OANA President

*The Uppers and Downers of Cardiac Pharmacology I - A. Mund

• Classify vasoactive medications according to receptor type and response

*The Uppers and Downers of Cardiac Pharmacology II - A. Mund

• Compare and contrast the impact of vasoactive medications on hemodynamic parameters
• Discuss clinical applications of cardiac pharmacology to include vasopressors, inotropes, and vasodilators

Addiction in Anesthesia - R. Halterman

• State the background and history of addiction in anesthesia
• Explain the frequency and impact of addiction on anesthesia practice
• List and explain the signs of impaired or addicted colleagues

*Pain is Pain: Acute and Chronic - R. Halterman

• Explain the basic pain processes
• Differentiate the pain terminologies
• Explain the basic tools and treatments for chronic pain

Trauma Tips and Tricks for the Anesthesia Provider - B. Cornelius

• Review roles of nurse anesthetists during the provision of trauma care
• Identify advances in trauma care which may be incorporated into anesthesia practice
• Discuss future therapies impacting trauma patients

2:45-3:45 p.m.

3:45-4:00 p.m.

4:00-5:00 p.m.

*Strategies for Opioid Reduction in Trauma - B. Cornelius

• Identify common types of surgical trauma and examine current analgesic strategies. Identify advances in trauma care which may be incorporated into anesthesia practice
• Discuss future therapies impacting trauma patients

Break with Exhibitors

AANA Update - A. Mund

• Describe trends in AANA membership demographics, education, employment, and public relations
• The learner will be able to discuss current nurse anesthesia legislative initiatives and strategies, as well as issues affecting practice
• The learner will be able to discuss initiatives regarding CRNA Wellness, PAC, and research

Very Basics of Clinical Radiology - R. Halterman

• Explain different radiographic scans and their uses
• State the roles of different radiographic scans used in anesthesia practice
• Verbally walk through a basic X-ray reading

Knowing the Congenital Heart Defects - R. Halterman

• Describe basic cardiac anatomy
• Explain the different congenital heart defects and their blood flow

From Head to Toe: Evidence-Based Preop Assessment - A. Mund

• Recognize the risk factors for perianesthetic complications using a systems approach
• Describe the common risk assessment classifications
• Describe an evidence-based approach to perioperative planning and risk reduction 

Fluid Responsiveness: Cultivate Your Curves - A. Mund

• Describe goal-directed therapy and methods of measurement
• Compare dynamic and static means of evaluating fluid replacement needs
• Describe the physiology of the effect of the respiratory variations on hemodynamics
• Discuss clinical application of dynamic parameters

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics - R Halterman

Closing Remarks 

        Alexia McWaters, MSNA, APRN, CRNA, OANA President

1:15 p.m.

Twenty poster sessions will be presented Saturday, 7:00 a.m.-Sunday, 10:00 a.m. 

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