Conference Full Schedule

Office-Based Dental Start Up - Stephen D. Smith, MA, CRNA, FAANA

Describe the start-up procedure for an office-based dental anesthesia practice.

Explain billing and reimbursements related to dental anesthesia.

Describe the different types of anesthesia used for an office-based dental anesthesia practice.

Break

*It's No Joke to Smoke: Anesthesia Considerations in the Patient Who Vapes - Elizabeth Brosnan Wilkes, DNAP, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA

1) Describe three components of an Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS).  

2) Summarize three examples of the long-term health effects from the use of vaping products or electronic cigarettes.  

3) Identify three responses to anesthetic agents in the patient who uses vaping products or electronic cigarettes.

4) Select an anesthesia management plan for the patient who uses vaping products or electronic cigarettes.

State the current nurse anesthesia legislative initiatives and strategies in Oklahoma.

Explain the issues affecting practice in Oklahoma.

Noon-1:00 p.m. 

1:00-2:00 p.m.

Lunch with Exhibitors

Mitragyna Speciosa: The 411 for the Practicing CRNA - Elizabeth Brosnan Wilkes, DNAP, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA

1) Define the herbal extract Mitragyna speciosa, also known as Kratom
2) Describe the pharmacology of Kratom
3) List 3 adverse physiologic effects of Kratom
4) Summarize anesthetic implications for patients who use Kratom

My Life with Dirty John - Tonia Bales, CRNA

• Explain how a CRNA’s naivety played a central role in her addict husband’s ability to successfully live a life of lies for over a decade.
• List the extensive collateral damage of an addict both personally and professionally.
• Describe how the non-reporting of an addict by multiple healthcare facilities permitted him to move from job to job all while continually jeopardizing the safety of patients.
• List the signs and symptoms of addiction in anesthesia providers.

*Inaugural College Bowl: University of Tulsa, Newman University and a few brave CRNAs.

Relate questions to pharmacokinetics, clinical practice and professional practice of nurse anesthesia.

State the knowledge gained in current evidence-based practice anesthesia principles.

Reception too!

7:00 a.m. 

Welcome Back! Registration and Breakfast

Anesthesia Reimbursement for New Providers and Anesthesia-Related Business - Stephen D. Smith, MA, CRNA, FAANA

State and explain the intricacies of anesthesia billing, including coding and modifiers.

Explain various payer policies.

Break w/ Exhibitors

Review the benefits of critical incident debriefing in the healthcare environment.

Define second victim syndrome and its subsequent impact on healthcare providers.

Explore healthcare-associated burnout, including its recognition and avenues to mitigate its occurrence.

*Obstetric Anesthesia: Clinical Updates & Challenges - Lee Ranalli, DNP, CRNA

Review the physiology surrounding neuromuscular blockade and the neuromuscular junction.

Discuss the pathophysiology that can complicate pharmacological management of

neuromuscular blockade.

Explore the evidence surrounding approaches to neuromuscular blockade monitoring and

reversal.

Closing Remarks

Trey Roundtree, APRN-CRNA, OANA President

Fifteen poster sessions will be presented Saturday, 7:00 a.m.-Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 1.5 Hours of Instruction

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