3:00-4:00 PM

Registration and VISIT EXHIBITORS

4:00-5:00 PM

Professionalism in Politics:  Why You Can't Ignore the Legislature

Speaker:  Melissa Johnson, JD, WANA Lobbyist

5:00-6:00 PM

The Pharmacology and Clinical Implications of Commonly Used IV Anesthetics and Paralytics (P)

Speaker:  Chelsea Posenjak, CRNA

6:00-7:00 PM

Optimizing Perioperative Pain Management for Challenging Patient Populations (P) 

Speaker:  Scott Rigdon, CRNA, MPH

7:00-9:00 PM

RECEPTION WITH EXHIBITORS

Appetizers & No Host Bar

Saturday, October 3, 2015

6:30-7:30 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast WITH EXHIBITORS

7:30-8:30 AM 

The Four Most Important Equations for Clinical Practice (P)

Speaker:  Scott Schaus, PhD

8:30-9:30 AM

Blow...hard! Review of PFTs and VQ Relationships (P)

Speaker:  Scott Schaus, PhD

9:30-10:00 AM

9:30 AM-1:30 PM

BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS                                                                                       Open Chair Massage (10-minute sessions)

10:00-11:00 AM 

Shunts in Congenital Heart Defects or How the Reptilian Heart Will Help Us Understand Shunt Flow (P)

Speaker:  Scott Schaus, PhD  

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

The Cell-Based Model of Coagulation:  Why and Where NovoSeven Works (P)

12:00-1:00 PM

Luncheon / State Business Meetings

1:00-5:15 PM

Airway - Concurrent One-Hour Sessions A, B, C. NOTE:Airway Session for Saturday (1-2 PM and 2-3 PM) are closed. Only options now available are 3-4 PM and 4-5 PM.

1:00-2:00 PM

Health System Expectations of Contracted Anesthesia Services

Speaker:  Robert J. Gauvin, CRNA

2:00-3:00 PM

The Business of Anesthesia:  What 90% of Practicing CRNAs Don't Know

Speaker:  Robert J. Gauvin, CRNA

3:00-3:15 PM

BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS

3:15-4:15 PM

Say NO to NPO:  Benefits of Carb Loading Before Surgery (P)

Speaker:  Lindsey Woodkey, MS, RDN

4:15-5:15 PM

OB Updates (P)

Speaker:  Scot Pettey, CRNA, DNAP

6:30-7:00 PM

7:00-10:00 PM

Pre-dinner Reception - No Host Bar

Maggie Meyers Retirement Dinner

Tickets $75/person; Advance purchase required

Sunday, October 4, 2015

7:00-7:30 AM

Registration - Coffee & Juice

7:30-8:30 AM

Case Presentation (P)

Speaker:  Sarah Pierce, CRNA

8:30-9:30 AM

Prescriptive Authority and the DEA (P)

Speaker:  Dan Simonson, CRNA, MHPA

9:30-10:00 AM

Proceed to Brunch & Lectures

10:00-11:00 AM

AANA Update

Speaker:  Robert J. Gauvin, CRNA

11:00 AM-12:00 PM

FAQ about Bupivacaine Toxicity and Lipid Rescue (P)

Speaker:  Sandy Mumford, CRNA