Full Schedule

6:30 AM - 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Registration

Location: Level 2- 2nd Street Foyer

7:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Essential Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop (Additional Registration Required)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 5

7:45 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time

The ABC’s of Academic Terminology and Teaching (1.25 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7-8

Speaker: – Florida International University

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Strategies to Ensure Success in Transitioning to Academia (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7-8

Speaker: – Florida International University

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Learning the Ropes of Compliance, Legal Issues and Resident Issues (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7-8

Speaker: – Virginia Commonwealth University

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM East Coast USA Time

COA: Promoting Quality Education Through Accreditation (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7-8

Speaker: – Baylor College of Medicine

Speaker: – COA - Nurse Anesthesia

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch Provided (for Early Educator Workshop Only)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 6

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Writing to Publications: Demystifying the Publishing Process for CRNA Faculty (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7-8

Speaker: – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Ask the Experts: Open Forum with Experienced Educators and Scholars (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7-8

Speaker: – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Speaker: – Florida International University

Speaker: – Virginia Commonwealth University

1:00 PM - 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Train-the-Trainer: Essential Perioperative POCUS Studies Workshop (Additional Registration Required)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 5

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Board of Directors Open Session

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Mindfulness Room

Location: Level 3- Malt

7:00 AM - 5:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Registration

Location: Level 2- 2nd Street Foyer

7:30 AM - 7:50 AM East Coast USA Time

Welcome From AANA President & CEO

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

7:30 AM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Exhibits

Location: Level 2 Foyer

7:50 AM - 8:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Awards Presentation

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Delegate to the AANA Education Committee Candidate Speeches

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Keynote: Closing "The Empathy Gap™ (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

Speaker:

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Item Analysis Demystified: Love It or Toss It (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

Speaker: – Florida International University

Speaker: – Florida International University Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and HS - Miami, FL

Educate: Highlight innovative approaches to nurse anesthesia education, including advancements in simulation, artificial intelligence, and beyond.

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Learning Lab for Future-Ready Faculty: AI-Powered Solutions that Revolutionize Nurse Anesthesia Education (Additional Registration Required) (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3

Speaker: – Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Speaker: – Department of Nurse Anesthesia/Virginia Commonwealth University

Speaker: – Drexel University

Speaker: – Drexel University Nurse Anesthesia Program

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Virtual Reality and Competency-Based Education: A New Era for Nurse Anesthesia Programs (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 5

Speaker: – Emory University

Speaker: – Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia Program

Speaker: – Emory University

Engage: Discover impactful ways to implement new strategies in nurse anesthesia education programs

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Addressing Clinical Preceptor Incivility Toward Nurse Anesthesia Residents (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 5

Speaker: – University of Evansville

Speaker: – Ursuline College with Somnia Nurse Anesthesia Program

Speaker: – University of Evansville

Develop: Explore strategies for personal and professional growth as an educator in nurse anesthesia.

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Learning Lab for Future-Ready Faculty: AI-Powered Solutions that Revolutionize Nurse Anesthesia Education (Additional Registration Required) (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3

Speaker: – Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Speaker: – Department of Nurse Anesthesia/Virginia Commonwealth University

Speaker: – Drexel University

Speaker: – Drexel University Nurse Anesthesia Program

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Rooted in Evidence: Content Validation of Graduate Nursing Student Clinical Remediation Algorithm (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

Speaker: – Florida Gulf Coast University

Educate: Highlight innovative approaches to nurse anesthesia education, including advancements in simulation, artificial intelligence, and beyond.

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch & Mini Forum: AANA Foundation Research Priority Update: The Foundation's New Approach to Research and EBP Programs and Their Impact on the Community (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 6

Speaker: – University of Southern California

Speaker: – AANAF

Speaker: – AANA Foundation

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch & Mini Forum: Non-Academic Based Program Faculty (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7-8

Speaker: – Endeavor Health School of Nurse Anesthesia

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch & Mini Forum: Student Support and Remediation (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 4

Speaker: – University of California at Davis

Speaker: – Inova Loudoun Hospital

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch & Mini-Forum: Simulation (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 5

Speaker: – Emory University

Speaker: – Florida International University

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch (On Own)

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Destigmatizing Remediation: Using AI, Deliberate Practice, and Evidence-Based Strategies to Support Underperforming Students in Nurse Anesthesia Education (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 5

Speaker: – Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia

Speaker: – Florida International University Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and HS - Miami, FL

Speaker: – Florida International University

Speaker: – Medical University of South Carolina

Educate: Highlight innovative approaches to nurse anesthesia education, including advancements in simulation, artificial intelligence, and beyond.

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time

From Induction to Instruction: Teaching, Testing, and Thriving in Nurse Anesthesia Education (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

Speaker: – Emory University

Speaker: – Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia Program

Develop: Explore strategies for personal and professional growth as an educator in nurse anesthesia.

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Team Building and Communication: “Sim Wars” Game-based Learning and Peer-to-peer Mentoring (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3

Speaker: – University of Miami

Speaker: – AANA

Speaker: – University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies

Engage: Discover impactful ways to implement new strategies in nurse anesthesia education programs

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Advancing Independent Practice: Integrating Structured Oral Board Simulation into Senior Nurse Anesthesiology Education (.5 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3

Speaker: – Mary Baldwin University

Educate: Highlight innovative approaches to nurse anesthesia education, including advancements in simulation, artificial intelligence, and beyond.

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Escape, Engage, Excel: Teaching Chemistry and Physics through Game-Based Learning (.5 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

Speaker: – Rush University Medical Center

Educate: Highlight innovative approaches to nurse anesthesia education, including advancements in simulation, artificial intelligence, and beyond.

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Incorporating Diagnostic Point of Care Ultrasound into Nurse Anesthesia Education (.5 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 5

Speaker: – Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

Engage: Discover impactful ways to implement new strategies in nurse anesthesia education programs

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Faculty Forum (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

Speaker: – Florida International University Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and HS - Miami, FL

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time

State of the Science General e-Posters (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- 2nd Street Foyer

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Sip & Socialize Networking Event (with Derby Hat Making)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 6-8

7:00 AM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Exhibits

Location: Level 2 Foyer

7:00 AM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Registration

Location: Level 2- 2nd Street Foyer

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Mindfulness Room

Location: Level 3- Malt

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time

We Braved an Exam Breach . . . Will You? (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

Speaker: – Pediatric Nursing Certification Board

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Keynote: The Neuroscience of Belonging: From Burnout to Thriving (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

Speaker: – Sharp Brain Consulting

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Advancing RRNAs’ Learning Through Generative Artificial Intelligence: Integrating Prompt Engineering Training and Acceptable Use Policy in Nurse Anesthesia Education (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

Speaker: – Department of Nurse Anesthesia/Virginia Commonwealth University

Educate: Highlight innovative approaches to nurse anesthesia education, including advancements in simulation, artificial intelligence, and beyond.

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Beyond Publication: Strategies for Maximizing Scholarly Impact (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3

Speaker: – Yale New Haven Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia

Speaker: – Georgetown University

Speaker: – Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia

Speaker: – University of Iowa

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time

Collaborate & Connect: Peer Roundtable (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 4

Speaker: – Western Carolina University

Speaker: – Florida International University

Speaker: – Emory University

Speaker: – South College - Knoxville DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program

Speaker: – Nurse Anesthesia Program, College of Nursing, Augusta University

Speaker: – Inova Loudoun Hospital

Speaker: – University of South Florida

Speaker: – Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia

Speaker: – Diversified Anesthesia Services PLLC

Speaker: – University of Southern Mississippi

Speaker: – Augusta University

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Collaborate & Connect: Peer Roundtable (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 4

Speaker: – Western Carolina University

Speaker: – Florida International University

Speaker: – Emory University

Speaker: – Augusta University, College of Nursing, Nursing Anesthesia Program

Speaker: – Florida International University Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and HS - Miami, FL

Speaker: – South College - Knoxville DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program

Speaker: – Nurse Anesthesia Program, College of Nursing, Augusta University

Speaker: – Inova Loudoun Hospital

Speaker: – University of South Florida

Speaker: – Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia

Speaker: – Diversified Anesthesia Services PLLC

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Smart Study, Smart Results: Multimodal Techniques for Exam Excellence (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

Speaker: – Ursuline College with Somnia Nurse Anesthesia Program

Engage: Discover impactful ways to implement new strategies in nurse anesthesia education programs

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

The Art of Peer Review: Navigating Critique and Crafting Response (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3

Speaker: – The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Speaker: – Duke University School of Nursing

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time

AANA Foundation’s Program Directors’ Luncheon – Conceptual Development of a “Cycle of Success: Research to EBP Paradigm” (Invitation Only) (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 5

Speaker: – University of Southern California

Speaker: – AANAF

Speaker: – AANA Foundation

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch & Mini Forum: Assistant Program Administrators (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7

Speaker: – Nurse Anesthesia Program, College of Nursing, Augusta University

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch & Mini Forum: Early Career Educators (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 6

Speaker: – University of South Florida

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch & Mini Forum: Experienced Faculty (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 5

Speaker: – Virginia Commonwealth University

Speaker: – Fairfield University

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch & Mini Forum: Future CRNAs (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 8

Speaker: – South College - Knoxville DNP Nurse Anesthesia Program

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch (On Own)

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time

NBCRNA Update (.5 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

Speaker: – National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time

COA Update (.5 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

Speaker: – COA - Nurse Anesthesia

Speaker: – Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia Program

2:30 PM - 2:35 PM East Coast USA Time

Announcement of Delegate to the Education Committee

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Cultivating Educator Excellence: A Shared Responsibility to Mentorship and Development of Nurse Anesthesia Educators (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3

Speaker: – Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia

Speaker: – University of Illinois Chicago College of Nursing

Grow: Learn how to build meaningful connections with peers and mentor future CRNAs.

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

From Bored to Board-Ready: Building High-Retention Educational Content with Ollivate

Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 5

Speaker: – Ollivate

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Let the Games Begin: Admission Interviews Reimagined (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4

Speaker: – Florida International University

Educate: Highlight innovative approaches to nurse anesthesia education, including advancements in simulation, artificial intelligence, and beyond.

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Anesthetists in Recovery (AIR) and Friends Open Support Meeting (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Butcher Town

Speaker: – Augusta University, College of Nursing, Nursing Anesthesia Program

6:30 AM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Mindfulness Room

Location: Level 3- Malt

7:30 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Registration

Location: Level 2- 2nd Street Foyer

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Leading Change: From Burnout to Bounce Back – Building Faculty and Student Resilience Through Organizational Transformation (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 1-4

Speaker: – Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia

Speaker: – Florida State University

Develop: Explore strategies for personal and professional growth as an educator in nurse anesthesia.

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Self-Directed Online Preadmission Writing Development Program for Resident Registered Nurse Anesthetists (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 1-4

Speaker: – Department of Nurse Anesthesia/Virginia Commonwealth University

Speaker: – Virginia Commonwealth University

Educate: Highlight innovative approaches to nurse anesthesia education, including advancements in simulation, artificial intelligence, and beyond.

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Making Data-driven Decisions to Inform Purposeful Program Change and Evaluate Student Performance (1 MAC Ed CE)

Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 1-4

Speaker: – Rosalind Franklin University

Develop: Explore strategies for personal and professional growth as an educator in nurse anesthesia.