Full Schedule

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