2026 EDGE Main banner
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
6:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Registration
Location: Level 2- 2nd Street Foyer
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Essential Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workshop (Additional Registration Required)
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 5
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
7:45 AM - 4:00 PM
The ABC’s of Academic Terminology and Teaching (1.25 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required)
Valerie Diaz, DNP, CRNA, PMHNP-BC, APRN, CNE, CHSE, FAANA, CAPT (Ret), USN
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7-8
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
7:45 AM - 4:00 PM
Strategies to Ensure Success in Transitioning to Academia (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required)
Jorge Valdes, DNP, CRNA, APRN, FAANA, FAAN
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7-8
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
7:45 AM - 4:00 PM
Learning the Ropes of Compliance, Legal Issues and Resident Issues (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required)
Nickie Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7-8
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
7:45 AM - 4:00 PM
COA: Promoting Quality Education Through Accreditation (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required)
Rachel Davis, DNP, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA; Francis Gerbasi, PhD, CRNA, FAAN
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7-8
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
7:45 AM - 4:00 PM
Lunch Provided (for Early Educator Workshop Only)
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 6
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
1:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Train-the-Trainer: Essential Perioperative POCUS Studies Workshop (Additional Registration Required)
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 5
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
7:45 AM - 4:00 PM
Writing to Publications: Demystifying the Publishing Process for CRNA Faculty (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required)
Edwin Aroke, PhD, CRNA, FADLN, FAANA, FAAN
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7-8
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
7:45 AM - 4:00 PM
Ask the Experts: Open Forum with Experienced Educators and Scholars (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required)
Edwin Aroke, PhD, CRNA, FADLN, FAANA, FAAN; Jorge Valdes, DNP, CRNA, APRN, FAANA, FAAN; Valerie Diaz, DNP, CRNA, PMHNP-BC, APRN, CNE, CHSE, FAANA, CAPT (Ret), USN; Nickie Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7-8
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Board of Directors Open Session
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mindfulness Room
Location: Level 3- Malt
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Registration
Location: Level 2- 2nd Street Foyer
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
7:30 AM - 7:50 AM
Welcome From AANA President & CEO
Jeffrey Molter, MSN, MBA, CRNA; Bill Bruce, MBA, CAE
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Exhibits
Location: Level 2 Foyer
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
7:50 AM - 8:00 AM
Awards Presentation
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Delegate to the AANA Education Committee Candidate Speeches
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
Keynote: Closing "The Empathy Gap™ (1 MAC Ed CE)
Adolph "Doc" Brown, III
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Item Analysis Demystified: Love It or Toss It (1 MAC Ed CE)
Valerie Diaz, DNP, CRNA, PMHNP-BC, APRN, CNE, CHSE, FAANA, CAPT (Ret), USN; Pedro Hernandez, DNP, CRNA, APRN; Yasmine Campbell, DNP, CRNA, APRN, CNE, FAANA, CHSE
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Learning Lab for Future-Ready Faculty: AI-Powered Solutions that Revolutionize Nurse Anesthesia Education (Additional Registration Required) (1 MAC Ed CE)
Bijal Chaturvedi, DNP, CRNA, FNP, FAANA; Jiale Hu, PhD, RN, FAAN; Rhea Temmermand, PhD, MSN, CRNA, FAANA; Jessica Hessel, MSN DNP CRNA
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Virtual Reality and Competency-Based Education: A New Era for Nurse Anesthesia Programs (1 MAC Ed CE)
Kelly Winter, DNP. CRNA; Katie Cole, DNP, CRNA, CHSE; Kelly Wiltse Nicely, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN; Everett Moss, II, CRNA
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 5
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Addressing Clinical Preceptor Incivility Toward Nurse Anesthesia Residents (1 MAC Ed CE)
Melissa Eisenhauer, DNP, CRNA, APRN; Richard Wilson, DNAP, CRNA, FAANA; Matthew Harmon, DNP, CRNA, APRN, MBA-HA
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 5
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Learning Lab for Future-Ready Faculty: AI-Powered Solutions that Revolutionize Nurse Anesthesia Education (Additional Registration Required) (1 MAC Ed CE)
Bijal Chaturvedi, DNP, CRNA, FNP, FAANA; Jiale Hu, PhD, RN, FAAN; Rhea Temmermand, PhD, MSN, CRNA, FAANA; Jessica Hessel, MSN DNP CRNA
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Rooted in Evidence: Content Validation of Graduate Nursing Student Clinical Remediation Algorithm (1 MAC Ed CE)
Virginia Londahl Ramsey, DNAP, CRNA, APRN, CHSE, GIDDN Fellow, FAANA
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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)
Elizabeth Bamgbose, PhD, CRNA; Young Yauger, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN; Tamara Haegerich, PhD
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 6
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch & Mini Forum: Non-Academic Based Program Faculty (1 MAC Ed CE)
Julia Feczko, DNP, CRNA
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7-8
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch & Mini Forum: Student Support and Remediation (1 MAC Ed CE)
Jakkarin Sareerak, DNP, CRNA, CHSE; Hannah Burzumato, DNAP, CRNA
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 4
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch & Mini-Forum: Simulation (1 MAC Ed CE)
Katie Cole, DNP, CRNA, CHSE; Valerie Diaz, DNP, CRNA, PMHNP-BC, APRN, CNE, CHSE, FAANA, CAPT (Ret), USN
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 5
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch (On Own)
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Destigmatizing Remediation: Using AI, Deliberate Practice, and Evidence-Based Strategies to Support Underperforming Students in Nurse Anesthesia Education (1 MAC Ed CE)
Hallie Evans, PhD(c), DNP, CRNA, APRN, CNE, FAANA; Yasmine Campbell, DNP, CRNA, APRN, CNE, FAANA, CHSE; Valerie Diaz, DNP, CRNA, PMHNP-BC, APRN, CNE, CHSE, FAANA, CAPT (Ret), USN; Catherine Horvath, DNP, CRNA, CHSE, CNE, FAANA
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 5
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
From Induction to Instruction: Teaching, Testing, and Thriving in Nurse Anesthesia Education (1 MAC Ed CE)
Katie Cole, DNP, CRNA, CHSE; Kelly Winter, DNP. CRNA; Kelly Wiltse Nicely, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Team Building and Communication: “Sim Wars” Game-based Learning and Peer-to-peer Mentoring (1 MAC Ed CE)
Nicole A. Gonzaga Gomez, DNP, CRNA, APRN, CHSE, FAANA; Shayne Hauglum, PhD, CRNA, APRN; Greta Mitzova-Vladinov, DNP, APRN, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Advancing Independent Practice: Integrating Structured Oral Board Simulation into Senior Nurse Anesthesiology Education (.5 MAC Ed CE)
Christopher Simons, DNAP, CRNA
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Escape, Engage, Excel: Teaching Chemistry and Physics through Game-Based Learning (.5 MAC Ed CE)
Samantha Pratt, DNP, MSN, CRNA, APRN
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Incorporating Diagnostic Point of Care Ultrasound into Nurse Anesthesia Education (.5 MAC Ed CE)
Alexander Halstead, DNP, CRNA, CRNP, FNP-BC, CNE
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 5
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Faculty Forum (1 MAC Ed CE)
Yasmine Campbell, DNP, CRNA, APRN, CNE, FAANA, CHSE
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
State of the Science General e-Posters (1 MAC Ed CE)
Location: Level 2- 2nd Street Foyer
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Sip & Socialize Networking Event (with Derby Hat Making)
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 6-8
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Friday, February 6, 2026
7:00 AM - 3:45 PM
Exhibits
Location: Level 2 Foyer
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Friday, February 6, 2026
7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Registration
Location: Level 2- 2nd Street Foyer
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Friday, February 6, 2026
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mindfulness Room
Location: Level 3- Malt
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Friday, February 6, 2026
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
We Braved an Exam Breach . . . Will You? (1 MAC Ed CE)
Lillian Foerster, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, ICE-CCP
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Friday, February 6, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Keynote: The Neuroscience of Belonging: From Burnout to Thriving (1 MAC Ed CE)
Jessica Sharp, PsyD, MPA
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Friday, February 6, 2026
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Advancing RRNAs’ Learning Through Generative Artificial Intelligence: Integrating Prompt Engineering Training and Acceptable Use Policy in Nurse Anesthesia Education (1 MAC Ed CE)
Jiale Hu, PhD, RN, FAAN
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Friday, February 6, 2026
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Beyond Publication: Strategies for Maximizing Scholarly Impact (1 MAC Ed CE)
Marianne Cosgrove, PhD, DNAP, CRNA, APRN, FAANA; Carrie Bowman Dalley, MS, PhD, CRNA; Christian Falyar, DNAP, CRNA, FAANA; Cormac O'Sullivan, PhD, MSN, CRNA, ARNP, FAANA
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3
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Friday, February 6, 2026
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Collaborate & Connect: Peer Roundtable (1 MAC Ed CE)
Terrica Durbin, DNP, PhD, CRNA, FAANA; Valerie Diaz, DNP, CRNA, PMHNP-BC, APRN, CNE, CHSE, FAANA, CAPT (Ret), USN; Katie Cole, DNP, CRNA, CHSE; Jeanne Antolchick, PhD, CRNA, APRN, FAANA; Reed Halterman, Sr., DNP, CRNA; Hannah Burzumato, DNAP, CRNA; Cynthia Dabney, PhD, DNP, CRNA, APRN; Madison Aguilera; Thomas Winn, DNP, CRNA, CNE; Allan Lovern, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FNP, CNE; Elizabeth Gay, DNP, CRNA
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 4
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Friday, February 6, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Collaborate & Connect: Peer Roundtable (1 MAC Ed CE)
Terrica Durbin, DNP, PhD, CRNA, FAANA; Valerie Diaz, DNP, CRNA, PMHNP-BC, APRN, CNE, CHSE, FAANA, CAPT (Ret), USN; Katie Cole, DNP, CRNA, CHSE; Louisa Dasher Martin, PhD, CRNA; Yasmine Campbell, DNP, CRNA, APRN, CNE, FAANA, CHSE; Jeanne Antolchick, PhD, CRNA, APRN, FAANA; Reed Halterman, Sr., DNP, CRNA; Hannah Burzumato, DNAP, CRNA; Cynthia Dabney, PhD, DNP, CRNA, APRN; Madison Aguilera; Thomas Winn, DNP, CRNA, CNE
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 4
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Friday, February 6, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Smart Study, Smart Results: Multimodal Techniques for Exam Excellence (1 MAC Ed CE)
Richard Wilson, DNAP, CRNA, FAANA
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Friday, February 6, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Art of Peer Review: Navigating Critique and Crafting Response (1 MAC Ed CE)
Edwin Aroke, PhD, CRNA, FADLN, FAANA, FAAN; Derrick Cephano Glymph, PhD, DNAP, CRNA, CHSE, CNE, APRN, COL (RET), FIAAN, FAAN, FAANA
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3
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Friday, February 6, 2026
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
AANA Foundation’s Program Directors’ Luncheon – Conceptual Development of a “Cycle of Success: Research to EBP Paradigm” (Invitation Only) (1 MAC Ed CE)
Elizabeth Bamgbose, PhD, CRNA; Young Yauger, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN; Tamara Haegerich, PhD
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 5
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Friday, February 6, 2026
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch & Mini Forum: Assistant Program Administrators (1 MAC Ed CE)
Reed Halterman, Sr., DNP, CRNA
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 7
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Friday, February 6, 2026
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch & Mini Forum: Early Career Educators (1 MAC Ed CE)
Cynthia Dabney, PhD, DNP, CRNA, APRN
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 6
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Friday, February 6, 2026
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch & Mini Forum: Experienced Faculty (1 MAC Ed CE)
Crystal Hunnicutt, DNAP, CRNA; Leigh Taylor, DNP, MS, CRNA, APRN, FAANA
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 5
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Friday, February 6, 2026
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch & Mini Forum: Future CRNAs (1 MAC Ed CE)
Jeanne Antolchick, PhD, CRNA, APRN, FAANA
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 8
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Friday, February 6, 2026
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch (On Own)
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Friday, February 6, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
NBCRNA Update (.5 MAC Ed CE)
John Preston, DNSc, CRNA, APRN, FAANA, FNAP, FAAN
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Friday, February 6, 2026
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
COA Update (.5 MAC Ed CE)
Francis Gerbasi, PhD, CRNA, FAAN; Kelly Wiltse Nicely, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Friday, February 6, 2026
2:30 PM - 2:35 PM
Announcement of Delegate to the Education Committee
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Friday, February 6, 2026
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Cultivating Educator Excellence: A Shared Responsibility to Mentorship and Development of Nurse Anesthesia Educators (1 MAC Ed CE)
Hallie Evans, PhD(c), DNP, CRNA, APRN, CNE, FAANA; Susan McMullan, PhD, MSN, CRNA, CNE, CHSE, FAANA, FAAN
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 1-3
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Friday, February 6, 2026
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
From Bored to Board-Ready: Building High-Retention Educational Content with Ollivate
Joshua Olson, DNP, CRNA
Location: Level 2- Olmsted Ballroom 5
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Friday, February 6, 2026
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Let the Games Begin: Admission Interviews Reimagined (1 MAC Ed CE)
Ann Miller, DNP, CRNA, APRN, FAANA; Vicente Gonzalez, DNP, CRNA, APRN
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 3-4
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Friday, February 6, 2026
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Anesthetists in Recovery (AIR) and Friends Open Support Meeting (1 MAC Ed CE)
Louisa Dasher Martin, PhD, CRNA
Location: Level 2- Butcher Town
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Saturday, February 7, 2026
6:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Mindfulness Room
Location: Level 3- Malt
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Saturday, February 7, 2026
7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration
Location: Level 2- 2nd Street Foyer
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Saturday, February 7, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Leading Change: From Burnout to Bounce Back – Building Faculty and Student Resilience Through Organizational Transformation (1 MAC Ed CE)
Hallie Evans, PhD(c), DNP, CRNA, APRN, CNE, FAANA; Gerard Hogan, DNSc., CRNA, FAANA
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 1-4
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Saturday, February 7, 2026
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Self-Directed Online Preadmission Writing Development Program for Resident Registered Nurse Anesthetists (1 MAC Ed CE)
Jiale Hu, PhD, RN, FAAN; Nickie Damico, PhD, CRNA, CHSE, FAANA
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 1-4
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Saturday, February 7, 2026
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Making Data-driven Decisions to Inform Purposeful Program Change and Evaluate Student Performance (1 MAC Ed CE)
Jennifer Greenwood, PhD, CRNA
Location: Level 2- Commonwealth Ballroom 1-4