ARKANSAS ASSOCIATION of NURSE ANESTHETISTS
2008 Spring Meeting
March 28-30th, 2008
The Arlington Resort Hotel and Spa
239 Central
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas 71901
www.arlingtonhotel.com
E-mail: info@arlingtonhotel.com
Friday, March 28
2000 – 2200 ARANA Board of Directors Open Board Meeting
Saturday, March 29
0630-0700 Registration
0700-0710 Welcome and Announcements
Mary Ann Woodson, CRNA
President, ARANA
0710-0810 Pharmacology of local anesthetics
Terry Wicks, MHS, CRNA
0810-0910 What’s new in Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia
Terry Wicks, MHS, CRNA
0910-1010 Principles of Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia
Terry Wicks, MHS, CRNA
1010-1030 Break with exhibitors
1030-1130 Acute Pain Management Strategies
Art Zwerling DNP, CRNA
1130-1230 Chronic Pain Management Strategies
Art Zwerling DNP, CRNA
1230-1330 Lunch/ ARANA Business meeting ( ARANA and SRNA’s)
1330-1430 Clinical Assessment & Approaches to Difficult Airway
Management
Art Zwerling DNP, CRNA
Sunday, March 30,2008
0630-0700 Registration
0700-0710 Welcome and Announcements
Mary Ann Woodson, CRNA
ARANA President
0710-0810 Antimicrobial Issues in Anesthesia
Art Zwerling, DNS, CRNA
0810-0910 Wellness Strategies for the Anesthesia Community
Art Zwerling, DNS, CRNA
0910-0930 Break
0930-1030 Complications of Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia
Terry Wicks MHS, CRNA
1030-1130 Coagulation and Regional Anesthesia
Terry Wicks MHS, CRNA
Faculty
Terry Wicks CRNA, MHS
Staff Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Catawba Valley Medical Center
Hickory, North Carolina
Immediate past president American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Arthur Zwerling CRNA, DNP
Staff Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Lecturer: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia Program Didactic Faculty Villanova University
Course Description
The ARANA Spring Meeting will present a 10 CE Credit lecture program designed to provide anesthesia providers with a review and update on the latest developments in the field of anesthesia and related subjects.
Course Objectives
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The participant will be able to: |
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1) review and identify airway assessment tools supported by evidence based anesthesia research |
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2) review and discuss the ASA difficult airway algorithm |
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3) compare and contrast supraglottic and infra-glottic techniques for securing the difficult
airway |
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4) identify the current standards for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis |
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5) discuss anesthetic interactions with common antibiotics |
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6) compare and contrast common infectious disease issues that may impact anesthesia
technique selection |
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7) identify the pathophysiology of pain transduction, transmission, and
sympathetic/inflammatory cascades |
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.8) compare and contrast the physiology and pharmacology of peripheral and central
sensitization |
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9) discuss acute pain management strategies and the utilization of multi-modality anesthetic
approaches |
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10) identify the neurophysiology underpinning the neuroplasticity as relevant to chronic
pain syndromes |
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11) compare and contrast common chronic pain syndrome management options
12) compare and contrast interventional versus noninterventional approaches to chronic pain
syndrome
13) discuss the mechanism of action of commonly used local anesthetics
14) describe the strategies to reduce the incidence of local anesthetic toxicity
15) discuss the use of low dose local anesthesia for the outpatient spinal anesthesia
16) identify anatomic anomalies that contribute to epidural “wet taps”
17) describe the normal physiologic changes that occur with pregnancy
18) discuss strategies for providing analgesia for the first and second stages of labor
19) define wellness parameters for anesthesia providers
20) compare the various psycho-social, physiologic, and workplace stressors impacting
wellbeing in the anesthesia community
21) identify wellness strategies for improved wellness of anesthesia providers
22) discuss the management of sympathetic blockade during spinal and epidural anesthesia
23) list the factors that contribute to the frequency and severity of post-dural headaches
24) identify the normal role of platelets in coagulation
25) discuss the implications of anti-platelet drugs for the provision of spinal and epidural
anesthesia
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Program Registration or Cancellation Information
ARANA
PO Box 1225
Alma, AR 72921-1225
Telephone #: 479-369-2569
e-Mail: pif@wildblue.net
Accreditation
Approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists for 10 CE Credits.
AANA Code Number: 30192 Expiration Date: 3-30-2008
Registration Fee
Members:
□ $350.00 Saturday and Sunday
$200.00 one day registration
Students:
□ $50.00
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Course Registration Form
Mail Registration Form and Payment to:
Arkansas Association of Nurse Anesthetists
PO Box 1225
Alma, Arkansas 72921-1225
Please make checks payable to ARANA
Refund Policy: Refunds will be made with written notice only, less a $30.00 cancellation charge. No refunds will be given after Thursday, February 28, 2008.
Name: AANA Membership #
Address:
City, State, Zip Code:
Telephone:
E-mail:
(E-mail must be provided to receive registration confirmation and hand-outs)
Registration Fee:
Members:
□ $350.00 Saturday and Sunday
$200.00 One day registration
Students:
□ $50.00
Total Registration Fee Submitted:
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