Spring 2024 Virtual Conference

The New Jersey Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NJANA) is proud to present the Spring 2024 Virtual Conference, a day packed with topics and information that you need to keep on top of the latest trends and get the advanced training and Continuing Education Credits you need to succeed. Please see the schedule below for presentation and training course details.

CE Credit: To receive CE Credit you must complete a Self-Assessment Survey. A link will be emailed to all registrants within 48 hrs. after the program.

IMPORTANT: If you had trouble logging into the Zoom meetings please email Judy at judy@njsna.org or call 908-910-0586.

Conference Only Pricing

• NJANA Member: $200
• Non-member: $225
• RN/BSN: $75 (Conference Only)
• RRNA: FREE (Registration still required)

Add-on’s

• ACLS: $125
• PALS: $125
• BLS: $90
• Bundle (ACLS/PALS/BLS): $325

NOTE: If you registered for the ACLS/PALS/BLS Bundle you will receive a separate Zoom link from the main conference. Please check your email.

Registration Link: https://membership.njana.com/events/register.aspx?id=1844275

Vendor/Sponsor Support

Platinum Level: $400 (Only 3 Available)

• 4-minute speaking face to face speaking time just prior to the start of a lecture.
• Signage/advertisement on rotating slide show during breaks/in between speakers
• Company listing on virtual sponsorship board.
• Recognition on NJANA website for 3 months after conference

Gold Level: (unlimited) $200

• Signage/advertisement on rotating slide show during breaks/in between speakers
• Company listing on virtual sponsorship board.
• Recognition on NJANA website for 3 months after conference

Important: Artwork for sponsorships is due by April 3, 2024.

Click here for the ad requirements.

8:00 – 9:00 AM

What’s New in Obstetric Anesthesia (1 CE)
Presenter: Tom Baribeault, DNP, CRNA

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the newest medications and techniques for spinal and epidural anesthesia and analgesia.
2. Discuss the use of Point of Care Ultrasound in Obstetric Anesthesia.
3. New techniques for managing post-dural puncture headache.

9:00 – 10:00 AM

Point of Care Ultrasound Testing (1 CE)
Presenter: Tom Baribeault, DNP, CRNA

Learning Objectives:

1. List the point-of-care ultrasound tests available to the anesthesia provider (heart, lungs, gastric, fast exam, fluid assessment, airway exam).
2. Describe how to perform each exam.
3. Demonstrate the sono-anatomy and how to interpret the images.

10:00 – 10:15 AM
Platinum Sponsorship Opportunity

Break

Sponsored by Envision Physician Services.

10:15 – 11:15 AM 

Addiction, Withdrawal, and Effective Pharmacologic Treatment Options (1 CE)
Presenter: Thomas Pallaria, DNP, CRNA/APN

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the physiologic response behind treatment options for addiction and withdrawal.
2. Discuss current pharmacological treatment regimens for addiction and the subsequent anesthetic implications.
3. Understand the MATE ACT training requirements for DEA license renewal.

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Platinum Sponsorship Opportunity

NJANA President Address & Board of Director Panel Discussion (1 CE)
Presenter: Heather Borbely, MSN, CRNA/APN, NJANA President

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify two state issues impacting CRNA practice.
2. Discuss strategies that can be incorporated into daily practice to positively impact CRNA practice.

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Poster Presentation & Lunch Break (1 CE)
Presentation slideshow for registrants to view during the lunch hour

Learning Objectives:

1. Examine how the findings in scientific posters can be applied to nurse anesthesia professional practice.
2. Discuss strategies that can be incorporated into daily practice to positively impact patient outcomes.

1:15 – 2:15 PM

What is Resiliency and How Do You Built It? Developing Resiliency Among Nurse Anesthesiologists Utilizing the Community Resiliency Model (1 CE)
Presenters: Leigh B. Taylor, DNP, MS, CRNA, APRN & Steven L. Belmont, DNP, MSN, CRNA, APRN

Learning Objectives:

1. Review current evidence on occupational risk to CRNAs mental health.
2. Describe a need for resiliency and an evidence-based model for education and practice.
3. Recognize opportunities for resiliency in the the workplace by expanding on the Community Resiliency Model, an evidence-based model for regulation of autonomic responses to stress.

2:15 – 2:30 PM
Platinum Sponsorship Opportunity

Break

2:30 – 3:30 PM

You’ve Been Served. (1 CE)
Presenter: Dana Standridge, MSN, CRNA

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss the basic components of a lawsuit.
2. Discuss the AANA standards of care for office-based anesthesia practice.

3:30 – 4:30 PM

AANA Russ Lynn Lecture Series (1 CE)
Presenter: Faculty Advisor: Thomas Pallaria DNP, CRNA/APN

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify a gap from research to clinical practice through the development of a quality improvement project.
2. Discuss how to implement evidence-based research into clinical practice.

• Lecture 1: Improving Antibiotic Stewardship through Utilization of the PEN-FAST Screening Tool for Surgical Patients with a Documented Penicillin Allergy
  
  • Hannah Mandler, BSN, CCRN, RRNA
  • Patrick Miller, BSN, CCRN, RRNA
• Lecture 2: Low Flow Anesthesia with Sevoflurane Project Evaluation
  
  • Victoria Grant, BSN, CCRN, RRNA
  • Emily Sassano, BSN, CCRN, RRNA