Fall 2025 Meeting: Hybrid (in-person/virtual)

The New Jersey Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NJANA) is proud to present the Fall 2025 Conference on Saturday, October 4, 2025, 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. The in-person location is: New Jersey State Hospital Association, 760 Alexander Rd, Princeton, NJ, 08540

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

IMPORTANT NOTE:

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Conference Pricing

Conference Only (8.5 CE’s)

  • NJANA Member: $275
  • Non-member: $300
  • RN/BSN: $75
  • RRNA: $50
  • CRNA with RRNA Sponsorship: $325

Add-on’s (4 CE’s)

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

Vendor/Sponsor Support

PLATINUM LEVEL: $400 (12 available for in-person option)

  • On-Site Table and face-to-face time with members
  • Signage/advertisement on rotating slide show during breaks/in between speakers
  • Recognition on NJANA website for 3 months after the conference

GOLD LEVEL: $200 (Unlimited – virtual option)

  • 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 the conference

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ALL ART DUE 10 days prior to the event.

NJANA Fall Meeting 2025 Agenda

 7:00 –  8:00 AM 

ACLS/PALS/BLS Re-Certification (4 CE)
Jamie Paz, MSN, CRNA

**add on registration**

7:00 – 8:00   BREAKFAST

7:00 – 8:00 AM

Hands-on Needle and Boujie Assisted Cricothyrotomy Teaching Lab (ON-SITE ONLY)  (1 CE)

Maureen McCartney Anderson, DNP, CRNA/APN, FAANA

  1. Identify anatomical landmarks to perform needle cricothyrotomy
  2. Perform needle and bougie cricothyrotomy on a 3D printed trachea

8:00 – 9:00 AM

AI Meets Anesthesia: Shaping the Next Era of Perioperative Medicine (1 CE)

Ravi Modh, DNP, CRNA/APN

  1. Describe the fundamental principles of artificial intelligence (AI) and its emerging role in healthcare.
  2. Identify current and potential applications of AI in anesthesia practice, including monitoring, decision support, and perioperative management.
  3. Evaluate the benefits and limitations of AI integration for anesthesia providers, focusing on patient safety, efficiency, and workflow.
  4. Discuss the ethical, legal, and professional implications of adopting AI technologies in anesthesiology.

9:00 – 10:00 AM

Anesthetic Considerations for Corrective Jaw Surgery (1 CE)

Tarandeep Singh, DDS, FACS

  1. Identify preoperative risk factors and airway challenges in patients with congenital craniofacial deformities.
  2. Discuss strategies for intraoperative anesthetic management, including airway control, blood loss reduction, and analgesia.
  3. Anticipate and manage key postoperative concerns, particularly extubation, airway safety and PACU protocols for corrective jaw surgery

10:00 – 10:15 BREAK

10:15 – 11:15 AM

NJANA President’s Address and Board of Directors Panel Discussion (1 CE)

Stephen Pilot, DNP, CRNA/APN-A, NJANA President

  1. Identify two NJ state issues impacting CRNA practice
  2. Discuss strategies that can be incorporated into daily clinical practice to address state issues impacting CRNAs

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM 

Beyond Age: Optimizing Anesthesia in the Elderly (1 CE)

Laura L. Ardizzone, DNP, CRNA, MBA, DCC, FAANA

This lecture will review the perioperative management of the geriatric patient. We will review normal and abnormal changes associated with aging and how anesthesia care should be tailored based on surgery and co-morbidities.

  1. Describe the changing demographics of the United States.
  2. Describe the normal physiology of aging.
  3. Describe the pathophysiology associated with aging.
  4. Identify best practices when delivering perioperative care to the geriatric patient.

11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

RN/RRNA: Advanced Airway Training for RN’s – IN PERSON ONLY (no virtual option) (1 CE)

Alysia Ruffin, BSN, CCRN, RRNA
Brian Uster, BSN, CCRN, RRNA
Tisha Lim, BSN, CCRN, RRNA
Damian Kulikowski, CCRN, RRNA
Erica Barrett, CCRN, RRNA

Facilitator: Stacie Tittamin, DNP, CRNA/APN

  1. Identify the equipment involved in establishing an advanced airway
  2. Perform proper mechanics for utilizing a laryngoscope handle, blade, and videoscope to insert an endotracheal tube.
  3. Identify anatomical landmarks visualized when implementing an advanced airway.

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

LUNCH

Hands-on Needle and Boujie Assisted Cricothyrotomy Teaching Lab (ON-SITE ONLY) (1 CE)

Maureen McCartney Anderson, DNP, CRNA/APN, FAANA 

  1. Identify anatomical landmarks to perform needle cricothyrotomy
  2. Perform needle and bougie cricothyrotomy on a 3D printed trachea

 

1:15 – 2:15 PM

Medical Marijuana: Fact or Fiction (1CE)

Laura L. Ardizzone, DNP, CRNA, MBA, DCC, FAANA

  1. Understand the policy implications surrounding medical marijuana
  2. Discuss the evidence related to patient outcomes with the use of medical marijuana

2:15 – 2:30 PM BREAK

2:30 – 3:30 PM

Confessions & Connections: Building Wellness Through Honest Dialogue (1 CE)

Stephen Pilot, DNP, CRNA/APN, NJANA President

Describe “Second Victim Syndrome” and identify its common signs and symptoms in healthcare professionals.

  1. Identify strategies for conducting supportive conversations with peers following adverse events.
  2. Understand the confession session framework as a means for open communication and peer support.

3:30 – 4:30 PM

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

Effectiveness of Video Laryngoscopy vs. Direct Laryngoscopy in Patients with Difficult Airways Undergoing General Anesthesia: A systematic Review Protocol

Matthew Antonioni, BSN, RN, CCRN-CMC-CSC,RRNA
Kayla Anzalone, BSN, RN, CCRN, RRNA
Natalie Dabrowski, BSN, RN, CCRN, RRNA
Jessica Stewart, BSN, RN, CCRN, RRNA

Project Chairs: Dr. Irina Benenson, DNP, FNP, and Dr. Philip Huang, DNP, APN, CRNA

Preventing the Occurrence of Wrong-Route Medication Administration Among Patients Receiving Neuraxial Anesthesia Using Neuraxial Route-Specific Medication Administration Equipment: A Systematic Review

Frank Mark, MS, RN, CCRN, RRNA
Jonathan Miller, BSN, RN, CCRN, RRNA
Cody Powers, BSN, RN, CCRN, RRNA
Brian Uster, BSN, RN, CCRN, RRNA

Project Chairs: Dr. Stephen Pilot, DNP, APN, CRNA, RNAP Project Chair, and Dr. Cheryl Holly, Ed.D, RN, ANEF, SON Project Chair.

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.