Representatives David Joyce (R-OH) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) have reintroduced the “Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act” (H.R. 2713) in the 118th Congress. This legislation will make a real difference for our patients by eliminating many of the barriers to the use of the highest-quality healthcare services provided by advanced practice registered nurses, […]
Monthly Archives: April 2023
April is National Volunteer Month, and CRNAs are working to make a difference in their communities and around the world. Billy Tanui, CRNA, is passionate about anesthesia education, both here in the U.S. and in his home country of Kenya. His long-term goal is to introduce epidurals to Kenya for women during childbirth, with a […]
The AANA Board of Directors has authorized an interactive hybrid meeting for the Aug. 19, 2023, AANA Business Meeting (BUSM). This will allow full participation in the meeting by eligible voting members both in the business meeting room and participating online. Because current BUSM Standing Rules do not support a hybrid business meeting format, the […]
Col. Herb Watson, MEd, CRNA, a legend in nurse anesthesiology education, died on March 7, 2023, at the age of 94. Watson was a past chair of Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Nurse Anesthesia and helped set the foundations for nurse anesthesiology education in the U.S. Among his many accomplishments, he received AANA’s Helen Lamb […]