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, […]
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 […]
The AANA Board of Directors has recently adopted a revised and updated AANA Position on CRNAs Teaching AA Students in the Clinical Setting. See below for the details: CRNAs are involved in helping to train other professionals in specific clinical skills. While CRNAs may be able to train other professionals in specific clinical skills, CRNAs […]
The February 2023 State Update is now posted for all AANA members. Log in now for the latest on significant legislative and regulatory issues affecting CRNAs in the states. Find the status and full text of any state legislation in the State Update in our interactive state legislative tracking map. (Copy provided by AANA)
CRNA-PAC is turning 40 this December! Help us mark the occasion – and set us up for success over the next 40 years – by contributing to CRNA-PAC today. AANA members who contribute $40 or more per month and enter code PAC40 at check-out will be entered to win a year of free AANA meetings […]
In a letter to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the AANA recommended that CRNAs be included as providers who can be directors of Opioid Treatment Programs (OTP). Currently, only physicians can serve in this role. This letter was in response to the agency’s proposed rule on Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in OTPs. […]
February 27 – March 10, 2023 The AANA Board of Directors has authorized an interactive hybrid meeting for the August 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 […]