ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — (AANA)—Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), and resident of Fort Worth, Texas, recently took office as the 2023-2024 president of the nearly 61,000-member American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA), headquartered in Rosemont, Ill. “As president of the AANA, I am honored to […]
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Today, Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced the “Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act” in the U.S. Senate. 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, including CRNAs. Ask […]
Thank you to the nearly 3,000 AANA members who contacted your U.S. Representative in opposition to the ironically named the “Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023,” which was introduced in the U.S. House last month. Unfortunately, this bill was just introduced in the U.S. Senate and it’s time to take action once again by asking […]
Thank you to all the members who participated in this election and to all the candidates! Please take this brief survey to provide AANA with your feedback on the 2023 Election. President–elect Janet Setnor, MSN, CRNA, Col. (Ret), USAFR, NC – Virginia Vice President Jeffrey Molter, MSN, MBA, CRNA – Ohio Treasurer Erik Rauch, DNP, MBA, CRNA, […]
Yesterday, during the ASA’s annual legislative conference, Representatives David Scott (D-GA), Mike Turner (R-OH), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) introduced a bill ironically named the “Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023” (H.R. 3347). This self-serving legislation puts physician anesthesiologists’ egos ahead of veterans’ access to care and demonstrates once again […]
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 […]