2020 NANA Spring Conference Schedule | April 24-26
Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha Downtown Old Market
Join your colleagues for a weekend of education, networking, and camaraderie at the 2020 NANA Spring Conference, April 24-26 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha Downtown Old Market.
This year's conference includes an optional pre-conference USGRA Workshop (Additional fees and registration required. Space is limited.), a social event and PAC fundraiser Friday evening, and an excellent opportunity to network with peers and complete continuing education requirements that will be useful to guide your anesthesia practice.
Early Bird Conference Registration ends April 3, 2020. Click here for lodging information.
USGRA WORKSHOP
The USGRA Workshop for the Spring Conference will be Friday afternoon, April 24 1:00 pm - 5:15 pm and Saturday morning, April 25, 7:30 am - 11:30 am at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha Downtown Old Market.
Space is limited and there will be pre-course work so onsite registration will not be available.
CPC CORE MODULES
Conference Registrants will have an opportunity to purchase online access to one Core Module. Further details to follow. Please note, each core module can only be used once every four years.
Questions? Please contact the NANA office: 402/476-3852 or ewilcox@assocoffice.net.
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, April 24
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm | Registration
1:00 pm – 5:15 pm | USGRA Workshop- Part 1 | ce2 - Mike Mackinnon, FNP, MSN, CRNA & Scott Rigdon, MPH, CRNA
5:15 pm – 6:15 pm | Anesthesiologist Assistants: A Political Tool | Mike Mackinnon, FNP, MSN, CRNA
7:00 pm – 11:00 pm | Friday Evening Social Event/PAC Fundraiser
This event will serve as a fundraiser for NANA’s Political Action Committee and will feature appetizers, drinks, live music, silent auction, and FUN! Tickets must be purchased separately from your conference registration. More information including registration will be released soon.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
6:45 am - 7:30 am | Registration
7:30 am - 11:30 am | USGRA Workshop - Part 2 | ce2 - Mike Mackinnon, FNP, MSN, CRNA & Scott Rigdon, MPH, CRNA
11:30 am – 1:00 pm | Lunch & NANA Membership Meeting | NANA Board of Director Executive Officers
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Legislative Roundtable | Michael Anderson, DNP, ARNP, CRNA; Kent Rogert, NANA Lobbyist; Nebraska State Senator, TBD
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | AANA: The Value of Membership | Michael J. Anderson, DNP, CRNA, ARNP
3:30 pm – 3:45 pm | Break
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm | History of Anesthesia / Technological Advances | Michael J. Anderson, DNP, CRNA, ARNP
4:45 pm – 5:45 pm | Anesthesia and Infection Control | Michael J. Anderson, DNP, CRNA, ARNP
SUNDAY, APRIL 26
7:00 am – 7:30 am | Breakfast & Sign-in
7:30 am – 8:30 am | The Hidden Scar: Anesthesia and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder | Randy Cornelius, DNP, CRNA, ARNP
8:30 am – 9:30 am | Tips and Tricks: Things You Weren’t Taught in School | Randy Cornelius, DNP, CRNA, ARNP
9:30 am – 10:30 am | Space Shuttle Disaster: O-rings, Pressure Performance and Normalization of Deviance | Randy Cornelius, DNP, CRNA, ARNP
10:30 am – 10:45 am | Break
10:45 am – 12:45 pm | Cushing's Syndrome | Jessica Shank, MD
12:45 | Announcements & Adjourn
Refund Policy
For written refund requests received at least seven (7) days prior to the event (April 17, 2020), refunds will be granted less 20% of the registration fee. Refunds will be issued following the event. Refund requests received less than 7 days preceding the event will be granted at the discretion of the Board. You may send a substitute in lieu of refund by informing the NANA office in writing at neana@neana.org. No refunds for the Friday night event.
