MeANA 2021 Professional Development Program

MeANA has worked hard to provide you with meaningful, informative educational sessions throughout 2021, all free of charge!  We hope you enjoy attending our final virtual educational session of the year this October 16th. Included in this package are a series of journal articles along with a quiz that can be taken to receive credit.
Note: if you previously registered for the spring 2021 educational session, you do not have to register again.

REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED!

This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology for 2.0 Class A CE Credits;
AANA Code Number 1041298; Expiration Date 10/16/2021.

Journal Articles:

Our first journal article has been posted as of October 1st! To find the articles, go to the top toolbar and hover over Clinical Updates or CLICK HERE to find out more!

Here’s the tentative schedule:

July (August): COVID-19
August: Airway Complications
September: Solo Provider Challenges
October: Buprenorphine and Kratom
November: Regional Anesthesia
December: Anesthesia and Marijuana


October 16th Fall Sessions

Schedule:
7:45 – 8:00 AM: Welcome
8:00 – 9:00 AM: Clinical Teaching Workshop: Helping You Become a Wildly Effective Clinical Educator by Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
9:00 – 9:15 AM: Virtual Sponsor Exhibit
9:15 – 10:15 AM: Anesthesia and Cancer Recurrence: What We Do May Matter by Carrie L. Frederick, MD
10:15 – 10:30 AM: Hear from our Sponsor: Army
10:30 – 10:45 AM: Guy Cousins, LCSW, LADC, CCS Director: Medical Professionals Health Program
10:45 – 11:10: Region One Update: Eric Rauch
10:45 – 11:45: Business Meeting

Session One: Clinical Teaching Workshop: Helping You Become a Wildly Effective Clinical Educator by Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA

Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA practices anesthesia and is the SRNA Clinical Coordinator at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine.  He is a faculty member with NOLS Wilderness Medicine and Landmark Learning and produces the podcast Anesthesia Guidebook… a podcast for the anesthesia community.


Session Two: Anesthesia and Cancer Recurrence: What We Do May Matter by Carrie L. Frederick, MD


Dr. Carrie Fredrick is a board-certified anesthesiologist who has specialized in anesthesia for outpatient and office-based surgery centers for the last 30 years. She completed her medical training at the University of Rochester School of Medicine in New York and then moved to Portland, Maine to complete her residency in anesthesia..

In addition, Dr. Frederick is a retired Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor in Anesthesia who was involved with the education of nurse anesthesia students at the University of New England, College of Health Professionals from 2005-2013. She also lectured as a guest speaker at the University’s College of Medicine and supervised UNE students at all levels, during clinical rotations. In 2010, she served as the Interim Medical Directory of the Physician Assistant Program at UNE and was a member of the Advisory Board to the Maine Board of Registration in Medicine for PA affair. Dr. Frederick was awarded the University of New England Distinguished Graduate Teaching Award for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Dr. Frederick has published several articles in Outpatient Surgery Magazine.  She has a particular interest in airway management and patient safety in the out-patient setting.  She has served as a consultant to the State of Maine EMS Board regarding airway management in the pre-hospital setting and has also consulted for private surgery centers interested in narcotic sparing techniques and preparing for accreditation site visits.  

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Thank you to our Sponsors!