Friday, April 4, 2025

10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.                                                

Board of Directors Meeting

2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Registration Desk Open

5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.  

Exhibit Hall Open

GENERAL SESSION
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

AANA Update

Speaker: Erik Rauch, DNP, MBA, CRNA, NSPM-C

GENERAL SESSION
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.  

Legislative and Advocacy Update - Checking the Pulse of Florida Politics

Speakers: Samantha DeBee, M.Ed and Laura Molina, DNP, APRN, CRNA

GENERAL SESSION
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Perioperative Guidelines for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients

Speakers: Cindi Dabney, PhD, DNP, CRNA, APRN, and Mayte Diaz, DNP, CRNA, APRN

NETWORKING 
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.  

Welcome Reception With Exhibitors Sponsored by Mayo Clinic

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Saturday, April 5, 2025

7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Registration Desk Open

7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

NETWORKING
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. 

Continental Breakfast With Exhibitors 

GENERAL SESSION
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Accidentally Influential

Speaker: Olivia Reeves, CRNA

GENERAL SESSION
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

AI for Clinical Practice 

Speaker: Mayte Diaz, DNP, CRNA, APRN

STUDENT (RN) SESSION
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

RRNA Study Tips & Resiliency 

Speaker: Olivia Reeves, CRNA

NETWORKING
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break With Exhibitors Sponsored by Orlando Health OHMG Anesthesiology and Poster Presentations

• CRNA Preceptor Training Program Implementation at a Large Pediatric Academic Center; Hannah Lai (University of South Florida), Thomas Klaphake (University of South Florida), and Katrina Ramos (University of South Florida)

• Implementing a Parental Anxiety Reduction Protocol (PARP) in the Perioperative Period; Kailey Beckett (University of South Florida), Grace Flaherty (University of South Florida), and Kendra Thompson (University of South Florida)

STUDENT (RN) SESSION
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Journey to CRNA School: Qualifications and Strategies for Admission 

Speakers: Patrick Willingham, BSN, RRNA, and Becca Fleetwood, BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC

GENERAL SESSION
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Local Anesthetics 

Speaker: Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA, APRN

GENERAL SESSION
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The Devil is in the Details: Anesthesia Practice Models

Speaker: Mayte Diaz, DNP, CRNA, APRN

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 

Grab & Go Lunch

STUDENT (RRNA/RN) SESSIONS
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.         

The Science of Anesthesia: Foundations for Aspiring CRNAs

Speakers: Lindsey Bell, MSN, BSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, DNP, CRNA and Jeremy Matyjaszek, BSN, CCRNA, RRNA, FARRNA President

Peer Mentorship: Surviving the First Year of Anesthesia School

Moderator: Jacob Bryant, RN, BSN, RRNA
Panelists: Juan A. Lago Diaz, RN, BSN, RRNA; Marley Cain, RN, BSN, CCRN, RRNA; and James Nickson, RN, BSN, CCRN, RRNA

My Toughest Case: Lessons Learned From the OR

Speakers: John Waters, BSN, CCRN, RRNA, and Matthew Robert Kuhn, BSN, CCRN, RRNA

GENERAL SESSION
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

GENERAL SESSION
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

From Anesthesia to Aesthetics 

Speaker: Sunni Moreno, CRNA, APRN

NETWORKING
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 

Refreshment Break With Exhibitors and Poster Presentations

• Closing the Gap Between Best Practices in Clinical Preceptorship and Actual Preceptor Practice: A Quality Improvement Project; Kristian Delarosa (University of South Florida) and Brittany Wagner (University of South Florida)

• Implementation of Perioperative Handoff Tools: A Quality Improvement Project; Sarah Newman (University of South Florida) and Alexis Soyster (University of South Florida)

• Best Practices for Perioperative Management of Patients on Glucagon Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Agonists Using Point of Care Gastric Ultrasound); Alexndria Morani, MSN, RN (Barry University), Emily Prihoda BSN, RN (Barry University), and Linda Wunder, Phd, CRNA, APRN, FAANA (Barry University)

GENERAL SESSION
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

Hormones, Peptides, and Endocrine Disruptors

Speaker: Sunni Moreno, CRNA, APRN

GENERAL SESSION
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.  

S.O.S! Surviving the Takeover of Your Anesthesia Group

Speaker: David Hidalgo, MBA, CRNA

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Sunday, April 6, 2025

7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Registration Desk Open

7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

NETWORKING
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. 

Continental Breakfast With Exhibitors 

POSTER SESSION
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. 

Poster Session

• Implementation of a Neuromuscular Blocking Agent Reversal Bundle to Reduce Postoperative Residual Curarization; Taylor Dixon (University of South Florida) David Tavilla (University of South Florida), and Pankti Thaker (University of South Florida)

• The Use of Trigger Films to Enhance Clinical Training in Ventilator Management Skills for Resident Registered Nurse Anesthetists (RRNAs); Kara Patrick (Barry University), Heather Maldonado (Barry University), and Mikayla Mendenhall (Barry University)

GENERAL SESSION
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Anesthesia and Obstetric Complications: Collaborative Care for Maternal and Fetal Safety

Speaker: Katherine Meuti, CRNA

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 

Refreshment Break With Exhibitors and Prize Drawing

GENERAL SESSION
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.      

Anesthesia Considerations for Patients Using Psychedelics and Lesser-Known Psychoactive Medications

Speaker: Katherine Meuti, CRNA

GENERAL SESSION
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Anesthesia for Assisted Reproductive Procedures

Speaker: Kenneth Wofford, PhD, CRNA, DiMM, FAWM

GENERAL SESSION
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Decoding Data: Insights by the Numbers

Speaker: Kenneth Wofford, PhD, CRNA, DiMM, FAWM

1:30 p.m. 

Meeting Adjourns

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