District 1

On Thursday August 31st, District 1 crnas attended a presentation at Fusion 440, in Portsmouth. Mike Jopling,MD, Anesthesia chairman, at St Anne's Hospital, Westerville, Ohio gave an informative presentation on"using low flow anesthesia technique."

A very special thank you goes out to Traci Olsen from Baxter for her generosity. Plans are in the making for another educational evening sometime after the New Year. It is with great sadness that I must inform you that District 1 has recently lost a very kind and talented CRNA.

Charles J Heavner, CRNA passed away October 23, 2006 after a long illness. Chuck graduated from the De Paul Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia in 1984 and received his BS from Old Dominion University. Upon his graduation, Chuck was employed at Whitaker Memorial Hospital but soon returned to his beloved De Paul, where he was employed until the time of his death. Chuck began his career at De Paul as an orderly almost 30 years ago and then became a respiratory therapist, where he was first introduced to nurse anesthesia. Through hard work and his love of education, Chuck became an RN and then fulfilled his dream of becoming a nurse anesthetist.

Many students at the De Paul and Old Dominion programs benefited from his instruction and mentoring and his contribution to our profession will be missed. A memorial service was held for Chuck on Wednesday, November 29th at 7pm in the Price Auditorium at De Paul Medical Center Hospital.

by Linda Ferro, CRNA
District Director