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Risk of pulmonary aspiration with laryngeal mask airway and tracheal tube
Risk of pulmonary aspiration with laryngeal mask airway and tracheal tube: analysis on 65,712 procedures with positive pressure ventilation
VANA Announces 2010 Fall Conference!
The Fall Conference will be held October 16-17, 2010 at the Virginia Beach Hilton Resort.
Propofo Shortage Update
Also included are updates on some of the commonly used neuromuscular blocking agents.
VANA Lobby Day - January 27th
Please mark January 27, 2010 on your calendar and plan to spend time with fellow CRNAs as we educate legislators about the important role of CRNAs. VANA Lobby day is one of the most important days of the year for ensuring that CRNAs in Virginia have the ability to practice to their fullest scope and we need your help to ensure the many new faces in the Virginia Legislature, understand how CRNAs deliver quality anesthesia care to Virginia’s citizens.
Contact information regarding Propofol Shortage
Here are the contact numbers for specific manufacturers as well as a number to find out what the lot numbers are recalled.
Propofol Shortage Hits Nationwide
This information gives you an update on the nationwide propofol shortage.
VCU meeting the anesthesia needs in Southwest Virginia
Across the United States, there are over 100 institutions of higher learning that prepare Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Nurse Anesthesia is currently ranked as “Best in the Nation” by U.S. News & World Report, a designation it has proudly held for the last 4 years. All CRNA educational programs at a minimum grant the Masters Degree credential, as national entry to nurse anesthesia practice is currently at the graduate level. VCU is among those at the forefront now offering graduate students an optional clinical doctorate, the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice degree.
Nurse Anesthetists: Improving the landscape of healthcare safety
The Institute of Medicine’s 2001 landmark publication, To Err Is Human, focused national attention on the matter of patient safety. Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) are at the forefront of delivering safe anesthesia care, and though primarily associated with direct patient care, their contributions in the domains of education and research have helped to transform the landscape of health care delivery.
New VANA Member Benefit: Employment Contract Reviews
I am happy to announce a new and valuable benefit available to VANA members: Two well-known health care law firms in Virginia have offered to provide legal guidance regarding CRNA employment contracts for those CRNAs who are members of VANA.
