Spring Student Seminar
at Rogers Conference Center
A special time of education, excitement, camaraderie and fun. Reap the benefits of this unique seminar, where you’ll hear from eleven of the best and brightest SRNAs in the region. Keynote presentation to be given by the 2017 AANA Alice McGraw Outstanding Practioner Award winner. 11 Class A CEs available.
Saturday – April 7th
7:00 AM |
Registration and Breakfast |
7:30 AM | Welcome – Jim Fink, CEO, Allegheny Anesthetists Introduction & Electronic Scoring – Rich Haas, PhD, CRNA |
7:45 AM | Keynote Presentation: The Path to Improved Patient Outcomes: The DNP Degree Objectives Christopher Smith, DNP, CRNA |
8:45 AM | Ether Day and the History of Anesthesia Amy Liptak, BSN, SRNA University of Pittsburgh / North Huntingdon, PA |
9:45 AM | Break |
10:00 AM | Are We Safely Dosing Medications in Obese Children? Kasei Worley, BSN, CCRN, SRNA Bloomsburg University / Milton, PA |
11:00 AM | Pediatric Massive Transfusion Chelsea Runkle, SRNA Villanova University |
12:00 PM |
Lunch |
1:30 PM | Case Study Panel Discussions:
Anesthetic Management of the Pediatric Patient with Congenital Disorders in a Non-Pediatric Institution Obstetric Emergency: Postpartum Hemorrhage in the Parturient with Comorbidities Disorders in a Non-Pediatric Institution Awake Carotid Endarterectomy Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Trisomy 18 and Tracheoesophageal Fistula |
3:30 PM | Break |
3:45 PM | Intra-operative Crises Matthew Zeiler, SRNA LaRoche College / Pittsburgh, PA |
Sunday – April 8th
7:00 AM |
Registration and Coffee |
7:25 AM | Introduction (brief) Rich Haas, PhD, CRNA |
7:30 AM | Perineural Vs Intravenous Use of Dexamethasone in Orthopedic Surgery with Potential ERAS Application Steven Mobley SRNA St. Vincent College / Pittsburgh, PA |
8:30 AM | The Physiology and Pharmacology of Neuromuscular Reversal Diane Farrell BSN, SRNA York College of Pennsylvania / New Cumberland, PA |
9:30 AM | Break |
9:45 AM | To Stress or Not? Considerations for Perioperative Steroid Stress Dosing Matt Loftus SRNA LaRoche College / Baden, PA |
10:45 AM | Current Trends in Opioid Free Anesthesia Megan Hornyak BSN, SRNA, Gannon University / Meadville, PA |
11:45 AM | Awards Ceremony |