Burnout is pertinent among healthcare professionals. According to the CDC, nearly half of health workers reported feeling burned out in 2022. That same year, the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) reported that 80% of …
We knew and greatly admired Dr. John Nagelhout, PhD, CRNA, FAAN, a CRNA whose life of teaching, research, clinical work, and program leadership eclipsed others of his generation. He was revered locally by his students …
Understanding the requirements for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) recertification doesn’t have to be so challenging. Created by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA), recertification ensures CRNAs remain at the …
Before we talk about the future of anesthesia, let’s look back at how things change. Change can come slowly or with astonishing suddenness. If you were training or practicing—or know of someone who was—in the …
If you’re a nurse anesthetist in the Continued Professional Certification (CPC) or Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Program, you’re in the right place. Regardless of the program you’re in, the National Board of Certification & Recertification …
There is an undercurrent of neuroscience-grounded activity underway in our professional community. Niches of CRNAs nationwide, working alone or in concert with like-minded physicians, are challenging some of the historical and contemporary foundations of general …
Considering Internet traffic, lay publications, and peer-reviewed clinical studies, parents are confronted with the angst that their young child’s brain, undergoing surgery, may experience neurocognitive toxicity due to our anesthetic drugs. It is a natural …
One of the APEX crew trained and worked for 4 years in a center where it was not uncommon to find yourself caring for patients who would be “under” for 10 hours or more. Cases …
The most recent era of healthcare is personalized anesthesia, representing a movement from one-size-fits-all care to targeted, patient-centric therapies. Genomics is fundamental to this shift, defining what makes us unique from all others on Earth. …
Ketamine has experienced a renaissance from the drug’s initial use many years ago. Not only as part of a multimodal component of many anesthetic approaches to reduce opioid use but more recently as a drug …
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