Aruba

April 27-30, 2026

Schedule

This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology for 20.00 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1046239; Expiration Date 4/30/2026.

AANA designates this program as meeting the criteria for up to 1.75 CE Credits in pharmacology/therapeutics and up to 1.50 CE Credits in pain.

  • Meeting will be in: The Natura meeting space

  • Made-to-Order Breakfast Buffet will served be from 7:00am – 11:00am (complimentary for those with room reservations at the Embassy Suites)

  • Lunch Buffet from 10:30am -11:30am will be held in: The Natura pre-function meeting space (for all meeting attendees).

  • Evening Reception will be held from 5:30pm – 7:00pm (complimentary for those with room reservations at the Embassy Suites)

TIMESESSIONSPEAKERPAIN / PHARM CREDITS
0700Registration / Sign-in
0725Welcome
0730Topical Thunder – An Awake Intubation Technique that Works!Jeremy Heiner, Ed.D., MSN, CRNA, FAANAPharm: 0.25
0830The Business of Anesthesia: Knowing Your WorthMatthew Zinder, DNAP, CH, CRNA
0930PTSD – What it is & how it can Affect us as Healthcare ProvidersMatthew Zinder, DNAP, CH, CRNA
1030Break / Full Lunch Buffet
1045Opioid Sparing AnesthesiaJeremy Heiner, Ed.D., MSN, CRNA, FAANAPharm: 0.50

Pain: 0.50

1145Team Strategies & Tools to Enhance Performance & Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) in the ORJeremy Heiner, Ed.D., MSN, CRNA, FAANA
1245Adjourn
TIMESESSIONSPEAKERPAIN / PHARM CREDITS
0700Registration / Sign-in
0725Welcome
0730The Physiology of SleepMatthew Zinder, DNAP, CH, CRNA
0830Cric It While It’s Hot – Cricothyrotomy Techniques & ConsiderationsJeremy Heiner, Ed.D., MSN, CRNA, FAANA
0930The Go-To Upper & Lower Extremity Nerve BlocksJeremy Heiner, Ed.D., MSN, CRNA, FAANAPharm: 0.50

Pain: 0.50

1030Break / Full Luch Buffet
1045Substance Use Disorder: Recognition, Intervention, & TreatmentMatthew Zinder, DNAP, CH, CRNA
1145The Effects of Expectation on Pain PathwaysMatthew Zinder, DNAP, CH, CRNAPain: 0.50
1245Adjourn
TIMESESSIONSPEAKERPAIN / PHARM CREDITS
0700Registration / Sign-in
0725Welcome
0730Airway Management AdventuresJeremy Heiner, Ed.D., MSN, CRNA, FAANA
0830Stress Management for Healthcare Providers (Part I)Matthew Zinder, DNAP, CH, CRNA
0930Stress Management for Healthcare Providers (Part II)Matthew Zinder, DNAP, CH, CRNA
1030Break / Full Lunch Buffet
1045Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitoring and Brain HealthJeremy Heiner, Ed.D., MSN, CRNA, FAANAPharm: 0.25
1145Shock, Shock, & More Shock! Crisis Management ConceptsJeremy Heiner, Ed.D., MSN, CRNA, FAANAPharm: 0.25
1245Adjourn
TIMESESSIONSPEAKERPAIN / PHARM CREDITS
0700Registration / Sign-in
0725Welcome
0730Emotional Intelligence in HealthcareMatthew Zinder, DNAP, CH, CRNA
0830What are the Keys to Trauma Anesthesia? There’s Really Only TwoJeremy Heiner, Ed.D., MSN, CRNA, FAANAPharm: 0.25
0930Common and Uncommon Pediatric ConditionsJeremy Heiner, Ed.D., MSN, CRNA, FAANAPharm: 0.25
1030Break / Full Lunch Buffet
1045General Business 101Matthew Zinder, DNAP, CH, CRNA
1145Human Factors – Examining the Origins of ErrorMatthew Zinder, DNAP, CH, CRNA
1245Adjourn
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