2025 Annual Fall Conference

Attention CRNAs, SRNAs, and prospective students! You are invited to join us for the VANA 2025 Annual Fall Conference at the Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Valley Conference Center September 27 – 28, 2025. This is an excellent opportunity to reconnect with your CRNA peers for cutting-edge educational lectures on topics of critical importance to the practice of nurse anesthesia. VANA also holds its annual Business Meeting to provide updates and open discussion with the membership.

Educational topics include:

• Returning to Anesthesia After Medical Hiatus
• Wellness: Not Just the Absence of Disease
• Pediatric Trauma
• Perioperative Myocardial Injury: Strategies for Prevention, Detection, and Management
• Basic Perioperative TEE: The CRNA Perspective
• Suzetrigine: Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Applications of a New Sodium Channel Blocker for Moderate to Severe Acute Pain Management
• From Vessel to Victory: Management of the Vascular Patient for Endovascular Procedures
• This is Your Mind on Plants (and Fungi): Exploring the Implications of the Use of Psychedelics in Anesthesia Practice
• Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Techniques
• AANA Update
• VANA Update & Business Meeting
• Virginia Legislative Update

Saturday Evening Reception: We are excited for attendees to join us for a reception to cap off the first day of educational programming on Saturday September 27! Swing by the reception for a complimentary beverage on your way out of lectures before heading out for dinner on your own.

NEW THIS YEAR – Break Out and Break In to CRNA School

Thinking about becoming a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)? Join us Saturday, September 27, from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm for this interactive panel discussion with five experienced CRNAs and SRNAs (Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists) from across the state of Virginia who will answer your questions and share insider perspective on how to navigate the application process and rigorous journey in becoming a future SRNA/CRNA. Whether you’re just starting to explore the idea or already planning your application, this session will help you make an informed decisions about your future. Each program in Virginia will have SRNA representation and information on school specific applications processes. 

Hotel booking information:

Thank you for your strong interest in this year’s VANA Conference—our room block at the Hotel Madison filled quickly, and the hotel is completely sold out!

To ensure our attendees have excellent options, VANA has arranged an overflow block at Massanutten Resort, just 20 minutes from Hotel Madison. The resort offers spacious condo-style accommodation in a scenic mountain setting—an ideal place to relax and recharge after a full day of learning and networking.

Overflow Hotel Details

• Location: Massanutten Resort
• Address: 1822 Resort Drive, Massanutten, VA 22840
• Accommodations: Woodstone One-Bedroom Condo
• Cut-Off Date: Thursday, September 11
• Room Rate: $216.00 per night, plus a $22.00 resort fee
• Reservations: Call 540-289-4032

A reservation link will be provided once your conference registration is completed here.

For added convenience, we’ve also compiled a list of other nearby hotels with availability at this link.

With a JMU home football game the same weekend, Harrisonburg will be buzzing with activity, making reservations especially valuable. We encourage you to reserve your accommodation as soon as possible to secure your spot, as the area will be in high demand that weekend.

We look forward to welcoming you to Harrisonburg for an inspiring and energizing VANA Conference!

This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology for 12.00 Class A CE credits; Code Number 1046021; Expiration Date 9/28/2025.