Public Relations Update
By Adam Bitely, Martin Waymire It’s been a busy first half of 2022 as Martin Waymire and the VANA Communications Committee have ramped up communications efforts, especially on the social media front. During the first half of 2022, VANA’s social media content has been viewed more than 435,000 times and [...]
Congratulations to the newly Elected Positions
Congratulations to the newly elected members of VANA’s 2022-2023 Leadership President-Elect: Maria Hirsch [email protected] I would be honored to serve as your VANA President-Elect. My nearly 30 years in the profession has given me the opportunity to practice in a variety of clinical settings and serve in many roles at [...]
2022 Annual Fall Conference
By Karen Gillikin, VANA Education & Programs Committee Chair VANA is headed back to Northern Virginia this year for the annual Fall Conference. The 2022 and 2023 Fall Meetings will be held at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner 1700 Tysons Blvd, McLean, VA. This luxury hotel is connected to exclusive shopping [...]
District 5 News
By Nickie Damico, [email protected] This will be my last entry in the newsletter as District 5 Director. It has been an honor to serve as your representative. Thank you to all who have devoted time and energy to support me and VANA District 5 over the past 2 years. When [...]
Mark Your Calendar
July 29-30, 2022: District 5 CE Event & Reception, Richmond, VA and virtually August 12-16, 2022: AANA Annual Congress October 1-2, 2022: VANA Annual Fall Conference, McLean, VA February 4, 2023: VANA Winter Workshop, Richmond, VA
CRNA Wins Prestigious Military Award
Virginia Certified Registered Nurse, Association President and Air Force Colonel Jan Setnor received the Brigadier General Beverly Lindsey Excellence Award. VANA President, Jan Setnor, has just been named the United States Air Force Reserve Command, Nursing Leadership ExcellenceAward winner for 2015. Each year, this award is presented to one individual. [...]
CRNA – PAC
Why PAC, Why Now? Click here to donate to CRNA's PAC online. I am reading a book, "From Silence to Voice – What Nurses Know and Must Communicate to the Public" by Bernice Buresh and Suzanne Gordon. The authors are two journalists that have written about what they learned about [...]
CRNAs Rock at the Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon!
The VANA CRNAs Rock! The VANA CRNAs Rock! is celebrating its 10th anniversary of running the Rock N Roll ½ Marathon in VA Beach!! This year the race will be held on Sunday, September 6, 2015. We are currently building our team of volunteers and runners for the 2015 race! Call for Runners- [...]
The Latest In Government Affairs
VANA Government Relations Committee Co-Chair Tom Watters, CRNA Email: [email protected] ABOUT THE GRC The Government Relations Committee (GRC), working with the VANA Lobbyist, shall address matters pertaining to legislation and regulations and make recommendations to the Board of Directors. As well as carrying out the activities of the Association as [...]
Nurse Anesthesia in Virginia
A Brief History of Nurse Anesthesia in Virginia The art and profession of Nurse Anesthesia can be traced back to 1877, when Sister Mary Bernard administered anesthesia at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania. She is the first identifiable Nurse Anesthetist; documents that are available tend to lead one to [...]