VANA and the Military: Derek Owens
For this edition of The Monitor, the VANA Communications Committee spoke to Derek Owens about his journey within the military as a CRNA and most recently, his service as an instructor at Mary Baldwin University. If you would like to share your military or instructional experience with The Monitor, please [...]
Recent Retirees: Louise Hershkowitz
This month, Louise Hershkowitz shared her retirement story with The Monitor. If you have retired recently and want to share your story, or how you’re still engaged in VANA, please reach out to Katie Jesaitis at [email protected]. When I retired from the clinical practice of nurse anesthesia at the end [...]
New Graduates: Brittany Pierce
Brittany Pierce graduated from VCU’s nurse anesthesia program in December of 2021. Currently, Brittany works for VCU’s health system. As a 17-year-old senior in high school, I was sitting in church when I decided that I wanted to be a CRNA. One of the members of the church, a nurse [...]
Action Needed: Sign up to meet with your legislators
One of the most critical actions VANA members can take as we prepare for the 2024 session of the General Assembly is to meet with legislators to discuss the important issues facing CRNAs in Virginia. Time and again, we’ve heard from our elected officials about the importance of these meetings. [...]
VANA Speaks: A conversation with Inova Health Senior Vice President, Susan Carroll
This month, VANA sat down with the Senior Vice-President of Inova Health, Susan Carroll, to talk about leadership, mentorship and the constantly changing healthcare landscape in Virginia. We’re grateful to Susan for her time and look forward to VANA members learning more from our conversation. Can you tell us a [...]
Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Oral Cancer Awareness Month: CRNAs Provide Safe Anesthesia Care During Treatments for Oral Cancer By Cathy A. Harrison, DNAP, CRNA During April, Oral Cancer Awareness Month, the Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthesiologists reminds the public that the best prevention of oral health is early detection, but it’s also important to [...]
AA budget amendment update
We updated you previously that the Senate Finance Committee had acted under the cover of darkness to insert a line item into the budget that tasked the Board of Medicine with creating preliminary requirements for AAs later this year. We wanted to provide you with the latest information on what [...]
Why Our Children Deserve Safe Dental Anesthesia Care
By Cathy A. Harrison, DNAP, CRNA During February, National Children’s Dental Health Month, the Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthetists reminds parents that it is important not only to know how to keep your child’s teeth healthy, but also to ensure that they have access to safe dental care. I am [...]
CRNAs in Senate District 9: Your vote is needed in the Firehouse Primary on Feb. 26
This Sunday, Feb. 26, there will be a Special Election to fill Senator McClellan’s seat – Senate District 9 – in Virginia's General Assembly. Sen. McClellan will be vacating her seat as she was elected to represent Virginia’s 4th Congressional District earlier this week. We encourage residents of Virginia’s 9th [...]
Virginia CRNA PAC Update
As our Virginia CRNA PAC Challenge with TANA comes to a close, VANA is thrilled to report that we received a record-breaking number of donations in four short weeks! With more than 200 donations made, these dollars will be used to help further patient access to care and slow restrictive [...]
