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  • 2023 Fall Newsletter

    Monday, December 04, 2023

    The 2023 Fall Newsletter is available to read now on our website. We hope the updates in this newsletter are helpful to you, and we welcome your feedback on the topics that matter most to you, so we can continue to expand and improve these regular updates to our membership. In addition…


  • Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Appoints Andrea Pee as Executive Director/CEO

    Wednesday, September 06, 2023

    AUSTIN, TX—The Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists (TxANA) Board of Directors has appointed Andrea Pee as the new Executive Director/CEO of TxANA. “We are excited for Andrea to continue her work with TxANA in this new role,” said Amy Blok, DNP, CRNA, President of…


  • Advancing Patient Safety Throughout the Globe: AANA Delegation to Cambodia

    Tuesday, September 05, 2023

    By Holly Pham, DNAP-HCA, MSN, CRNA TxANA Federal Political Director (FPD)   In April 2023, I had a great opportunity to visit Cambodia. A delegation of CRNAs representing the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA), from throughout the United States, including Puerto…


  • 2023 Summer Newsletter

    Friday, August 25, 2023

    The 2023 Summer Newsletter is available to read now on our website. We hope the updates in this newsletter are helpful to you, and we welcome your feedback on the topics that matter most to you, so we can continue to expand and improve these regular updates to our membership. In…


  • Riddle Becomes President of American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

    Friday, August 25, 2023

    FORT WORTH, TX—Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN, of Fort Worth, TX, recently took office as the 2023-2024 President of the nearly 61,000-member American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA), headquartered in Rosemont, IL, with more than 4,700 members in the State of Texas.…


  • Governor Abbott Appoints Riddle To Texas Board Of Nursing

    Monday, August 21, 2023

    Originally published by the Office of the Texas Governor here. Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Dru Riddle Ph.D., DNP, CRNA, FAAN to the Texas Board of Nursing for a term set to expire on January 31, 2029, effective September 1, 2023. The Board oversees the practice of professional…


  • Texas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Receives Evidence-Based Certification

    Thursday, July 13, 2023

    Texas Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Receives Evidence-Based Certification  HOUSTON, TX—A Houston-area Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) received an Evidence-based Practice Certification (EBP-C) recently from the Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute…


  • TxANA Convention and CRNA Day at the Capitol Changes

    Friday, June 16, 2023

    By Wendy Odell, DNP, CRNA - TxANA Vice President Greetings to all Texas CRNAs! I hope you are having a fantastic 2023. It is my pleasure to greet you as the Vice President of TxANA and provide you with updates from the Education Committee.  Thank you to everyone who completed the…


  • 2023 Spring Newsletter

    Friday, May 26, 2023

    Our latest TxANA newsletter is out, and we hope you’ll read it online here and share with your fellow CRNA colleagues. We hope the updates in this newsletter are helpful to you, and we welcome your feedback on the topics that matter most to you, so we can continue to…


  • TxANA Members, Dentists Testify for Texas House Bill 1930

    Monday, April 03, 2023

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Media Contact: Tyler Pointer | tyler@txana.org April 3, 2023   TxANA Members, Dentists Testify for Texas House Bill 1930   AUSTIN, TX—Members of the Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists (TxANA) testified for House Bill 1930 on Monday at…


  • New Poll: Texas Voters Overwhelming Support Removing Barriers on Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

    Thursday, March 16, 2023

    Eliminating delegation contract requirement would expand access to healthcare for Texans, particularly in rural and underserved areas hit hardest by growing workforce crisis Austin, TX (March 15, 2023) – A new statewide poll shows an overwhelming majority of Texas voters support…


  • 2023 Winter Newsletter

    Friday, March 10, 2023

    Our latest TxANA newsletter is out, and we hope you’ll read it online here and share with your fellow CRNA colleagues. We hope the updates in this newsletter are helpful to you, and we welcome your feedback on the topics that matter most to you, so we can continue to…


  • Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Signs on Coalition Addressing Nursing Shortage

    Tuesday, February 28, 2023

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                           Media Contact: Tyler Pointer February 28,…


  • TxANA Board of Directors Appoints Pee Interim Executive Director/CEO

    Friday, February 24, 2023

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                         Media Contact: Tyler Pointer Feb. 24,…


  • Updates from the President - Fall 2022

    Thursday, January 05, 2023

    James Stockman, MSNA, CRNA, NSPM-C President, 2022-2023 Greetings, TxANA members. I am happy to write to you going into the holiday season, but as you know, that means the Legislative Session is quickly approaching us! In September, the 2022-2023 TxANA Board of Directors (BOD) was…


  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Brings Nursing to Bright Young Minds

    Monday, December 19, 2022

    AUSTIN, TX—When you are a child, you will likely have big aspirations regarding your ‘dream job.’ Astronauts, scientists, professional athletes—even superheroes —may be terms often heard.  A recently published book is shining a new light on a different…


  • 2023 TxANA Annual Convention Invitation

    Monday, December 05, 2022

    Wendy Odell, DNP, CRNA Vice President & Education Committee Chair, 2022-2023 As Vice President and Education Committee Chair, I extend a Big Texas invitation to attend TxANA's Annual Convention, set for January 21-23, 2023, in Austin, TX. This is TxANA’s first…


  • 2022 Fall Newsletter

    Friday, November 18, 2022

    Our latest TxANA newsletter is out, and we hope you’ll read it online here and share with your fellow CRNA colleagues. We hope the updates in this newsletter are helpful to you, and we welcome your feedback on the topics that matter most to you, so we can continue to…


  • Peer Program Aims to Create Safe Space, Proactive Support for CRNAs, Anesthesia Clinicians

    Monday, November 07, 2022

    Media Contact: Tyler Pointer GALVESTON, TX—A group of providers has launched an interdisciplinary peer support program at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) to mitigate the effects of Second Victim Phenomenon (SVP) on clinicians in high-stress anesthesia practice.…


  • Don’t Be a Stranger, TxANA

    Wednesday, October 05, 2022

    Abby Caswell, DNP, CRNA TxANA President, 2021-2022 It has been an honor to work alongside the TxANA Board this past year in our continued mission of advancing patient safety and the profession of nurse anesthesia. TxANA has been strategic and impactful in protecting patients and…