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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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
