MoANA 2025 Fall Meeting in Springfield, MO

MoANA Spring Conference New Format Featuring 11 Class A CEs - including 4 Hours of Hands-On Learning!

September 27-28, 2025

Missouri State University

640 Cherry Street

Springfield, Missouri

Innovations and Interventions in Anesthesia Practice: From Volume Resuscitation to Global Education and Simulation

Date:

September 26–28, 2025

Location:

Missouri State University, Springfield, MO

Accreditation:

12 Educational Credits (Pending Approval)

The MoANA Fall 2025 Seminar aims to elevate clinical practice by delivering timely updates and practical training across critical anesthesia topics such as fluid resuscitation, perioperative device management, simulation training, and global education outreach. Set on the Missouri State University campus, this conference will bring together professionals to explore how clinical innovation—including 3D printing, international partnerships, and simulation-based education—can transform anesthesia care delivery both locally and globally.

Hands-on workshops will provide immersive skill-building in fiberoptic intubation, central line placement, ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) techniques.

The weekend's activites will include a Meet and Greet Reception for SRNAs/RRNA. (Students may attend for free. Drink tickets will be available and food will be available. CRNAs and guests may attend for $50.)

Objectives

By the end of this seminar, participants will:

Apply evidence-based strategies for trauma fluid resuscitation.

Describe perioperative management principles for patients with implanted pacemakers.

Understand how 3D printing supports innovation in anesthesia equipment for low- and middle-income countries.

Appreciate the impact of distance education models in advancing global nurse anesthesia training.

Identify risks and mitigation strategies related to intraoperative axillary roll placement.

Enhance central line placement techniques using guided ultrasound and simulation.

Demonstrate fiberoptic intubation, peripheral nerve block scanning, and POCUS exam proficiency through hands-on workshops.

AGENDA

Friday, September 26, 2025

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: MoANA Board of Directors Meeting

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Student Networking & Welcome Reception (Lobby/Atrium of the O'Reilly Building - 640 Cherry St.) Students may attend for FREE. CRNAs and guests may attend for $50.

Saturday, September 27, 2025 (8:00 AM – 4:00 PM)

7:00 AM: Breakfast with Venders/Exhibitors

8:00 AM: The Psychology of Networking: Why We Dread It, Why We Need It, and How to Make It (Actually!) Work For You - Erin Herrera, MSN, CRNA

9:00 AM: The Beat Goes On: Anesthesia and the Evolving World of Cardiac Pacing - Erin Herrera, MSN, CRNA

10:00 AM: Innovations in Anesthesia for Global Health: 3D Printing in Low-Middle-Income Countries - Michael Burns, DNAP, CRNA; AJ Hustedde, BSN, SRNA; and Marc Petrykowski, BSN,SRNA

11:00 AM: Distance Education for Nurse Anesthetists in Cameroon: Challenges and Successes - Michael Burns, DNAP, CRNA

12:00 PM - Working Lunch - AANA/MoANA updates - Corry Coopmans, CRNA, MoANA President

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Hands-On Skills Workshops from 1pm to 3 pm. Attendees will complete two -hour workshop rotations on Saturday and two 1-hour workshop rotations on Sunday.

Colored group badges are provided for organization.

Workshop sessions will include: fiberoptic intubation, central line placement, ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) techniques..Evening Event

4:00 PM – 9:00 PM: MoANA PAC Tailgate & Social Event - Join us for some fun! Missouri State University football game.

Sunday, September 28, 2025 (8:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

8:00 AM - Axillary Roll Placement and Brachial Plexus Protection: Avoiding Iatrogenic Injuries - Monika Feeney, DNAP, CRNA

9:00 AM: Central Line Insertion Techniques and Troubleshooting - 8:00 AM - Axillary Roll Placement and Brachial Plexus Protection: Avoiding Iatrogenic Injuries - Monika Feeney, DNAP, CRNA

Hands-On Skills Workshops from 10 am to Noon

12:00 PM: Closing Remarks and Evaluation

Hotel options in Springfield

Several hotel options are listed below:

• Hotel Vandivort

305 E Walnut St

Springfield, MO 65806

(417) 832-1515

• Moxie Springfield Downtown

430 South Ave

Springfield, MO 65806

(417) 501-7773

• University Plaza Hotel

333 S John Q Hammons Pkwy

Springfield, MO 65806

(417) 864-7333

• The DoubleTree Hotel

2431 N Glenstone Ave

Springfield, MO 65803

417-831-3131

• Fairfield Inn & Suites

2455 N Glenstone

Springfield, MO 65803

414-833-9599

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