PANA Fall Symposium - Bedford Springs

PANA Fall Symposium 2010 Bedford Springs Resort

The PANA's Fall Symposium at the Bedford Springs Omni Resort was well attended. As is customary, the annual PANA business meeting was held, where those members of the PANA who best exemplified CRNA Practice were presented with this years PANA awards for their efforts in supporting the practice and education of CRNA's in Pennsylvania.

Highlights of the business meeting include:

The PANA acknowledged SRNA Michael Lord’s activities this year and presented him with the $1000 Sue Humes Scholarship and Special Recognition award from the board.
Special Recognition was given to Kristen Morgan, SRNA, Allegheny Valley Hospital/LaRoche College School of Nurse Anesthesia, recipient of the 2010 AANA Kay Wagner Scholarship, sponsored by the PA

Special Recognition to People Going OFF of the PANA Board:

VICE PRESIDENT James Woomer, Jr., CRNA, MSN
SECRETARY (and Past President) Michael Kinslow, CRNA, MS
PAST PRESIDENT Joseph D’Amico, CRNA, Ph.D.
TRUSTEE Kathleen M.Z. Peiffer, MSN, CRNA
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE Michael Lord, SRNA

Special Recognition was given to Non-PANA Board Members who served on PANA Committees in 2009-10:

Alliance of Advanced Practice Nursing Committee—Brian Berry
Finance Committee—Brian Berry CRNA
PANA PAC Committee—Cherie Burke CRNA (Chair), Marie DeFrancesco-Loukas CRNA, Dan Delaney CRNA, Noreen Gerace CRNA, Tom Kelly CRNA, Erica Poole CRNA
PR Committee—Bettina Dixon CRNA (Chair)
Practice Committee—Brian Berry CRNA, Cherie Burke CRNA, Jackie Trasser CRNA
Program Committee—Patty Mullen Reilly CRNA (Chair), Bettina Dixon CRNA, Ashley Fedan CRNA, Richard Haas CRNA
Student Activities Committee—Ann Culp CRNA (Co-Chair)
Wellness Committee—Maria Magro CRNA (Chair), Andrew Aspen CRNA, Michael Villanueva CRNA, Art Zwerling CRNA

More information about this event may be found on the Bedford Springs 2010 Symposium Page

PANA Symposium Pictures

If you've photos that you would like to share, please forward them to the webmaster. Chester Wei, CRNA has shared some excellent photos he spent the weekend taking. The photos will load automatically if you have Flash loaded. Click on the photos to advance, or allow them to change at their own pace. Click on the "square" in the bottom right to see full screen photos! PANA Photographer, Chester Wei, CRNA

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PANA Symposia Agenda

Friday, October 22, 2010—5 CE Credits

5:00-7:00 Registration
5:00-7:00 Welcome Reception with Vendors
5:00-10:00 Anesthesia Review Course: OB Review, Pediatric Review, and Renal & Hepatic Review— Howard F. Armour, CRNA, MS
Clinical Principles II—Charles McCombs CRNA, BS

Saturday, October 23, 2010—5 CE Credits

6:30-9:00 Registration and Breakfast
7:45-8:00 Welcome—Diana Davidson, CRNA, PANA President
8:00-1:15 Pennsylvania’s Approach to Impaired Nurses and Nursing Students—from Discovery to Recovery—Kathie Simpson, R.N., BSN, CARN, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Nurse Peer Assistance Program, Kevin Knipe, MSW, LSW, CCDP Diplomat, Program Manager,
Professional Health Monitoring Programs, Ken Dickinson, MS, RPh, President, Pennsylvania Nurse Peer Assistance Program
10:00-10:15 Break with Vendors
1:15-4:00 Lunch, PANA State Update, and Annual Business Meeting—PANA Board of Directors
5:00-7:00 PANA Past Presidents Reception

Sunday, October 24, 2010—5 CE Credits