Full Schedule

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

AANA Board of Directors Meeting Open Session

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Registration

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Legislative & Regulatory Issues Commonly Faced By CRNAs (1 Class A CE) (Additional Registration Required)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time

PAC Strategies for State Association of Nurse Anesthetists (1 Class A CE) (Additional Registration Required)

Speaker: – Vivant Anesthesia, LLC

Speaker: – Corridor Ketamine

Speaker: – Chief CRNA Mercy-Defiance Hospital - Northstar Anesthesia

Speaker: – Sandman Slumber Services, LLC

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Testifying Effectively on State Issues (1 Class A CE) (Additional Registration Required)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Speaker: – Chief CRNA Mercy-Defiance Hospital - Northstar Anesthesia

Speaker: – Georgia Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Speaker: – Nebraska Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Speaker: – Lt. Col Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Working with the Board of Nursing in your State (1 Class A CE) (Additional Registration Required)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Speaker: – Wilmington University

Speaker:

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Reimbursement Policy 101 (1 Class A CE) (Additional Registration Required)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

9:15 AM – 10:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Understanding the Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) (1 Class A CE) (Additional Registration Required)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Issues in Rural Health (1 Class A CE) (Additional Registration Required)

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Issues in Medicare Teaching Rules (1 Class A CE) (Additional Registration Required)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Resident Mentoring Lunch (by Invite Only)

12:45 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch on Your Own

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Capitol Hill Lobby Folder Pickup (FPD's only)

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Region 1 Breakout (1.5 Class A CE)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Region 2 Breakout (1.5 Class A CE)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Region 3 Breakout (1.5 Class A CE)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Region 4 Breakout (1.5 Class A CE)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Region 5 Breakout (1.5 Class A CE)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Region 6 Breakout (1.5 Class A CE)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Region 7 Breakout (1.5 Class A CE)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Welcome Keynote: The Politics of Health Care (1 Class A CE)

Speaker: – The Atlantic

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Welcome Reception

7:00 AM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Capitol Hill Lobby Folder Pickup (FPDs Only)

7:00 AM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Registration

7:30 AM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Exhibits

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM East Coast USA Time

President & CEO Welcome

Speaker:

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

8:15 AM – 8:25 AM East Coast USA Time

2025 Daniel D. Vigness Federal Political Director of the Year Award

Speaker:

8:25 AM – 8:35 AM East Coast USA Time

2025 Award for Excellence in State Government Relations Advocacy

Speaker: – Chief CRNA Mercy-Defiance Hospital - Northstar Anesthesia

8:35 AM – 8:45 AM East Coast USA Time

CRNA-PAC & AANA Foundation Update

Speaker: – CRNA - PAC

Speaker: – Vanderbilt University

8:45 AM – 8:50 AM East Coast USA Time

LIC Reading of the Candidates

Speaker: – Inova Fairfax Hospital Medical Campus/NorthStar Anesthesia

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time

CRNAdvocacy: Points of Influence in the Federal Lawmaking Process (1 Class A CE)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Advocacy Training for CRNAs and RRNAs (1 Class A CE)

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Influencing Agency Regulation and Policy: Regulatory Advocacy in Washington, DC (1 Class A CE)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Federal Political Directors Lunch (By Invite Only)

12:30 PM – 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch on Your Own

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Get Political: Exploring the White House and Campaign Politics in 2025 (1 Class A CE)

Speaker: – Former CNN Politics Reporter and Editor-at-Large

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Residents Unplugged (RRNA's only) (1 Class A CE)

Speaker: – Vivant Anesthesia, LLC

Speaker: – Georgetown University, Doctorate of Nurse Anesthesia Practice

Speaker: – Shenandoah Anesthesia and Consulting

Speaker: – Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists

3:15 PM – 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time

State Reimbursement Specialist and Pain Reimbursement Specialist Meet & Greet (By Invite Only)

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM East Coast USA Time

The Leadership Excel and Achievement Program (LEAP) (Invite Only)

7:00 PM – 10:30 PM East Coast USA Time

CRNA-PAC Presents: It’s Electric! CRNAs go Neon (Additional Registration Required)

8:00 AM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Capitol Hill Lobby Folder Pickup (FPDs Only)

8:00 AM – 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time

Registration

8:30 AM – 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time

Exhibits

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time

Quiz Pro Quo (1 Class A CE)

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Advocacy at the State Level (1 Class A CE)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Speaker: – Chief CRNA Mercy-Defiance Hospital - Northstar Anesthesia

Speaker: – Georgia Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Speaker: – Florida State University

Speaker: – Nebraska Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Speaker: – Samuel Merritt University, California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Speaker: – Roth Anesthesia Services

Speaker: – University of California Los Angeles, UCLA Health

Speaker:

11:15 AM – 12:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Lunch on Your Own

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Panel Discussion: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs & CRNAs

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time

A View From Capitol Hill: Nurses in Congress

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

3:15 PM – 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time

Put Your Knowledge to the Test: Mock Capitol Hill Meetings (1.5 Class A CE)

Speaker: – American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

7:00 AM – 8:15 AM East Coast USA Time

Grab and Go Breakfast & State Strategy Sessions

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM East Coast USA Time

Capitol Hill Rally

9:30 AM – 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Capitol Hill Meetings

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time

Capitol Hill Meetings