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Autumn in Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park 2024 Encore Symposium
October 14-17: Limited Audience
Peak Season-Register Early: Combine Both Bar Harbor for 37 CE Credits
Sunday, October 13th, 2024
| 5:00PM - 6:30PM |
Harborside "CRNA Meet the Faculty" Reception for Full Four-Day Attendees and by RSVP Only
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Monday, October 14th, 2024
| 6:30AM - 7:00AM |
Registration and Harborside Breakfast
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| 6:55AM - 7:00AM |
Welcome and Introductions
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| 7:00AM - 8:00AM |
Best Practice for Cardiac Patients: A Comprehensive Review
- Kimberly Westra, CRNA, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBAc
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
Perioperative Ventilation: What’s New in Protective Lung Strategy
- Kimberly Westra, CRNA, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBAc
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 9:00AM - 10:00AM |
Airway Management: Steps on the Road to Excellence
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 10:00AM - 10:15AM |
Refreshment Break
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| 10:15AM - 11:15AM |
Neuromuscular Blockade, Monitoring and Reversal: Pharmacology and Perioperative Considerations
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 11:15AM - 12:15PM |
Fact or Fiction: Anesthesia Controversies
- William Howie, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 12:15PM - 1:15PM |
Viscoelastic Monitoring in Anesthesia Practice: Blood is Thicker than Water
- William Howie, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
| 6:30AM - 7:00AM |
Registration and Harborside Breakfast
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| 7:00AM - 8:00AM |
Legal Concepts 101
- Patricia McMullen, Ph.D., JD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN
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| 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows Part I: Implications of Marijuana Use and CRNAs
- Patricia McMullen, Ph.D., JD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN
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| 9:00AM - 10:00AM |
Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows Part II: Anesthetic Implications of Marijuana
- William Howie, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 10:00AM - 10:15AM |
Refreshment Break
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| 10:15AM - 11:15AM |
What’s New in Anesthesia: Highlights of New Trends and Issues
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 11:15AM - 12:15PM |
Leadership in Emergencies: The Art and Science of Resuscitation
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 12:15PM - 1:15PM |
A Potpourri of Hybrid Room Cases: What’s New?
- Kimberly Westra, CRNA, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBAc
NBCRNA Core Domains
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Wednesday, October 16th, 2024
| 6:30AM - 7:00AM |
Registration and Harborside Breakfast
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| 7:00AM - 8:00AM |
The Head Case: Neurotrauma and Anesthetic Implications
- William Howie, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: An Overview and the Case to Make Surgery Better
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 9:00AM - 10:00AM |
Patient Safety: Flying with a Parachute
- William Howie, DNP, CRNA
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| 10:00AM - 10:15AM |
Refreshment Break
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| 10:15AM - 11:15AM |
CRNAs on Trial: When 50 Gallons of Maalox is Not Enough
- Patricia McMullen, Ph.D., JD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN
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| 11:15AM - 12:15PM |
To Intervene or Not Intervene, that is the Question: Legal Implications of Being a Good Samaritan
- Patricia McMullen, Ph.D., JD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN
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| 12:15PM - 1:15PM |
Damage Control: Fluids & Resuscitation
- Kimberly Westra, CRNA, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBAc
NBCRNA Core Domains
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Thursday, October 17th, 2024
| 6:30AM - 7:00AM |
Registration and Harborside Breakfast
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| 7:00AM - 8:00AM |
Practical Pharmacology Review: Clarifying Key Tools for the CRNA
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
Legal Jeopardy: It’s Not Just for Lawyers
- Patricia McMullen, Ph.D., JD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN
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| 9:00AM - 10:00AM |
High Anxiety: Stress Reduction for CRNAs
- William Howie, DNP, CRNA
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| 10:00AM - 10:15AM |
Refreshment Break
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| 10:15AM - 11:15AM |
Pharmacogenetics: Applications in Anesthesia
- Kimberly Westra, CRNA, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBAc
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 11:15AM - 12:15PM |
OB Anesthesia Care: Critical Anesthesia Scenarios
- Kimberly Westra, CRNA, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBAc
NBCRNA Core Domains
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