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January 27, 2012
Scholarships/Grants/Awards

Are you a SRNA interested in applying for a scholarship? Are you a CRNA who wants to nominate a colleage for an award? Or are you a CRNA interested in receiving a research grant? If you answered yes to any of those questions, please go to the AANA Foundation website for a chance to earn up to $14,000!

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Obituary

Helen Louise Lewis, 88, of Jacksonville, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at Heritage Healthcare in Jacksonville.

 

Mrs. Lewis was a registered nurse anesthetist and served as head of the Anesthetist Department at Passavant Hospital for over 20 years. She also worked for Worldwide Anesthesia providing relief anesthetics throughout the country, including Native American Reservation Hospitals. Additionally, she owned and operated Allergy Lab in Jacksonville, providing treatment for patients suffering from allergies and environmental diseases.
 

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2012 PAC Raffle
2012 PAC Raffle - Friday, January 20, 2012

Happy New Year IANA members!

 

We are happy to announce a fabulous way
to escape the cold of Illinois winter and support your PAC at the same
time! See the flier below or
click here for information on a wonderful prize of a week-long getaway to a resort in sunny Florida!

 

In addition to this 2-bedroom condo very close to Disney, you'll also receive $300 to use toward the expense of air fare.

 

We hope you'll take advantage of this raffle and tell your co-workers and friends too. You need not be a CRNA to purchase a ticket, and you don't need to present to win on the raffle drawing day of FEBRUARY 26TH!

 

The raffle will be conducted and broadcasted to members via our website and email. Tickets are $25 a piece and all the proceeds go toward our PAC fund... You may pay by check made out to “IL CRNA PAC”.  For online purchase of tickets, please click here! Note: You will need to re-enter you AANA# along with your password to purchase. This is a great way to strengthen our PAC at the start of this legislative year!

 

 

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New IANA Headquarters
IANA Headquarters Moves to Springfield - Friday, January 20, 2012

 

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Winter Conference

Registration for IANA’s 2012 Winter Meeting is now available!

Saturday, February 18 - Sunday, February 19
Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
 

  

ACLS -
The ACLS course provides the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate and manage the first 10 minutes of an adult ventricular fibrillation/ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT) arrest. ACLS is based on simulated clinical scenarios that encourage active, hands-on participation through learning stations at which students will practice essential skills individually, as part of a team, and as the team leader.

Realistic simulations reinforce the following key concepts: 

  • Importance of basic life support care for patient survival
  • Integration of effective basic life support with advanced cardiovascular life support interventions
  • Recognizing and initiating early management of peri-arrest conditions
    managing cardiac arrest
  • Identifying and treating ischemic chest pain and acute coronary syndromes
  • Recognizing other life-threatening clinical situations (such as stroke) and providing initial care
  • ACLS algorithms
  • Effective team interaction and communication during resuscitation

The ACLS course covers:

  • Defibrillation
  • Airway management
  • Rhythm recognition
  • IV access
  • Use of medications
  • Cardioversion
  • Transcutaneous pacing
  • 1-Rescuer CPR, AED

 

 

PALS/NRP
The PALS course is designed to provide pediatric healthcare providers with the knowledge and skills necessary to efficiently and effectively manage critically ill infants and children and help improve outcomes.

 

The PALS course covers:

  • Recognition and treatment of infants and children at risk for cardiopulmonary arrest
  • Systematic approach to pediatric assessment
  • Effective respiratory management
  • Defibrillation and synchronized cardioversion
  • Intraosseous access and fluid bolus administration
  • Effective resuscitation team dynamics

*BLS: Certification & Recertification included in all courses
The BLS for Healthcare Providers course is designed to provide a wide variety of certified or noncertified, licensed or nonlicensed, healthcare professionals with the skills to keep people alive until they can be brought to a hospital or be treated with more advanced lifesaving measures.

 

The BLS course covers: 

  • Adult and pediatric CPR
  • Two-rescuer scenarios and use of the bag-valve mask
  • Foreign-body airway obstruction (conscious and unconscious)
  • Automated external defibrillation (includes child AED update)
  • Special resuscitation situations
  • Other cardiopulmonary emergencies
  • Stroke and cardiac arrest

Training is performed by healthcare professionals certified by the American Heart Association as authorized providers of CPR and ECC courses.

 

 

View Program and Register here!

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Anesthesia Abstracts - New 11/23!

 

ACTIVATED CHARCOAL EFFECTIVELY REMOVES INHALED ANESTHETICS FROM MODERN ANESTHESIA MACHINES

 

 

Anesth Analg 2011;112:1363-70
Birgenheir N, Stoker R, Westenskow D, Orr J

 

 

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to determine the time needed to flush a modern anesthesia machine to < 5 parts per million (ppm) of potent inhalation anesthetic with and without an activated charcoal filter placed on the inspiratory and expiratory limbs. (...read more...)

 

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Upcoming Meetings


 

January 22-28, 2012
National Nurse Anesthetists Week

 

February 18-19, 2012
IANA Winter Conference, ACLS & PALS
SIU-E

Edwardsville, IL

 

February 23-25, 2012
AANA Assembly of School Faculty
San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina
San Diego, CA

 

April 15-18, 2012
AANA Mid-Year Assembly
Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown
Washington, D.C

 

May 5-6, 2012
IANA Spring Conference
Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel & Conference Ctr.

Normal, IL

 

September 15-16, 2012
IANA Fall Conference
Westin Chicago Northwest
Chicago, IL

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Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists
100 E. Washington
Springfield, IL 62701

info@ilcrna.com

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