ELECTIONS!

It is time to vote for the leaders of the 2010-2012 administrative years. Voting closes Monday, August 23 at 5:00pm.

Click HERE to view candidate information and vote!
Contact the IANA office if you would like a paper ballot.

 

2010 IANA FALL MEETING
Friday, Sept 24 - Sunday, Sept 26

Westin Lombard Yorktown Center

Lombard, IL

 

 

 

 

Earn 13 CE credits in just a day and a half – Saturday, and Sunday morning! Do not miss out on the opportunity to network with fellow APNs at the joint ISAPN/IANA reception on Friday evening. 

 

For complete details, click HERE and for registration, click HERE.

 

Go to www.yorktowncenter.com for a complete listing of attractions, dining, entertainment, and shopping at this exciting location.

 

Our sleeping room block at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center requires reservations by Friday, September 9 to receive the group rate of $99. The number to call is (888) 627-9031, and please identify yourself with IANA to receive the group rate.

Established in 1981, the AANA Foundation is a charitable organization devoted to anesthesia research, education and development.  The Foundation serves as the philanthropic arm of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.  The Foundation funds scholarships, doctoral fellowships, post-doctoral fellowships, research grants, general poster sessions, oral "State of the Science" poster sessions and doctoral mentorships.

 

Recently, the IANA has teamed up with the AANA foundation to present a lucky Illinois SRNA with a $3,000 scholarship based upon their student involvement and accomplishments, financial need and brief essay. The 2010 winner of the Illinois Association of Nurse Anesthetists Student Scholarship is... (...read on...) 

Anesthesia Abstracts is a monthly electronic journal provided by Lifelong Learning LLC that summarizes and analyzes articles from of a variety of health science publications. The contributing editors are all CRNAs and the journal has a uniquely CRNA perspective. Lifelong Learning LLC will be providing the MANA with current, relevant abstracts monthly which will be posted to the website for the use of members to keep them informed about the practice of anesthesia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

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USE OF MANOMETRY FOR LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY REDUCES POSTOPERATIVE PHARYNGEAL ADVERSE EVENTS

Anesthesiology 2010;112:652-7

Seet E, Yousaf F, Gupta S, Subramanyam R, Wong DT, Chung F

 

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to compare the difference in the incidence of pharyngolaryngeal complications in ambulatory surgical patients whose laryngeal mask airway (LMA) intracuff pressure was managed with manometry to limit inflation pressure to those who had routine cuff inflation without manometry. (...read on...)