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2026 IANA Fall Conference
SIU-Edwardsville (Health Sciences Building)
100 P2 Road
Edwardsville, IL 62026
Saturday, October 10, 2026, 8:00 AM to Sunday, October 11, 2026, 5:00 PM CDT
Category: Conference


FALL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, October 10, 2026

Time

Topic

Speaker

Hands-On and Concurrent Sessions

0700-0730

Registration

 

 

0730-0745

Welcome and President’s Message

Jennifer Clevenger DNAP, APRN, CRNA, NSPM-C, CNE

 

0745 – 0900

POCUS and the Difficult Airway: Techniques for Cricothyroid Membrane Identification

Greg Gill, DNAP, CRNA, CNE
Maverick Anesthesia

 

0900-0930

Break with Exhibitors

 

 

0930-1030

POCUS Lecture 2: Gastric Ultrasound

Patrick Meyer, DNAP, CRNA
Maverick Anesthesia

 

1030-1130

The Birth of Comfort: Mastering OB Anesthesia

Cole Dill, DNP, CRNA

 

1130- 1300

Lunch with Exhibitors

 

 

1200-1300

Visit Exhibitors and Networking

 

POCUS
Practice with Maverick (space limited)

1300-1400

Business Meeting

 

 

1400-1500

Perioperative Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy

Hayley Rogers, DNP, CRNA

POCUS
Practice with Maverick (space limited)

1500-1530

The Role of Trigger Films in Addressing Academic Entitlement, 
Navigating Constructive Preceptor Feedback, and Promoting Patient Advocacy to Reduce Communication Barriers in Doctoral Nurse Anesthesia Education

Miatz Saint-Fleur BSN, RN, CCRN
Rosalind Franklin University

POCUS
Practice with Maverick (space limited)

1530-1600

Maternal Venezuelan Ancestry and Potential Anesthesia-Related Neurologic Injury

Grace Ely BSN, RN, CCRN and Annie Tietjens BSN, RN, CCRN, University of Illinois Chicago

POCUS
Practice with Maverick (space limited)

1600

Adjourn

 

 

 

SUNDAY, October 11, 2026

Time

Topic

Speaker

Hands-on and Concurrent Sessions

0700-0730

Registration

 

 

0730-0745

Welcome

Jennifer Clevenger DNAP, APRN, CRNA, NSPM-C, CNE

 

0745 – 0815

Training for the Contaminated Airway – An Educational Intervention

Shelby Willen BSN, RN, CCRN
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

 

0815-0845

Nitrous Oxide Utilization in a Community Hospital: A Review of Best Practices, Patient Care Considerations and Environmental Stewardship.

Cheyenne Peevy BSN, RN, CCRN
Rush University

 

0845-0915

Break

 

 

0915-1015

The ROI of Advocacy: How Your Engagement Can Shape the Future of the CRNA Profession

Nijma Yusuf DNP, CRNA

 

1015-1115

Getting Bougie With It: A Tool for Difficult Airway Management

Katie McGill DNP, CRNA
Dana Flatley DNP, CRNA

 

1115-1215

Beyond the OR: CRNA-Led Chronic Pain Management, Opioid Stewardship, and Access to Care

Jennifer Clevenger DNAP, APRN, CRNA, NSPM-C, CNE

 

 

1215-1315

Lunch

 

 

1315-1500

 

 

Hands-on Practice: Cricothyroidotomy, Bougie and the Glidescope Use, and the Contaminated Airway Hands-on Sessions

1315-1345

Pre-Recorded Translation to Support Perioperative Anesthesia Care

 

Megan Arumpanayl BSN, RN, CCRN
Endeavor Health

1345-1415

BIS Monitoring for Optimized Geriatric Anesthesia

Adrianna Bomstad BSN, RN, CCRN
Millikin University and Decatur Memorial Hospital

 

1500

Adjourn

 


 

 


 

HOTEL INFORMATION
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Edwardsville
1000 Plummer Drive
Edwardsville, IL
BOOK HERE or call Holiday Inn Express & Suites Edwardsville directly at 618-692-7255 and reference IL Association of Nurse Anesthesiology


 

IANA PAC EVENT
Saturday, October 10
6:30 pm


Park North Golf Club
3601 Sports Park Drive
Edwardsville, IL 62025

Join the Fall IANA PAC Night at Park North Golf Club for an interactive golf driving range experience and miniature golf paired with delicious food and drinks. Support the Illinois CRNA PAC while enjoying a fun-filled evening with fellow attendees!

Tickets:
CRNAs: $149 per person
RN/APRN: $149 per person
RRNA: $49 per person
Guests: $99 per person


Contact: Micah Roderick at [email protected]