Please join Joseph Frederick Answine, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Penn State University Hospital and College of Medicine, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for a program on "Clinical Considerations in Neuromuscular Blockade Management."

Program Overview:

• Understand the importance of monitoring neuromuscular blockade and recovery
• Review clinical data for neuromuscular blockade management

To RSVP, please email Tamara Mazzola at tamara.mazzola@merck.com with your name and hospital affiliation. 

Merck is pleased to sponsor this program, which contains information consistent with FDA guidelines. This program is not an accredited CME program and is not designed to meet any training and/or educational requirements.

To comply with certain federal, state, and local laws that prohibit or limit the provision of meals to health care professionals and/or state employees, Merck does not offer a complimentary meal to individuals who are subject to such restrictions. Attendees to whom such restrictions apply should not avail themselves of the complimentary meal. The venue will, however, provide an opportunity for the meal to be charged to an attendee’s personal account (eg, credit card). If you are unsure of your state’s laws and regulations, we ask that you please check prior to attending this event.

The speaker for this program is speaking on behalf of Merck.

National CRNA week is the AANA’s annual celebration of anesthesia patient safety and the nation’s nearly 53,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and student registered nurse anesthetists who safely and cost-effectively provide more than 45 million anesthetics each year (AANA).

To celebrate this week, the DANA Board of Directors, members and SRNAs will visit the Delaware Legislative Hall on January 22, 2020 to advocate for CRNA practice and recognition.  The DANA attendees will be introduced on th Senate and House of Representatives floor and meet with several legislators to educate them about our profession.  

All DANA members are encouraged to attend.  Please RSVP to let us know if you can join us on Dover Day 2020!

The 2020 Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Hyatt Place Dewey Beach. The purpose of the meeting is to present topics specific to the discipline of anesthesia along with clinical knowledge updates for nurse anesthetists. Lectures are led by experts in their field, and opportunities for discussion and questions will be provided. Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch, morning and afternoon break refreshments.  

SPONSOR-A-STUDENT

Through the generosity of our CRNAs, Delaware Association of Nurse Anesthetists has been able to provide complimentary registration for SRNAs to attend the annual meeting. CRNAs who sponsor a student will receive the following benefits:

• Verbal recognition by the President during the opening remarks

• Name listed in program booklet as a student sponsor

• Special ribbon on nametag at the conference acknowledging your donation

Please consider giving the gift of education and support our SRNAs with a small donation to help offset the cost of their participation in our conference.

Watch for more information soon about our conference agenda!

HOTEL INFORMATION

The Hyatt Place Dewey Beach specializes in laid-back lodging by the water -coupled with hospitality, all-star amenities, comfortable guest rooms with plush Hyatt Grand Beds and much more. The location offers guests the sea air they need to feel rejuvenated, and where they only need to walk a block to see the sunrise or half a block to Rehoboth Bay to see the sunset.

A block of hotel rooms has been reserved for the DANA Annual Meeting at a rate of $179 per night. Please call the Hotel Reservation Department at 888-591-1234.  Reservations must be made by September 10, 2020.