Welcome to the Maryland Association of Nurse Anesthetists (MANA), a statewide
professional organization of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA).
Call for Nominations
This is a call for nominations for the MANA Board for the year 2009—2010.
Any MANA member can run for the following positions:
Secretary (one-year term/max three years)
Treasurer (one-year term/max three years)
District Director I—Garrett, Allegany, Washington, and Frederick
Counties (two-year term)
District Director III—Harford, Cecil, Kent, Caroline, Queen
Anne, Talbot, and Dorchester Counties (two-year term)
Nominating Committee (three one-year terms)
President-elect and Vice President positions must be filled by
a member with at least one-year prior Board experience
This is a wonderful opportunity to get involved in your Association
and have input in what goes on with your profession! Please send a
letter of interest to the Nominating Committee Chair at
by July 20, 2009.
Fall
Meeting Update
MANA is proud to announce a SLAM Airway course at the 2009 Fall Meeting
in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Click here for more
info.
AA Bill Defeated!
3/11/2009
Dear MANA members:
I am pleased to report that AA Bill (HB 1161) was withdrawn today
following testimony in front of the Senate Health subcommittee on
SB 798.
This victory for the Maryland Association of Nurse Anesthetists (MANA)
comes after a HUGE amount of work by MANA past presidents Michelle
Duell, Kathe Nugent, and Maribeth Massie. Special thanks go to Lou
Heindel, Linda Goetz, John Bing, Susan Rohr, Kari Murray, Shawn Seifert,
Robert and Barbara Wagner and everyone who gave testimony at the hearing.
Don't forget our lobbyists Bill Kress and Mike Canning as well as
the entire MANA membership, both CRNAs and SRNAs who have stepped
up to help with the massive grassroots lobby effort.
Together let's look forward to the Fall Meeting in Rehoboth, DE and
to whatever challenges the year brings us. Maryland CRNAs and MANA
are ready for it.
Ron Seligman, CRNA, MS
President
Save the Date
October 23-25, 2009
Fall Meeting
Atlantic Sands
Rehoboth Beach, DE
AANA Statement on the ASA's Revised Statement on the Anesthesia
Care Team
Interested in learning more about nurse anesthesia? If you are considering
nurse anesthesia school, have a share day with a CRNA and see what
it's all about. Contact Kelly Nevins Petz, CRNA at
for more information.
Trends in Nurse Anesthesia
Speaker:
Timothy Smith, BSN, CRNA
Staff CRNA
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Topic:
Anesthesia and Hypnosis
MANA update to follow lecture
Fall
Meeting Update