Last update—3/8/2010
Welcome to the Maryland Association of Nurse Anesthetists (MANA), a statewide professional organization of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA).
MANA President Greg Taylor Volunteers NeededThe University of Maryland School of Medicine and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center have partnered with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to provide medical care services at St Francois de Sales Hospital in Port au Prince, Haiti. We are seeking volunteers for one week deployments from Saturday through Saturday each week beginning February 27 and continuing through May 1. Volunteers for later deployments may be accepted in the next several weeks. Please click here to contribute to this effort or for more information. MANA Fall MeetingRehoboth Beach, DE once again welcomed back MANA for the Fall Meeting and it just so coincided with the Sea Witch Festival. Participants earned 10CEs with lectures on business matters to regional anesthesia, pediatrics, battlefield anesthesia and more. The welcome reception sponsored by UMMC was a fun and well attended event and the business meeting saw the introduction of the 2010 Board of Directors. Click on our Officers page to see who was elected. Additionally, the bylaw requiring the past-president to serve as Government Relations Chair was removed. Fall Conference Materials Available OnlineFor those who attended the Fall conference, copies of our lectures are available here for download. The password will be emailed to all Conference participants. Thanks for attending! Have you moved lately?Don’t forget to notify the Maryland Board of Nursing and the AANA of your change in address! |
Save the Date MANA Fall Meeting New location! Featured Lecturer: AANA President-Elect Paul Santoro Making Surgery Safer For Active BoomersAn interesting thing is happening to baby boomers on their way to
retirement: While their professional careers are winding down, their
trips to the operating room are increasing due to active lifestyles.
The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) offers baby
boomers some perspective on physical activities and lifestyle trends
that could ultimately lead to anesthesia and surgery. Click
here to continue reading. AANA Statement on the ASA's Revised Statement on the Anesthesia Care TeamPlease follow the link and login with your AANA login: Shadow a CRNAInterested 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. CRNAs At A GlanceLearn more about what a CRNA is and what we do!
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To
the newly elected MANA Board of 2009-2010, to past board members,
to the past presidents of MANA, for whom I hope to continue your remarkable
legacy, AND especially, to all the CRNA's in the state of Maryland,
I humbly accept the position of President. We as a group, have faced
many issues over the years: scope of practice issues; regulatory issues;
the right to bill independently and practice independently. Last year
we faced another challenge to our ability to practice in Maryland
with the introduction of legislation to Open/Start a program at Johns
Hopkins University for the training and ultimately the licensing of
Anesthesia Assistants. As you are all aware, we defeated this first
attempt with a coordinated attack lead by past president, Michelle
Duell, our lobbyist, Bill Kress, past presidents Kathy Nugent and
John Bing, your MANA Board and a host of dedicated CRNA's, who all
stepped IN and UP at differing times to write, call and visit legislators,
and to testify in Annapolis on behalf of MANA.