2023 Annual Meeting | May 18-20
AC Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk
Click HERE for OF-165 Travel and Tuition Request 
Click HERE for the Tax Exempt Form
Click HERE for 2023 Annual Meeting Flyer

 *Please note that a government ID will be required to receive tax exemption for lodging

Attendee Registration

Exhibit & Sponsor
  Member & Active Duty Military Nonmember
Thursday Only $200 $275
Friday Only $300 $375
Saturday Only* $500 $575
Full Conference* $750 $810
Student Rate $50/day

 *Includes 6 additional hours of CEs 

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Exhibitor Only - $650
Includes a six-foot table, two chairs, one complimentary registration, and meal tickets, listing on onsite signage

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Additional Sponsor Opportunities

  • Meeting Break - $350
  • Meet & Greet Happy Hour Sponsor - $2,000
  • Friday Evening Happy Hour - $2,000
  • Attendee Giveaway - Contact AVANA Office for details
  • Lunch & Learn - Contact AVANA Office for details
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Hotel Accommodations

AC Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk
111 Soledad St.,
San Antonio, TX 78205

AVANA Block Rate: $127/night ++

Reservation Information: Click here to reserve your room!

Deadline to Reserve: Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 

**Subject to change.

Agenda

 

Thursday, May 18th (4 CEs)
Time Topic Speaker
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Registration  
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. The CPC Program Today with a Glimpse of the Future  John Preston, DNSc, CRNA, FAANA, FNAP, APRN & Christopher Gill, PhD, CRNA, MBA, ACNP, FACHE
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Military Anesthesia: The Impact of Humanitarian Care on the Combat Mission  Janet Setnor, MSN, CRNA, Colonel (Ret) USAF
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Break & Visit with Exhibitors  
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Cannabis Chemistry & Anesthesia Mixology  Daniel King, DNP, CRNA, APRN, CPPS
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Emotional Intelligence: How to Deal with your Co-Workers  Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Meet & Greet Happy Hour  

 

Friday, May 19th (6.5 CEs)
Time Topic Speaker
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast, Registration, Time with Exhibitors  
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Battlefield Acupuncture in the Peri Operative Period  Angela Jaap
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Break & Visit with Exhibitors  
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Active Shooter Laura Wiggins, DNP, CRNA, Lt. Col. (USAF R)
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Office of National Anesthesia Services Update  Roberta Reedy, CRNA, DNSc & Christina Matadial, MD.
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch & Visit with Exhibitors  
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. VA Central Office Anesthesia Update 

Dr. Erica Scavella, MD, FACP, FACHE & M. Christopher Saslo, DNS, ARNP-BC, FAAN
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Providing Gender-Affirming Anesthesia Care for Transgender Patients  Jose D. Castillo III, Ph.D., MSNA, CRNA, APRN
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break & Visit with Exhibitors  
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. AVANA Update & Business Meeting Rishelle Zhou
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Happy Hour  

 

Saturday, May 20th (6.5 CEs)
Time Topic
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast, Registration, Time with Exhibitors
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Overview/Basics of Ultrasound/UGRA
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Hands-on Rotation #1: UGRA
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Break
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Hands-on Rotation #2: UGRA
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.  Presentation/Discussion
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Hands-on Rotation #3: UGRA
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Presentation/Discussion
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Hands-on Rotation #4: FATE Break
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Presentation/Discussion

 **Subject to change.

 

Annual Meeting Poster & Model Presenter Submission

REQUIREMENTS

  • A practicing CRNA who is affiliated with the VA through either employment or schooling.
  • A SRNA currently enrolled in an accredited School of Nurse Anesthesia.
  • A team of CRNA/SRNA with at least one person having an affiliation with VA, enrolled in a school which has an affiliation with the VA, or enrolled in an accredited program of Nurse Anesthesia.

Upload poster submissions here & model submissions here. 

Deadline to submit: April 1, 2023