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ASPAN Presidential Address: “Precision Vision Empowering Innovation & Well-being” 

Elizabeth Card, DNP APRN FNP-BC CPAN CCRP FAAN FASPAN

ASPAN Awards, Announcement and Recognition

In a world full of negativity, positive people really stand out. Positive leaders create healthy cultures where everyone can reach their full potential and fulfill their purpose. People are counting on us! So if you want to fuel your life, work, and team with positive energy and truly make a lasting difference, this message is for you!

(IC) 1.5 contact hours

Session Objective

1. Discuss the importance of staying positive.

Jimmy Page,

Help us celebrate the many outstanding achievements of CPAN and CAPA certified nurses over the past year. Join ABPANC Board President Lynn Nolan as she provides important updates from ABPANC on certification, recertification, testing, and exam preparation for certification candidates. In addition, ABPANC will announce the 2021 recipients of the Shining Star Awards, Certification Achievement Awards and ABPANC’s highest honor – the Advocacy Award.

(No contact hours awarded)

Lynn Nolan, MSN RN CPAN CAPA NEA-BC

Vicki Yfantis, MSN RN CRNP CPAN

Kim Beckman, RN CAPA

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Kenneth I Rosenfeld, MD

This session will present findings from a new study on market-available scavenging systems that can control and prevent the spread of pathogens from patients to nurses in Post Anesthetic Care Units.

(DC) 1.5 contact hours

Session Objectives

1. Discuss the presence and spread of pathogens in the PACU.
2. Review exposure assessment methods for evaluating the effectiveness of patient scavenging systems that can be used the PACU
3. Discuss results from the study of patient scavenging systems to control and prevent the spread of pathogens in the PACU.

James McGlothlin, MPH PhD CPE FAIHA

Review the evolution of ASPAN’s Standards and the current process for creating new Practice Recommendations and/or Position Statements. Also included will be the development of trended clinical practice concerns into updated Standards that need further clarification or additional evidence to support perianesthesia practice. Finally, how the utilization of a systematic literature review supports the development and updates to Practice Recommendations.

(DC) 1.5 contact hours

Session Objectives:

1. Discuss the evolution of ASPAN standards.
2. Describe the process for developing ASPAN Practice Recommendations.
3. Identify the most current ASPAN Position Statements and how they apply to current practice environments.

Jacque Crosson, DNP RN CPAN FASPAN

The surgical department has several divisions all having unique and sometimes opposing characteristics.  Exploring how to build cohesive work patterns enables the entire department to function productively.

(IC) 1.5 contact hours

Session Objectives

1. Identify your “work” personality.
2. Identify your “sandbox” characteristics.
3. Discuss challenges on the “playground”.

Dolly Ireland, MSN RN CAPA CPN FASPAN

This session will present quantitative findings from a new study on market-available scavenging systems using state of the art bioluminescence techniques that can help visualize the presence of pathogens (such as SARS-CoV-2) and show how these pathogens can be controlled to prevent their spread from patients to nurses in Post Anesthetic Care Units.

(DC) 1.5 contact hours

Session Objectives

1. Discuss the presence and spread of pathogens using bioluminescent techniques in the PACU.
2. Describe visualization of pathogens for evaluating the effectiveness of patient scavenging systems that can be used the PACU.
3. Review results in the form of bioluminescence to help attendees see where the pathogens collect on the patient scavenging systems in order to control and prevent their spread in the PACU.

Bruce Applegate, PhD

This session will present the complexities involved in staffing for Phase I postanesthesia patients and the challenges involved in meeting the needs of patient acuity to maintain patient safety. Understanding the critical elements of staffing as written in ASPAN’s 2019-2020 Perianesthesia Nursing Standards, Practice Recommendations and Interpretive Statements and staff flexibility are two strategies for survival. Understanding the impact of workload amplifies Phase I staffing concerns.

(DC) 1.5 contact hours

Session Objectives:

1. Describe the complexities of staffing a Phase I PACU including elements of workload.
2. Discuss the challenges of nurse turnover and fatigue when staffing is not optimized.
3. Identify the concerns in maintaining competencies when staff turnover is constant.

Jacque Crosson, DNP RN CPAN FASPAN

Join us in a discussion on the current state of clinical practice in perianesthesia nursing. Learn about the resources available through ASPAN to help in your daily nursing practice. A review of the frequently asked questions submitted to the Clinical Practice Committee will be included with case examples.

(DC) 1.5 contact hours

Session Objectives:

1. Describe the role of the clinical practice committee.
2. Review of the clinical practice questions from 2020-2021.
3. Identify how to access the CPC through the ASPAN website.

Melissa Davidson, BSN RN CPAN

This session will present the current ANCC-COA requirements for nursing continuing education.  The process for applying through the ASPAN approver unit for contact hours will also be presented.

(IC) 1.5 contact hour

Session Objectives:

1. Review the process for submitting an application for contact hours to the ASPAN Accredited Approver Unit.
2. Discuss the ANCC Operational Requirements for continuing education.

Linda Wilson, PhD RN CPAN CAPA NPD-BC CNE CNEcl CHSE-A ANEF FAAN FSSH FASPAN

Lynn Kane, MSN MBA RN CCRN

As a novel virus, the science around Covid-19 is rapidly evolving.  In this session, the latest on SARS-Co-V2 will be presented, including transmission, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and implications for perianesthesia nurses.

(IC) 1.5 contact hours

Session Objectives:

1. Describe the state of the science as it pertains to Covid-19.
2. Discuss the implications of Covid-19 and perianesthesia areas.

Theresa Clifford, MSN RN CPAN CAPA FASPAN

Daphne Stannard, PhD RN CNS NPD-BC FCCM

Expert recommendations for opioid use in surgical pain management are evolving. Implementation of opioid sparing prescribing guidelines based on surgery type, and evidence-based perioperative education for surgical patients receiving opioid prescriptions on discharge is an urgent priority requiring increased adoption in clinical practice. This session will enable the perianesthesia nurse to increase knowledge on current multimodal opioid sparing prescribing guidelines, current patient education requirements for patients who are discharged with opioid prescriptions, and current state policy requirements.

(DC) 1.5 contact hours

Session Objectives

• Discuss the current opioid crisis and factors that contributed to the crisis
• Discuss current work on prescribing guidelines that will affect perianesthesia patients discharged with opioids
• Discuss important patient education needs for those discharged home with opioids and how some state laws are affecting those educational needs

Jan Odom-Forren, PhD RN CPAN FAAN FASPAN

Joni Brady, DNP RN-BC CAPA

This session will offer personalized research consultations with experienced researchers who can continue this mentorship after the session is completed. Examples: refining research hypothesis, research design, synthesizing the evidence, IRB 101, etc. The session will have limited attendance and mentors will be selected from the research, EBP and clinical practice committees. Attendees are strongly encouraged to bring their own laptop.  Seating is limited.

(No contact hours awarded)

Margaret McNeill, PhD RN APRN-CNS CCRN-K CCNS TCRN CPAN NE-BC NHDP-BC FCNS FAAN