Sharon Pearce, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN has spent decades practicing, advocating, leading, mentoring, and telling the stories of nurse anesthesia. But behind the titles is a career shaped by formative mentors, difficult clinical days, unexpected opportunities, and a stron…
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Grade 1 View – S2, E16 – Opportunities for Future CRNAs at AANA Annual Congress
One of the biggest events in our profession is coming up in a few weeks, and the AANA Annual Congress in Boston will provide countless opportunities for RNs and future CRNAs.
The Global Registry That Could Transform Anesthesia Care
Sharon and special co-host Kevin Chem welcome Richard Henker PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN, whose work with the World Health Organization and the G4 Alliance is helping reshape global anesthesia through data.
When Systems Fail: The Fungal Meningitis Outbreak in Mexico
Recorded live from the IFNA World Congress in Australia, we sat down with physician and Dr. Jonathan Chejfec of the Mexican Federation of Colleges of Anesthesiology to examine one of the most significant patient safety events in recent anesthesia history.
Grade 1 View – S2, E13 – Navigating Malpractice Insurance: A Must for Future CRNAs
Today we’re tackling something that every single SRNA needs to understand before signing their very first employment contract, and that’s protecting our livelihood once we graduate.
Grade 1 View – S2, E12 – Building Community, Belonging, and Pride in Nurse Anesthesiology
June is Pride Month, and on this episode of Grade 1 View, Levi and Kelsey sit down with John Gianitsis, MSNA, CRNA and Carlota Izaguirre, DNP, CRNA and from the Nurse Anesthesiology Pride Foundation (NAPF) to discuss representation, belonging, mental health, and communi…
Life as an Anesthesia Director in Rural Alaska with Dr. April Erickson
Sharon and guest host Jackie Rowles, DNP, MBA, MA, CRNA, ANP-BC, NSPM-C, FNAP, FAANA, FAAN, sit down with April to discuss frontier medicine, independent practice, leadership, and what it truly means to provide care where access is critical but not guaranteed.
Airway Exchange – Ep 19 – CRNA Admissions: A New Approach to Candidate Assessment
What if CRNA school interviews have been measuring the wrong things all along?
Grade 1 View – S2, E11 – The Truth About Your First Year as a CRNA
In this episode of Grade 1 View, former host Kevin Chem, DNP, CRNA returns to the show nearly a year into practice to talk honestly about the transition from SRNA to CRNA.
What We Learned at the IFNA Congress in Australia
Sharon is joined by Erin M. Foley, DNAP, MSNA, CRNA, FAANA, and TxANA Vice President Jenny Andersen, MSNA, CRNA to look back on their experience attending the International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists (IFNA) Congress in Australia.