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Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs
A podcast for the CRNA industry. Discussing the important issues that happen both in, and beyond, the operating room. With Sharon Pearce, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN and Jeremy Stanley, EA, CFP, AIF. Innovations & opportunities for CRNAs & APRNs. Visit our website for more great information https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/ and to learn how you can get CE Credit as a CRNA just by listening to the podcast. Don’t miss our special series on CRNA History, CRNA Personal Finance & Retirement, Political…
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- Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs
Video-Laryngoscopy Including Flexible Intubation (VIFI)
Have you ever managed an airway with both a video-laryngoscope and a flexible intubating (fiberoptic) scope? Wait…what??? Yep, in this episode Jeremy and Sass…
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Doctoral Project Review – Peripheral Nerve Catheter Insertion
Today we welcome in two more guests as part of our doctoral series, and we're looking forward to talking with Annie Brademeyer, CRNA and Amanda Janssen, CRNA…
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Perioperative Cannabis Implications for Anesthesia Providers with Dr. Daniel King
The rate of cannabis use has exploded exponentially in the past 10 years and the widespread consumption demands us to be knowledgeable on the topic. Dr. Daniel…
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Demystifying Awake Intubation
Awake tracheal intubation is a procedure that many of us rarely perform. In this episode, Jeremy and Sass focus on the indications for awake intubation. They…
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Lessons Learned in the State Legislature with Taylor Rehfeldt, CRNA, and Sydney Davis, CRNA
We’re back with another great interview from our trip to the mid-year assembly in Washington D.C. as Sharon and Tracy Castleman, DNP, CRNA, APN-A, FAANA got to…
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The Cartelization of Heathcare: The Alarming Statistics Behind Healthcare Profits
The healthcare industry is at a crossroads financially as Americans struggle to cover medical costs and profits soar following the COVID pandemic. The push for…
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“Cric It While It’s Hot” - Surgical Cricothyrotomy
Cricothyrotomy is what’s known as a High Acuity Low Occurrence (HALO) procedure. Meaning anesthesia providers do not often perform this procedure, but when the…
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The Incomplete CRNA Financial Plan
We're excited to share that Beyond The Mask has been recognized in the 18th Annual People's Choice Podcast Awards. We're nominated in two prestigious…
- Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs
CRNAs and Law Enforcement: The Parallels of Managing Pain and Having Compassion
We're excited to share that Beyond The Mask has been recognized in the 18th Annual People's Choice Podcast Awards. We're nominated in two prestigious…
- Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs
Topical Thunder: An Awake Intubation Technique That Works
Even though awake intubations are rare, this procedure is still relevant. In fact, this is an anesthesia airway management technique that continues to be…
- Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs
A Conversation with AANA Daniel D. Vigness FPD Award Winner Kris Rohde
Today we bring you another wonderful conversation from our trip to the mid-year assembly in Washington D.C. Sharon and Tracy Castleman, DNP, CRNA, APN-A, FAANA…
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How Does the AANA Attract More Young Members? Let’s Ask Two Students
During our trip to the mid-year assembly recently, Sharon and Tracy Castleman, CRNA were having a conversation about declining student membership at the AANA…
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Awake Flexible Intubation: The Down & Dirty
In today’s episode Jeremy & Sass talk about the flexible intubation technique and some troubleshooting tips that may help you while placing an ETT in an awake…
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Early Anesthesia: Dagmar Nelson and Nurse Anesthesia After the Trial (Part 2)
In part two, we'll go on an exploration to uncover the untold chapters of Dagmar’s post trial years and witness how her victory reshaped the landscape of nurse…
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Early Anesthesia: The Life and Trial of Dagmar Nelson (Part 1)
Most people know about Dagmar Nelson in terms of her being involved in the only court trial ever to test the legality of nurses administering anesthesia, but…
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Managing Perioperative Crises With a Cognitive Template
In this episode, Jeremy and Sass review the high points of an article published in the April 2023 AANA Journal by Barry Swerdlow, MD and Lisa Osborne-Smith…
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Meet Lokum: A New Tech Company Designed to Connect CRNAs to Employers
The nursing industry is filled with so many bright and talented people and today’s guest is just another example of that. Ayoade (Joy) Ademuyewo, DNP, CRNA is…
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Overcoming Physical Limitations: Brett Fadgen’s Road to Anesthesia
Jeremy and Sharon were up in Hershey for the PANA Spring Symposium and hosted a live taping of the podcast with Brett Fadgen, MSN, CFRN, CRNA. If you haven’t…
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Strengthening Advocacy Efforts with the AANA’s New Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer Ingrida Lusis
We had a chance to spend some time with the new AANA Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer Ingrida Lusis during our time at the mid-year assembly to learn more about…
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Ep 249: Anesthesia Considerations for Cannabis
Cannabis has several medicinal uses and is legal in several states. More and more patients are using cannabis as a medication for anxiety, pain management, and…
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Ep 248: Hear from the Candidates for 2023-24 AANA Board of Directors
Voting started this week for the next round of AANA Board of Directors elections, and we want to help you get to know your candidates a little better. Thanks…
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Ep 247: The Commission for Nurse Reimbursement with Rebecca Love
The issue of reimbursement is one that we’ve covered from many different perspectives on this show but now it’s time to take the problem into our own hands…
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Ep 246: POCUS of the Cricothyroid Membrane
Emergency cricothyrotomy is a rare, but incredibly important procedure that can be lifesaving. A primary step when performing a cricothyrotomy is correct…
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Ep 245: Your Bank Account Might Be Ready for Retirement, But Are You?
One of the things you find out about CRNAs as they approach retirement is that their bank account might be ready for retirement but they might not be. Many…
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Ep 244: Military CRNAs – Lessons Learned & Lives Well Lived
The military isn’t a career path for everyone but those that choose that life get an experience and training that can’t be found anywhere else. Today we spend…
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Ep 243: A Crisis of Malignant Proportions
Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) is a rare and dreaded complication specific to anesthesia. It’s a systemic hypermetabolic syndrome that can result in severe…
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Ep 242: The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Creating a Preferred Workplace for CRNAs
Today we’re excited to dive into a topic we’ve been very curious about with a guest we’ve had the pleasure of interviewing previously. Tom Davis, DNAP, MAE…
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Ep 241: Top Retirement Planning Mistakes CRNAs Need to Avoid
Are you a CRNA who feels lost in the complicated world of retirement planning? With many different accounts and investment options, it’s easy to make mistakes…
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Ep 240: The Anatomy of Acute Stress & Strategies to Manage It
We all experience acute stress. Sometimes on a daily basis. In this episode Jeremy breaks down acute stress and talks about the anatomy and physiology of…
- Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs
Ep 239: What Can Be Done to Solve the Nursing Shortage?
More nurses are leaving the bedside every year and it has created a shortage nationally. If you’re listening to this podcast, you probably already know good…
- Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs
Ep 238: Having a Plan B – Why CRNAs Should Consider a Side Hustle
The CRNA profession continues to be a strong career path that allows you to comfortably save for retirement, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t always have a…
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Ep 237: To DNP or Not To DNP
Many CRNAs are returning to school to earn their Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice but is it worth it to spend the time and money to earn another…
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Ep 236: 3 Updated Guidelines for Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
Even in 2023, residual paralysis from neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA) is still a problem. Recently a task force developed by the ASA released guidelines…
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Ep 235: 2023 AANA Update with CEO, Bill Bruce
Bill Bruce, MBA, CAE, took over as the CEO of the AANA last summer so we caught up with him to get an update on how the organization has progressed over his…
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Ep 234: The State of Nursing Today with Becky Patton
We focus quite a bit on specific people or issues in nursing, but it’s always great to take a few steps back and take a high-level view of the profession…
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Ep 233: The Treatment for Hypovolemic Shock
Hypovolemic shock is the final shock state in this series of episodes that focuses on the identification, management, and differential diagnosis of different…
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Ep 232: If You’re Not At The Table, You’re On The Menu with Wisconsin Lt. Governor Sara Rodriguez
Every year it seems like more and more nurses are taking an active interest in politics, both local and regional, and today’s guest is someone who’s been on…
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Ep 231: How to Care for People with a Substance Use Disorder
Nearly all of us have been in a situation where we’ve noticed something off or not right about someone we work with or someone we know but we didn’t say…
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Ep 230: The Best Options for Push-Dose Vasopressors
It’s not uncommon to use push-dose vasopressors for blood pressure management in anesthesia practice. Maybe even more so now than in the past. Jeremy and Sass…
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Ep 229: $80 Billion Going to the IRS: What Does it Mean for CRNAs?
Last year, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, and one of the items that received many of the headlines was the $80 billion allocated…
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Ep 228: Betty Lank’s Role in Boston Children’s Hospital
The 20th century was filled with advancements in nursing and anesthesia with much of the innovation coming in the world of pediatrics. One of the women who had…
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Ep 227: Crisis Checklist for Cardiogenic Shock
You’re quietly sitting behind the drape and all of a sudden you see significant dysrhythmias on the ECG during an operation. Now what? In this episode Jeremy…
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Ep 226: The Need for More State Nurse Legislators
We talk all the time about the lack of nurse representation in policy-making positions, but that doesn’t make the data any less surprising. Today we’ll have a…
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Ep 225: An Inside Look at Lobbying for Your State Association
During our visit to the NCANA meeting last fall, we had the opportunity to host a live podcast about lobbying for your state association and we had the…
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Ep 224: ASA 2022 Difficult Airway Algorithm Update
The latest update to the ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm has a number of key changes that Jeremy and Sass will take you through in this episode of the podcast…
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Ep 223: Starting Your Own Aesthetic Injectables Practice
Necessity is the mother of invention and today’s guest is a living example of that. Suzanne Jagger, DNP, CRNA, APRN, was on vacation in Fiji when she got an…
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Ep 222: The Experience of a WWII Nurse Anesthetist & the Lessons Learned
When you look back over the history of nurse anesthesia, the most forgotten group of nurses might have been those that served the country during World War II…
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Ep 221: Name That Shock State
Before a CRNA ever gets to the operating room to perform anesthesia, they need to be thoroughly prepared for what they might face. Having checklists to follow…
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Ep 220: Financial Therapy for CRNAs
CRNAs face stressful situations every day but that doesn’t always prepare them to deal with the obstacles that life can throw your way, especially when those…
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Ep 219: The Future of Healthcare & Anesthesia with Scott Becker
As we put the finishing touches on another year, we didn’t want to use this time looking backward. Instead, we want to zoom out and get a better idea of where…
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Ep 218: Respiratory Q&A Test Prep
We’re shifting gears a bit in this episode by focusing on the examination side of anesthesia and hosting our first ever Q&A episode. Since students take a lot…
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Ep 217: Doctoral Project Review – Optimizing Transition from SRNA to CRNA
Today we bring on our first DNAP candidate, Gerald Murphy, MS, CRNA, APRN, to share his Doctoral Scholarly Project and use this platform as the dissemination…
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Ep 216: Identifying & Treating Imposter Phenomenon as a CRNA
It’s not something people openly talk about but feeling like you’re professionally inadequate happens to a lot of people. This is known as imposter phenomenon…
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Ep 215: Anesthesia Management for Septic Shock
Today Jeremy and Sass talk about the third type of distributive shock, septic shock. They review the need-to-know info for this shock state based on the…
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Ep 214: Where is VA CRNA Practice Headed?
The VA CRNA practice has been a topic of importance for a while because the VA hospital is the largest healthcare system in the country and currently employs…
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Ep 213: Moral Injury and Nurse Anesthesia
With the increased distress and rationing of care that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic, the topic of Moral Injury (MI) has started to garner much more…
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Ep 212: Thankful for the AANA and Its Ongoing Efforts for CRNAs
It hasn’t been the easiest year for a lot of people, but we know there’s still plenty to be grateful for as we approach another Thanksgiving. Specifically, we…
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Ep 211: Anesthesia Management for a Pheochromocytoma
CRNAs and SRNAs/RRNAs have asked us to give them the essential information needed to manage different OR cases. Episodes they can listen to while on their…
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Ep 210: The Dangers of Button Batteries & the Immediate Care Required
When Sharon visited the NCANA meeting in Wilmington, she sat through a lecture full of people with children and grandchildren that were panicked listening to…
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Ep 209: Tips for Getting the Right CRNA Job with Lt. Col. (ret) Tom Davis
CRNAs continue to be in high demand so finding a job isn’t always the challenge, but how do you go about identifying and landing the right job? Thomas Davis…