1. Identify common opportunities and barriers to curricular transition.
2. Describe pertinent accreditation requirements.
3. Contrast between curricula in master and doctoral frameworks.
4. Develop an approach to curricular transition that engenders faculty cooperation and motivation.

1. Discuss the components of faculty work and their measurement. 
2. Compare individual faculty effort and collective work of the faculty.
3. Review factors that impact resource allocation, accountability and outcomes.

Perspectives on Creating a Functional Partnership:  Administrative Complexities
Melanie C. Dreher, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean, College of Nursing
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Ill.

Learner Outcomes:

1. Classify the two cultures that guide anesthesia education.
2. Describe the range of issues that attend the presence of an anesthetist program in a School or College of Nursing.
3. Define opportunities for student engagement in college activities and interactions with students in other specialties.
4. Develop strategies for reconciling faculty clinical productivity and academic career progression for faculty.

1. Communicate an overview of the Professional Practice Analysis survey for the National Certification Examination (NCE).
2. Explain the proposed revisions to the NCE content outline and opportunities for feedback.
3. Review a summary of NCE and Self-Evaluation Examination (SEE) performance in 2011.
4. Discuss an update for the NBCRNA Continued Professional Certification (CPC) program activities.

Second in Command:  Embracing the Role of Assistant Program Administrator
Bernadette T. Roche, CRNA, EdD, APN
Administrative Director
NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia
Evanston, Ill.

Learner Outcomes:

1. Identify key attributes of a successful assistant program director. 
2. Compare formal and informal mentoring of assistant program directors.
3. Recognize opportunities for empowerment and recognition of assistant program directors.
4. Identify educational opportunities to maximize leadership and managerial skills of the assistant program director.

Quality Indicators in Nurse Anesthesia Accreditation:  Challenges and Changes
Francis Gerbasi, PhD

Learner Outcome:

1. Identify the current indicators used to assess program quality.
2. Discuss the findings of the recent graduate and employer surveys.
3. Describe challenges and potential changes in assessing quality.

Proof is Power - Join In!
Bette M. Wildgust, CRNA, MS, MSN
Chair, AANA Foundation

Learner Outcomes:

1. Describe the accomplishments over the past 30 years.
2. Discuss current research initiatives impacting nursing anesthesia.

Current Issues for Clinical Site Coordinators and Program Administrators
Gwendolynn D. Randall, CRNA, PhD, ARNP
Clinical Site Coordinator
Anesthesia & Critical Care of the Palm Beaches
West Palm Beach, Fla.

Kay K. Sanders, CRNA, DNP
Director
School of Nurse Anesthesia
Texas Christian University
Forth Worth, Texas

Learner Outcome:

1. Explain the partnership between site clinical coordinators and the nurse anesthesia program administrator.
2. Define scope of site coordinators roles and responsibilities including validation of clinical competency of students.
3. Describe program administrator responsibility for verifying competency of graduates.
4. Discuss online survey results.

1. Compare and contrast the factors leading the facilitatory versus debiliatory stress responses in nurse anesthesia students.
2. Compare and contrast various wellness strategies that help ameliorate student stress.
3. Understand the impact of premorbid personality traits on stress responsiveness and strategies to minimize their potential debilitatory effects.
4. Explain types of interventions and resources available for nurse anesthesia students with a debilitating stress response.

The Implications of Emotional Intelligence in Nurse Anesthesia Education
Fred A. Reede, CPA, MS, PMP
Principal
Integrated Global Performance Solutions

Learner Outcomes:

1. Explain the influence of self awareness on communication between the learner and faculty to support student's translation of didactic learning to clinical practice.
2. Demonstrate how faculty self management can create a climate that optimizes each student's learning.
3. Demonstrate how social awareness can be used to develop a plan for learning with the student that matches the learning environment or climate.
4. Recognize how relationship management enriches the learning process for development of graduate nurse anesthetists ready for diverse practice settings.

Student Admissions:  Predictors of Success
Moderator:  Kristen Starnes-Ott, CRNA, PhD
                   Chair, Education Committee

Lisa Mileto, CRNA, MS
Director
Oakland University - Beaumont
Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia
William Beaumont Hospital
Oakland, Mich.

Bernadette T. Roche, CRNA, EdD
James R. Walker, CRNA, DNP

Learner Outcomes:

1. Investigate the impact of the new GRE format on the admissions process.
2. Discover the use of critical thinking inventories in the application process.
3. Examine the use of simulation in the admissions process as a potential predictor of success.
4. Examine age of applicants as a predictor of future nurse anesthesia program success.
 

Practice in Computer-Based Testing:  Improving Scores on the National Certification Exam
Michael P. Dosch, CRNA, PhD
Associate Professor and Chair, Nurse Anesthesia
University of Detroit Mercy Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesiology
Detroit, Mich.

Learner Outcomes:

1. Describe the elements of a valid computer testing program, in particular, how testing may be improved through item analysis.
2. Analyze, evaluate, and improve testing procedures in their own educational program.
3. Analyze, evaluate, and improve board preparation activities in their own educational program.
4. Describe how to effectively counsel students who have test-taking difficulties.

Social Media and Program Admissions:  Applicant and Program Perspectives
Anne M. Hranchook, CRNA, MSN
Assistant Director
Oakland University - Beaumont
Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia
William Beaumont Hospital
Oakland, Mich.

Amanda M. Van Natter, RN, BSN
Staff Anesthetist
Beaumont Hospitals
Royal Oaks, Mich.

Learner Outcomes:

1. Define social media and social networking.
2. Identify opportunities for incorporating social media into the admissions process.
3. Recognize potential risks of using social media for admissions.
4. Review the faculty and student perspective on the use of social media to research nurse anesthesia programs.

Evaluation in a Simulation Environment:  Inter-Rater Reliability
Jeffrey A. Groom, CRNA, PhD
Director and Clinical Associate Professor
Nurse Anesthetist Program
Florida International University
Miami, Fla.

Learner Outcomes:

1. Compare concepts of reliability and validity as they apply to the evaluation of simulation-based performance and learning outcomes.
2. Discuss the role of scenario design as it impacts the evaluation of simulation-based performance.
3. Differentiate the use of checklists and global rate scales in the assessment and evaluation of simulation-based performance and learner achievement.