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Meet the Peer Assistance Advisors

Members of the Peer Assistance Advisors Committee (PAAC) lead the AANA peer support network comprised of State Peer Advisors nationwide.  The State Peer Advisors provide assistance to nurse anesthetists and student nurse anesthetists facing chemical dependency or substance misuse issues - for more information and to seek help see:

​AANA Peer Assistance Advisors Committee - FY2012

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 PAA Zwerling, Art PAAC Chair
Art Zwerling, CRNA, DNP, DAAPM
a.to.z@comcast.net
215-872-6821 (cell)
PAAC Regional Group Advisor for State Peer Advisors in AANA Regions 3, 4, and 6
PAA Ardizzone, Laura
Laura L. Ardizzone, CRNA, DNP, DCC
lla2002@columbia.edu
PAAC Education Representative
PAA Bertrand
Anita Bertrand, CRNA, MS
anita.bertrand@comcast.net
713-201-3948 (cell)
Texas State Peer Advisor
PAAC Regional Group Advisor for State Peer Advisors in AANA Regions 5 and 7
 PAA Stone, Linda Linda Stone, CRNA, MSN
lstone@rsna-edu.org
919-250-9740 (work)
after 5 p.m.  919-395-2905 (cell)
PAAC Regional Group Advisor for State Peer Advisors in AANA Regions 1 and 2
North Carolina State Peer Advisor
PAA Wright, Laura
E. Laura Wright, CRNA, MNA
wrightel@uab.edu
PAAC Research Representative
Alabama State Peer Advisor
​The Peer Assistance Advisors Committee provides advocacy and advice to the association members and the public on issues regarding practitioner well-being as it pertains to nurse anesthetists’ and students’ risk for drug use, abuse, dependency, and addiction. The work is committed to educational endeavors and aggressive promotion of prevention modalities; committee members offer confidential assistance, informational support and referral resources in the formulation of guidelines for early recognition, intervention, treatment, long-term recovery, and appropriate re-entry​

 

 

 Health & Wellness Contacts

 

Peer Assistance in Your State 

Peer Assistance Helpline
(800) 654-5167 
 
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Hotline
1 (800) 273-TALK
 
Anesthetists in Recovery (AIR)
(215) 635-0183
 
Art Zwerling, CRNA, DNP, DAAPM
Chair, AANA Peer Assistance
Advisors Committee
a.to.z@comcast.net
 
Janet Dewan, CRNA, MS
Chair, AANA Health & Wellness Committee
j.dewan@neu.edu
 
AANA Staff:
Julie Rice, Wellness Specialist
(847) 655-1114
jrice@aana.com or
wellness@aana.com

 

 Helpline info

 

See Getting Help for information and resources.  For chemical dependency assistance, the first step is to contact your State Peer Advisor who is familiar with state specific resources and will provide confidential referrals. 

The national helpline
(800) 654-5167 is also available 24/7.  Because they are working CRNAs, if the advisors are not immediately available, leave a confidential message and they will return your call as soon as possible.   ​