Wellness Activities at AANA Meetings

CRNAs Going the Distance - San Francisco 2012​

The Fun 5K walk/run at the 2012 Annual Meeting in San Francisco was enjoyed by all!​ ​ The morning was cool yet beautiful with clear view of the Golden Gate bridge, Alcatraz, San Francisco bay and the city's skyline. 

CRNAs indeed went the distance - over 400 CRNAs, students, their families, and friends got up very early to participate in this fun and positive event! Good wellness break for meeting attendees to enjoy the company of their colleagues, get some exercise, and benefit safe surgery worldwide; $9,200 was donated to Lifebox - see more on this story. 

Thank you 2012 Elite Sponsor CNA, to the participants and volunteers, and state associations that joined in "backing CRNA wellness"! 

Link to lots of 2012 walk/run photos online.
And the winners in the 2012 AANA Fun 5K Walk/Run are . . .​ ​
  walk run 2012 first 3 women300.jpg
walk run 2012 first 3 men300.jpg​

Top three women - from left to right, Priscilla Shaw, CRNA; Samford student nurse anesthetists Natalie Shields; LCDR Tiffany Dodson, CRNA 

Top three men - from left to right, Wolford SRNA Matt Watson; Wayne State SRNA Bradly Green; Wake Forest SRNA Jud Elliott with walk/run chair Patti Bright, CRNA, MS ​

  Link to lots more 2012 walk/run photos online! Participants can search by bib# to find all the photos of you to download or share directly to your favorite social media site.
2011 Boston photos online at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aanawellness/
 
 
Wellness Activities and Events at AANA Meetings​

Above: Fall Assembly Leadership Academy attendees joined the early morning informal walk/run at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs in November 2012.

Above: Members of the nurse anesthesia faculty and AANA Board of Directors at an informal early morning walk/run during Assembly of School Faculty February 2012 in San Diego.​

Questions? Contact wellness@aana.com 
Hold activities at your state meeting too - see State Health and Wellness for this and more ideas
Wellness Tips: An article on PROCRNA.com provides ideas for fitness and fun when you travel for a meeting: CRNA Fitness: Make the Most of Your Meeting