Innovative Approaches in Perianesthesia Care
Harrah's Lake Tahoe
15 Highway 50
Stateline, NV 89449
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 7:00am PT - Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 5:00pm PT
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Topic
Professional Development, Practice, and Competencies- What’s the Big Deal?, Embrace ASPAN’S 2025-2026 Standards : Critical Influence for Your Practice!, Care of the Neurosurgical Patient, TIVA! MAC! PNB! Evolving trends in anesthesia, Unexpected Perioperative Neurological Complications, Clinical scene investigates, Implicit Bias, Minimally invasive but not minimal risk: Impact of laparoscopic surgery, Extended Care: A Secret Weapon that Supports Same Day Patient Discharge!, Augmented Intelligence: Think Outside the Box in PACU Staffing, Ethical challenges in the perianesthesia community, PACU Emergencies: Anything Can and Does occur in the PACU!, Safe Staffing in Phase I PACU-Use Data to Tell the Story!
Credits Offered
This event offers
13.25 CE credits
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
CA BRN Provider #03811.
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Additional Information
PANAC's 46th Annual Seminar and Meeting in beautiful Lake Tahoe Oct 18-19, 2025 will feature two renowned speakers Dr. Jacque Crosson and Maureen McLaughlin. They will cover a variety of topics that will enhance your practice.
This a hybrid conference. If you are not able to join us in Lake Tahoe you can still attend virtually.
The registration link will be coming soon.
Speakers
Quality Nurse, Department of Anesthesiology
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Maureen has spent her career in perianesthesia environments and is considered a perianesthesia nurse expert. She began her perianesthesia nursing career as a staff nurse in a high acuity PACU in an academic medical center. Since that period, she has held a variety of clinical leadership roles including PACU Clinical Educator, Clinical Nurse Specialist of Procedural Sedation, Critical Care Clinical Educator and now her current role as Quality Nurse, Department of Anesthesia. Maureen’s possesses a baccalaureate degree and a Master’s Degree from Boston College. She is board certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Health as well as dual certification as a CAPA and CPAN. Maureen is a frequent lecturer locally, nationally and internationally covering a variety of clinical topics. She echoes the vision statement from the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc.: “Recognizing and respecting the unequaled excellence in the mark of the CPAN and CAPA credential, perianesthesia nurses will seek it, managers will require it, employers will support it and the public will demand it.”
Event Agenda
Innovative Approaches in Perianesthesia Care
Event Agenda
Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 7:00am PT - Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 5:00pm PT
All times listed in
Pacific Time (US & Canada).
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Saturday, October 18, 2025
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7:00am - 7:45am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
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7:45am - 8:00am
Welcome & Announcements
Ronda Dyer, PANAC President Linda Morales, Education Chair
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8:00am - 8:15am
Implicit Bias
Ronda Dyer, PANAC President
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8:15am - 9:15am
TIVA! MAC! PNB! Evolving trends in anesthesia
Maureen McLaughlin, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CAPA, FASPAN
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9:15am - 10:15am
Minimally invasive but not minimal risk: Impact of laparoscopic surgery
Maureen McLaughlin, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CAPA, FASPAN
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10:15am - 10:35am
Break with vendors
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10:35am - 11:35am
Extended Care: A Secret Weapon that Supports Same Day Patient Discharge!
Jacque Crosson, DNP, RN, CPAN, FASPAN
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11:35am - 12:35pm
Augmented Intelligence: Think Outside the Box in PACU Staffing!!
Jacque Crosson, DNP, RN, CPAN, FASPAN
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12:35pm - 1:45pm
Lunch (On Your Own)
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1:45pm - 2:45pm
Ethical challenges in the perianesthesia community
Maureen McLaughlin, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CAPA, FASPAN
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2:45pm - 3:00pm
Break with Vendors
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3:00pm - 4:00pm
PACU Emergencies: Anything Can and Does occur in the PACU!
Jacque Crosson, DNP, RN, CPAN, FASPAN
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4:00pm - 5:00pm
Safe Staffing in Phase I PACU-Use Data to Tell the Story!
Jacque Crosson, DNP, RN, CPAN, FASPAN
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5:00pm - 5:30pm
Evaluation and CE information
Linda Morales, MSN ed, RN, BSN, CCRN, CPAN, CAPA
Sunday, October 19, 2025
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7:00am - 7:45am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
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7:45am - 8:00am
Welcome & Announcements
Ronda Dyer, President Linda Morales, Education Chair
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8:00am - 9:15am
Professional Development, Practice, and Competencies- What’s the Big Deal?
Jacque Crosson, DNP, RN, CPAN, FASPAN
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9:15am - 10:30am
Embrace ASPAN’S 2025-2026 Standards : Critical Influence for Your Practice!
Jacque Crosson, DNP, RN, CPAN, FASPAN
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10:30am - 10:50am
Break with vendors
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10:50am - 12:05pm
Care of the Neurosurgical Patient
Maureen McLaughlin, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CAPA, FASPAN
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12:05pm - 1:15pm
Lunch (On Your Own)
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1:15pm - 2:00pm
PANAC Annual Meeting
PANAC Board of Directors
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2:00pm - 3:00pm
Unexpected Perioperative Neurological Complications
Maureen McLaughlin, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CAPA, FASPAN
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3:00pm - 3:15pm
Break with Vendors
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3:15pm - 4:30pm
Clinical Scene Investigates
Maureen McLaughlin, MS, RN, ACNS-BC, CAPA, FASPAN
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4:30pm - 5:00pm
Evaluation and CE information
Jennifer Stade, BSN, RN, CAPA, Education Chair
Interested In Attending This Event?
Registration Information:
Registration information coming soon!