Legislative & Regulatory Issues Commonly Faced By CRNAs (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required- CRNA and RRNA Member Only Workshop) Jana Conover, BA; JP Mason, BA; Lesley Arca, JD Location: Ballroom Level- Capitol Ballroom E
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Saturday, April 25, 2026 8:00 AM - 12:45 PM
What Every CRNA Should Know About Reimbursement (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required- CRNA and RRNA Member Only Workshop) Gregory Collins, DNP, CRNA Location: Ballroom Level- Capitol Ballroom A-C
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Saturday, April 25, 2026 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Resident Study Hall Location: Meeting Room Level- Justice
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Saturday, April 25, 2026 8:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Commercial Market & Payment Parity (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required- CRNA and RRNA Member Only Workshop) Gary Keeling, CPA, MBA Location: Ballroom Level- Capitol Ballroom A-C
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Saturday, April 25, 2026 8:00 AM - 12:45 PM
PAC Strategies for State Association of Nurse Anesthetists (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required- CRNA and RRNA Member Only Workshop) Jacob Bonnema, DNP, APRN-CRNA; Kris Rohde, MS, CRNA; Melissa Eisenhauer, DNP, CRNA, APRN; Blake Frazier, DNAP, APRN, CRNA Location: Ballroom Level- Capitol Ballroom E
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Saturday, April 25, 2026 8:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Strategies for Reimbursement Legislation: A Case Study on Ohio (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required- CRNA and RRNA Member Only Workshop) Lesley Arca, JD; Charles Tabbert, MBA, MSN, APRN-CRNA; Kellie Deeter, DNP, CRNA, CNP Location: Ballroom Level- Capitol Ballroom E
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Saturday, April 25, 2026 8:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Successful Strategies for Advocation for Reimbursement (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required- CRNA and RRNA Member Only Workshop) Romy Gelb-Zimmer, MPP; Ronald Castaldo, PhD, MBA, MS, CRNA, APRN, FAANA Location: Ballroom Level- Capitol Ballroom A-C
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Saturday, April 25, 2026 8:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Coalition Building and PR Strategy to Support Your Legislative Agenda (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required- CRNA and RRNA Member Only Workshop) JP Mason, BA; Stanley Cleiland, Master of Arts; Wesley Karcher, MSN, CRNA; Preston Woodburn-Camp, DMPNA Location: Ballroom Level- Capitol Ballroom E
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Saturday, April 25, 2026 8:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Issues in Rural Health Reimbursement (1 MAC Ed CE) (Additional Registration Required- CRNA and RRNA Member Only Workshop) Scott Rigdon, MPH, MSN, DNAP, CRNA, NSPM-C Location: Ballroom Level- Capitol Ballroom A-C
Exhibit Hall Location: Ballroom Level- Capitol Ballroom E-K
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
President & CEO Welcome Jeffrey Molter, MSN, MBA, CRNA; Bill Bruce, MBA, CAE Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
RN/APRN Meet and Greet: Advocacy Through Mentorship Tyler Anderson, CRNA Location: Lobby Level- Penn Avenue Terrace
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Resident Study Hall Location: Meeting Room Level- Justice
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 8:15 AM - 8:25 AM
2026 Daniel D. Vigness Federal Political Director of the Year Award Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 8:25 AM - 8:35 AM
2026 Award for Excellence in State Government Relations Advocacy Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 8:35 AM - 8:45 AM
CRNA-PAC & AANA Foundation Update Jacob Bonnema, DNP, APRN-CRNA; Toyin Orunja-White, DNP, CRNA Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 8:45 AM - 8:50 AM
LIC Reading of the AANA Board Candidates Bimpe Adenusi, PhD, CRNA, APRN, CNE, FAANA, FNAP, FAAN Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
CRNAdvocacy: Legislative Priorities & Lobbying 101 (1.5 MAC Ed CE) Matthew Thackston, MPAP Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
CRNAdvocacy: Regulatory Policy & Advocacy (1 MAC Ed CE) Romy Gelb-Zimmer, MPP; Gregory Craig, MS, MPA; Emily Champlin, JD; Mosalewa Ani, MPH Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Federal Political Directors Lunch (Invite Only) Location: Ballroom Level- Capitol Ballroom A-C
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Lunch on Your Own
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Keynote: Policy & Politics Inside the Beltway (1 MAC Ed CE) Jonathan Martin Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Get Political: Sabato's Crystal Ball (1 MAC Ed CE) Larry Sabato Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Mentoring for State Advocacy – Who and How to Mentor (1 MAC Ed CE) Wesley Karcher, MSN, CRNA; Kris Rohde, MS, CRNA; Melissa Eisenhauer, DNP, CRNA, APRN; Aaron Crowell, DNP, CRNA; Jacqueline Mitchell, PhD, MS, CRNA, FAANA Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Residents Unplugged (RRNA's only) (1 MAC Ed CE) Julie Linton, DNAP, APRN, CRNA; Jacob Bonnema, DNP, APRN-CRNA; Khadijat Badejo, BSN, RN Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
State Reimbursement Specialist and Pain Reimbursement Specialist Meet & Greet (By Invite Only) Location: Meeting Room Level- Dirksen
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
The Leadership Excel and Achievement Program (LEAP) (Invite Only) Location: Ballroom Level- Capitol Ballroom A-C
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Sunday, April 26, 2026 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
CRNA-PAC Masquerade Ball (Offsite, Separate Registration Required) Location: The Hamilton (600 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20005)
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Monday, April 27, 2026 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Anesthetists in Recovery (AIR) and Friends Open Support Meeting (No CE) Crystal Hunnicutt, DNAP, CRNA Location: Meeting Room Level- Dirksen
Resident Study Hall Location: Meeting Room Level- Justice
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Monday, April 27, 2026 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Location: Ballroom Level- Capitol Ballroom E-K
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Monday, April 27, 2026 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Quiz Pro Quo (1 MAC Ed CE) Jeffrey Molter, MSN, MBA, CRNA; Matthew Thackston, MPAP; Romy Gelb-Zimmer, MPP; Catharine Harris, MPS Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Monday, April 27, 2026 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
CRNA MythBusters: Using Research to Combat Misinformation on Capitol Hill (1 MAC Ed CE) Jeffrey Darna, PhD, DNP, CRNA, ACNP-BC, FAANA; Matthew Thackston, MPAP Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Monday, April 27, 2026 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM
Lunch On Your Own
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Monday, April 27, 2026 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Leading Voices: CRNAs in Elected Office (1 MAC Ed CE) Kellie Deeter, DNP, CRNA, CNP; Taylor Rehfeldt, DNAP, APRN, CRNA; Charles Tabbert, MBA, MSN, APRN-CRNA Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Monday, April 27, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
A View From Capitol Hill: Nursing Caucus (1 MAC Ed CE) Matthew Thackston, MPAP Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Monday, April 27, 2026 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Put Your Knowledge to the Test: Mock Capitol Hill Meetings (1.5 MAC Ed CE) Hon. Alan Wheat, BA; Matthew Thackston, MPAP; Emily Peterson, MPP; Austin Jackson; Alec Gonzalez Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Grab and Go Breakfast & State Strategy Sessions Location: Ballroom Level- Grand Ballroom I-IV
