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Expand your professional opportunities  

Work alongside industry experts and other CRNAs/nurse anesthesiologists who can help you expand your network and discover career opportunities.   

Learn from the leaders in the field

You’ll leave the workshop with clinically applicable techniques taught by highly experienced and engaging fellow CRNAs/nurse anesthesiologists.    

Get hands-on practice

We keep the classroom space intimate and class size small, so that every attendee can get the most out of the course — including hands-on practice with live models. 

Earn 4 MAC Ed (Class A) Credits

Take the uncertainty out of your continuing education. AANA workshops are designed to help you learn new skills and meet your requirements easily and efficiently. Earn 4 MAC Ed (Class A) credits from the hands-on workshop and an additional number of MAC Ed credits from the online asynchronous course managed by the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia (MTSA).

Christian R. Falyar, DNAP, CRNA, FAANA

Director, Ultrasound and Pain Management
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia
Madison, Tennessee, United States

Christian Falyar is the Director, Ultrasound and Pain Management, at the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia. As a former board-certified vascular sonographer, he has been involved in ultrasound-based education for over twenty-five years dating back to his research with transcranial Doppler sonography in patients suffering from subarachnoid hemorrhage. In addition to his role as Fellowship director, Dr. Falyar coordinates the cadaveric workshops, and teaches the regional anesthesia and point-of-care ultrasound curriculum for the entry to practice program. He lectures locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally on ultrasound related topics, and has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. He currently serves on the editorial board of the AANA journal and is the Chair of the AANA Foundation Ultrasound Research Interest Group. For the past twelve years, Dr. Falyar has served as the coordinator for the open ultrasound scanning labs at the AANA Annual Congress.

Nicolette B. Hooge, DNP, MBA, CRNA, FAANA (she/her/hers)

Director of Clinical Education, Ultrasound and Pain Management
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia
Crested Butte, Colorado, United States

Nicolette B. Hooge, DNP, MBA, CRNA, FAANA, is the Director of Clinical Education for the Ultrasound and Pain Management Division at Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia. In this role, she coordinates the Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship clinical practicum, leads fellowship webinars, and organizes and teaches Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Cadaveric workshops, Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) workshops, and Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) workshops to advance anesthesia education and practice.
 
 With 17 years of experience as a CRNA, Nicolette remains actively engaged in clinical practice at Alpine Surgery Center in Gunnison, CO. She earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
 
 In addition to her clinical and educational roles, Nicolette presents at national and regional conferences, sharing expertise in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia, perioperative pain management, and anesthesia education. She has served on the AANA Finance Committee the STTI Philanthropy Committee, and other regional and local committees. Currently, she serves on the CoANA PAC committee, working to support CRNA practice rights and patient access to high-quality anesthesia care. She has also published in peer-reviewed journals, contributing to the growing body of evidence in anesthesia best practices.

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