UI Anesthesia Nursing Program
Student
Achievements (Contd)
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Class of 2006 |
Melissa Gambrall received
Honorable Mention in the 2005 AANA Student Writing
Contest in Washington, D.C. Melissa’s paper
"Anesthetic Implications for Surgical Correction
of Scoliosis" was published in the August 2007
issue of the AANA Journal. |
Dr.
Ann Willemsen-Dunlap and Melissa Gambrall at the
2005 AANA Annual Meeting.
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Christine
Whitesell was presented an Above & Beyond
Award by Edward Thompson, PhD, CRNA.
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Christine Whitesell was
recognized for going Above & Beyond the call
of duty when she helped a patient in the PACU. The
RNs on duty were very appreciative of the extra
support and time she gave. "The patient truly
benefited from" the work Christine did that day.
Congratuations! |
Jared Snarr’s paper titled Risk, Benefits and Complications of Epidural Steroid Injections: A Case Report appeared in the June 2007 issue of the AANA Journal.
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Class of 2005 |
Sam Thibodeaux was awarded the honor or
presenting his poster at the AANA Annual Meeting
in Seattle
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Sam Thibodeaux worked with Dr. Lance Lichtor for 2
years on the effects that light and caffeine have
on sleepiness following sedation. Their poster and
abstract were selected for presentation at the
71st AANA Anual Meeting. In addition, the AANA
awarded Sam with $1,000.
See it featured as a "Discovery
of Distinction"
in the August 2005 AANA News
Bulletin |
Anesthesia Concerns for Children with Tuberous Sclerosis was the topic of Steve Septer’s paper that appeared in the June 2006 issue of the AANA Journal. |
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Class of 2004 |
Aaron Gopp was presented
the Above & Beyond Award by Dr. Thompson on
October 28th. Aaron was nominated by a patient."The first time I met Aaron Gopp was
in pre-op... I was extremely ill and frightened.
He assured me he would be with me and keep me as
comfortable as possible... He was very kind,
compassionate and reassuring, so much so that my
husband and I requested him for 3 more surgeries I
had to have. We are extremely grateful for Aaron's
genuine compassion and
professionalism." |
Ed
Thompson, PhD, CRNA, Program Director, presents
Aaron Gopp with the Above and Beyond
Award
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Mindy
after accepting her 2003 ACB Champion
plaque
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Cormac
O'Sullivan, MSN, CRNA, Assistant Program Director,
and Ed Thompson, PhD, CRNA, Program Director,
congratulate Aaron Gopp
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Mindy Miller is the second
Iowa student to be on a winning Anesthesia College
Bowl team. Her team out answered several others to
come out on top at the AANA's 70th Annual
Meeting. |
Aaron Gopp received second
place in the AANA 2003 Student Writing Contest.
Aaron’s paper "Anesthetic Management of a Patient with a Mediastinal Foregut Duplication Cyst: A Case Report" was
published in the Feb. 2005 issue of the AANA
Journal. |
Lisa Pic is featured on the cover of the October 2003 AANA Journal, confirming placement of a double-lumen endobronchial tube with fiberoptic scope.
Lisa’s paper Novel Pharmacological Approaches for the Antagonism of Neuromuscular Blockade was published in the February 2005 issue of the AANA Journal. |
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Class of 2003 |
Ed
Thompson, PhD, CRNA, Program Director,
congratulates Steve Waldorf
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Michael
Tennier and Nate Miller
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| Steve Waldorf received
Honorable Mention in the 2002 AANA Student Writing
Contest for his paper “Neuroleptic Malignant
Syndrome”. His paper was published in the AANA
Journal October 2003 (p. 389-394). |
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Michael Tennier, Chief SRNA,
and
Nate Miller made presentations at
the Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists state
meeting in Des Moines on October 18, 2002. Nate’s
presentation was Pesticide Toxicity and Anesthetic
Considerations. Michael’s presentation was
entitled Herbal Use and Anesthetic
Implications. |
Class of 2002 |
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to R: Jeff Beutler, CRNA, MS, AANA Executive
Director; Ed Thompson, PhD, CRNA; Kristine
Schneider; Larry Hornsby, CRNA, AANA Past
President
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Mary
O’Brien’s poster presentation
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| Kristine Schneider won the
2001 AANA Student Writing Contest for her paper
“Melatonin-A Hormone with Potential for Novel
Applications in Anesthesia”. |
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Mary O’Brien was one of only
three students in the country selected to make a
podium presentation on her topic “Cardiopulmonary
Arrests in Non-Critical Areas of the Hospital: A
Two-Year Analysis of Outcome” at the 2001 AANA
Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The same topic
was also selected for a poster presentation. Ms.
O’Brien’s poster abstract was published in a 2001
issue of the AANA Journal. |
Class of 2001 |
Vikki
Gambrill
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Vikki Gambrill, Chief SRNA
of the Class of 2001, was recognized with an
honorable mention for the AANA Student Writing
Contest at the 6th World Congress for Nurse
Anesthetists on August 9, 2000. Her paper
entitled “Diagnosis and Treatment of Tension
Pneumothorax Under Anesthesia” detailed Vikki’s
experience with diagnosing a tension
pneumothorax while in rotation at the University
of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Vikki’s paper was
published in the February 2002 issue of the AANA
Journal. |
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