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Minnesota Association of Nurse Anesthetists↑

Minnesota Association of Nurse Anesthetists

2025 Fall Conference


2025 Fall Conference
September 26-27, 2025
Saint Paul RiverCentre

Join your colleagues for a day of education and networking!

RiverCentre address: 175 Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN 55102
Parking Ramp address: 150 West Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, MN 55102

Lodging:
MANA has a secured a room block for $159/night at the Residence Inn St. Paul Downtown. 
Click here to see instructions for utilizing that room block and rate.

OR

Holiday Inn St. Paul Downtown

If you prefer to call-in instead of booking online, please call the hotel directly at (651) 225-1515 and ask for the MANA Fall Education Conference group rate.You have until September 1, 2025, to reserve at the MANA rates.


For those who may wish to stay elsewhere, there are a number of additional hotels in the area.


Thank you to our Reception/Dinner Sponsor:


Poster Showcase Information

MANA is proud to support our nurse anesthesia professionals by providing this opportunity to showcase their scholarly work to peers!  The Poster Showcase will be presented at the 2025 MANA Fall Conference.

Thanks to all that applied.  Notifications were sent out July 2025.

Schedule
Note:  Schedule is subject to change.  

Friday, September 26

  • 7:30 - 8:00 am - Registration
  • 8:00 - 9:00 am - Session 1: Crystal O'Guin, ACLS for the Anesthesia Professional
  • 9:00 - 10:00 am - Session 2: Nate Pulscher, Beyond the Operating Room:  Demonstrating Value and Leading from Within
  • 10:00 - 10:30 am - Break/Posters & Exhibitors
  • 10:30 - 11:30 am - Session 3: Crystal O'Guin, Medication Management in the Preoperative Setting
  • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Lunch
  • 12:30 - 1:30 pm - Sessions 4: Jeff Molter, Peripheral Nerve Block Complications:  Situation management
  • 1:30 -  2:30 pm - Session 5: Crystal O'Guin, Rapid Review of Pharmacology
  • 2:30 - 3:00 pm - Break/Posters & Exhibitors
  • 3:00 - 4:00 pm - Session 6: Jill Hardy, Perspective of Leadership form the Bedside and Beyond  
  • 4:00 - 5:00 pm - Session 7: Megan Kakela, Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway
  • 5:00 - 6:00 pm - Social Hour/Exhibitors/Vendors
  • 6:00 - 7:00 pm - President's Reception and Awards
  • 7:30 - 9:30 pm - PAC Event

Saturday, September 27

  • 7:30 - 8:00 am - Registration
  • 8:00 - 9:00 am - Session 8: Blake Ward, The Modified Hamm Technique for Control of Intraoperative Pain
  • 9:00 - 10:00 am - Session 9: Jeff Molter, AANA Update
  • 10:00 - 10:30 am - Break/Posters & Exhibitors
  • 10:30 - 11:30 am - Session 10: Blake Ward:  Titrating Sugammadex to Train-of Four Ration ≥90% - The Results of UMMC-IRB-2023-155
  • 11:30 am - 1:30 pm - Lunch & Business Meeting 
  • 1:30 - 2:30 pm - Session 11: Megan Kakela, The Power of Wellness: A Holistic Approach
  • 2:30 - 3:00 pm - Break/Posters & Exhibitors
  • 3:00 - 4:00 pm - Session 12: Justin Robinson, co-presenting Sabrina DeBlaere, The Rule of Fifty - A New Approach To Cardiac Risk Mitigation
  • 4:00 - 5:00 pm - Session 13: Blake Ward, Quantitative Neuromuscular Monitoring - A New Era of Neuromuscular Blockade and Reversal

Speakers

A list of who will be presenting at the 2025 MANA Fall Education Conference:

Crystal O’Guin DNP, MSN (Ed.), CRNA

Jeff Molter CRNA MSN MBA

Justin Robinson CRNA APRN MNA and Sabrina DeBlaere SRNA

Jill Hardy CRNA APRN MNA 

Blake Ward CRNA, MSN

Megan Kakela CRNA APRN DNP

Nate Pulscher FACHE


Exhibitors

Interested in exhibiting at the 2025 MANA Fall Education Conference?  

As an exhibitor, you have a unique opportunity to share your company's products and services with CRNAs and SRNAs.  Your exhibitor fee includes one table-top exhibit and a general listing in the conference app.  By becoming a sponsor, your business will receive even more exposure throughout the conference!  See below for specific sponsorship openings.

Thank you to our Reception/Dinner Sponsor:


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Awards

Do you know a MANA member who is a CRNA and deserves to be recognized for their achievements?  Nominate them for a MANA CRNA Award!  

Outstanding Clinical Practitioner: Recognizes the accomplishments of CRNAs involved in direct patient care who have made an important contribution to the advancement of nurse anesthesia practice.

Outstanding Professional Advocacy: recognizes the accomplishments of CRNAs who have made a significant contribution to the preservation and advancement of the nurse anesthesia profession through advocacy, educational, legislative, legal, and/or regulatory efforts.

Outstanding Professional Accomplishment: Recognizes individuals whose foremost dedication to excellence has furthered the art and science of nurse anesthesia.

Clinical Instructor of the Year: Recognizes the contributions of an individual who has made a significant contribution to the teaching of nurse anesthesia students in the clinical arena.

Didactic Instructor of the Year: Recognizes the contributions of an individual who has made a significant contribution to the teaching of nurse anesthesia students in the classroom setting.

Lifetime Achievement: Recognizes CRNAs who have made significant contributions to the field of nurse anesthesia throughout their lifetime.

Nominations are now closed - 8/29/2025.

FOMNA PAC Event

Join us on Friday after the conference activities for a fun event in support of the FOMNA PAC!

More details and registration can be found here: EVENT


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