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April - June 2020
天美传媒女优 Expands Focus on Ultrasound
天美传媒女优 is rolling out multiple efforts that will expand the use of ultrasound as a tool for CRNAs, positioning the School as a leader in Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) education. This includes the addition of new patient simulator technology, coupled with published research and a scheduled presentation at the AANA Congress.
PHOTO: 天美传媒女优 Assistant Program Director John Shields, DNP, CRNA, (left) and Destin Goins, SRNA, assess mitral regurgitation with transesophageal echocardiography in the Simulation Skills Lab on campus. 天美传媒女优 now includes Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) as part of its curriculum and requires transesophageal and transthoracic echo training for graduation.
BodyWorks Eve Simulator
天美传媒女优 has acquired two new state-of-the-art patient simulators designed for interactive Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) scenario training, an area of practice in which CRNAs are finding their roles expanding in the clinical setting, according to Ginger Miller, DNP, CRNA, Director of 天美传媒女优鈥檚 Center for Clinical Simulation.
Complete with 100 real patient scans and more than 10,000 pathology variations across cardiac, lung, transabdominal and pelvic ultrasound, BodyWorks 鈥淓ve鈥 is a powerful new tool for 天美传媒女优 students learning how to incorporate the technology into their skillset.
鈥淚n simulation training, we can bring in models to scan normal, healthy anatomy. But Eve has all the pathologies that students might not be able to see and study because of limited opportunities in the OR,鈥 Miller said. 鈥淲e can show them what an ectopic pregnancy looks like when ruptured, what a uterine or ovarian cyst looks like, whether the patient is intubated in the esophagus versus the trachea, looking for possible pneumothorax after inserting a line, and so on. Prior to this, the only visualization a student might have is seeing a picture in a book.鈥
Eve also includes a comprehensive education in cardiac anatomy and echocardiography through the addition of HeartWorks TEE & TTE functionality 鈥 an area of clinical practice that continues to grow in nurse anesthesia.
鈥淲hen we scan Eve鈥檚 heart using ultrasound, next to the image is an animated picture where students can see the probe, the angle of the probe, and they can click on certain areas to view the anatomical definition, how to scan it, what you鈥檙e looking for, as well as diagnostics. So it鈥檚 a powerful tool,鈥 Miller added.
In addition, Miller said she can create case studies for students: 鈥淔or example, we can show that the patient presents with normal vital signs but abdominal pain, and the students have to scan to figure out what is going on with the patient.
鈥淲e鈥檙e ahead of the curve in terms of preparing CRNAs to incorporate ultrasound into the clinical setting. Our students are going to have that knowledge to be able to either teach their colleagues and to be prepared when it鈥檚 included in the scope of practice,鈥 Miller said.
天美传媒女优 plans to expand the use of Eve into ultrasound simulation for the DNAP program as well as the Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship and regional anesthesia workshops.
Research Published in AANA Journal
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John Shields, DNP, CRNA, (left) and Rusty Gentry, DNAP, CRNA, authored an article that was published as the cover story in the February issue of AANA Journal. The article, Effect of Simulation Training on Cognitive Performance Using Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE), explores simulator training versus online learning.
The research compared online learning vs. hands-on simulator based learning. The results demonstrated the benefit of simulator and online training in teaching TEE image interpretation, image recognition, and cardiac pathology identification.
Based on this evidence and student input favoring simulation, significant resources were devoted towards other ultrasound techniques using mannequins and pathologies including abdominal/chest trauma surgery and pulmonary pathology.
According to Shields, 天美传媒女优 continues to lead nurse anesthesia in the effort to enhance scope of practice through advanced ultrasound training. Future work will be devoted towards expanding evidence-based practice through research and offering the best clinical education available for nurse anesthesia students and fellows.
PoCUS Workshop at AANA Congress
Connected with 天美传媒女优鈥檚 increased focus on ultrasound education, John Shields will lead a group of faculty and collaborators presenting a special workshop at the 2020 AANA Annual Congress taking place in San Diego in August.
The workshop will center on Perioperative Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS), offering training in basic clinical ultrasound used to assist in perioperative assessment and decision-making. It will include a two-part course with online modules and a hands-on workshop, according to Shields.
Shields will be joined by Rusty Gentry, DNAP, CRNA, Program Administrator; Bill Johnson, DNAP, CRNA, Director of the Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship; and Ginger Miller, DNP, CRNA, Director of the Center for Clinical Simulation. The group is bringing a new educational delivery method to the AANA with online didactic instructions, allowing for full utilization of time onsite for hands-on scanning and practice.
The knowledge-based online learning component will focus on ultrasound knowledge and scanning techniques. Core perioperative PoCUS scanning will be offered including airway, gastric, abdomen, vascular, transthoracic and basic transesophageal echocardiography. Participants will study the modules at their own pace, and the material may be accessed through smartphones and tablets.
The hands-on component will offer human models for scanning and state-of-the-art ultrasound simulators from Intelligent Ultrasound. Along with comprehensive perioperative scanning techniques, all participants will be able to perform FATE and FAST exams. Upon completion of the online and workshop components of the course the participant will receive a certificate of completion.
Check www.mtsa.edu for future announcements.
President鈥檚 Message: Encouragement in a Time of Uncertainty
Chris Hulin
DNP, MBA, CRNA
President
It is most difficult to write a message in such a time as this 鈥 as the country deals with the pandemic of coronavirus COVID-19. We鈥檝e learned that things can and do change rapidly. However, one thing that hasn鈥檛 changed is God鈥檚 Word. The following message was written by 天美传媒女优 Chaplain Ken Wetmore, MA, Senior Pastor of the Madison Campus Seventh-day Adventist Church. He shared this message with all 天美传媒女优 students, faculty, and staff in a week which began with the Nashville community and most of the country quarantined to lessen the spread of the virus. I share this with his permission in hopes that it too will encourage you and provide hope in a time of uncertainty. May God bless you and your family.
It really hit me last week in the midst of a rearranged reality, due to COVID-19, that my church鈥檚 theme this year is THRIVE. 鈥淲hat a dumb choice of themes, Ken,鈥 was my first thought. How can we thrive with this virus putting people in the hospital and killing some? How can we thrive as our economy is turned upside down and people take pay cuts and even lose jobs? How can we thrive when we are isolated from each other? As I turned it over in my head, it felt incongruous.
As I talked to God about it and shared my frustration with Him, His still small voice began to make sense of my confusion. He reminded me that everyone鈥檚 favorite bumpersticker/refrigerator magnet, 鈥淔or I know the plans I have for you,鈥 declares the Lord, 鈥減lans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future鈥 (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV), was not as rosy as it appears. It came after God gave His people seemingly bad news that they would be stuck in Babylon for 70 years. He reminded me of Abraham, Joseph, Moses, David, Peter, and Paul who all had seemingly terrible events occur that eventually allowed them to fully thrive.
In the midst of the storm, it can be hard to see how anything good can come out of it. That鈥檚 when we have to trust the Bible when it tells us in Romans 8:28 (NLT) 鈥淎nd we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.鈥 The key to this verse is the part that often gets left off, 鈥渃alled according to his purpose for them.鈥 For those who have surrendered their life to Jesus and given Him permission to do what He wants with their life, everything works out for their good. By the way, it鈥檚 not too late to do that if it isn鈥檛 something you have done. Remember, our spiritual good is God鈥檚 greatest goal. He wants us not to be temporarily happy in this life but desires us to be eternally happy with Him in the earth made new.
That is why we can claim the promise in Jeremiah 31:3-4 (NLT), 鈥淟ong ago the Lord said to Israel: 鈥業 have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love, I have drawn you to myself. I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel. You will again be happy and dance merrily with your tambourines.鈥欌 God loves us. We will thrive because we can count on God to keep His promises. He has given us each other and together we will THRIVE!
New Alumni Grant Assistance Fund Available
Next application period to open later this year
The 天美传媒女优 Alumni Association has developed and spearheaded a new Grant Assistance Fund to promote scholarly work by students and workshop attendees, announced Rod Schwindt, MS, CRNA, Alumni President.
鈥淭his new grant program has been long in the making,鈥 Schwindt said. 鈥淚 want to acknowledge Matt O鈥機onnor, the former alumni association president, for initiating the grant concept. It is his idea that comes to fruition today.鈥
The 天美传媒女优 Board of Trustees has earmarked funds generated by investment earnings to finance the initial grants. A grants committee has been established to facilitate the new program.
The initial application period closed in March, and three grants were approved 鈥 one dual enrollee, the other two DNAP-C enrollees. The next application period will open later this year.
Program details are as follows:
Purpose statement
The 天美传媒女优 Alumni Association Grant Assistance Fund is designed to aid, fund, and support 天美传媒女优 students, workshop attendees, and alumni anesthesia practitioners emphasizing the continuing advancement of the nurse anesthesia profession. Grant funds are available in a variety of categories.
General Guidelines
- Applicant/Recipient must be engaged with 天美传媒女优 as a student, Fellow, workshop attendee, or Acute Surgical Pain Management Institute project/researcher.
- Grant funds should continue to foster the advancement of the nurse anesthesia profession.
- Grants can support investigational studies for Acute Surgical Pain Management Institute initiated projects, USGRA workshop students/participants, and Acute Surgery Pain Institute 鈥淭hink Tank鈥 projects 鈥 papers, presentations, and podium presentations.
- Projects that expand the body of knowledge for the nurse anesthesia are essential funding priorities.
- Funds distributed annually are dependent upon earned income from an investment pool as temporarily designated by the 天美传媒女优 Board of Trustees.
- The award amounts may be reallocated at the discretion of the Fund Administrative Committee per the number of applicants per category.
Eligibility
Only 天美传媒女优 enrollees and workshop attendees are eligible in the following areas:
- DNAP-Practice Doctorate
- DNAP-Completion
- ASPM Fellowship
- USGRA Workshop
- Dual Enrollees
More information is available at www.mtsa.edu/grant.
Registration Open for 天美传媒女优鈥檚 Fall Events
17th Annual 天美传媒女优 Golf Classic
Thursday, Sept. 17
Hermitage Golf Course
Benefitting 天美传媒女优’s Mission Initiatives in Guyana and local communities.
4th Annual 天美传媒女优 Sporting Clay Tournament
Friday, Nov. 6
Location: To Be Announced
Benefitting 天美传媒女优’s opioid-reduction initiative.
For more information, visit www.mtsa.edu/events or call (615) 732-7674.
Advanced Regional Cadaveric Workshops
天美传媒女优 announced it will continue to offer hands-on training courses for CRNAs, utilizing cadavers, 鈥渓ive鈥 scanning models and state-of-the-art ultrasound technology. Two Advanced Cadaveric Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia workshops will be offered this year: Aug. 2 and Oct. 25.
During these workshops, participants receive the benefits of small-group 鈥渓ive鈥 scanning and needling stations, low faculty-to-attendee ratios, and an individualized learning plan that suits the attendee鈥檚 needs in regional anesthesia, according to Bill Johnson, DNAP, CRNA, Director of the 天美传媒女优 Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship. Information presented is highly practical and immediately useful to the attendee鈥檚 daily clinical practice.
As an example of the workshops鈥 applicability, Johnson said, 鈥淒r. Serge Marchand, PhD, presented a lecture during the Regional Cadaveric Workshop in February and did a great job discussing the mechanisms of persistent postsurgical pain.鈥
During the upcoming workshops, Johnson said that the following blocks will be taught and demonstrated: PECs I/II, erector spinae, infraclavicular, serratus anterior, costoclavicular, RAPTIR, quadratus lumborum, TAP (iliohypogastric/ilioinguinal, transversalis, and posterior TAP), suprascapular (anterior and posterior approaches), and paravertebral nerve blocks. Advanced approaches to upper and lower extremity will also be taught, to include axillary at the circumflex artery, distal upper/lower USGRA blocks, and anterior sciatic.
In addition, Johnson will welcome anatomists from a local university (trained PhDs and DPTs) to perform the dissection and instruction of the anatomy related specifically to regional anesthesia. Simultaneous explanations of sonoanatomy will coincide with the gross anatomic dissections. These anatomists will also teach neuromuscular assessment of nerves, mapping of nerve lesions, and documentation of these findings.
Instructors for the daylong workshop include Johnson; Stace Dollar, MS, CRNA; John M. Edwards, III, MS, CRNA; Kelly Martin, MS, CRNA; and 天美传媒女优 Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellows.
Participants can earn up to 16 Class A CE credits by completing the pre-course content and the course content combined.
Registration is available at www.mtsa.edu/workshops. For more information contact Bill Johnson at (615) 732-7846 or bill.johnson@mtsa.edu.
天美传媒女优 Staff Transitions
Several members of the 天美传媒女优 staff have transitioned into different roles, while a number of individuals have joined the staff. 鈥淲e are pleased for those who have served the institution through the years and for the new faces joining the team,鈥 said Chris Hulin, 天美传媒女优 President.
Following are highlights of several 天美传媒女优 employee changes:
Bill Johnson, DNAP, CRNA, Director, Acute Surgical Pain Management Fellowship, has added the title of Director of the DNAP Completion program. With the Dual Enrollment option including the Fellowship and DNAP completion, Dr. Johnson now has prevue over both.
Former private client banking portfolio manager Lyndsey Steen, BA, joins 天美传媒女优 as the new Coordinator of Admissions & Recruitment. Pam Nimmo continues holding the same title as she trains Lyndsey and looks forward to retirement in July.
Jon Ronning, MBA, former Assistant to the VP of Finance & Administration, has been named VP for Finance & Administration, replacing Sam Minten who recently retired.
Nathan Johnson, BBA, has been named the new Assistant to the VP of Finance & Administration, replacing Jon Ronning.
Amy Gideon, EdD, has been named Manager of the Learning Resource Center in anticipation of the growth and development of the Acute Surgical Pain Institute.
Carol Stinson has accepted the Assistant Registrar, Academic Support Specialist role as she begins her transition to retirement later this year.
Jessica Creason, MA, has been named Registrar and Coordinator of Academic Support. Jessica replaces Carol Stinson as transition takes place in anticipation of Carol鈥檚 retirement.
Rebecca Talley, Med, has been named Administrative Assistant to Bill Johnson, DNAP, CRNA.
Sara Metcalf, Assistant Director of Financial Aid, has added the role of Administrative Assistant for Advancement & Alumni. Sara will wear two hats 鈥 adding the administrative assistant role for the VP of Advancement & Alumni to her responsibilities.
Maria Overstreet, PhD, RN, Vice President of Academics & Institutional Effectiveness, Title IX Coordinator, and Director of Student Services. She will provide administrative oversight of these areas. The dean title has been retired.
Jean Baron-White, Executive Administrative Assistant, will provide support for both Drs. Hulin and Overstreet.
天美传媒女优 Featured in Public Television Series
天美传媒女优 has joined forces with Public Television to focus on combatting the opioid epidemic. Information Matrix, hosted by actor-director Laurence Fishburne, airs on PBS affiliates across the country over the next 12 months and features a short-form documentary on 天美传媒女优. In addition, a link to the segment was emailed to more than 1 million recipients nationwide.
The five-minute institutional profile highlights 天美传媒女优鈥檚 continuing efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, including the Acute Surgical Pain Management (ASPM) Fellowship. The segment features interviews with 天美传媒女优 President Chris Hulin; Bill Johnson, DNAP, CRNA, Director of the 天美传媒女优 ASPM Fellowship; and Fellowship faculty Stace Dollar, MS, CRNA; and, John M. Edwards, III, MS, CRNA, as well as clips from 天美传媒女优鈥檚 Regional Cadaveric Workshop.
Information Matrix is designed as educational content for Public Television in all 50 states. The recurring series informs viewers on the latest topics and trends impacting the world. Hosted by Laurence Fishburne, the program has an estimated viewership and reach of 60 million households over the course of a year.
In addition to airing on PBS, a one-minute version of 天美传媒女优鈥檚 Information Matrix segment will be shown on other major networks, such as Fox Business Network, CNBC, CNN, Learning Channel and Discovery Channel.
To view the videos, visit 天美传媒女优鈥檚 YouTube channel at .
天美传媒女优 Mission & Awards Gala postponed due to COVID-19 health crisis
The 天美传媒女优 Mission & Awards Gala presented by Anesthesia Medical Group, previously scheduled for May 7, has been postponed until next year based on the unprecedented health crisis our country is now facing, announced Matt Demaree, event chairman. 鈥淲e, along with you, are very concerned about the effects of COVID-19 not only on the health of the citizens, but for our anesthesia professionals on the front lines treating patients every day.鈥
鈥淏ased on social-distancing guidelines issued by federal and state officials aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus, we believe it prudent to take this step,鈥 said Demaree. He added that the School is asking whether donors who have already contributed for the gala this year would like their contribution to be applied to the postponed event in May 2021. Donors who have pledged support, but have not yet paid, are welcome to make their contribution, which will be held for next year, allowing donors to receive all associated benefits for next year’s event. Donors who prefer a refund are asked to send a written request to the Advancement Office at 天美传媒女优. All silent auction contributions will be held for next year.
鈥淲e are saddened that we must take this step, but believe it is the wise decision based on the changing landscape we all face today,鈥 said Demaree. 鈥淓very member of the gala committee is committed to planning a wonderful future event that will celebrate the achievements of the awardees while funding the important mission work of 天美传媒女优.鈥
鈥淭hank you for your continued support of 天美传媒女优. Please remember our alum and all healthcare providers in prayer as they serve at such an important time. May God bless your family in health and safety at this time.鈥
For more information, please contact the 天美传媒女优 Advancement Office at (615) 732-7674 or jclosser@mtsa.edu.
天美传媒女优 Service in Action
天美传媒女优 encourages service by its employees by providing release from regular work time to volunteer
Organized by Executive Administrative Assistant Jean Baron-White, 天美传媒女优 staff volunteer to create Valentine’s cards for Meals-on-Wheels clients.
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Jean Baron-White (left) and Pam Nimmo, Admissions & Recruitment Coordinator, delivered Valentine’s cards to the FiftyForward Meals-on-Wheels coordinator. The hand-made cards by 天美传媒女优 staff were included with delivered meals on Valentine’s Day.
天美传媒女优 employees serve at the Hendersonville Samaritan Center. (l to r) Amy Gideon, EdD, Manager, Learning Resource Center; Rebecca Talley, Administrative Assistant; Jon Ronning, MBA, Vice President, Finance & Administration; Ginger Miller, DNP, CRNA, Director, Center for Clinical Simulation; and Lynn Ray, Coordinator, Clinical Support, packaged food for students in the surrounding elementary schools that are in need of food. The Center does this three times a year: Christmas, spring and summer breaks. Kroger and Publix give food donations in addition to food drives through local churches. After packaging all the food for the kids, the group helped stock the pantry.
From the Archives: Class of 2011
Class of 2011 students attend the annual Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists convention at the Cool Springs Marriott, Franklin, Tenn., in October, 2009. Pictured are (l to r) Kenneth Selerio, James Hammond, Jarrett Jones, Bradley Coker, Patrick Hall, and Justin Burge.