Wisconsin Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Register Now!!! WIANA will be going down to one annual meeting, come and find out the details, network and get some CMEs. Not to mention, there’s one heck of a SteakHouse!!! See you there!!!

WIANA Fall 2024 Conference is Sept 27-28th at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, WI Register today!

Calling all candidates!!!

WIANA is looking for people to fill Region Director roles in this coming election. We are in need of candidates for Region 1, 4, and 5.

Please send inquiries to [email protected].

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Wisconsin patients trust nurses. So should Gov. Evers. Highly trained Wisconsin nurses’ jobs are being threatened, but Gov. Evers can sign bipartisan legislation to change that. These nurses are key to meeting the

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There's still time to register for In-Person and VIRTUAL options for this weekends WIANA Spring Conference!!!!

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Wisconsin patients trust nurses. So should Gov. Evers. Highly trained Wisconsin nurses’ jobs are being threatened, but Gov. Evers can sign bipartisan legislation to change that. These nurses are key to meeting the

Let’s admit it. You’re busy. You can’t make every conference. You might not be able to volunteer your time to WIANA. But YOU CAN choose to SUPPORT THE PAC!

Please consider a monthly auto-debit $$$ of your choosing to support the PAC, a 12-Pack for the PAC.

WIANA has had 3% of our members do this. As of last meeting we were up to 5%. As of writing this, a handful of members, your colleagues are stepping up. Please help us reach our goal of >10% of our members becoming auto-debit supporters of the WIANA PAC.

These donations help get us a seat at the table to advocate to our legislators and protect our practice and livelihood in the state of Wisconsin!

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There’s still time to register for next weekend!!! Heck, you don’t even need to get out of bed because we offer a virtual option!!! (We’d REALLY love to see you in person though!)

!!!!REGISTER TODAY!!!!

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Voting 🗳️ for the 2023 Bylaws Amendments & Resolutions is now open.
Voting closes Tuesday Aug 22nd @ 15:45.

Of note, Amendment 1 increases dues, something that hasn’t been done in a long time, and will increase revenues for state associations like WIANA.

Please login, review the amendments and discussion videos; and cast your vote!!!

Congratulations to Lisa Thiemann, who was voted as AANA Program Director of the Year!!!

WIANA is in need of a Region 1 Director!!! If you live in the SouthWest corner of the state, you need to speak up.
This is a WIANA Board position, does not require a huge time commitment, but allows you to have some say in how WIANA conducts business and influences CRNA policy in the state.
Please comment below or message and we can see if this might be the right opportunity for you!!!

APRN Modernization!!! SB 145, Let’s go!!!

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Home APRNs Have the Qualifications;They Need to be Empowered Over one million Wisconsinites live in an area where healthcare professionals are in short supply. Yet the State of Wisconsin continues to tie the hands of some of our most qualified healthcare professionals. That’s the problem the APRN Moder...

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There have been attempts by scammers to extort money from CRNAs.
They pose as law enforcement agencies, with matching caller ID #’s and claim you have missed court as an expert witness and are in contempt of court.
They apparently know quite a bit of personal information, can be very high pressure, and a bit unsettling.

THIS IS A SCAM. WE REPEAT, THIS IS A SCAM!!!

Honoring and Remembering ALL who have SERVED our Great Country.

Wisconsin Association of Nurse Anesthetists was in attendance, as your President Jenna Palzkill and AANA Region 5 Director Joseph Rodriguez debunked the myth that is WI Senate Bill 143.

Check out the senate committee on health testimony on WisEye!!!

Do yourself a favor and watch the testimony!!!

https://wiseye.org/2023/05/24/senate-committee-on-health-11/

Wisconsin Association of Nurse Anesthetists was in attendance as Senator Patrick Testin and Senator Rachael Cabral-Guevara hosted a news conference regarding Senate Bill 145; our APRN Modernization bill. Jenna Palzkill & Joe Rodriguez were nearby and available for questions.

Check out the video on WisEye!!!

News Conference: APRN Modernization Act Senate Bill 145 - WisconsinEye On May 24, 2023, ahead of the Senate Committee on Health public hearing on Senate Bill 145 (the APRN Modernization Act), the bill’s Senate authors were joined by key supporters from the health care community for a news conference to discuss how the legislation will help improve health care access ...

Do you ever wonder just what you goes on at Mid-Year Assembly..!? Attending a Rally at Capitol Hill. The PAC events, Networking, the list goes on… Fellow CRNAs working on your behalf for the good of the profession!

We’re off and running in D.C.!!!

WIANA President Jenna Palzkill meeting with Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez and CRNA Staci Kothbauer alongside State Senator Patrick Testin; to discuss CRNA policy and legislation.

Did you miss the joint WIANA/IANA Spring meeting!? We had some GREAT breakout offerings, networking, and an opportunity to thank some of our APRN Legislation champions!
Be sure to check it out this Fall!

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Did you know..?
During calendar year 2022, WIANA attended 18 bi-partisan political events, and contributed roughly $21,000 in PAC dollars to friends of WIANA.

In response to the March 9th, 2023 Wisconsin Medical Society advocacy alert entitled, "Deja vu in the Capitol: independent nursing bill introduced- Physician advocacy needed."

Wiana would like to Issue these comments.

The APRN bill that was vetoed last session, was done so out of fear mongering tactics and blatant lies. The Governor's disappointment that the bill "(did) not address some of the issues raised by parties in the medical profession." was due to the fact that physician lead groups injected restrictive language which SET BACK CRNA practice and lies about APRN practice throughout the process. The Wisconsin Medical Society and the Wisconsin Nurses Association have continued to meet in private, and broker a deal which is detrimental to APRN practice; this is the version in Governor Evers' budget bill.

It requires:

- 4 years nursing experience, 2 as an APRN prior to independent practice.
- Pain management CRNAs to work in collaboration with a Pain Medicine physician. (Problematic as greater than 75% of Physicians providing pain management care do not have specific training, fellowship, or certification in pain management. In Wisconsin, ALL CRNAs practicing pain management are enrolled/have training by way of a pain fellowship and/or board certification in pain)
- Title Protection of the term Anesthesiologist.
- Include other APRNs in the Injured Patient Compensation Fund

Senator Testin's Bill, LRB-0589, introduced March 9th, requires:

- 2 years of APRN practice prior to independent practice (functionally similar to the Governor's version, as our APRN experience will guide our independent practice)
- Allows CRNAs to practice pain in collaboration with a physician (Consistent with how we are CURRENTLY delivering care today in Wisconsin)
- Does not include Title Protection language
- Also includes Injured Patient Compensation Fund language.

The Physician groups do not like Senator Testin's version because it allows CRNAs to maintain our current standard of practice. They want the Governor's version to remain in the budget, so that they can RESTRICT OUR PRACTICE, and set CRNAs and other APRNs back decades. It also allows them to pass the titling language that likely won't pass in a stand alone bill.

Please go to maps.legis.wisconsin.gov and enter your address.
Please contact your elected officials and request that they remove Governor Evers' version of the APRN bill from the budget, and support/co-sponsor Senator Testin's version LRB-0589.

VOTE for ROSE SILVEIRA, CRNA for outstanding nurse to be recognized during national nurses week.
How great to have a CRNA nominated, let’s show our support!!!

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Still a few spots left! Register ASAP!

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