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About

CRNA Patricia

Patricia  DNAP CRNA
LoveYourTrachea@gmail.com
  
EDUCATION 
Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical College of Virginia Health Sciences Division,
Richmond, Virginia
Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice, May 2013

Samuel Merritt University, Oakland, California
Master of Science in Nursing, 1999
Focus: Nurse Anesthesia
University of Phoenix, Sacramento, California
Bachelor of Nursing, 1996

St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing, Toledo, Ohio
Diploma in Nursing, 1979

EXPERIENCE 
Senior Nurse Anesthetist 1999 - Present
  • Performs all types of anesthesia for ASAs 1 - IV in satellite hospital of large medical center that specializes in cancer care
  • Serves as preceptor/instructor to first and second year nurse anesthetist students and medical students 
United States Army Reserves
  • Mobilized and deployed to various US Army hospitals in the continental United States and abroad
  • Senior Nurse Anesthetist in a Forward Surgical Team during troop withdrawal from Iraq in 2011
  • Maintain physical fitness in accordance with army regulations

ORGANIZATIONS
American Association of Nurse Anesthetist
1999 to present
Tracheal Stenosis Action Committee
Founding member
2013 to present

 PUBLICATION
“Cardiovascular Collapse in Anaphylaxis Successfully Treated with Vasopressin:
Case report and Review of Mechanism.”  ICU Director. May 2013

RESEARCH
“Post-operative Sore Throat as Determined by Endotracheal Tube Inflation Technique.”  Completed 2012.   Poster presented at EuroAnesthesia Conference in Barcelona, Spain June 2013.

LECTURES/SEMINARS
Federal Drug Administration, Silver Springs, Md
  • February, 2014 “Endotracheal Tube Safety Issues”
California Association of Nurse Anesthetist, Spring Meeting, Napa, California
  • March 7, 2014 Catecholamine Resistant Anaphylaxis.
Tracheal Stenosis Foundation First Annual Conference.
  • October 20, 2013 “Prevention of Subglottic Stenosis.”
Army Medical Center, Department of Anesthesia:
  • September 5, 2013 “Routine Adult Endotracheal Tube Practices: A Time for New Standards?”  
  • August 15, 2013 “Animal Fluency Screening to Predict Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction.”
  • July 25, 2013 “When Things Go Wrong in the OR: A case study.”
Department of Anesthesia:
  • March 29, 2013 “Routine Adult Endotracheal Tube Practices: A Time for New Standards?”  
  • July 28, 2013 “When Things Go Wrong in the OR: A case study.”
PANAC/VA Conference: San Francisco, CA: 
  • November 20, 2010: “When Things Go Wrong in the OR: A case study.”

Global Outreach
Global Partners in Anesthesia and Surgery
  • Taught anesthesia officers for 2 weeks in Kampala, Uganda in 2010.
  • Participated in outreach meetings to American Ambassador to Uganda and the Health Minister of Uganda.

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