Remembering Andrew Olsen, CRNA

Andrew Olsen, CRNA passed away last week.  Andrew was a respected member of his community and his death is a significant loss for the CRNA community.  He was a former AZANA Secretary and a highly skilled CRNA - but most importantly, a loving father to his two children.

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Why the AZANA promotes Teamwork in Anesthesia

During SB 1336 there was a great deal of discussion about modernizing the laws for CRNAs, many of which remain outdated.  This was sometimes framed as "breaking up the team” or "changing standards" - a negative narrative that went so far, that in unprecedented fashion, national ASA leaders published an inflammatory video that failed to even speak to the issues at hand in Arizona.

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