MNDAKSPAN & AORN Winter Conference 2025

Please reserve rooms prior to January 25th, 2025 and ask for the
MNDAKSPAN & AORN Conference Rate of $119.00 plus tax and fees.

Online Reservation Booking Link: MNDAKSPAN & AORN 2025 Winter Conference

Call-in Reservations: Call IHG Central Reservations at 1-855-914-1303 or Crowne Plaza directly
at 763-559-6600 and request the MNDAKSPAN Room Block to receive the group rate.

ADDITIONAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Friday, February 7th, 2025
0730-0800:  Registration
0800-0900:  OR Emergency Access Carts: Development, Use and Maintenance
                      Ingrid Anderson, DNAP, CRNA
0900-1000:  Can We Do Surgery Without Using Any Narcotics?
                      Terrence Rawson, RN, ASN
1000-1015:  Break
1015-1115:  Curiosity Saves Lives: Empowering Nurses to Ask Questions
                      Michelle Lemmons, BSN, RN, PHN, CNOR
1115-1215:  Minnesota’s Surgical Smoke Evacuation Law
                      Jennifer Pennock, MS

Saturday, February 8th, 2025
0715-0745:  Registration & Breakfast
0745-0800:  Welcome and Announcements
0800-0900:  Standardization of Tonsillectomy Practices in Pediatric Otolaryngology
                      Abby Meyer, MD
0900-1000:  Updates in Perimenopause and Menopause
                      Rachel Cady, MD, NCMP
1000-1015:  Break
1015-1115:  Lower Extremity Amputation in Peripheral Artery Disease
                      Tori Grootwassink, PA-C
1115-1215:  Caring for Patients Receiving Gender Affirming Treatments in a Perioperative Environment
                      Travis Gort, BSN, RN, CV-BC
1215-1300:  Lunch
1300-1400:  What You Can Do to Address the Maternal Mental Health Crisis
                      Claire Drom, MD
1400-1500:  Skin Injury Prevention Strategies
                      Nicole Helgeson, MSN, RN, CNOR
                      Courtney Van Vickle, MSN, RN, CNOR
                      Brooke Nohner, BSN, RN
1500-1515:  Break
1515-1615:  The Use of lovera for Pain Management
                      Greg Gavin, APRN, CRNA
1615-1630:  Evaluations

Breakfast, Lunch and Light Snacks will be served on Saturday at the Live, In-Person Event.

Handouts will not be provided at the conference. Complete handouts will be available to download from the MNDAKSPAN website prior to the event. There will be wi-fi available at the conference. Please bring a pen and pad of paper if you would like to take notes.

Outcome
Enable perianethesia and perioperative nurses to increase their knowledge on evidence based practices in the following areas: development of emergency carts and there use and maintenance, strategies to reduce narcotic use in surgery, including the use of Iovera for pain management, how to remain curious when caring for patients, the in’s and out’s of the new smoke evacuation law in Minnesota and how it will affect our practice, caring for the pediatric tonsillectomy patient, care of women in perimenopause and menopause, care of vascular patients needing amputations, taking care of transgender patients, maternal mental health, and protecting patients skin from insults and pressure injury as demonstrated by 80% or more of the participants scoring 80% or higher on the post test.

Faculty
Ingrid Anderson, DNAP, CRNA
Jennifer Pennock, MS
Michelle Lemmons, BSN, RN, PHN, CNOR
Rachel Cady, MD, NCMP
Claire Drom, MD
Abby Meyer, MD, MPH, FAAP
Terrence Rawson, RN, ASN
Travis Gort, BSN, RN, CV-BC
Tori Grootwassink, PA-C
Greg Gavin, APRN, CRNA
Nicole Helgeson, MSN, RN, CNOR
Courtney Van Vickle, MSN, RN, CNOR
Brooke Nohner, BSN, RN

Planning Committee
Amy Salzer, MSN, RN, CPAN
Dani DeLeeuw, BSN, RN, CNOR
Naomi Szczepanski, BSN, RN
Nicole Helgeson, MSN, RN, CNOR
Travis Gort, BSN, RN, CV-BC
Kristy Gottschalk, MSN, RN, CNOR, T-CSCT

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been submitted to the American Society of  Perianesthesia Nurses for approval to award contact hours. The American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. For more information regarding contact hours, please contact the Nurse Planner: Amy Salzer, MSN, RN, CPAN at mndakspan.education@gmail.com.

Cancellation Policy
MNDAKSPAN & AORN reserve the right to cancel a program due to insufficient enrollment or any unforeseen circumstances. All fees will be fully refunded. *MNDAKSPAN & AORN reserve the right to substitute speakers if necessary.

Standards for Integrity and Independence
The provider will collect information from all individuals in a position to control content regarding financial relationships with ineligible companies, analyze the data for relevant financial relationships related to the educational content; and mitigate relevant financial relationships. The results of this analysis will be reported in the course presentation materials on the required handout.

Last revised: 02/2025