Diana Quinlan, CRNA, MA
PEER ASSISTANCE EDUCATOR

For over two decades, Diana Quinlan has conducted research and lectured on the issue of chemical dependence among healthcare providers. She currently chairs Peer Assistance Committees for the International Nurses Society on Addiction (IntNSA), the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), the Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists (FANA) as well as other committees for the National Organization of Alternative Programs (NOAP).

Mrs. Quinlan, a certified registered nurse anesthetist received her nursing education in Baltimore and her anesthesia certificate from Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Health Care and Education and a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Diana wrote her master's thesis on substance abuse among anesthesia personnel, and has delivered numerous presentations to state and national associations on the subject as well as published numerous articles on peer assistance and authored several chapters on chemical dependency.

Other professional activities include service on the AANA Nominating and Practice Committees, the AANA Journal Review Board, as well as serving as Trustee, and coordinating numerous educational programs for FANA. She was honored in 1996 with an award for "Sustained Contributions in Peer Assistance" by NNSA (now IntNSA), and in 1998 with the "Public Interest in Anesthesia Award" for "her tireless efforts and leadership in working with impaired professionals and exemplary representation of AANA practice." Mrs. Quinlan is listed in Who's Who among American Women. She is active on the Mayor's Domestic Violence Task Force in Jacksonville and has produced two Resource Guides on Domestic Violence for the medical community.

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