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Autumn in Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Encore Symposium 2026

October 19-22: Limited Audience

Combine Both Bar Harbor Seminars: Earn up to 34 CE Credits

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Monday, October 19th, 2026

6:30AM - 7:00AM
Registration and Harborside Breakfast
6:55AM - 7:00AM
Welcome and Introductions
7:00AM - 8:00AM
What’s New in Anesthesia: Highlights of New Trends and Issues
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Anesthesia Equipment, Technology and Safety
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Novel Applications for the Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block
- Jonathan Pabalate, DNP, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Prep
  • Pain Management
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Understanding Hypotensive Prediction Algorithms
- Jonathan Pabalate, DNP, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Prep
10:00AM - 10:15AM
Refreshment Break
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Neuromuscular Drugs and Reversal: Past, Present and Future
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Prep
  • Pain Management
11:15AM - 12:15PM
Hypothermia: Incidence, Implications, Interventions
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Anesthesia Equipment, Technology and Safety
12:15PM - 1:15PM
Unlocking Pain Relief: Exploring Journavx
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Pain Management
1:30PM - 2:30PM
Anesthesia After Hours: FREE Class B Credit Hour, Hors d'oeuvres and Cash Bar, by RSVP Only
- The Encore Faculty Team

Tuesday, October 20th, 2026

6:30AM - 7:00AM
Registration and Harborside Breakfast
7:00AM - 8:00AM
Anesthesia for the Asthmatic
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Prep
8:00AM - 9:00AM
The Resurgence of Methadone in Anesthesia
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Pain Management
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Practical Pharmacology Review: Clarifying Key Tools for the CRNA
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Prep
10:00AM - 10:15AM
Refreshment Break
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Airway Basics: Master the Foundation
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Airway Management
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Prep
11:15AM - 12:15PM
Pre-Anesthesia Testing in the Rural/Critical Access Hospital Environment
- Jonathan Pabalate, DNP, CRNA
12:15PM - 1:15PM
Neuromuscular Management and Monitoring
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Anesthesia Equipment, Technology and Safety
  • Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Prep

Wednesday, October 21st, 2026

6:30AM - 7:00AM
Registration and Harborside Breakfast
7:00AM - 8:00AM
Mythbusters: Neuromuscular Monitoring and Reversal
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Anesthesia Equipment, Technology and Safety
  • Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Prep
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Occupational Hazards in the OR
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Ultrasound Sonography and Knobology Review
- Jonathan Pabalate, DNP, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Anesthesia Equipment, Technology and Safety
10:00AM - 10:15AM
Refreshment Break
10:15AM - 11:15AM
The Coagulation Cascade Made Easy!
- Amy Suralis, DNP, CRNA, APRN

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Prep
11:15AM - 12:15PM
Airway Advanced Techniques: Push into True Expertise
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Airway Management
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
12:15PM - 1:15PM
Damage Control: Fluids & Resuscitation
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Prep

Thursday, October 22nd, 2026

6:30AM - 7:00AM
Registration and Harborside Breakfast
7:00AM - 8:00AM
Ketamine Infusion for Today’s Modern Clinician
- Jonathan Pabalate, DNP, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Neuroanesthesia for the Occasional Neuroanesthetist
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Prep
9:00AM - 10:00AM
OB Anesthesia Care: Critical Anesthesia Scenarios
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Prep
10:00AM - 10:15AM
Refreshment Break
10:15AM - 11:15AM
Sepsis: Implications for Anesthetic Management
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA

NBCRNA Core Domains

  • Applied Clinical Pharmacology
  • Human Physiology & Pathophysiology
  • Maintaining Anesthesia Certification (MAC) Prep
11:15AM - 12:15PM
The Vortex Model of Resilience: How to Control the Chaos
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA