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Charleston Holiday Anesthesiology Encore Symposium 2025
December 5-8: Lifelong Learning with Encore
Encore 2025 Holiday Season Kick-off!
Friday, December 5th, 2025
| 6:30AM - 7:00AM |
Registration and Full Breakfast
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| 6:55AM - 7:00AM |
Welcome and Introduction
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| 7:00AM - 8:00AM |
Current Controversies in Anesthesia
- William Howie, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
Flail Chest: There’s an Elephant Sitting on My Chest
- William Howie, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 9:00AM - 10:00AM |
Legal Issues 101
- Patricia McMullen, Ph.D., JD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN
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| 10:00AM - 10:15AM |
Refreshment Break
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| 10:15AM - 11:15AM |
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: What Can We Do to Minimize the Risk?
- Ionela Morosanu, MS, CRNA, DNP(c)
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 11:15AM - 12:15PM |
GLP-1- Drugs and the Anesthesia Implications
- Steve Wooden, DNP, CRNA, NSPM-C
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 12:15PM - 1:15PM |
How to Approach Administrators: Negotiating with Administration, Rights and Responsibilities
- Steve Wooden, DNP, CRNA, NSPM-C
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| 1:15PM - 2:15PM |
CRNA “Anesthesia After Hours”: Open Forum Addressing the Impact of the Staffing Shortage, Recruitment Retention, What Keeps You Motivated, Malpractice Insurance, Negotiating Employment Contracts. Free Class B Credit, Hors D'oeuvres & Cash Bar
- The Encore Faculty Team
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Saturday, December 6th, 2025
| 6:30AM - 7:00AM |
Registration and Full Breakfast
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| 7:00AM - 8:00AM |
Considerations in Settlement Negotiations: Deal or No Deal
- Patricia McMullen, Ph.D., JD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN
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| 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
Artificial Intelligence in Anesthesia: Friend Lending a Hand or Foe Threatening Your Job Security?
- Ionela Morosanu, MS, CRNA, DNP(c)
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 9:00AM - 10:00AM |
Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring Parameters for Fluid and Pressor Management: CO, PPV, SVI, SVR Made Simple
- Ionela Morosanu, MS, CRNA, DNP(c)
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 10:00AM - 10:15AM |
Refreshment Break
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| 10:15AM - 11:15AM |
Failure to Treat Pain
- Steve Wooden, DNP, CRNA, NSPM-C
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 11:15AM - 12:15PM |
Malignant Hyperthermia
- William Howie, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 12:15PM - 1:15PM |
Head Case: Neurotrauma and Anesthesia Practice
- William Howie, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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Sunday, December 7th, 2025
| 6:30AM - 7:00AM |
Registration and Full Breakfast
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| 7:00AM - 8:00AM |
Management of an Anaphylactic Reaction
- Steve Wooden, DNP, CRNA, NSPM-C
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
Geriatric Anesthesia: The Art & Science of Geriatric Pharmacology
- William Howie, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 9:00AM - 10:00AM |
Documentation: Flying with a Parachute
- Patricia McMullen, Ph.D., JD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN
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| 10:00AM - 10:15AM |
Refreshment Break
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| 10:15AM - 11:15AM |
Recent Cases in Anesthesia: When 50 Gallons of Maalox is Not Enough
- Patricia McMullen, Ph.D., JD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN
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| 11:15AM - 12:15PM |
Alpha-Gal: The Tick-ing Time Bomb in the OR
- Ionela Morosanu, MS, CRNA, DNP(c)
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 12:15PM - 1:15PM |
Sustainable Practices in Anesthesia: Take the Greener Road
- Ionela Morosanu, MS, CRNA, DNP(c)
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Monday, December 8th, 2025
| 6:30AM - 7:00AM |
Registration and Full Breakfast
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| 7:00AM - 8:00AM |
LAST, But Not Least: Considerations in Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity
- William Howie, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
Legal Jeopardy: What is Real or Fictitious
- Patricia McMullen, Ph.D., JD, CRNP, FAANP, FAAN
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| 9:00AM - 10:00AM |
Simple and Safe Adjunctive Analgesics for Patients with Chronic Pain, Opioid Tolerance, or Substance Use Disorder
- Ionela Morosanu, MS, CRNA, DNP(c)
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 10:00AM - 10:15AM |
Encore Symposium Scholarship Drawing, followed by the Refreshment Break
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| 10:15AM - 11:15AM |
Anesthesia Considerations for the Asthmatic
- Steve Wooden, DNP, CRNA, NSPM-C
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 11:15AM - 12:15PM |
Obstetric Pharmacology
- Steve Wooden, DNP, CRNA, NSPM-C
NBCRNA Core Domains
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