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Hawaii Encore Anesthesiology Retreat 2026
November 14 - 18: Limited Seating
An Encore to Lifelong Learning
Saturday, November 14th, 2026
| 1:30PM - 1:55PM |
Registration
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| 1:55PM - 2:00PM |
Introductions and Welcome
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| 2:00PM - 3:00PM |
Revisiting a Classic: Perioperative Magnesium Sulfate
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 3:00PM - 4:00PM |
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
What’s New in Anesthesia: Highlights of New Trends and Issues
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 5:00PM - 5:15PM |
Refreshment Break and Loyal Royal Award Presentations
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| 5:15PM - 6:15PM |
Perioperative Ventilation: What’s New in Protective Lung Strategy
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 6:15PM - 7:15PM |
Encore "Anesthesia After Hours": Earn a MAC Dev Credit, Complimentary Hors D'Oeuvres, Cash Bar
- The Encore Faculty Team
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Sunday, November 15th, 2026
| 1:55PM - 2:00PM |
Introductions and Welcome
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| 2:00PM - 3:00PM |
Airway Basics: Master the Foundation
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 3:00PM - 4:00PM |
Pediatric Update
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
Unlocking Pain Relief: Exploring Journavx
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 5:00PM - 5:15PM |
Refreshment Break
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| 5:15PM - 6:15PM |
Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets: Implications, Administration, and Reversal Part I
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 6:15PM - 7:15PM |
Anticoagulants and Antiplatelets: Implications, Administration, and Reversal Part II
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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Monday, November 16th, 2026
| 6:30AM - 7:00AM |
Healthy Start Breakfast
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| 7:00AM - 8:00AM |
Airway Advanced Techniques: Push into True Expertise
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
OB Anesthesia: What’s New and Emergency Management Review
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 9:00AM - 10:00AM |
Byfavo: An Alternative to Midazolam
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 10:00AM - 10:15AM |
Refreshment Break
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| 10:15AM - 11:15AM |
Neuroanesthesia for the Occasional Neuroanesthetist
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 11:15AM - 12:15PM |
Use of Low Flow Anesthesia: Reduction in Cost, Waste, and Environmental Impact
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 12:15PM - 1:15PM |
Comfortably Numb: A Review of Local Anesthetics
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2026
| 6:30AM - 7:00AM |
Healthy Start Breakfast
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| 7:00AM - 8:00AM |
Technological Advancements in Anesthesia
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
Fundamentals of Ultrasound
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 9:00AM - 10:00AM |
The High Stakes Heart: Perioperative Management of Valvular and Coronary Disease Patients
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 10:00AM - 10:15AM |
Refreshment Break, Encore Symposium Scholarship Drawing (must be present to win)
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| 10:15AM - 11:15AM |
The Bionic Heart: Managing Cardiac Pacemakers, Coronary Stents and Cardiac Implantable Devices
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 11:15AM - 12:15PM |
Transfusion Medicine: A Practical Guide for Managing Resuscitations
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 12:15PM - 1:15PM |
Practical Pharmacology Review: Clarifying Key Tool for the CRNA
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2026
| 6:30AM - 7:00AM |
Healthy Start Breakfast
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| 7:00AM - 8:00AM |
The Vortex Mode of Resilience (VMR)
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
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| 8:00AM - 9:00AM |
Neuromuscular Blockade, Monitoring and Reversal: Pharmacology and Perioperative Considerations
- Jon Lowrance, MSN, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 9:00AM - 10:00AM |
Anesthetic and Safety Consideration
- Ryan Shores, DNP, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 10:00AM - 10:15AM |
Refreshment Break, Encore Symposium Scholarship Drawing (must be present to win)
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| 10:15AM - 11:15AM |
The Pressure is On: Hypotension and Hypertension
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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| 11:15AM - 12:15PM |
Anaphylaxis: Evidence Based Approach
- Kimberly Westra, DNP, MSN, APRN, MBA, CRNA
NBCRNA Core Domains
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