Advocacy is the driving force behind elevating our profession and continuing to push nurse anesthetists and CRNAs forward. One of the key people advocating for us is Lorraine Jordan, PhD, CRNA, CAE, FAAN. As the Chief Advocacy Officer for the AANA and the CEO of the AANA Foundation, Dr. Jordan works tirelessly for her peers and devotes countless hours to research that benefits us all. Today we want to spotlight the work she’s doing and learn more about the goals and purpose of the AANA Foundation as it leads us into the future.
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What we discuss on this episode:
2:46 – Welcome in Lorraine
3:03 – Everything she does with the AANA
6:09 – What is the Foundation’s purpose?
9:48 – The research
14:44 – How expensive these studies are
16:50 – Spending
18:33 – Other methods for funding
19:53 – 40th Anniversary
21:42 – Friends for Life program
25:22 – Her role as Chief Advocacy Officer
29:21 – State advocacy issues
30:33 – Opportunities for CRNAs to help
33:19 – What drives Lorraine
36:05 – Lightning Round
