1 00:00:13,335 --> 00:00:14,934 What up? What up, y'all? This is John 2 00:00:14,934 --> 00:00:15,514 the Rance. 3 00:00:16,010 --> 00:00:18,750 This is anesthesia guidebook, and this is episode 4 00:00:19,210 --> 00:00:19,710 108. 5 00:00:20,089 --> 00:00:21,929 A quick shout out to all of you 6 00:00:21,929 --> 00:00:24,170 who are headed out to the AANA conference 7 00:00:24,170 --> 00:00:24,910 this weekend, 8 00:00:25,695 --> 00:00:29,135 August 2nd through 4th, something like that, 20 9 00:00:29,135 --> 00:00:30,594 24 out in San Diego. 10 00:00:31,135 --> 00:00:32,975 I hope that y'all have an incredible time, 11 00:00:32,975 --> 00:00:35,509 that you meet tons of new colleagues, see 12 00:00:35,509 --> 00:00:37,189 some old friends, and have fun getting your 13 00:00:37,189 --> 00:00:39,109 learn on while you're out there. I was 14 00:00:39,109 --> 00:00:40,789 talking to one of the SRNAs from the 15 00:00:40,789 --> 00:00:42,969 University of New England this morning in clinical, 16 00:00:43,335 --> 00:00:45,174 and she was getting psyched for the conference 17 00:00:45,174 --> 00:00:45,835 this weekend. 18 00:00:46,215 --> 00:00:48,295 AA and A Annual Congress is one of 19 00:00:48,295 --> 00:00:50,215 those times where you can kinda lift your 20 00:00:50,215 --> 00:00:52,690 head up from the daily grind and look 21 00:00:52,690 --> 00:00:55,649 around and see thousands of other c RNAs 22 00:00:55,649 --> 00:00:56,310 and sRNAs 23 00:00:57,090 --> 00:00:59,010 from all around the nation who are out 24 00:00:59,010 --> 00:01:00,710 there doing their thing in anesthesia. 25 00:01:01,090 --> 00:01:03,825 It's such an inspiring time. It's incredible. You 26 00:01:03,825 --> 00:01:05,765 got curated talks. You got people. 27 00:01:06,064 --> 00:01:07,744 The exhibit hall is on fire. You got 28 00:01:07,744 --> 00:01:09,185 all kinds of people out there doing all 29 00:01:09,185 --> 00:01:11,209 kinds of stuff. It's pretty fun. So while 30 00:01:11,209 --> 00:01:14,269 I will not be there repping anesthesia guidebook, 31 00:01:14,409 --> 00:01:17,209 my clinical team from Maine Medical Center will 32 00:01:17,209 --> 00:01:19,290 be, so they'll be out there talking about 33 00:01:19,290 --> 00:01:21,424 Maine Health, but first, why am I not 34 00:01:21,424 --> 00:01:23,444 putting up a booth and talking about anesthesia 35 00:01:23,504 --> 00:01:25,685 guidebook at the annual congress? 36 00:01:26,224 --> 00:01:26,724 Well, 37 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,560 I think it comes down to I'm not 38 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,320 really trying to sell you anything. I'm not 39 00:01:31,320 --> 00:01:32,219 trying to, you know, 40 00:01:33,320 --> 00:01:35,320 get you to sign up or enroll or 41 00:01:35,320 --> 00:01:37,555 pay me money or whatever it might be 42 00:01:37,555 --> 00:01:40,215 through through setting up a booth. So anesthesia 43 00:01:40,275 --> 00:01:42,375 guide book is still anchored in the concept 44 00:01:42,435 --> 00:01:44,614 of free open access medical education, 45 00:01:45,740 --> 00:01:48,060 and there's no subscription fee. I'm not trying 46 00:01:48,060 --> 00:01:49,840 to make money off of CE credits. 47 00:01:50,299 --> 00:01:52,140 There's a 100 other ways out there for 48 00:01:52,140 --> 00:01:53,600 you to make class a credit 49 00:01:54,105 --> 00:01:56,905 through other companies, and, you know, that's what 50 00:01:56,905 --> 00:01:58,505 they do, and it's just not something that's 51 00:01:58,505 --> 00:02:00,344 become a professional focus of mine at this 52 00:02:00,344 --> 00:02:02,770 point. But it does bring up the reminder 53 00:02:03,069 --> 00:02:06,130 that any anesthesia podcast that you listen to 54 00:02:06,590 --> 00:02:09,710 will qualify for free class b credit in 55 00:02:09,710 --> 00:02:12,254 the CPC program. So class b credit is 56 00:02:12,254 --> 00:02:13,694 stuff that you do not have to get 57 00:02:13,694 --> 00:02:14,754 preapproval for. 58 00:02:15,135 --> 00:02:15,875 It's free. 59 00:02:16,254 --> 00:02:17,919 You gotta get a bunch of credits each, 60 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:19,840 you know, year in class b credits, and 61 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:21,520 you can definitely do that through listening to 62 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:22,580 anesthesia podcast. 63 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:24,419 If you're a CRNA, 64 00:02:24,719 --> 00:02:26,159 all you have to do is log on 65 00:02:26,159 --> 00:02:28,895 to the AANA website, and you can self 66 00:02:28,895 --> 00:02:31,215 report those credits, and you'll rack up class 67 00:02:31,215 --> 00:02:32,515 b in no time. So, 68 00:02:33,055 --> 00:02:34,895 I actually did a whole podcast on that 69 00:02:34,895 --> 00:02:37,135 process, how to get class b credits through 70 00:02:37,135 --> 00:02:38,259 listening to podcasts. 71 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:40,739 That's way back in episode number 72 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:41,620 9 73 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,159 of Anesthesia Guidebook. So check that out if 74 00:02:44,159 --> 00:02:46,014 you wanna learn more about that. And so 75 00:02:46,014 --> 00:02:47,615 while I'm not gonna be out there, 76 00:02:48,175 --> 00:02:49,694 you can definitely stop by and meet my 77 00:02:49,694 --> 00:02:51,534 good friends and colleagues from Maine Medical Center 78 00:02:51,534 --> 00:02:53,639 in the exhibition hall. So we've got April 79 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,919 Burgoyne, Jill Guzzardo, and Daniel Beaumont will be 80 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,939 there staffing the Maine Health booth 81 00:02:59,319 --> 00:03:01,764 to tell you all about the career opportunities 82 00:03:02,064 --> 00:03:04,944 within Maine Health. So we've got everything from 83 00:03:04,944 --> 00:03:07,344 level 1 trauma center work with my team 84 00:03:07,344 --> 00:03:09,504 at Maine Medical Center where I get to 85 00:03:09,504 --> 00:03:10,800 serve as chief CRNA, 86 00:03:11,580 --> 00:03:14,800 to a full independent practice location in Conway, 87 00:03:14,860 --> 00:03:15,520 New Hampshire, 88 00:03:15,900 --> 00:03:17,599 to several smaller town 89 00:03:18,275 --> 00:03:21,074 medical centers throughout Maine, including Penn Bay Medical 90 00:03:21,074 --> 00:03:22,135 Center in Rockland, 91 00:03:22,754 --> 00:03:25,175 where Jill is actually the chief CRNA. 92 00:03:25,689 --> 00:03:27,689 So April Burgoyne is gonna be out there 93 00:03:27,689 --> 00:03:28,349 this weekend. 94 00:03:28,810 --> 00:03:30,650 Doctor April Burgoyne is one of our CRNA 95 00:03:30,650 --> 00:03:32,030 supervisors at Maine Med. 96 00:03:32,409 --> 00:03:34,635 She has also been on the show before. 97 00:03:34,855 --> 00:03:36,855 We sat down and talked about OR fires 98 00:03:36,855 --> 00:03:38,314 back in episode 93. 99 00:03:38,855 --> 00:03:40,235 It was kind of a hot topic. 100 00:03:40,694 --> 00:03:42,500 It was lit. You should go check that 101 00:03:42,500 --> 00:03:43,400 out at some point. 102 00:03:44,259 --> 00:03:46,739 And then I actually also I just recorded 103 00:03:46,739 --> 00:03:49,539 another episode with April recently that I'm editing 104 00:03:49,539 --> 00:03:50,439 right now. So 105 00:03:50,915 --> 00:03:54,115 her and our CRNA manager, one of our 106 00:03:54,115 --> 00:03:55,495 other leadership team members, 107 00:03:56,034 --> 00:03:58,115 Alison Kent, we sat down and we talked 108 00:03:58,115 --> 00:03:59,900 about how we do interviews as a leadership 109 00:03:59,900 --> 00:04:01,840 team at Maine Medical Center. 110 00:04:02,300 --> 00:04:05,099 That show is really targeted towards other practice 111 00:04:05,099 --> 00:04:07,520 managers out there, but it's also obviously 112 00:04:07,824 --> 00:04:09,264 probably valuable to s r n a's as 113 00:04:09,264 --> 00:04:11,185 it gives you a behind the scenes look 114 00:04:11,185 --> 00:04:13,344 at how we plan team interviews for people 115 00:04:13,344 --> 00:04:14,759 who are applying to be on our team. 116 00:04:15,239 --> 00:04:16,839 So April's gonna be out at a n 117 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,160 a congress this weekend. You can also meet 118 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,699 Danielle Beaumont. She is our sRNA clinical coordinator. 119 00:04:23,535 --> 00:04:26,675 She's amazing in that role. She supports sRNAs 120 00:04:26,814 --> 00:04:28,654 from the University of New England and Middle 121 00:04:28,654 --> 00:04:29,954 Tennessee School of Anesthesia. 122 00:04:30,495 --> 00:04:32,435 Danielle also just helped us establish 123 00:04:33,050 --> 00:04:36,490 clinical affiliations with Boston College and Northeastern University 124 00:04:36,490 --> 00:04:38,569 this last year, so we're pumped to start 125 00:04:38,569 --> 00:04:41,470 welcoming those primary trainees from 126 00:04:42,125 --> 00:04:44,305 BC and NU in 2025. 127 00:04:45,644 --> 00:04:48,444 And then last but not least, out in 128 00:04:48,444 --> 00:04:50,785 San Diego this weekend is Jill Guzzardo. 129 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,220 So as I just mentioned, she is the 130 00:04:53,439 --> 00:04:55,920 chief CRNA up at Penn Bay Medical Center 131 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:56,660 in Rockland. 132 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,759 She's also one of our per diem CRNAs 133 00:04:59,759 --> 00:05:00,980 at Maine Medical Center. 134 00:05:01,404 --> 00:05:03,404 If you're if you're looking for a small 135 00:05:03,404 --> 00:05:06,044 town Coastal Maine Community Hospital to practice at, 136 00:05:06,044 --> 00:05:08,444 Jill is definitely your girl. Penn Bay is 137 00:05:08,444 --> 00:05:11,500 literally on a bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. 138 00:05:11,959 --> 00:05:13,180 You've got close-up 139 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:14,540 water views 140 00:05:15,079 --> 00:05:17,420 right out the windows from work. It's amazing. 141 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:19,845 I mean, you can also see the ocean 142 00:05:19,845 --> 00:05:21,685 from the top floors of Maine Medical Center 143 00:05:21,685 --> 00:05:24,324 in Portland, but at Penn Bay, you can 144 00:05:24,324 --> 00:05:26,564 probably see what the lobstermen are having for 145 00:05:26,564 --> 00:05:28,050 breakfast as they motor on by in the 146 00:05:28,050 --> 00:05:30,389 morning. I mean, it's like it's right there. 147 00:05:30,689 --> 00:05:32,389 It's right on the water. So, 148 00:05:33,089 --> 00:05:35,729 all three of these CRNAs, April, Danielle, and 149 00:05:35,729 --> 00:05:36,949 Jill, they're all 150 00:05:37,464 --> 00:05:38,205 baller clinicians. 151 00:05:39,064 --> 00:05:40,504 I would let any of them take care 152 00:05:40,504 --> 00:05:41,644 of me or my family, 153 00:05:42,105 --> 00:05:44,584 and I just love working alongside them in 154 00:05:44,584 --> 00:05:47,569 the operating room. They're also incredible CRNA leaders 155 00:05:47,569 --> 00:05:50,370 with a deep passion for helping SRNAs and 156 00:05:50,370 --> 00:05:52,629 CRNAs thrive in their practices, 157 00:05:53,524 --> 00:05:57,125 and they're generally just inspiring, friendly humans. They're 158 00:05:57,125 --> 00:05:59,144 kind, generous, optimistic people, 159 00:05:59,444 --> 00:06:00,964 folk who you kinda wanna hang out with 160 00:06:00,964 --> 00:06:02,459 when you're at a AA conference. 161 00:06:05,019 --> 00:06:06,939 So if you're headed to AAA and a 162 00:06:06,939 --> 00:06:07,600 this weekend, 163 00:06:08,060 --> 00:06:10,060 definitely do yourself a favor even if you're 164 00:06:10,060 --> 00:06:11,964 not looking to move to Maine. Right? Like, 165 00:06:11,964 --> 00:06:13,644 if you're not if you're not looking to 166 00:06:13,644 --> 00:06:15,644 move to Maine, that's totally fine. Do yourself 167 00:06:15,644 --> 00:06:17,324 a favor and still go by and meet 168 00:06:17,324 --> 00:06:19,805 these people. April, Danielle, and Jill will be 169 00:06:19,805 --> 00:06:20,865 pumped to meet you. 170 00:06:21,199 --> 00:06:22,879 And that's it. Just wanted to give a 171 00:06:22,879 --> 00:06:25,439 quick primer for those who are headed out 172 00:06:25,439 --> 00:06:27,360 to a a and a this weekend. I 173 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:28,339 hope it's amazing. 174 00:06:29,185 --> 00:06:30,625 Go get your learn on, meet some new 175 00:06:30,625 --> 00:06:32,625 friends, and stop by the main health booth, 176 00:06:32,625 --> 00:06:34,785 and tell my friends that I said hello. 177 00:06:34,785 --> 00:06:36,569 And with that, I'll see you next 178 00:06:37,990 --> 00:06:38,490 time. 179 00:06:38,949 --> 00:06:40,550 What up y'all? I wanted to drop a 180 00:06:40,550 --> 00:06:42,710 reminder that if you're a CRNA looking for 181 00:06:42,710 --> 00:06:44,870 a great team to invest yourself in your 182 00:06:44,870 --> 00:06:45,689 career in, 183 00:06:46,134 --> 00:06:47,814 check us out at Maine Medical Center in 184 00:06:47,814 --> 00:06:50,694 Portland, Maine. While the clinical opportunities would challenge 185 00:06:50,694 --> 00:06:52,294 you and the location is one of the 186 00:06:52,294 --> 00:06:54,750 best, our people and sense of community are 187 00:06:54,750 --> 00:06:57,069 truly what set us apart. Reach out if 188 00:06:57,069 --> 00:06:58,129 you want to learn more.