thezman

thezman has 18 years experience and specializes in Anesthesia.

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1. What is your opinion/knowledge base on recovery programs?

   thezman replied to Magsulfate's topic in Recovery

   Addiction are chronic progressive often fatal if untreated brain diseases that originate in a complex inferface between the addicts genome and their exposures. Other that "maybe" their first exposure there is nothing akin to free will involved. There...

2. Time for the Lowering of Dues at the AANA?

   thezman replied to Concerned CRNA's topic in CRNA

   BTW, Art Zwerling is an unpaid volunteer Peer Assistance Advisor as are all of the Peer Assistance Advisors. A great deal of the work of the AANA is done by unpaid volunteer SRNA/CRNA members. As others have so clearly demonstrated our dues are tru...

3. Time for the Lowering of Dues at the AANA?

   thezman replied to Concerned CRNA's topic in CRNA

   The AANA is already one of the most cost effective professional organizations I know of. I certainly know of no other member driven organization that has done as much to protect the scope of practice of APNs and advocate for professional development ...

4. Time for the Lowering of Dues at the AANA?

   thezman replied to Concerned CRNA's topic in CRNA

   For those who have doubts about the cost- effectiveness of AANA membership, please take a look at your tax returns and benefits packages. Given the intense battles raging on with organized medicine around territoriality, scope of practice of APNs, an...

5. Chronic pain

   thezman replied to Qwiigley's topic in CRNA

   The science behind the use of NMDA receptor blockers is that LTP (long term potentiation) of pain transmission at the dorsal horn is predominately mediated by glutamate activity. There is some compelling evidence that acute pain states that persist c...

6. PANA vs Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologist

   thezman replied to CRNANUPE_2B's topic in CRNA

   All, Just to clarify a few issues: 1.HB 1256 is very much alive in PA, please stay tuned to the PANA Wesite at http://www.pana.org/top.asp There will soon be a white paper released that will clarify the history and issues that PANA faces in moving th...

7. 'PA anesthetist'?

   thezman replied to HillaryC's topic in CRNA

   There are two fully qualified anesthesia provider types accross the entire spectrum of clinical anesthesia delivery, CRNAs and Anesthesiologists. AAs by design and legislative mandates are fully dependent on anesthesiologist supervision. In many are...

8. Kill 2birds w/1 stone 4 CRNA school

   thezman replied to Alert&Orientedx0's topic in SRNA

   As a CRNA Program, I couldn't agree more. MS nursing has a completely different culture and priority list than Critical Care/Anesthesia. For any new GN with a decent GPA (particularly in the sciences) and decent GREs I heartily recommend you apply di...

9. Interview at Union University

   thezman replied to teclgzn's topic in CRNA

   I'm sure Dr. Kossick had excellent reasons to move to Union University!! He is one of the most ethical and superb anesthesia educators around. you guys really lost a winner! Best, Art

10. Interview at Union University

    thezman replied to teclgzn's topic in CRNA

    The Program Director is Dr. Mark Kossisk. He is an incredible educator and super guy! Best, Art

11. Nurse Anesthesia Program

    thezman replied to thezman's topic in CRNA

    You do get what you pay for! The resourses are incredible! Art

12. Nurse Anesthesia Program

    thezman replied to thezman's topic in CRNA

    Maggie, Yes this is the transition of the Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia into Unniversity of Pennsylvania with a May admission and 24 month MSN. Art

13. Nurse Anesthesia Program

    thezman posted a topic in CRNA

    Colleagues, The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing is admitting students to it's Nurse Anesthetist MSN and MSN/PhD programs. Classes begin 5-04. Anyone interested can contact their admissions coordinator, Kari Szensky at [email protected]...