EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 10 MIN
Coffee Break: Tiff's Takes on the AAAA Conference '26
from Pre-AA Pathways · host Tiffany & Adrienne
Tiff goes solo and gets out some highlights while they’re still warm for this one while Adri’s recovering from gum surgery. In This EpisodeThe clinical sessions — what Tiff learned from Dr. Rishi Kumar's session on the physiologically challenging airway (and why the breathing tube going in is not the finish line), and Sarah Whitfield's breakdown of pacemakers vs. ICDs and why that distinction matters more than most people realizeLegislation — Washington state became the first state on the West Coast to license CAAs. What that fight actually looked like, what Representative Taylor said that every pre-AA needs to hearThe keynote — Shenandoah Chefalo on ACEs, belonging as the number one predictor of life outcomes, and why Tiff got personalMary Jeanne — watching your mentor show up as her truest self and achieve a lifelong dream in front of youEmily Mycyk — the AAAA president who used to tend bar and started AA school at 29, and why her story matters for every non-traditional pre-AA listening_____Shenandoah Chefalo Keynote speaker | Trauma-informed wellness expert https://www.chefaloconsulting.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/shenandoahchefalo Dr. Rishi Kumar Speaker | Physiologically challenging airway session https://www.instagram.com/rishimd/ Sarah Whitfield, CAA Speaker | Cardiovascular implantable electronic device & Founder of AspiringCAA.com → aspiringcaa.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahwhitfield Representative Jamila Taylor Washington State Legislature | 30th Legislative District Championed Washington's CAA licensure billChabely’s CAA Map: https://caa-state-practice-map.streamlit.app/Mary Jeanne Roberts CAA | https://www.instagram.com/awakenedanesthetist/ Emily Mycyk AAAA President 2026 Take Action NowThe Anesthesia for All Act — HR6545 Federal legislation pushing for expanded CAA recognition. You can contact your congressional representative about this today. Find your representative: house.gov/representatives/find-your-representativeFollow UsInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/preAApathwaysTiktok → http://tiktok.com/@preaapathwaysWebsite → preAApathways.com
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Tiff goes solo and gets out some highlights while they’re still warm for this one while Adri’s recovering from gum surgery. In This EpisodeThe clinical sessions — what Tiff learned from Dr. Rishi Kumar's session on the physiologically challenging airway (and why the breathing tube going in is not the finish line), and Sarah Whitfield's breakdown of pacemakers vs. ICDs and why that distinction matters more than most people realizeLegislation — Washington state became the first state on the West Coast to license CAAs. What that fight actually looked like, what Representative Taylor said that every pre-AA needs to hearThe keynote — Shenandoah Chefalo on ACEs, belonging as the number one predictor of life outcomes, and why Tiff got personalMary Jeanne — watching your mentor show up as her truest self and achieve a lifelong dream in front of youEmily Mycyk — the AAAA president who used to tend bar and started AA school at 29, and why her story matters for every non-traditional pre-AA listening_____Shenandoah Chefalo Keynote speaker | Trauma-informed wellness expert https://www.chefaloconsulting.com/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/shenandoahchefalo Dr. Rishi Kumar Speaker | Physiologically challenging airway session https://www.instagram.com/rishimd/ Sarah Whitfield, CAA Speaker | Cardiovascular implantable electronic device & Founder of AspiringCAA.com → aspiringcaa.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahwhitfield Representative Jamila Taylor Washington State Legislature | 30th Legislative District Championed Washington's CAA licensure billChabely’s CAA Map: https://caa-state-practice-map.streamlit.app/Mary Jeanne Roberts CAA | https://www.instagram.com/awakenedanesthetist/ Emily Mycyk AAAA President 2026 Take Action NowThe Anesthesia for All Act — HR6545 Federal legislation pushing for expanded CAA recognition. You can contact your congressional representative about this today. Find your representative: house.gov/representatives/find-your-representativeFollow UsInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/preAApathwaysTiktok → http://tiktok.com/@preaapathwaysWebsite → preAApathways.com
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