Ep 183: CRNA Manpower – The History of Shortages and the Studies That Followed (Part 1)

Over the past five decades, quite a bit of attention has been paid to the challenges facing the CRNA workforce, especially when numbers dropped significantly in the 80s and 90s. The lack of manpower pushed Congress, the AANA, and other organizations to study the reasons behind the lack of graduates and determine what solutions might exist. Nancy Bruton-Maree, CRNA, and Sandy Ouellette, CRNA, join us today to take us back through the history of these shortages and the studies that followed in part one of this two-part series.   Read more: http://beyondthemaskpodcast.com    Get the CE certificate here: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Beyond-the-Mask-CE-Cert-FILLABLE.pdf   Today's Key Topics:  2:40 – Trends from 70s and 80s    5:40 – The reductions at Wake Forest 9:02 – The major factors that led to this issue  10:52 – Factors in the 80s 13:18 – Study on Program Closures 17:05 – CRNA manpower study in 1990  19:20 – Obstacles to achieving the study’s recommendations 26:39 – Steps the AANA has taken 30:49 – Anesthesiology training in the 90s 37:04 – Supply and Demand study in 2003 40:13 – Economic impact on the profession 42:35 – 2006 study 46:59 – Key points from 2009 study 48:59 – Cromwell study