Ep 214: Where is VA CRNA Practice Headed?

The VA CRNA practice has been a topic of importance for a while because the VA hospital is the largest healthcare system in the country and currently employs more than 1,100 CRNAs. The worry is that if it fails, it will have a huge domino effect across the country. So what direction is the Association of Veterans Affairs Nurse Anesthetists (AVANA) headed? Executive Director Peter Kallio, DNP, CRNA, APNP, FAANA, joins the show today to talk about the state of the VA and what they’re focused on improving for CRNAs.   Here are some of the things you’ll learn on this show: The current state of the VA. (5:49) The reason why so many VAs have one-to-one supervision. (7:56) Why are there so many different types of models? (14:46) Why VA CRNAs choose to work in that environment. (18:04) The benefits that working for the government provides CRNAs. (20:57) What can we do to improve the situation? (26:50)   About our guest: https://www.vacrna.com/ Visit us online: http://beyondthemaskpodcast.com  Get the CE certificate here: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Beyond-the-Mask-CE-Cert-FILLABLE.pdf