Ep 99: Courage to Lead – 2011-12 AANA President Debra Malina, CRNA, MBA, DNSc
Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs · Jeremy Stanley
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Show Notes
Nearly 10 years ago, the NBCRNA introduced the Continued Professional Certification program much to the surprise of many people in the profession. That announcement came just a few days before former AANA president Debra Malina, CRNA, MBA, DNSc, took office, and it led to many difficult discussions and decisions. Join us as we take you back to 2011-12 and into those meetings, and then find out what Malina remembers most about her time leading the organization.
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What we discuss on this show:
3:00 – Introducing our special guest today
4:57 – Her history in nursing
6:14 – The challenges of her presidency started with NBCRNA and CPC
15:09 – Fallout from the CPC program
16:34 – Another thing they looked at was cutting expenses
21:18 – Helping fund Council on Accreditation
24:53 – Reimbursement advocacy
26:58 – Article written an anesthesiologist in March 2012
31:02 – What happened with removing supervision during her term.
32:42 – Supervision win for Air Force
36:33 – Most important leadership lessons learned
38:53 – Her final message for younger CRNAs