Understand the unmet needs for global surgery and anesthesia; status of policy initiatives to promote global anesthesia policy initiatives at the regional and country level; and efforts, barriers and DNP projects related to global anesthesia initiatives.

Learning Outcome(s):

1. Describe the current status of access to global surgery and anesthesia in upper, middle- and lower-income countries. 
2. Describe policy initiatives at the United Nations, World Health Organization, regional offices of WHO and countries to improve access to global surgery and anesthesia care.  
3. Discuss examples of initiatives to increase the global anesthesia workforce. 

Derek Schmack, DNP, CRNA (moderator)

Edwin Aroke, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN

Richard Henker, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN

Jackie Rowles, DNP, MBA, MA, CRNA, ANP-BC, NSPM-C, FNAP, FAANA, FAAN

Jill Moore, MS, CRNA

Accreditation Information:
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

AANA is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP #10862.

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