Advocacy is the driving force behind elevating our profession and continuing to push nurse anesthetists and CRNAs forward. One of the key people advocating for us is Lorraine Jordan, PhD, CRNA, CAE, FAAN. As the Chief Advocacy Officer for the AANA and the CEO of the AANA Foundation, Dr. Jordan works tirelessly for her peers and devotes countless hours to research that benefits us all. Today we want to spotlight the work she’s doing and learn more about the goals and purpose of the AANA Foundation as it leads us into the future.

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What we discuss on this episode: 

2:46 – Welcome in Lorraine

3:03 – Everything she does with the AANA

6:09 – What is the Foundation’s purpose?

9:48 – The research

14:44 – How expensive these studies are

16:50 – Spending  

18:33 – Other methods for funding  

19:53 – 40th Anniversary  

21:42 – Friends for Life program

25:22 – Her role as Chief Advocacy Officer  

29:21 – State advocacy issues  

30:33 – Opportunities for CRNAs to help  

33:19 – What drives Lorraine

36:05 – Lightning Round