TopMedTalk was in attendance at the annual meeting of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) in San Diego this year. With over 64,000 members, including practicing CRNAs and nurse anesthesia residents, the AANA facilitates professional standards, advocacy, and social networking.

How does it work? Where are standards being raised? What drives progress in the field of anesthesiology?

Desiree Chappell, TopMedTalk’s Co-Editor-in-Chief and Lead Anchor, as well as Vice President of Clinical Quality for NorthStar Anesthesia, speaks with Dru Riddle, PhD, DNAP, CRNA, FAAN, Professor at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, Co-chair of the Cochrane U.S. Network, CRNA at NorthStar Anesthesia, and outgoing president of the AANA.