2025 VSPAN Annual Fall Conference
The Place at Innsbrook
4036-C Cox Road
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 7:15am ET - 5:00pm ET
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Topic
A full day of current evidence based topics to inform and reinvigorate your perianesthesia practice. See the attached agenda for details.
Credits Offered
This event offers
7.0 contact hours
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
This activity has been submitted to the Virginia Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. The Virginia Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation..
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Additional Information
Join us for VSPAN's annual state conference! Learn about advances in perianesthesia care, network with your peers.
Please bring a gift basket to be raffled off to benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.
Registration Refund and Cancellation Policy
VSPAN reserves the right to cancel a program due to insufficient enrollment or any unforeseen circumstances. All fees will be fully refunded in that event.
Cancellation by attendee and request for refund must be received via email before August 20, 2025 to receive a full refund. An administrative fee of $30.00 will be deducted from all cancellations and refunds made on or after August 20, 2025.
Event Agenda
2025 VSPAN Annual Fall Conference
Event Agenda
Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 7:15am ET - 5:00pm ET
All times listed in
Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Download event agenda (PDF)
Saturday, September 6, 2025
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7:15am - 7:45am
Registration and Breakfast
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7:45am - 8:00am
Welcome
VSPAN President Elaine Hughes
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8:00am - 9:00am
Challenges in Perioperative Pain Management
Kenneth Mullen, MD
1.0 CE Credit -
9:00am - 10:00am
Improving Nursing Care of the Patient Experiencing Miscarriage
Kate Waller, BSN RN and Melody Defibaugh, MSN RN CPAN
1.0 CE Credit -
10:00am - 10:20am
Break
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10:20am - 11:20am
Essential Perioperative Considerations for Optimal Robotic Surgery Outcomes
Thomas Shin, MD PhD
1.0 CE Credit -
11:20am - 12:20pm
Perioperative Management of the Child with a Recent Upper Respiratory Infection
Joseph O'Brien, MD
1.0 CE Credit -
12:20pm - 1:20pm
Lunch and VSPAN Annual Meeting
VSPAN Board of Directors
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1:20pm - 2:20pm
Hidden Hypoxemia- Barriers to Accurate Pulse Oximetry
Tracy Downs, MD
1.0 CE Credit -
2:20pm - 2:40pm
Break
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2:40pm - 3:40pm
Navigating Multigenerational Workforces
Lisa A. Harris
1.0 CE Credit -
3:40pm - 4:40pm
Empowering Nurses and Reigniting Passion for PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Alphonzo Baker,DNP, MSN, RN, CAPA, NEA-BC, FASPAN
1.0 CE Credit -
4:40pm - 5:00pm
Closing and Evaluations
Vendors & Sponsors
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Registration for this event ended
Monday, September 1, 2025 at 11:45pm ET
Registration for this event has closed.
Registration for this event ended
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 11:45pm ET