Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs

Incorporating POCUS and Regional Anesthesia into Clinical Practice

Ultrasound has changed the way anesthesia providers assess patients, perform regional techniques, and make decisions at the bedside. But for CRNAs who trained before thes

How to Use AI Without Losing Clinical Judgment

AI is already changing healthcare, but that does not mean every answer it gives should be trusted. For CRNAs, the challenge is learning how to use these tools without com

Grade 1 View – S2, E21 – The Military CRNA Path: Autonomy, Leadership & Service

In this episode recorded at AANA Congress in Boston, Levi and Mackenzie explore the military CRNA careers of Jan Setnor, MSN, CRNA, Col. (Ret), USAFR, NC, and Greg Collin

“We’ve Always Done It This Way” - Breaking Clinical Habits in Deep Sedation

Experienced clinicians often develop techniques that work and that can make change difficult. But “we’ve always done it this way” can also keep better tools and safer wor

Airway Exchange – Ep 28 – Making Time for Scholarship in Nurse Anesthesia

Scholarship can feel like one more impossible responsibility for busy nurse anesthesia educators, but it often begins with something much simpler: a question. Why are we

A Day in the Life of a Nurse Anesthetist in Spain

What does the nurse anesthesia profession look like outside the United States? At the IFNA Congress in Australia, Sharon and guest co-host Kevin Chem sit down with Toñi B

Welcome to Beyond the Ether – The Future of Anesthesia Starts Here

Beyond the Ether is the new clinical series from Beyond the Mask, bringing together four experienced CRNAs to talk about the science, judgment, technology, and real-world

Grade 1 View – S2, E20 – How NARA is Building Community for Future CRNAs

Nurse anesthesia school can be demanding, isolating, and humbling, but it does not have to be experienced alone. The Nurse Anesthesiology Resident Association (NARA) is a

AANA President Tracy Young on the Year Ahead

One ​of ​our ​traditions ​at ​Beyond ​the ​Mask ​is​ sitting ​down ​with ​the ​new ​AANA ​President ​​to ​talk ​about ​the ​year​ ahead, their ​vision ​for ​the ​associat

Airway Exchange – Ep 27 – Preparing Students for the Emotional Impact of Perioperative Loss

Significant perioperative loss can affect CRNAs deeply, even when there was no error and nothing could have been done differently. Yet many clinicians are never taught wh

The Digital Didactic: Reimagining How We Teach Anesthesia with Richard Wilson

What happens when nurse anesthesia education moves beyond the traditional classroom? Recorded at the AANA Annual Congress in Boston, Sharon and guest co-host Tracy Castl

Grade 1 View – S2, E19 – CRNA Leadership, Advocacy & Entrepreneurship with AANA President Tracy Young

A career in nurse anesthesia does not have to follow one path. For Tracy Young, MSNA, MBA, CRNA, it certainly did not. His career has included clinical practice, entrepre

What Nurse Anesthesia Looks Like in Finland

What does nurse anesthesia practice look like in Finland? That question is at the center of this episode of Beyond the Mask, recorded at the International Federation of

Airway Exchange – Ep 26 - How to Build Better CRNA Simulation Training

Think great simulation training requires a massive budget and a high-fidelity mannequin? Jennifer McLeod, DNAP, APRN, CRNA, would disagree. In this episode of Airway Exc

Inside AANA's New Strategy With CEO Bill Bruce

What does the future of the AANA and the CRNA profession look like? Recorded live at the 2026 AANA Annual Congress in Boston, Sharon and Jeremy sit down with AANA CEO Bi

Grade 1 View – S2, E18 – AANA Annual Congress from the Resident Perspective

What is the AANA Annual Congress actually like for student and resident attendees? The Grade 1 View team takes listeners inside the 2026 meeting in Boston to discuss the

Closing the Airway Gap in Deep Sedation

Deep sedation often leaves anesthesia providers working in the space between simple oxygen delivery and a fully advanced airway. That gap can mean poor capnography, ineff

Airway Exchange – Ep. 25 – What Makes a Great CRNA Applicant?

What separates a strong nurse anesthesia applicant from someone who simply looks impressive on paper? In this episode of Airway Exchange, Erin and Louisa sit down with L

Inside the World of Hyperbaric Medicine & the Intersection with Anesthesia

Recorded live from the IFNA World Congress in Australia, Sharon and special co-host Kevin Chem sat down with Associate Professor Susannah Sherlock to offer a rare look in

Grade 1 View – S2, E17 – Lessons From a Lifetime in Nurse Anesthesia with Sharon Pearce

Sharon Pearce, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN has spent decades practicing, advocating, leading, mentoring, and telling the stories of nurse anesthesia. But behind the titles is