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Podcast: Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs
Episode: Navigating Late Career CRNA Practice & Patient Safety with Judy Thompson
Description: As more CRNAs continue practicing well into their 60s and 70s, it raises a critical and complex question: how do we balance respect for experience with the need to protect patient safety? As ​healthcare ​evolves, ​so ​does ​the ​understanding ​of ​how ​aging ​affects ​performance ​in ​high ​stakes ​environments ​like ​the ​operating ​room. Today we’re going to have an open and honest conversation with longtime educator and CRNA Judy Thompson about ​cognitive ​health ​testing ​protocols ​and ​the ​path ​forward ​for ​those ​at ​the ​peak ​of ​their ​careers.
With over 35 years of leadership in nurse anesthesia education, Judy brings both professional insight and personal experience to the discussi...