Dr. Grey Obregon Dickinson, CRNA, recentlyâŻgraduated from York College of Nursing and has been involved with PANA since 2021 when she became a student representative. In 2023, she was PANA's âStudent of the Yearâ and has quite the passion for achieving success as a CRNA and beyond. Catch up with Grey as she shares memorable moments as a student and CRNA.Â
Updated: Jan 20
As if it couldnât get any better ⊠PANA and Sarah werenât the only ones to take home awards at AANAâs Annual Congress in San Diego. Other national award winners included:
Rachel A. Wolfe, DNP, CRNA, CCRN, CPNÂ
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Hamot School of AnesthesiaÂ
Hear from Rachel below or read AANA's release on the award HERE.Â
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Dr. Bimpe âBebeâ Adenusi, PhD, CRNA, APRN, CNE, FAANA, FNAPÂ
Program Director, Cedar Crest College Nurse Anesthesia ProgramÂ
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Read AANAâs release about Bebeâs award HERE.Â
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Dr. Angelarosa DiDonato, DNP, CRNAÂ
Associated Program Director, University of PennsylvaniaÂ
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Read AANAâs program about fellows featuring Angela HERE.Â
Dr. John OâDonnell, DrPH, CRNA, FAANA, FSSHÂ
Professor & Founding Chair, Department of Nurse Anesthesia at the University of Pittsburgh School of NursingÂ
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Read AANAâs release about Johnâs award HERE.Â
Once again, congratulations to PANA and all its winning members for representing our profession so well and for bringing home these awards to Pennsylvania! We are so proud of all of you!!! We cannot wait until #AANA2025!
Congratulations, PANA & Sarah!
Association & CRNA Sarah Trau Take Home National Awards at Annual Congress
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The 2023-24 AANA Communications Committee announced that both the Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists (PANA) and Sarah Trau, MS, CRNA, won national awards for their public relations and communications work over the last year.
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PANA won the award for Best Promotional Effort for National CRNA Week and Sarah won for Best Public Relations Effort by an Individual for all her work to ramp up communications among the association! (Learn more about these awards on AANAâs website HERE.)
We are so proud of Sarah, who chairs PANAâs Communications Committee, and the whole crew for bringing home these individual and team awards, which were handed out Aug. 3 during AANAâs Awards and Recognition Luncheon at Annual Congress in San Diego.
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Both PANA and Sarahâs efforts impressed the committee, which recognized their overall contributions to the positive image of the nurse anesthesiology profession.
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During National CRNA Week in Pa. on Jan. 21-27, PANA ran a multi-faceted campaign that featured a variety of organic social media posts, paid digital ads, and traditional media spots to reach members and the public on the platforms where they get their information.
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Among the first-of-its-kind projects for PANA, the association officially launched its TikTok account, spearheaded by Sarah and featuring videos of CRNAs talking about their profession and wishing members a happy CRNA Week. Be sure to check out the page: https://www.tiktok.com/@panacrna!
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Overall, the campaign was a huge success, with engagement rates ranking above baselines for similar advocacy and awareness campaigns, meaning people not only saw the messages, but they engaged and shared them widely.
With its formal launch during CRNA Week, PANAâs TikTok account received more than 1,900 video views among 1,400 unique viewers. The campaign resulted in 65 profile views, 96 likes and 27 shares. Under Sarahâs leadership, the platform continues to grow in popularity and will remain a critical tool going forward with member engagement.
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If you missed anything during CRNA Week, or just want to relive some of the news, especially after these national team and individual awards, please visit the campaign website: https://www.panaforqualitycare.com/2024-crna-week.
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CRNAs from Pa. Take Home Awards During AANA Annual CongressÂ
