Detroit Mercy Nurse Anesthesia Seminar
48th Annual Detroit Mercy Nurse Anesthesia Seminar
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026
Motor City Casino Conference Center
The Detroit Mercy Nurse Anesthesia program conducts this annual event to showcase our program and students, embrace our CRNA community, connect with alumni and introduce interested RNs to anesthesia topics.
Professional photographer Michael Shuster will be available to take headshots. See additional information and sample headshots.

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Vender Registration
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Program Schedule
7 a.m.: Registration, Exhibit area opens, Coffee and breakfast snacks
8 – 8:30 a.m.: The Future of Anesthesia Education
Josh Olson CRNA DNP, Program Director
8:30 – 9 a.m.: MANA PAC Update: Where we’ve been, where we are, how to move forward
Charlie Hunter RNAS, MANA PAC Student Representative
9 – 10 a.m.: Cultural and Religious Competence as a Clinical Skill in Modern Anesthesia Practice
Engy Abunassar CRNA DNP, Featured Alumni Speaker, Class of 2025
10 – 10:45 a.m.: Visit our vendors in the exhibit hall
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.: Radically Dissect the Anesthesia Management of a Radical Neck Dissection Case from x%&*#!
Sarah Underwood RNAS, Student Speaker
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.: Anesthesia Management of the Adult Patient with a History of a Repaired Congenital Heart Defect
Darby Horne RNAS, Student Speaker
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Lunch
1 – 2 p.m.: Pediatric Respiratory Disease: When to make the hard stop!
Mary Bochinski CRNA MS, Featured Faculty Speaker
2 – 3 p.m.: Concurrent Session #1: Panel Discussion: Applying to Nurse Anesthesia School, Assuring That Your Efforts Are Effective.
Facilitated by Dr. Joshua Olson, panel of current students and recent graduates
2 – 3 p.m.: Concurrent Session #2: Advanced Airway Rescue: Anatomy, ultrasound and cricothyrotomy techniques
Alumni Wine and Cheese Reunion
Thank you to our 2026 sponsors!



