Nevada Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants - NVAAA

23/06/2023

We are very excited to announce that the Governor of Nevada has officially signed AB 270 into law to allow for the licensure of Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants! The bill will become effective 1/1/24. We can not be more thankful for all our awesome NVAAA members, the AAAA, the NSSA, the ASA, our lobby teams, and our bill sponsor Assemblywoman Elaine Marzola for making this dream a reality. 🏠

09/06/2022

Happy from the NVAAA! ✨ We are so proud to be CAAs and be able to help deliver high quality, safe, and physician-led anesthesia care through the Anesthesia Care Team Model. We hope to someday be able to share our amazing profession with the state of Nevada. Please become a member today to help our efforts!

07/06/2022

Happy CAA week: Day 2 🎉 Check out this informational video from the AAAA’s YouTube channel:

Effective. Expert. Team. Care.www.anesthetist.org

07/06/2022

Today marks the first day of 2022! Thank you to all the CAAs out there that play an essential role in the anesthesia care team 🩺

NVAAA members: please tag us in your pictures from this week to be featured on our story! 🥳

25/05/2022

Can you spot the two new states that were just added to our updated practice map? 🧐🎉 Very exciting to see our progress. The NVAAA can’t wait to hopefully contribute to our westward expansion!

20/02/2022

Our first virtual member meeting will be this Wednesday, 2/23, at 8pm EST. Zoom link will be sent out to our members via email. See you then!

29/01/2022

TWO DAYS LEFT of our State Academy Fundraiser, which means there are only two days left to join the NVAAA to be entered to win a $50 Amazon gift card! We are so thankful for the amazing support from our friends, family, colleagues, and community so far this week. Remember, the AAAA is giving an extra $2,500 grant to the state that had the most success throughout the week! Help us come out on top and become a member today! 🤗

28/01/2022

Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants (CAAs) are highly trained non-physician mid-level practitioners and healthcare professionals that provide anesthesia care.

All CAAs possess a science/premedical background, a baccalaureate degree, and also complete a comprehensive didactic and clinical training program at the graduate school level. CAAs are trained extensively in the delivery and maintenance of quality anesthesia care, as well as advanced patient monitoring techniques, and emergency scenarios.

The profession was created in the 1960s by physician anesthesiologists who desired to create another category of physician extenders to help correct the shortage of anesthesia providers without pulling from critical care nursing resources.

CAAs practice exclusively in hospital/operating room settings within the Anesthesia Care Team environment (as described by the American Society of Anesthesiologists™) to help implement an anesthetic plan as prescribed by the anesthesiologist. CAAs invariably work under the medical direction and supervision of physician anesthesiologists, analogous to the way in which Physician Assistants (PAs) work with physicians in other specialties.

Salaries, scope of practice, and job descriptions are identical to Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) when working within the Anesthesia Care Team model.​

Today marks Day 5 of our annual State Academy Fundraiser! There’s still time to become a member and be entered to win a $50 Amazon gift card. Winner announced 1/30.

27/01/2022

Day 4 of our State Academy Fundraiser! We can’t express how thankful we are for everyone who has become a member/donated so far. Let’s keep it up!

Contributing to our legislative fund now will help influence our next legislation in hopes of passing CAA licensure. Licensing CAAs will add an additional category of physician extenders to help correct the drastic shortage of anesthesia providers in Nevada.

Don’t forget there is still time to join for the chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card. Winner announced Sunday, 1/30!

26/01/2022

Day 3 of our annual State Academy Fundraiser! Keep this momentum going and spread the word to your family and friends. Any donations or new memberships are greatly appreciated and every little bit helps! $50 Amazon gift card winner announced Sunday, 1/30.

26/01/2022

Here’s an update on our progress so far for our State Academy Fundraiser! We are off to a great start to reach our 5k/50 member goal by the end of the week! Let’s do this! Thank you so much to everyone who has already become a member and donated. Please help us by joining today at nv-aaa.org and sharing with others!

***Correction from last post: Fundraiser will run from 1/24-*30*. Funds raised during this period will be to considered in the running between other state academies to win an extra $2,500 grant from the AAAA!

25/01/2022

Day 2 of our AAAA State Academy fundraiser! We had a successful first day and hope to continue this success throughout the week. Become a member and you will be entered to win a $50 amazon gift card. Winner announced Saturday, 1/29! https://www.nv-aaa.org/membership