ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 6, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
(AANA) is proud to announce that Janet
Setnor, MSN, CRNA, Col. (Ret), USAFR, NC, has taken office
as the 2024-2025 president of the more than 61,000-member
organization. A resident of Lakewood
Ranch, Florida, Setnor brings to her role more than 25 years
of experience as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), a
distinguished military career, and vast experience in state and
national nurse anesthesiology leadership.
Setnor said "It is such a rare privilege to have worked with
those selfless and dedicated individuals who have led AANA in the
past, and to now serve with those who will carry the torch of
service into the future. Your Board of Directors recognizes the
challenges that continue to confront our profession and its
members. There are those who continue to maliciously promote
falsehoods regarding the safety and efficacy of our CRNA profession
and our right to practice to the full extent of our education and
training. They do this for no other reason than to restrict
competition and line their own pockets. They are going to be
surprised by the fact-based ferocity with which they are going to
be held to account in Congress, state legislative houses, and the
public forum. We are CRNA inspired and CRNA focused."
Setnor has held numerous state and national nurse anesthesiology
leadership positions, including previous service on the AANA Board
of Directors as President-Elect, Vice-President and, Director (as
well as two terms as president of the Virginia Association of Nurse
Anesthetists (VANA)
She served in the United States
Air Force Reserve, retiring with 26 years of honorable service.
Setnor's roles included Flight Nurse Instructor/Evaluator, CRNA,
and senior staff member for the Air Force Surgeon General. Notably,
she served in Afghanistan as both
the Anesthesia Team Lead in the largest in-country medical facility
and as the sole anesthesia provider at a Special Forces Forward
Operating Base.
Her extensive involvement with the AANA includes roles as the
Association of Veterans Affairs Nurse Anesthetists (AVANA) AANA
Liaison, Professional Development Chair, and participation in
various committees, including Political Action and
Communications.
In addition to her work with the AANA and VANA, Setnor has
contributed to the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health
Care (AAAHC) as a member of the Governance Unit-Standards
Development Committee and served as the CRNA Advisor to the
Virginia Board of Nursing's
Committee of the Joint Board of Medicine and Nursing.
An AANA member since 1996, she earned her Master of Science in
Nursing from Old Dominion University,
Norfolk, VA, in 1998.
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SOURCE American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology