Awards Presented at 2026 National Conference
President’s Award:
Ina Pipkin ASPAN Past Presidents’ Distinguished Service Award:
Award for Outstanding Achievement:
Excellence in Clinical Practice Award:
2026 ASPAN Above & Beyond Service Recognition Award Winners:
- Katrina Bickerstaff, AZPANA
- Anna Lee Carilo, PAPAN
- Sarah Collins, OPANA
- Kristi Denton, TAPAN
- Kimberly Emerson, MNDAKSPAN
- Samantha Graham, OPANA
- Jaclyn Ivy, OPANA
- Cheryl McFague, MASPAN
- Catherine Ocampo, TAPAN
- Sandra Watts, VTNHAPAN
Fellow of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Inductee (FASPAN):
Gold Leaf Component of the Year Award:
- PeriAnesthesia Nurses Association of California (PANAC)
2025 Recruiter of the Year:
JoPAN Mary Hanna Award Winners
Best Practice - Impact on PeriAnesthesia Nursing Practice
- Creating the Perianesthesia Emergency Nurse Resource Role: Preventing Failure to Rescue Quality Improvement Project: H. Thornton, J. Crosson, J. Anderson, J. Wilson
Best Practice – Reach
- Implementing Music Medicine to Improve Pain Outcomes After Abdominal or Pelvic Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project: A.B. Foraker, P. Love
Research - Impact on PeriAnesthesia Nursing Practice
- Comparison of analgesic effect of local anesthetic injection and application for pain relief during peripheral venous insertion in adult surgical patients: A Prospective Observational Study: S. Yoshida, K. Miyasaka, R. Suzuki, N. Fujita, S. Abe
Research - Reach
- The Relationship Between Preoperative Anxiety Level and Postoperative Pain Outcomes in Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery: A Cross-sectional Study: E. Çalışkan, N. Aksoy
Clinical - Impact on PeriAnesthesia Nursing Practice
- Comprehensive Perioperative Management of PFAPA Syndrome: Insights from Clinical Cases: A. Uslu, N. Çekmen
Clinical – Reach
- The Crucial Role of the Perianesthesia Nurse in Preadmission Assessment With Unexpected Findings: A Case Report: S. Edwards, J.M. Bochenek, T. Taylor, S. McGhee
Reviews - Impact on PeriAnesthesia Nursing Practice
- Effects of Virtual Reality on Preoperative Anxiety in Adult Patients: An updated meta-analysis: H. Xu, J. Hou, J. Zhou, S. Wang
Reviews - Reach
- Research Trends and Hotspots in Postoperative Pain and Nursing: A Bibliometric Analysis: G. Bozkul, G. Altun Uǧraş