Michael Shafer

MSN, CRNA

Michael Shafer will be obtaining his Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice from Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia in 2024. As part of his Doctorate work, he helped create a patient education app on non-surgical chronic pain treatments. He had previously obtained his Master of Science in Nursing and his CRNA credential from the joint program offered through Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia and California State University, Fullerton in 2016—where he received the Agatha Hodgins Award.

Michael has primarily provided anesthesia services in Spokane, WA, and Coeur d’Alene, ID. He is currently on track to become a partner for his anesthesia group, where he is working in an autonomous practice setting. For the past eight years, Michael has been a clinical preceptor to the SRNAs of Gonzaga University’s School of Nurse Anesthesia, where he has also been a guest lecturer. At various points in his career, Michael has been an Anesthesia Clinical Education Coordinator and a presenter for the California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology.

In his free time, Michael and his family enjoy water skiing and paddleboarding in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Jeffery E. Ferguson

Quadratus Lumborum Block and Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Non-emergency Cesarean Delivery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

AUTHORS: Jeffery E. Ferguson DNAP, CRNA; Tito D. Tubog PhD, DNAP, CRNA; William Johnson DNAP, CRNA; Hallie Evans DNP, CRNA, APRN; James Furstein PhD, CRNA

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