DATE: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
TIME: 8 – 10 a.m.
LOCATION: Madison Campus Seventh-day Adventist Church (adjacent to MTSA). 607 Larkin Springs Rd, Madison, TN
AANA CE Credit: 2 credits, pending approval
COST: Free to attend. No registration required.

CRNAs, faculty, and SRNAs are invited to attend this powerful, evidence-based presentation led by Rodrigo Garcia, CRNA, and Claudia Garcia, RN, that focuses on substance use disorder in healthcare, diversion, identification of impaired providers, monitoring gaps, and pathways to recovery. The talk blends personal narrative with data, policy discussion, and practical strategies for identification and intervention.

“Catch Me If You Can: The Impaired Provider” has been presented 100+ times across the country and continues to be a highly sought-after program utilized for continuing education, training, access to treatment, investigation and intervention training, and most importantly, to promote contrastive discussion surround the impaired health care provider.

About the Presenters: Rigo and Claudia Garcia

Rigo has been a registered nurse since 1996 and has been a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist since 2004. Following a traumatic sports injury requiring surgery, rest, and rehabilitation in 2010, Rigo became dependent on the medication that was legally prescribed to him by his surgeon, also a friend. After losing nearly everything dear to him, assistance came in the form of an intervention, intensive treatment, and accountability.

Claudia has been a registered nurse since 2003. Soon after, she was promoted to the charge nurse and supervisor of the surgical department. Incidentally, it was the same surgical department Rigo worked at while struggling with substances. Faced with the difficult decision on how to best intervene, drastic measures would need to be taken to consider her role as a patient advocate, department supervisor, co-worker, and the partner of an impaired health care professional.