[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 30, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1153]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING DR. JANICE IZLAR, CRNA, DNAP

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                           HON. JACK KINGSTON

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 30, 2013

  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my 
constituent Janice Izlar, CRNA, DNAP, of Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Izlar 
will soon complete her year as national president of the American 
Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA). I am proud that Dr. Izlar was 
elected as the 2012-2013 president of this prestigious national 
organization.
   Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are advanced 
practice registered nurses who treat approximately 34 million patients 
each year. They work in every setting in which anesthesia is delivered 
including hospital surgical suites, obstetrical delivery rooms, 
ambulatory surgical centers, and the offices of dentists, podiatrists, 
and specialty surgeons. They also provide acute and chronic pain 
management services to patients in need of such care. CRNAs provide 
anesthesia for all types of surgical cases and are the sole anesthesia 
providers in many rural hospitals.
   As a CRNA, Dr. Izlar has contributed greatly to the healthcare 
community in southeast Georgia, serving as a self-employed CRNA and as 
Chief Nurse Anesthetist and Administrator for Anesthesia Services at 
the Georgia Institute for Plastic Surgery since 1996. Dr. Izlar was 
awarded her Doctorate in Nurse Anesthesia Practice by Virginia 
Commonwealth University, her Master of Science in Nursing by Columbia 
University, her Bachelor's in Nursing, cum laude, by the University of 
Tulsa, and her Diploma in Nurse Anesthesia by the North Carolina 
Baptist Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia. In addition to her service 
as AANA President, Dr. Izlar has held various leadership positions in 
the AANA, including President-elect, Vice President, and Region 2 
Director, and has served on numerous committees. She is a former 
president of the Georgia Association of Nurse Anesthetists and is a 
distinguished speaker on anesthesia topics, lecturing nationwide on the 
safety, value and cost-effectiveness of CRNA care.
   During her AANA Presidency, Dr. Izlar has been a prominent advocate 
for the patients and practice of nurse anesthesia before federal 
agencies and members of Congress. She has worked tirelessly to promote 
anesthesia patient safety and the value of CRNAs to our healthcare 
system. I am proud to have worked with Janice for years as well as 
during her time as President and am happy to call her a friend and a 
loyal advocate for CRNA priorities in Washington and beyond. Mr. 
Speaker, I congratulate Janice on a successful term.

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