Ep 160: Remembering Helen Vos, The Mother of Continuing Education

Our historical series wouldn’t be complete without an episode dedicated to the life and accomplishments of former AANA president Helen P Vos. What better way to truly understand her impact on the profession than by talking with two of her former students who were later mentored by Ms. Vos. Let’s welcome back Nancy Bruton-Maree, CRNA, and Sandy Ouellette, CRNA to the show to tell us about this special person.

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What we discuss in this episode: 

3:31 – Introducing today’s subject

4:37 – Early life

8:29 – A spirit for adventure

12:20 – Education

19:15 – Her work in anesthesia

25:00 – Career as a CRNA

28:26 – Story about how direct she could be

33:14 – Service to the AANA

38:29 – Mother of Continuing Education

43:52 – Her passing

50:06 – Final thoughts on Helen