Michelle Canale, DNP, CRNA, APRN, FAANA

Assistant Dean, Director - Nurse Anesthesiology Program, Graduate Programs

Director - Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Graduate Programs

• mlcanale@usf.edu
• (813) 478-9206
• MDN Building, Room 2023
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Dr. Canale's passion is professional advocacy and educating future CRNA professional leaders. She models evidence-based advanced nursing practice, service, scholarship and leadership to her graduate students.

Education

Research Interests

• Pandemic Response: The Identification of Alternative Clinical Hours to Ensure Advanced Practice Nursing Students Meet Program Requirements
• Use of Simulation to Improve Emotional Competence at End-of-Life Care for Healthcare Professionals and Students: A Scoping Review
• Implementation of a Standardized Handoff for Anesthetized Patients
• Emotional intelligence and its application to the graduate school admissions process
• Objectives and barriers related to implementing emotional intelligence into the admissions process of a nurse anesthesia program
• Effective strategies for dealing with unsuccessful students in a litigious society
• Importance of documentation
• Pros and cons of paper vs. electronic evaluations

Awards/Honors

• Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology - 2022)

Memberships

• President (Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, 2022 - Present)
• Member (Florida Nurses Association, 2019 - Present)
• CRNA Member (American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, 2004 - Present)
• CRNA Member (Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, 2004 - Present)
• President-elect (Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, 2021 - 2022)
• Vice President (Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, 2020 - 2021)
• Director (Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, 2018 - 2020)
• Immediate Past President (Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, 2023 - Present)

Recent Publications

• 2. Rowe N., Calhoun K., Oliver K., Wofford K., Canale M. Preventing Spinal-induced Hypotension During Elective Cesarean Sections. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. November 2024(doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2024.07.023) , 2024.
• 3. Wolgemuth E., Glackin J., Linquist A.B., Dorman J., Somanath E., Canale M., Rauch E. Implementation of a Preanesthetic Telehealth Visit to Reduce Day-of-Surgery Cancellations Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. Aug 2024, 2024.
• Canale, M. Implementation of a standardized handoff for anesthetized patients American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology Journal. 86(2) : 137-145, 2018.