Join the Town Hall Wednesday, December 16 at 7 pm. Panelists include Dr. Norm Oliver, VA Dept of Health: Dr. Ebony Hilton, UVA Health; Dr. Costi Sifri, UVA Health; Dr. Ethlyn Gibson, Hampton University; and Dr. Rebecca Vargas-Jackson, VDEM. Click below to get info about VA’s COVID-19 vaccination response.
Time to get your very own VCNP gear and support the VCNP Lynchburg Region Fundraiser! Items include long and short- sleeve shirts, stainless steel tumblers, masks, and a baseball cap.
Click for pictures of VCNP Lynchburg volunteering in their area.
As your AANP Virginia Representative, I am happy to announce the winners of the two prestigious 2021 AANP State Awards for Virginia, Dr. Shelly Smith, APRN-BC for Excellence in NP Practice and Dr. Carolyn Rutledge, FNP-BC for Excellence in Advocacy. These award winners have many outstanding accomplishments and were selected from an impressive pool of nominees.
Dr. Smith is being recognized for NP Practice Excellence as a leader of initiatives to improve health outcomes for citizens of Virginia including the Virginia COVID19 Response Task Force, as well as serving as an exceptional NP role model and mentor to students and colleagues.
Dr. Rutledge is being recognized for NP Advocacy Excellence as a nationally recognized NP and DNP educator and policy advocate, championing and empowering NPs as leaders and the innovators and drivers in telehealth policy and care delivery.
These award winners will be honored at the AANP National Conference in June 2021.
Please join me in congratulating them, as these awards are well deserved!
VCNP Lynchburg Region celebrated NP Week with a spot on WSET, local news channel 13.
NP Week is November 8-14, 2020. Follow us on social media to see daily updates of celebrations and share with us how you celebrated!
VCNP Board President, Becky Compton, and VCNP Richmond Region President, Molly Sandel, provided an Op Ed piece in the Richmond Times Dispatch.
VCNP’s president-elect Olivia Newby shares her thoughts about Anthem’s decision to reduce reimbursement rates for NPs and PAs in this Virginian-Pilot letter to the editor. https://tinyurl.com/y6sn9sfr
VCNP President Becky Compton shares her thoughts about Anthem’s recent decision to reduce NP and PA reimbursement rates as a Richmond Times-Dispatch correspondent of the day. https://tinyurl.com/y4lf98fw
COVID-19 is presenting NPs, and the nation, with an unprecedented health care challenge while placing considerable demands and stressors on NPs, both professionally and personally. VCNP is working to share resources and support our members during this time. We hope you will refer to our dedicated web page to find valuable online resources and updates as they impact your practice during this time.