I’m Cassie Sheffey, the new President for our region, and I’m excited to work with all of you to grow our community! 🤝

A little about me: I work for the Department of Corrections in a Maximum Security Male Prison. Outside of work, I’m a proud mom of two wonderful kids, wife to a motorcycle enthusiast, and the caretaker of 6 chickens! 🐔

I’m thrilled to share that the amazing Carole Everhart, our past president, will continue helping us in various ways!

I know meeting attendance has been a concern, so I’d love your input to make our gatherings better. Here are a few quick questions:
1️⃣ Would another day or time work better for meetings?
2️⃣ Would you prefer Zoom, telephone conference, or in-person meetings?
3️⃣ Would a CE component encourage more participation?

I can’t wait to hear your thoughts and meet everyone soon! Let’s make this a great year together! 🌟

The talk at Renatos was regarding PCSK9 inhibitors like Repatha and Praluent. these meds pull cholesterol (LDL) from the bloodstream and can lower LDL by 50-60%.

The VCNP reminds us that we are all perfectly positioned and created to be involved in political leadership for the betterment of all. Please consider getting involved in committees, local government, school boards, and beyond to influence healthcare and national leadership in a positive way. Visit Healing-Politics.org to learn more.

Our next meeting 5/9/24 is at 6 Bears and a Goat: Recognizing signs of human trafficking.

Submitted 4/13/24 JPSF

May 9 will feature a guest speaker on human trafficking and this meeting will be open to ALL NPs. It will be held at 6 Bears and a Goat off of Rt 17 north.

Video and poster for the upcoming VCNP conference was discussed.

The conference basket from our region is a “Balance Basket”- and has yoga and exercise items as well as sweet treats and cute sayings and signage regarding health. So cute! Thanks to Rachel for assembling it and thanks to Nicole for bringing it to the conference!

It is time to think about a legislative meet and greet again. In the past, this has been held at the Moss clinic and well attended by our legislators, senators and local mayor. We hope to get the word out to ALL NPs and CRNAs who would benefit from attending and letting the legislators knowing what our key points and challenges are in this healthcare climate. Ashley, our new Government Relations rep is willing to take this on and will be supported by those who organized it in the past.

HB 971 passed the house and the senate. Waiting for Governor Younkin to sign for it to pass.

A state level VCNP member wants to be admitted to our FB page. She is from Commonwealth PR and is asking to be involved in case our FB administrator officers leave suddenly. We have 3 administrators of our page. We started our page to be able to get information out to our regional members. No support is needed at this time, but we can contact her if needed in the future.

Submitted 3/9/24 JPSF