President Elect- Hishani Perera President- Rachel Farrar Past president- Linda Hazelgren Secretary- Piper Schlesser-Foresman Treasurer- Tiffany Simmons Membership- Joan Carter Public Relations- Nicole Brooks Gov relations- Our philanthropy this year started with a socks and briefs donation to Micah Ecumenical Ministries was well received and appreciated for the Cold Weather Shelter and daily needs. The…
Presentation by Scott Urquart, PA of Endocrinology Associates on Rybelsus- Role of endogenous GLP-1 in T2DM. VCNP renewal time is here! Discussion of next group event: Yoga in the park had a good turn out last year and we have 3 potential yoga instructors we could ask to host a class again this fall. We…
VCNP conference is March 2-5. Rachel, Nicole and Hishani plan to attend the VCNP conference.Basket ideas for the conference were discussed. Plan to ask downtown shop Wren and Sparrow to put together a basket. Cost for basket- $150 approved. Timmye will get the basket and Hishani will bring it to the conference.Dues check received by…
Yoga in the park had good attendance, and some new members were there. We are still looking for a member to fill the open position on the board for President Elect. Please reach out if you feel you would like to learn and support the happenings within the VCNP this year! Our philanthropy project for…
Planning a “Meet-your-NP” event, which has changed several times now due to rising Covid rates. Talk to Samantha/Rachel about a “Yoga in the Park” session- meet your NP for October ( possibly 10/18/21). Mary Washington Park- bring water bottles, consider sticker labels with some NP info on the bottles, possibly small essential oil to give…
Regrouping and gathering ideas were discussed to get everyone energized to be together again and spotlight our wonderful local NPs. Several ideas- yoga in the park, Bunko or some game night at a local clubhouse, meal or BBQ outside. Time frame for this event is somewhere between August and November depending on venue. Philanthropy:Fredericksburg VCNP’s…
3/1/21 Fredericksburg Regional Board Meeting minutes: Planning a local meeting for April on Anxiety/depression. Will ask Elizabeth Wheatley if she can speak. Do online CEs. Consider future meetings outside or in a park like setting? Cookout style? “Meet your VCNP”? Yoga in the park? Ren Fields or Linda’s coworker? Self-care theme? Essential oils? Tiffany Simons-…
Meeting was held at Castiglia’s, sponsored by Amovig for Migraines. Rachel Farrar has agreed to President Elect role. Hishani Perera graduated her DNP program 12/2019 and will now be State Conference Committee Chair. She presented her poster at the VCNP conference. Her doctorate project won 2 awards: Nicole Brooks, Membership, updated us on the last…
Discussion was held on our philanthropy projects for the year. We are participating in the program called “Athletes Don’t”, which educates students on the dangers of vaping. Health professionals volunteer to go into the schools to present the information. Let Linda Hazelgren if you are interested in presenting. We are also collecting new socks and…
The programs for the year are set! August: Lapetite on a drug to reverse new anticoagulants Sept: Legislative reception @ Moss Free Clinic Oct: Dr Sherwood speaking on robotic surgery, place TBA Nov: New guidelines for TAVR, place TBA Dec: Dr Mauer to speak, place TBA The legislative will be held 9/16/19 at the Moss…
