We had a presentation by Cynthia Smith, DNP from Renal Consultants on Veltassa. Our board members elected in March to a 2 year term are: President: Cherie Wright President elect: Danielle Chellapoo Secretary: Piper Schlesser-Foresman Treasurer: Tiffany Simons Past president: Michelle Porthouse Gov Relations: Cathy Duncan Membership: Karen Hlywa Public Relations: Lisa Keel Nominations: Delisa…
1)The post-holiday gathering is reserved for 2/11/17 from 11-2 at the Idlewild Clubhouse. Michelle will look into Basilico’s/Wegman’s to cater. Advertising the canoli and fruit tray from Wegman’s and having Bellini’s was discussed. Michelle will sent an invite to all Fredericksburg members. 2)The Fredericksburg conference is set for 5/5/17 at the Fick Center 7:30-3. (7:30…
12/12/16 We have 4 speakers lined up for our May local conference. Dr. John Mclaughlan- Mindfulness; N.P. Elizabeth Wheatley-Mood disorders, treating bipolar disorder in primary care; Dr. William Anderson- Safe prescribing of Opiods for the PCP; Dr Fortunato- Why you need a colorectal surgeon. Other possibilities to provide a lengthier conference were- Dr Franchi or…
Happy nurse practitioner week! 11/13-11/19/16 is NP week, Congratulations to all of us! Tiffany presented our treasury report. Recent expenses included the board meeting dinner, and the banner which Hashani had made. It looks great with the VCNP emblem. We received $262 in dues. Karen from membership stated that 11 people were dropped of the…
10/10/16 meeting in Central Park. Update from the Board of Directors meeting: We are pursuing another bill for full practice authority again. We are working at taking away the requirement for collaborating MD language. Several regions are doing legislative meetings this fall. The Fredericksburg region decided against this since we met with our legislators at…
Treasurer gave report. Timmye, who represented our region on the last State Conference Committee, is looking for a volunteer to replace her and participate in planning the next state conference. There is ongoing discussion regarding participating in or contributing to a philanthropic cause: May is mental health month. There is a walk this Saturday that we…
The February NP holiday gathering in Idlewild was fun and relaxing. It was good to see everyone who attended! The VCNP conference will be at Williamsburg next year. Our regional local Spring Conference for 2017 was discussed: Friday vs Saturday vs Sunday for accessibility and good turnout was discussed. Timmye, Lisa, Cherie and Michelle will…
