VCNP Northern Virginia members pose at our 2019 VCNP Annual Conference.
It’s membership renewal time! To ensure you don’t miss any of your membership benefits, log in to your VCNP account, and renew your membership by Sept. 1. You can also select the auto-renewal option to keep your membership current each year, and make a donation to VCNP’s PAC at the same time. Thank you for your support of VCNP. Please let me know how VCNP can continue to be a resource for you.
Olivia MJ Newby, DNP, FNP-BC, CDCES, FAANP
President, VCNP Board of Directors
vcnppresident@gmail.com
Nominations open for state AANP awards

Nominations are open for the annual AANP State Award for Excellence. The NP State Award for Excellence and the Advocate State Award for Excellence will recognize an outstanding NP and an outstanding advocate for NPs in each state. Nominees do not have to be AANP members, however only current AANP members can nominate candidates. Deadline is Sept. 9.
With sympathy
VCNP Blue Ridge member Ellen DeHaven passed away on August 1. Ellen served as the regional Government Relations chair from 2018 until earlier this year and was an associate professor at Radford University Carilion. 
 
VCNP Blue Ridge President Judy Jenks said, “Ellen was a champion for diversity, equity and inclusion and the first to call out an injustice. We have lost a warrior of an advocate.” 
 
We extend our sympathies to Ellen’s family, friends and colleagues.
Calling NP business owners, family and pediatric NPs
Help us highlight NP business owners (in any specialty) as well as pediatric and family NPs in our VCNP communications this month. Be sure to follow VCNP on social media to learn more about these amazing NPs. If you own a business or work in one of those specialties, contact VCNP staff.



Angie Tucker Anderson, MHA, FNP-BC

Journey Health & Wellness


Monique Farrington, DNP, FNP-C

Farrington Cares, PLLC


R."Featherstone" 
Featherstone, MSN, PMHNP, WHNP-BC

Eucalyptus Health


Kasey Saunders, MSN, FNP

Emergicare



Heidi Walblay, FNP-C

Heidi Walblay NP LLC/Medstella Skin Care
Autonomous practice update
As of August 1, there were 2,560 NPs in Virginia with autonomous practice licenses. The experience requirement reverted to 5 years last month, so if you’re eligible, apply now. If you’re working toward 5 years of experience, be sure to keep track of your hours and get signatures from collaborating physicians if you plan to change jobs before you’re able to apply.
VDH Updates
The Virginia Department of Health recently shared updates and information about:
  • EVUSHELD dosing schedule change
  • Paxlovid – pharmacist prescriptive authority
  • CDC recommends Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for individuals aged 18 years and older
  • Monkeypox updates
  • CDC Health Alert Network: Recent reports of Human Parechovirus (PeV) in the U.S.
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