Mar 21, 2021 - Mar 27, 2021

Wednesday, Mar 24, 2021
VA Virtual Listening Session
 
Time: 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM (EST)
 
VA is hosting public virtual listening sessions to hear from Veterans on how to design a health care system of the future and grow services for Veterans in a way that reinforces VA’s role as a leader in the U.S. health care system.
 
VA is looking forward to robust engagement and to hearing the voices and insights of Veterans on the following topics:
  • How Veterans want care to be delivered in the future
  • Perception of the quality of health care at VA and VA’s community network
  • Experience with the ability to get care at VA and within VA’s community network
  • Satisfaction with the condition and location of VA’s facilities
  • VA’s role in research, education, and emergency preparedness
Wednesday, March 24 from 11am-12:30pm
Audio: 1-404-397-12596 Code: 199 198 1644
Register Here / Join Online
 
This session is open to stakeholders receiving care at VA facilities in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Central Western Massachusetts. Employees welcome to participate.   Learn more at https://www.va.gov/HEALTHPOLICYPLANNING/listening.asp. 
 
 
Thursday, Mar 25, 2021
New Patient Orientation
 
Time: 8:00 AM- 9:00 AM (EST)
Location: telephone option, see below for details
 
 
Are you new to VA healthcare?
Or have you been enrolled in VA healthcare but not sure aoubt your benefits?
Come and Learn about the benefits you have earned through your military service!
Topic explored include:
  • Primary Care
  • Care in the Community
  • Pharmacy
  • myHealthevet
  • Eligibility
  • Billing/Copays/Priority Groupings
  • Veterans Benefits Administration
  • National Cemetary Administration
  • Veteran Identification Cards
  • Answers to all your questions
 
For more information, contact Karen DiDomenico, ext. 5189.
 
 
 
 
 
Virtual Diabetes Self Management Education
 
Location: Webex meeting
https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/j.php?MTID=m772cfa7ffebd09d71566531ae01f5c68
 
Do you or someone you love have Diabetes and you want to learn more?
Join us on Thursdays from 10:00 - 12:00noon. 
Each week is a different topic, each month the series is repeated:
Week one:  Diabetes Overview - learn what happens in your body and how to control it!
Week two:  Nutrition - Eating the Right Foods to control blood sugar
Week three:  Benefits of Exercise/Stress and Diabetes
Week four:  Medications Review/Health Psychology and Diabetes
 
No appointment necessary, join one meeting, or join for the whole series!
  • Emergency contact information is required to participate in the program, and will be collected at the start of each session.
  • Cameras must always be on to participate in the program
  • Group rules will be discussed at the start of each session.
  • If there is a FIFTH Thursday in the month, there is NO MEETING
  • To Join:  click on the event link above OR enter the meeting number and password at https://veteransaffairs.webex.com
  • Meeting number:  199 074 5196
  • Password:  Diabetes@2021
For more information, contact Karen DiDomenico, RN, CDE, at 203-932-5711, ext. 5189