NOVA provides live webinars every month, and the webinars are available on the NOVA website after the presentation. NOVA is in the second year of our three-year Caring for Veterans Program. The webinars in this program provide information on veteran healthcare topics to help VA nurses care for veterans. These programs are especially helpful for new nursing graduates and nurses new to the VA. They make excellent additions to nursing orientation and transition to practice programs. As a NOVA member, you can register for a webinar, and then schedule a room in your facility to show the webinar. You can send an email from your private email address to VA nurses with information about the webinar. You can also post flyers on bulletin boards to let people know about the webinar. Have people sign an attendance sheet, and send it to nova@vanurse.org after the webinar so people who attend can receive an evaluation and a certificate as NOVA is also an accredited provider of nursing continuing development credits (NCPD).  

In the next few months NOVA is presenting webinar topics specifically designed for VA nurses. On March 12, NOVA member Ahnnya Slaughter DNP RN-C CNS-BC will be presenting a webinar on Nurse Safety: Proactive Personal Protection. NOVA member Linda R. Droste MSN RN CWOCN CBIS will be presenting Legal Issues in Nursing on March 27. On April 11, Cynthia Martinez LSCW will present a webinar on Providing Equitable Healthcare: Caring for LGBTQ Veterans. NOVA member Talisha Hunter RN MSN will present The Impact of the VA Consult Toolbox: Decreasing Post Hospitalization Treatment Discharge and Wait Ties on April 30. On May 16, Rachel Sprunger will present What is PTSD and How Do You Address it with Veterans, and Christie Lucas LCSW will present Veterans Justice Outreach on May 20. 

Remember that you can always access webinars on the NOVA website. Some of the webinars currently available include: Caring for Veterans with Rehabilitation Needs, Who and What You Need to Know to Advocate for VA Nursing, Maximize Your Federal Benefits and Win Retirement, Whole Health, Hospice and Palliative Care, Caregiver Support Program, Wound Care, Suicide in the Veteran Population, VA Community Care Quality Improvement Project, Eligibility for VA Care, Compensation, and Pension, Addressing Homelessness Through the HUD-VASH Program, Breast and Cervical Screening Updates, and COVID Vaccination and Mammography.