2025 Program Agenda Tuesday, October 21
| 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM | NOVA Board Meeting (NOVA Board Members Only) | | | | | 3:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Registration Open | | | | | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Welcome Reception with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations |
Wednesday, October 22
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast with Exhibitors | | | | | 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Opening Ceremony | | | | | 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Keynote Address: CreatiVet
Speaker: Kyle Yepsen, Deputy Director, CreatiVet | | | | | 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | General Session 1: Veterans History
Speaker: Travis Bickford, Veterans History Project | | | | | 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Break with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations | | | | | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | General Session 2: Innovations in Nursing
Speaker: Megan Rumzie, DNP, MBA, CNL, HNB-BC, Innovations Specialist
| | | | | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch Product Theater with Government Employee Retirement Benefits Counselors
Your Retirement Roadmap: A VA Nurse's Guide to Financial Wellness | | | | | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | The Future of VA Nursing: Priorities, Innovations, and Challenges
Speakers:
Bailey Wells, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, Deputy Executive Director, Business Operations, ONS
Karen Ott, DNP, RN, Director for Policy, Legislation and Professional Standards, ONS | | | | | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | General Session 3: From Isolation to Impact: The Story Behind Oscar Mike
Speaker: Noah Currier, President & Founder, Oscar Mike Foundation | | | | | 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Break with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations | | | | | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | General Session 4: Healing Politics, Every Nurse is Needed
Speaker: Lisa Summers, DrPH, FACNM, Co-Founder & President, Healing Politics |
Thursday, October 23 | 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast Product Theater with Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Role of Suzetrigine in Acute Pain Management
Speaker: Brian Moran, RN, MHA; Vertex Director Medical Affairs | | | | | 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | General Session 5: Office of Nursing Services Update on the Nurse Qualification Standards and Processes
Speaker: Heather Arredondo, DHA, RN, VHA-CM, Associate Director for Policy, Legislation and Professional Standards | | | | | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | General Session 6: The Future of VA Healthcare Panel Discussion
Speakers:
Hawk Tran, Chief Operating Officer (NAVREF)
Jon Retzer, Deputy National Legislative Director (DAV)
K. Conwell Smith, Deputy Chief. Military and Veterans Policy (APA)
Lisa Swirsky, Legislative Representative (AFGE) | | | | | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Break with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations | | | | | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | General Session 7: Transforming Nursing Leadership: Bridging the Gap from Traditional to Innovative
Speaker: James Doelling, Hospital Director, VA Hines Health Care | | | | | 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM | NOVA Awards Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting | | | | | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Hill Staff Panel Discussion | | | | | 3:00 PM - 3:30PM | Break with Exhibitors and Poster Presentations | | | | | 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Invisible Wounds, Addressing Substance Disorders Among Veterans
Speaker: David Walsh, MSN, RN, PMH-BC, Veteran Administration Substance Use Disorder |
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