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SUMMARY:Annual Meeting - Community Member Registration
DESCRIPTION:RSVP HERE\n  \nVHF’s Annual Meeting brings together the inherited bleeding disorder community to share information on a wide variety of topics and it is a great opportunity for networking and support for individuals and families. \n» Go here to view the meeting agenda \nAnnual Meeting Highlights and Sessions Include: Understanding all sides – Keys to effective grassroots advocacy on the state and federal level\, Looking from the Outside in: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound\, Strategies for Managing Child\, Adolescent\, and Caregiver Mental Health\, Aging as a Person with a Bleeding Disorder and more; Lyman Fisher Scholarship recognition; VHF chapter updates; and on-site children and teen programming with Camp Holiday Trails. \nSaturday\, June 25th | 10:00 am: Annual Meeting will begin (light refreshments starting at 9:00 am and meeting will conclude by 4:00 pm) \n\nYou Do Not Want To Miss our Community Event – Richmond Flying Squirrels Baseball Game on Sunday\, June 26th! » Go here to learn more and register *Community event is optional and is not a part of the annual meeting. \nOvernight accommodations at Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center are available on Saturday\, June 25th. Educational programs\, scheduled meals\, community events\, and overnight accommodations are provided at no cost for constituents that live in the VHF coverage area. There is a $25 registration fee per household (after you register you will receive a link to pay your fee.) \nIf you are a constituent that lives outside of the VHF coverage area and you are interested in registering for this meeting\, please email heather@vahemophilia.org for more information. \n\nThank you to our sponsors –  \nPremier Sponsors\nPfizer and Takeda \nPlatinum Sponsors\nAccredo\, Bayer\, CSL Behring\, Genentech\, HemaBiologics\, Octapharma\, Sanofi\, and Spark Therapeutics \nCorporate Sponsors\nBioMarin\, BioMatrix\, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughter’s (CHKD) and the University of Virginia’s (UVA) 340B Factor Program\, CVS Specialty Pharmacy\, DrugCo Health\, NovoNordisk\, and Optum \nFriends – National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF)
URL:https://vahemophilia.org/event-program/annual-meeting-community-member-registration-2/
LOCATION:Virginia Crossings Hotel\, Tapestry Collection by Hilton\, 1000 Virginia Center Pkwy\, Glen Allen\, VA\, 23059\, United States
CATEGORIES:advocacy,community,education
ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Conner%2C VHF Interim Director":MAILTO:heather@vahemophilia.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220127T190000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Education Session - Keeping and Maintaining Health Insurance During Uncertain Times
DESCRIPTION:» RSVP HERE\n\nTopic: Keeping and Maintaining Health Insurance During Uncertain Times \nGet your insurance questions answered and learn more about:\nPrior authorizations – commercial plans and documentation required for initial authorization/reauthorizations.\nMedicare eligibility and Medigap enrollment.\nAdditional protections under the Build Back Better infrastructure bill. \nSpeaker: Lynne M. Szott\, RN\, RMC\, CCM\, Senior Manager\, Reimbursement & Access\, CSL Behring\n \nThank you to our sponsor CSL Behring \n\nThis session is free and open to VHF constituents. \nAs we gather virtually to discuss\, share and learn\, we ask that all VHF virtual program participants be thoughtful in their interactions and follow video meeting etiquette and rules of engagement. Disruptions to a session may lead to the removal and/or disabling of the participant’s video and microphone for part of or for the entire session. Thank you for helping VHF ensure a safe\, productive\, and welcoming environment for all meeting participants and staff. Go here to read video meeting etiquette and rules of engagement.
URL:https://vahemophilia.org/event-program/virtual-education-session-keeping-and-maintaining-health-insurance-during-uncertain-times/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:advocacy,education,virtual chat
ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Conner%2C VHF Interim Director":MAILTO:heather@vahemophilia.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220117T190000
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SUMMARY:VHF & HACA Virtual Advocacy Education Meeting
DESCRIPTION:» RSVP HERE\n\nJoin VHF & HACA for a virtual advocacy education program on Martin Luther King Jr. Day\, our traditional date for our annual advocacy day. This program will focus on the 2022 General Assembly. Join in and hear details from advocacy consultant\, Becky Bowers-Lanier\, about proposed legislation of interest to the bleeding disorders community\, its partners and other stakeholders. You will also learn more about the VHF/HACA legislative updates that will occur weekly via zoom during the 2022 General Assembly session and how you might be able to get more involved. \nThis session is free and open to anyone interested in learning more about advocacy and how it relates to the Virginia inherited bleeding disorders community. \n\nThank you to our sponsors: Genentech\, National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF)\, Pfizer\, and Takeda. \n» Please go here to view our Virtual Sponsor Program This program is one way our generous sponsors can virtually connect with the community by providing links to their electronic resources\, brochures\, websites\, social media sites and more! \n\nAs we gather virtually to discuss\, share and learn\, we ask that all VHF virtual program participants be thoughtful in their interactions and follow video meeting etiquette and rules of engagement. Disruptions to a session may lead to the removal and/or disabling of the participant’s video and microphone for part of or for the entire session. Thank you for helping VHF ensure a safe\, productive\, and welcoming environment for all meeting participants and staff. Go here to read video meeting etiquette and rules of engagement.
URL:https://vahemophilia.org/event-program/vhf-haca-virtual-advocacy-education-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:advocacy,education,virtual chat
ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Conner%2C VHF Interim Director":MAILTO:heather@vahemophilia.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T190000
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SUMMARY:VHF/HACA Advocacy Chat - Getting into Committee
DESCRIPTION:» RSVP HERE \nEver wonder how a bill winds its way from a proposed bill\, through both houses of the General Assembly to enacted legislation? Committees are the answer — and where much of the debate about any bill take place. Join us to learn more about the process as we hear from State Senator Ghazala F. Hashmi and Delegate Roxann Robinson – key committee members that work on issues that affect our community. \nThank you to our sponsors: National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) and Takeda \nRead this article for more information on how to join a virtual meeting on the zoom platform using a desktop computer\, mobile device/tablet\, from a landline or a mobile phone. If you need assistance or have any barriers that are keeping you from participating in virtual programs please call 804-740-8643 or email info@vahemophilia.org.  \n\n\nAs we gather virtually to discuss\, share and learn\, we ask that all Virginia Hemophilia Foundation (VHF) virtual program participants be thoughtful in their interactions and follow video meeting etiquette and rules of engagement. Disruptions to a session may lead to the removal and/or disabling of the participant’s video and microphone for part of or for the entire session. Thank you for helping VHF ensure a safe\, productive\, and welcoming environment for all meeting participants and staff. Go here to read video meeting etiquette and rules of engagement.
URL:https://vahemophilia.org/event-program/vhf-haca-advocacy-chat-getting-into-committee/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:advocacy,education,virtual chat
ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Conner%2C VHF Interim Director":MAILTO:heather@vahemophilia.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210527T190000
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SUMMARY:Advocacy Chat with Delegate Kathleen Murphy
DESCRIPTION:» RSVP HERE \nJoin us as we chat with Delegate Kathleen Murphy (34th District\, Virginia House of Delegates) to learn more about the passage of HB 1995 that created the Rare Disease Advisory Council and its proposed scope of work. Hear more about Del. Murphy’s interest and advocacy for creating the Council AND for her general impressions on the virtual nature of the General Assembly meetings. \nThank you to our advocacy chat sponsors National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) and Takeda \nRead this article for more information on how to join a virtual meeting on the zoom platform using a desktop computer\, mobile device/tablet\, from a landline or a mobile phone. If you need assistance or have any barriers that are keeping you from participating in virtual programs please call 804-740-8643 or email info@vahemophilia.org.  \n  \n\n\nAs we gather virtually to discuss\, share and learn\, we ask that all Virginia Hemophilia Foundation (VHF) virtual program participants be thoughtful in their interactions and follow video meeting etiquette and rules of engagement. Disruptions to a session may lead to the removal and/or disabling of the participant’s video and microphone for part of or for the entire session. Thank you for helping VHF ensure a safe\, productive\, and welcoming environment for all meeting participants and staff. Go here to read video meeting etiquette and rules of engagement.
URL:https://vahemophilia.org/event-program/advocacy-chat-with-delegate-kathleen-murphy/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:advocacy,education,virtual chat
ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Conner%2C VHF Interim Director":MAILTO:heather@vahemophilia.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201114T160000
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SUMMARY:VHF/HACA Virtual Advocacy Stakeholder and Education Meeting
DESCRIPTION:» RSVP HERE \n\nJoin HACA/VHF constituents\, advocacy committee members\, and community stakeholders from throughout Virginia for an education meeting that will cover a wide range of advocacy topics relevant to the bleeding disorders community! \nSaturday\, November 14\, 2020 | 4 PM to 6 PM \nAgenda – \n\nWelcome/Introductions\nHealth Policy in the Intersection of Policy and Politics – Del. Dawn Adams (D\, 68th)\nVirginia Bleeding Disorder Program (VBDP) Update – Jan Kuhn RN\, MPH\, Coordinator of VBDP\nState Update AND What Can We Expect in 2021 General Assembly – Becky Bowers-Lanier\, VHF/HACA Advocacy Consultant\nFederal Update – Miriam Goldstein\, J.D\, Director of Policy at Hemophilia Federation of America (HFA)/Nathan Schaefer\, Vice President of Public Policy at National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF)\nWrap-Up\n\nThank you to our advocacy sponsors: Bayer\, CSL Behring\, CVS Caremark\, Genentech\, National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF)\, PhRMA\, Pfizer\, Sanofi Genzyme\, and Takeda \nWe could not provide these important events without the help of our generous sponsors – please go here to view our Virtual Sponsor Program. This program is one way our generous sponsors can virtually connect with the community by providing links to their electronic resources\, brochures\, websites\, social media sites and more!
URL:https://vahemophilia.org/event-program/vhf-haca-virtual-advocacy-stakeholder-and-education-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:advocacy,education
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heather Conner%2C VHF Interim Director":MAILTO:heather@vahemophilia.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200512T190000
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SUMMARY:HACA/VHF Advocacy Committee Virtual Chat
DESCRIPTION:Join the HACA/VHF advocacy committee for a virtual chat! \nAdvocacy Amid Upheaval: Making it Work \nJoin Miriam Goldstein\, HFA Director of Policy\, and Becky Bowers-Lanier\, advocacy consultant for HACA and VHF\, for a webinar devoted to advocacy in our newly configured COVID world. Join us as we share what we’ve learned since mid-March and how we can maintain our voice when we cannot physically be present. We’ll talk about strategies and answer your questions. \n All virtual chats will be recorded if you are unable to join us live online. When you register you will receive instructions on how to join in\, either by video conference or by phone call. Please join us! \n\n» Go Here to Register
URL:https://vahemophilia.org/event-program/haca-vhf-advocacy-committee-virtual-chat/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:advocacy,education,virtual chat
ORGANIZER;CN="Kelly Waters%2C VHF Executive Director":MAILTO:info@vahemophilia.org
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