Greetings AVAHO members;

I hope this greeting finds you all healthy, doing well, and having a sense that this time things may really be getting back to “normal” (whatever that is anymore!).  I hope you are looking forward to a summer that once again shares family reunions, wedding celebrations, the birth of grandchildren and all those other pleasures we have been missing out on the past 2+ years.  I know I am; we have our first vacation in over 3 years coming up and I am both excited and apprehensive at the same time.  Things are just going to take a little time to get used to this new normal we live and work in today.

I am very excited to share this edition of the AVAHO newsletter with you all, there are some great contributions highlighting the amazing things you are all doing out there on behalf of our patients and the healthcare system.  Please take the time to read them, hopefully learning something new or gaining some insight or perspective as you do.  Starting with a warm greeting from President Berni Heron highlighting the importance of “self-care” (which is the major focus of the 2022 annual meeting), you will also find an overview and some helpful fact sheets on the newly developed VA National Tele Oncology Program designed to take best care to the Veterans living remotely, from our colleagues within nutrition support information on the microbiome and its significance in cancer care, a pharmacy practice guideline developed for the management of hypercalcemia in inpatients and those with renal compromise.  You will also find links to other articles and submissions from VA and AVAHO providers in the journal related to cancer care that further highlights the amazing things you are all doing out there for patient care.  Want to get more involved, see the call for reviewers and submissions from our colleagues at Federal Practitioner.

Finally, I am excited to send this reminder about the 2022 AVAHO Annual Meeting, which will still be provided as a hybrid mix of a meeting, but as travel becomes safer nothing beets meeting your colleagues “live”!  So mark your calendars!

MARRIOTT MARQUIS SAN DIEGO MARINA
SAN DIEGO, CA

September 16-18, 2022

Join us in San Diego for our biggest AVAHO Annual Meeting yet! In addition to several CE-eligible sessions, we are focused this year on encouraging you to take care of yourself. We'll help you do this with:
*Keynote sessions focused on self-care and trauma reduction for medical professionals
*Yoga and 5K charity run
*Reception aboard the USS Midway with special entertainment and interactive simulators

...and more!

In addition, there will be several workshops available for registration on the Thursday prior to the start of the meeting, see the announcements regarding The Kelee Meditation workshop and the professional speaking workshop that AVAHO is offering to its members.

Look forward to seeing you in San Diego, have a great summer!

Rusty Crawford, B Pharm (retired)