Optometry HQ Announcements
Health Professionals Education Week
Health Professionals Education Week.pdf Please see the above link of an announcement from Secretary McDonough regarding Health Professions Education Week to be held annually during the 3rd week of March. During this week, they are asking all VAMCs, VA DEOs, and...
Updated Eligibility Links for Education Recruitment Materials
A link to the “Am I Eligible” Checklist has been updated recently. OAA is reorganizing much of the online material to ensure less redundancy and increased streamlining. Please share these updated links with your training directors. Also included is our general...
CCOI 2022 Virtual Conference—Collaborative Community on Ophthalmic Imaging
To Register, use QR code or visit: https://cc-oi.org/2022 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS OPEN International Scholar Grants to cover the cost of registration are available to those in need of funding. To apply send your request...
Clarification: Memorandum: Expanded Use of N95 Respirators for Enhanced Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) Omicron Variant Transmission Risk Mitigation
Memo Expanded Use of N95s under Mini Respiratory Protection Program On January 18, 2022, the Office of the Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Operations sent an email with the subject “Clarification: Memorandum: Expanded Use of N95 Respirators for Enhanced...
Additional Information Regarding VS GUI Release 1.7.12 and VistA Patch SD*5*3*796 and Impact to Patient Indicated Date when Rescheduling Cancelled by Patient and No-Show Appointments
Attachment: VS GUI Release 1.7.12 and VIstA Patch 5.3 796 final Attachment A The Office of Veterans Access to Care (OVAC) would like to provide the following guidance regarding recent scheduling software updates that occurred as part of VS GUI Released 1.7.12 of VS...
Request for Recent Publications for 1/21/22 Optometry Service Call
Greetings everyone, For our new segment to the monthly VA Optometry Service conference calls highlighting recent VA optometrists’ publications pertinent to eye care, please send any scholarly, peer-reviewed articles that were recently published (December/January)....
COVID-19 Dual Compensation Waiver Extension Guidance for VHA
On, December 29, 2021, the Office of Personnel Management extended the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) delegated authority under the provisions of 5 CFR 553.202 and 5 USC 8344 and 8468 to waive the salary off-set when necessary to reemploy a Civil Service...
OAA Associated Health National Discipline Leaders: 2022 VA Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program: Call for Applicants
Action: Please share this announcement as quickly as possible with your educational program leadership and departmental leadership throughout your network and facilities We are excited to announce that applications for VA employees are now being accepted for...
COVID-19: Authorization for VHA Travel
Sharing the attached memorandum, 06568854 COVID-19 Authorization for VHA Travel Memo final 12.28.21 (1)