Hello I'm Kathleen O'Laughlin the women veteran program manager at the Atlanta VA and we have an
important message for our women's program for you. During this time it is challenging for our women
veterans we want to make sure that you're taking care of yourself and that you know that we're
still here to take care of you. You can have video appointments phone appointments contact us through
secure message no matter where you are we're still here for you while you are home staying safe.
Right now please listen to some important messages from our women's champions. Yes we are living in
unprecedented times as we navigate a new way of life during the COVID 19 pandemic. Your Atlanta
VA team of primary care providers want you the Veteran Woman to know that we care about you and
your loved ones. Together as a health care team utilizing tele-medicine capabilities and beyond
we remain available and ready to take care of your needs in a compassionate and holistic manner.
Thank you for partnering with the Atlanta VA for your health care. And thank you for allowing us to
meet the mission of caring for the Veteran Woman. Hello I'm YaQutullaha Ibraheem Muhammad, women's
wellness dietitian at Arcadia Clinic. While we social distance at home you can depend
on nutrition services. We can connect with you and provide appointments via telephone
VVC and you can reach us via secure message your dietitian is only a phone call away.
Remember, stay safe stay healthy stay home. Hi my name is Lauren Ruchin. I'm a social
worker with the Atlanta VA Women's wellness PACT team located at AVC. These times are extremely
challenging and your social workers remain ready to help you with whatever your resource needs are
from housing to food assistance to employment information about benefits community resources
VA programs advocacy etc. Your social workers are here to support you through all of this from the
good the bad and the indifferent and we're here via phone telehealth secure messaging
and all you have to do is give us a call or MyHealthEVet us and we'll be happy to help you
with whatever resource need is so that we can all get through this together. Hi this is Dr.
Elizabeth Karwowski. I'm one of the primary care doctors here at the Atlanta VA Women's Clinic.
I want you to know that during this challenging time your primary care team is here for you.
Please feel free to reach out to us via secure message we can set up a phone appointment or a
video connect appointment and make sure that your medical needs are met during
during this crisis. Take care stay safe. Hi my name is Michelle Lee Sing and I am the Intimate
Partner Violence Assistance Program Coordinator for the Atlanta VA Health Care System. In times
of crisis relationship conflict can definitely occur and in some cases escalate and stay at home
measures mean that you may have limited access to healthy safe options to decompress. If you're in
an abusive relationship there is help available. The Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program
has resources available to assist you as well as resources to support healthy safe
relationships. Social distance does not have to mean disconnected. Hi my name is LaTonya Carter.
I'm a licensed clinical social worker with the Advanced Care Planning Program. Wherever we are
and wherever you are we're here for you. The advanced care planning team is working virtually
to provide education and support for your advanced care planning needs now more than ever your wishes
your way. I'm Dr. Geisel and I'm the psychologist in the women's wellness clinic. Even though you're
quarantined we know your responsibilities have not changed. You're raising children and grandchildren
you're concerned for ill family members and friends you're managing medical and mental health
conditions now while coping with the uncertainty in the world we want you to know that our mental
health teams are still here for you and most important remember to be kind to yourself
you're doing the best that you can hi I'm Jana Pyan. I work in the gyn surgical clinic at the VA.
I just want to let you know we are here to continue to provide your contraceptive needs
we are seeing patients by virtual and telephone visits to discuss the options available now during
this crisis and going forward the primary care clinics have set up schedules to continue to give
Depo Provera injections to the veterans that are using that form of birth control we really want
to make sure that accessing your birth control does not cause you added stress during this very
difficult time take care. Hi I'm Monica Maltese and I am the clinical pharmacist on the women's
wellness PACT team. Your PACT clinical pharmacy specialists are licensed independent providers
offering video and telephone appointments to continue to manage your chronic diseases like
hypertension diabetes and hyperlipidemia and we can help you with medication therapies.
Also, you may order your prescription refills to be mailed to you either by phone
online through MyHealtheVet mailing in your refill slips or by using the rx refill mobile application
please don't hesitate to contact the pharmacy at 404-728-7690
with any questions about your medications or any delivery concerns. Hi my name is nurse Joy
from primary care i just wanted to reach out to the women veterans really quickly and remind you
how hand washing is really important during these times make sure to wash your hands for 20 seconds
with warm soapy water including in between your fingers and your fingernails make sure to turn
off the faucet with a paper towel as well as exit the door with a paper towel so that you do not
contaminate your hygiene please keep this in mind and remember wherever we are and wherever you are
we're here for you take care be safe and sanitize often. Hello my name is Dorothy Johnson. I'm a
registered nurse with the Atlanta VA GI lab. From one female veteran to another let's not forget to
do our part if you are experiencing a cough fever or chills contact the Atlanta VA via telephone or
through secure messaging so that we can assist you in the next step in your care remember wherever we
are wherever you are we are here for you chaplain services are here to support you and pray for you
our women's only spirituality group is still meeting now by phone every Friday from 1pm to 2pm
women veterans of Georgia connect through VA conference call for spiritual encouragement and
prayer join us we welcome new members the number to call is 1-800-767-1750
code eight two five six nine. Remember during this time and always we invite you to call your VA
chaplain services for pastoral counseling and prayer. We are here to stand with you during
this time. Hello again please know that if you are pregnant or nursing during this pandemic
we have a maternity care program that is here to support you it can be a challenging time and our
champions are here to support you during this time please know that there are call or an email away
in closing the Atlanta VA's women's program would really like to let you know that we are here for
you no matter where you are we are here to support you thank you for your service and be well.