VFW to Host Facebook Live Event with VA

Join us to discuss tools available for rural veterans to access VA care

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (October 7, 2018) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is proud to team up with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday, Oct. 11, to bring our Facebook followers an opportunity to get their questions answered regarding the latest VA is offering to address barriers to care for rural veterans.

During the event, experts will discuss how tools and technologies, including My HealtheVet, Telehealth and Mobile technologies help deliver care to veterans. VA experts Dr. Leonie Heyworth, VA Director of Synchronous Telehealth and Dr. Thomas Klobucar, Executive Director Office of Rural Health will speak with Ryan Gallucci, VFW Director, National Veterans Service. Our experts will discuss how these technologies improve access to care and share information about future enhancements of these tools and technologies. 

Participating in the event is easy:

• Visit our Facebook page on Oct. 11, 2019 at 12 p.m. EDT. 
• For a reminder, visit the Facebook Event Page and select "Going” to receive an automatic event reminder.

If you would like to learn more about the Office of Connected Care’s continued efforts to increase veterans’ access to care through VA’s connected health technologies, visit connectedcare.va.gov. For those unable to attend at that time, the event video will be archived and available on our Facebook page for later viewing.