Delivering More, Together is a new podcast, launched by the VHA Innovation Ecosystem. This podcast that focuses on highlighting the groundbreaking innovation underway at VHA, and how through innovation and collaboration, VHA is exceeding expectations, restoring hope, and building trust within the Veteran community.

In this episode Allison Amrhein and Brynn Cole speak with Terri Ohlinger, a Surgical Intensive Care Unit Nurse from at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center and Charles Franklin, Community Employment Coordinator, at the Boston VA Medical Center. Together they discuss how the Innovators Network helps empower a community of VHA employees to innovate. Innovators Network takes a ground up approach by using the first-hand knowledge of frontline employees to identify some of VA’s greatest challenges and to develop both Veteran- and employee-centric solutions.

Be sure to check out the upcoming Innovation Experience (iEX) that was discussed on the pod as well. The iEX annual conference offers health care professionals from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), other government agencies, industry, and academia the opportunity to celebrate, collaborate, and promote a culture of innovation. This year, VHA iEX will showcase both employee-developed and industry-sourced innovations and practices that are sure to inform, and inspire lively discussion via the conference platform. To ensure the safety of all participants during the pandemic, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Innovation Experience (iEX) is going 100% virtual this year. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with presenters via live chat and in virtual exhibit booths.

This years speakers will include:

· Richard Stone, MD, Executive In Charge for Veterans Health Administration (VHA),

· Carolyn Clancy, MD, MACP, Deputy Under Secretary for Discovery, Education and Affiliate Networks, Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

· Dean Kamen of DEKA Research and Development,

· Mark Johnson, Senior Partner, Innosight

· Toby Redshaw, SVP for Enterprise Innovation and 5G Solutions, Verizon.

Additional Links:

VHA Innovation Ecosystem Website (https://www.va.gov/innovationecosystem/)

Register for VHA Innovation Experience (https://www.va.gov/INNOVATIONECOSYSTEM/views/news-events/iEX.html