Society for the Advancement of Disaster Nursing

Link to 7th Annual ARC Conference

The 7^th Annual Advancing & Redefining Communities for Emergency Management (ARC) Conference is held in partnership with the Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center (VEMEC) of the US Department of Veterans Affairs. The 2016 ARC Conference will be held in conjunction with National Healthcare Coalition Resource Center’s (NHCRC) 5^th Annual National Healthcare Coalition Preparedness Conference (NHCPC).

2016 LOCATION

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

ARC Conference will bring together hospital and health system leaders, government decision-makers, local and state public health leadership and staff, emergency managers, academics and researchers, and industry partners to network, share, and learn.

 

2015 Keynote Speaker

Kevin T. Hanretta

Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness

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http://www.houston.va.gov/pressreleases/News_20080925c.asp

View this recent publication by Veenema et al:

“Nurses as Leaders in Disaster Preparedness and Response—A Call to Action”

Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2016

Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center (VEMEC), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has collaborated with a team of experts to engage in an expansive national dialogue in order to improve national preparedness and develop a vision for the future of disaster nursing.

Goal: To create a national nursing workforce with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to respond to disasters and public health emergencies in a timely and effective manner.

Contact us at: FutureDisasterNursing@gmail.com

Read progress updates on our BLOG-WEBPAGE: DisasterNursing.Org

Thank you!