Events Sub-Committee

The mission of the Events Sub-Committee is to provide counsel and advice on professional nursing issues to the Chief Nurse Officer, the Surgeon General, and federal agencies while serving as a representative of the federal nursing voice. The vision of the Events Sub-Committee is be a national coalition of nursing leaders committed to promoting and protecting the public health.

Events Sub-Committee Goals

• To provide easy access via web links to current events occurring in our Nation.
• Organize Annual U.S. Public Health Service Nursing Recognition Day.
• Support the COA conference.

Events Sub-Committee Objectives

• Provide a current list of conferences annually by Dec 31 of each year.
• Update conference list quarterly as conferences are added.
• Provide place for nurses to provide feedback to add conferences to the website.
• Invite speakers who will provide opportunity for attendees to learn.
• Provide opportunity for nurses to showcase their posters that have been presented over the last year.
• Encourage attendance by offering incentives such as CEU, raffles etc.
• Invite groups to set up tables to showcase job opportunities and other unique opportunities for civil service and PHS officers at the Annual Nursing Recognition Day.
• Set up booth at the annualo COA confernce to recruit for PHS, as well as offer information for the nursing category.
• Plan nurse category day at the COA conference.
• Support the planning committee of the COA conference.

Events Sub-Committee Co-Chairs
LCDR Leslie Wehrlen -- This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

LCDR Allison Adams-McLean -- This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it