Convention 2022 in Bethesda

After skipping the 2020 biennial ANCA convention because of the epidemic, we'll be back on schedule this year with an updated version of the plans for that convention on 13-16 October 2022, still at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda hotel, 7400 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland.

The Agenda and Speaker Platform has been designed for celebrating the past, capitalizing on the present and connecting for the future. We will be offering  7 contact hours of  nursing continuing education – see below for the wide range of topics to look forward to. A selection of research posters will also be available for viewing at your leisure. We will receive our traditional update presentation on the current State of the ANC, and will also be honored with  former Chief, ANC and Surgeon General, LTG (Ret.) Patricia Horoho as our Friday luncheon guest speaker. By popular demand, we've made one- and two-day registrations available for those who can't attend the whole convention; you'll find those and other details on our registration page once registration opens next week.

Continuing Education

We have assembled a distinguished group of presenters who will cover these diverse  topics, each for 1 contact hour:

Healing the Wounds of War*	Diane Carlson Evans, RN	Life After the Army Nurse Corps: Career Planning that Continues the Legacy of Excellence*	BG (Ret.) Bettye Simmons, FNP
Advanced Practice Nurse Knowledge of Chronic Non-Cancerous Pain Management*	COL (Ret.) Rhonda Earls, DNP	Military Service Members and Veterans who have had Near-Death Experiences*	COL (Ret.) Diane Corcoran, PhD
Perceptions of Actual or Near Homelessness of Female Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans and Identification of Needs to Attain Independence*	COL (Ret.) Linda Yoder, PhD	Clinical Knowledge Development:  Lessons Learned from Iraq and Afghanistan Wars*	Capt. (USN Ret) Patricia Kelley, PhD, RN
	LTC (Ret.) Deborah Kenny, PhD		LTC (Ret.) Deborah Kenny, PhD
Genetics: What does the Future Look Like?*	Diane Seibert, PhD
*These nursing continuing professional development activities were approved by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, an accredited approver by the the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Tours

On Thursday 13 October there are several attractive optional Tours of the National Capitol Area.
See the registration page once it opens for all the details, times, and prices of the tours, but here are the highlights:

• US Army Museum
   This is a wonderful opportunity to spend the afternoon reviewing a comprehensive portrayal of Army history and traditions through the eyes of the American Soldier, at the National Museum of the US Army, which opened at Ft. Belvoir in 2018. Bus will depart from the Hyatt Bethesda at 1000 Hrs. for the approximately one-hour trip to the museum. There will be plenty of time to explore. You may join a museum docent guided tour held at 1315 daily and/or enjoy the complementary audio tour and go at your own pace. Lunch will be on own at the museum dining facility.



• Vietnam Women’s Memorial and WIMSA Memorial
  Join the docent led tours of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial on the National Mall and The Women in Military Service for America Memorial (WIMSA) at the Entrance to Arlington Cemetery. There will also be time included to visit Arlington Cemetery  Nurses’ section. Box lunches will be provided to take along on the bus. Please note that this tour will require quite a bit of walking during the museum visits and the stop at Arlington Cemetery.


• Wines, Bites and Brews
  A wine tasting at Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard in the foothills of Montgomery County's Sugarloaf Mountain will offer sampling of five award winning modern Bordeaux red grapes and five white grapes, followed by a picnic lunch. The next stop features the county's craft brewery scene and its 93,000-acre Agricultural Reserve. You’ll receive a private tour of a craft brewery led by the brewmaster and a beer tasting while relaxing in the outdoor beer garden or the tasting room.

• Monuments by Moonlight
  This evening you can see the best our nation’s capital as it is illuminated by night. With a private vehicle and dedicated tour guide, you will be taken to the National Mall and visit its most popular monuments and memorials, including the Washington Monument and Jefferson, Lincoln, Korean War, and Vietnam Memorials.

We expect to open registration by mid-January. ANCA members, watch for an email announcement of the opening of registration. If you're not a member but would like to join us, check this page about then.

Any questions? Use our Contact Us page, Department Routing: Convention.

About ANCA Conventions

The Army Nurse Corps Association has reunion-type conventions every other year, in even-numbered years, with programs characterized by the motto, Connect * Learn * Build. These gatherings honor all that our association values: opportunities for social interaction and networking; first-class continuing education from highly sought-after speakers; bringing different services, components and Department of Veterans Affairs nurses together; and specialty sessions in such areas as research and education. 

We welcome with open arms all active, retired, and former Active, Reserve, and National Guard members of the Army Nurse Corps to join ANCA if they have not already, and come with us as we meet for reminiscence, fellowship, continuing education, networking, and oh, yes, a little organizational business, every two years at different places around the United States. If you're a present or former Army Nurse Corps officer and interested in joining us at our conventions, check our Membership page for eligibility information.