The Joint Force Headquarters -- National Capital Region Command Surgeon's Office attended the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Conference to inform and educate attendees of its mission and the command at the D.C. Convention Center, Dec. 2 -- 5.
The Command Surgeon's Office plans, coordinates and synchronizes medical support for events happening in the Nation's Capital. As directed, it employs medical forces as a joint task force conducting homeland defense and civil support operations in the National Capital Region.
"Our focus while attending the conference was to educate attendees through the poster session and Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region exhibit," Col. Martin Kerkenbush, JFHQ-NCR/MDW Command Surgeon said. "We also attended professional presentations on topics such as disaster preparedness, global health threats, and joint integrated healthcare delivery."
"We came across quite a few people who didn't know about Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region," Lt. Col. Daniel Woodlock, JFHQ-NCR Medical Plans and Operations Officer, said. "That's the problem in the National Capital Region where there are so many federal agencies."
Woodlock said that helping attendees know how this command synchronizes and works with the many medical assets in the region is a victory.
Each year the AMSUS, the Society of Federal Healthcare Professionals, sponsors a meeting for healthcare professionals with a focus on the activities of governmental health agencies. Attendees include military and civilian healthcare professionals of the armed forces, Public Health Service, and Department of Veterans Affairs.
"Our visit was successful if we educated one person with the potential of them telling someone else," Woodlock said. "It's all about education."
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