Course Pediatric Preparedness Playback: The Disaster Networking Collaborative: The Disaster Networking Collaborative

The Disaster Response Collaborative (DRC) builds on the infrastructure formed during the DNC and supports children’s hospitals to improve their disaster preparedness plans and be able to respond effectively to various disasters. The collaborative focuses on 4 topics: Evacuation, Pediatric Surge Capacity, Pediatric Patient Tracking and Family Reunification, and Triage, Infection Control, and Decontamination. See recordings/slides for completed and upcoming DRC sessions on the Collaborative Sessions page.

Session Information

Recorded on March 12, 2024

As a guide for hospitals to use in pediatric disaster management planning, the EIIC created the Checklist of Essential Pediatric Considerations for Every Hospital's Disaster Policies. In this session learners will hear how the checklist can be used to build a hospital disaster plan, as well as what to do with the plan to ensure it will work during a disaster. The checklist include 11 domains or topics that should be addressed in disaster plans specific to children.

Learning Objectives

• Describe the importance of maintaining comprehensive disaster plans for children that address domains in the Disaster Checklist.
• Learn about why the checklist was developed and how to use the three-category progressive system in your children's hospital to improve pediatric preparedness.
• Discuss strategies for maintaining awareness of and support by C-suite and other leadership regarding pediatric disaster planning