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ForwardPediatric Disaster Management: Modular Training Series Nov 17, 2026
The goal of the Pediatric Disaster Management (PDM) curriculum is to improve the ability of healthcare professionals and disaster responders to safely and effectively care for children during disasters and mass-casualty events. Learners need to recognize and address the unique anatomic, physiologic, developmental, and psychosocial needs of children; apply pediatric-specific principles to disaster preparedness, triage, clinical care, and response; and integrate these principles across prehospital, healthcare facility, and broader disaster-response systems. The activity is designed to improve participants’ knowledge, clinical decision-making, teamwork, and preparedness to provide appropriate pediatric care when usual resources and systems may be disrupted or overwhelmed.
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
- Pharmacists
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- EMTs
Learning Objectives
- Assess the unique anatomic, physiologic, developmental, and psychosocial needs of children to guide appropriate care during disasters and mass-casualty events.
- Apply pediatric-specific disaster principles to triage, clinical management, resource allocation, decontamination, and other challenges encountered during disaster response.
- Analyze pediatric disaster preparedness and response needs across prehospital, healthcare facility, and broader emergency-response systems.
- Apply effective interprofessional communication, teamwork, and coordination strategies to support safe, effective pediatric disaster response.
Course summary
- 7.00 ACPE PharmacistChildren’s National Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program meets ACPE criteria for 7.00 contact hours.
- 7.00 ACPE TechnicianChildren’s National Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program meets ACPE criteria for 7.00 contact hours.
- 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Children's National Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 7.00 ANCCChildren's National Hospital will provide 7.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
- 7.00 APAContinuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 7.00 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
- 7.00 ASWBAs a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 7.00 continuing education credits.
- 7.00 General
- 7.00 ParticipationSuccessful completion of this continuing education activity.
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Doneen West
Kevin Arthur, BSHM, HcEM-M, CHEC - III, UCEM
Abby Bailey, NR Paramedic, MPA
Ted Cieslak, MD MPH
Bradley Goldberg, MD, FAAP
Mary King
Kevin McCulley, BS
Tona McGuire, Ph.D.
Irene Navis
Annette Newman (Matherly), MS, RN, CCRN
Christopher Newton, MD
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Children's National Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362.
Credit Designation Statement(s)
Physicians: Children’s National Hospital designates this live/enduring activity for a maximum of 7.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTMfor physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses: Children’s National Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 7.0 Live ANCC contact hours.
Pharmacists: Children’s National Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program meets ACPE criteria for 7.0 contact hours.
Psychologists: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 7.0 CE credits (Instructional Level, Intermediate Learning) upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 7.0 general continuing education credits.
Available Credit
- 7.00 ACPE PharmacistChildren’s National Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program meets ACPE criteria for 7.00 contact hours.
- 7.00 ACPE TechnicianChildren’s National Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program meets ACPE criteria for 7.00 contact hours.
- 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Children's National Hospital designates this Live activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 7.00 ANCCChildren's National Hospital will provide 7.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Live activity.
- 7.00 APAContinuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. All confirmed participants will earn 7.00 CE credits upon successful completion of the learning event and evaluation.
- 7.00 ASWBAs a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 7.00 continuing education credits.
- 7.00 General
- 7.00 ParticipationSuccessful completion of this continuing education activity.
Please click the red “Take Course” button to begin. This will guide you through the steps needed to receive your CE certificate. You will only be able to complete these steps after you have attended the education session and submitted the attendance code.