Series Description

The Disaster Response Collaborative (DRC) aims to improve pediatric disaster response capability and capacity among children’s hospitals. The Continuing Education portion of the DRC is recurring monthly learning sessions with leaders and peers via Zoom. All registered children’s hospital teams meet together on a monthly basis to learn about the collaborative structure and expectations, the four pediatric focus areas/topics from experts, and opportunities specific to tabletop exercises and drills. 

Target Audience

The target audience for the DRC includes children's hospital teams that register for the DRC. Team members may include the following: emergency/disaster management professionals, medical directors, emergency coordinators, paramedics, physicians, nurses, social workers, managers, mental and behavioral health professionals, representatives from hospital operations, security, quality/performance improvement, and public relations. Teams can include external members (e.g., community hospital and/or Healthcare Coalition representatives along with an EMSC State Partner Program Manager) if this approach will add value to project work. 

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Children’s National Hospital. 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 Statements

ACCME: Children’s National Hospital designates this live/enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ANCC: Children’s National Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 1 LIVE/Enduring ANCC contact hours.

Social Work: 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 1 general continuing education credits.

CAPCE: This CE activity is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Prehospital Continuing Education for 1 Advanced CEH.

Disclosure of Conflict of Interest

The planning committee and presenters have no identified conflicts of interest.

Acknowledgement of Financial Commercial Support

No financial commercial support was received for this educational activity.

Acknowledgement of In-Kind Commercial Support

No in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.