DNC Session 1: Overview of the Disaster Networking Collaborative

The first session in this module introduces the Pediatric Pandemic Network and the Disaster Networking Collaborative and reviews how children's hospitals can engage in a quality improvement project to enhance disaster preparedness through hospital infrastructure.

 

How Completion Works

This session is one of 10 activities in the Disaster Networking Collaborative series. Activities may be completed in any order.

  • You may earn credit for each activity, which includes a video, evaluation, and quiz.
  • After completing all 10 activities, an overall Participation Certificate will be available in My Activities > Completed Activities.

To check your progress or view completed items, visit My Activities in the PPN CE Portal.

Note: Watching the video alone does not trigger completion.

  • Watch the video on PPN Learn
  • Click the button at the end of the video to complete the learning survey
  • Receive the attendance code
  • Enter the code at https://ce.pedspandemicnetwork.org/code
  • Log in or create an account
  • Complete the evaluation and quiz

Learning Objectives

  • Describe why a prepared network of children’s hospitals is beneficial during an emergency, disaster, or pandemic.
  • Clarify the importance of building a robust children’s hospital DNC team, including approaches for the team leader and participants to support each other by taking on various roles and responsibilities.
  • Understand the requirements or expectations for DNC participation, including completing the Intake Survey and environmental scan, and achieving improvements through a QI project or change process.
  • Indicate why teams should remain engaged, complete the collaborative, and transition to the Disaster Response Collaborative.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Children's National Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    Children's National Hospital will provide 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Enduring activity.
  • 1.00 ASWB
    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 1.00 continuing education credits.
    • 1.00 General
  • 1.00 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
Course opens: 
01/05/2026
Course expires: 
01/04/2029
Part of: 
Pediatric Preparedness Playback: The Disaster Networking Collaborative

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 CreditsTM 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 Enduring ANCC contact hours.

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.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    Children's National Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    Children's National Hospital will provide 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours for this Enduring activity.
  • 1.00 ASWB
    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 1.00 continuing education credits.
    • 1.00 General
  • 1.00 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
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Prerequisite Required:
Please proceed only if you have completed Pediatric Preparedness Playback: The 2023–24 Disaster Networking Collaborative, Session 1 on PPN Learn.
During that session, you will receive a required attendance code needed to continue and claim CE credit here.