Telehealth for Critical Communications During Disasters

Course Description

Learn best practices for providing effective teleconsultation during a crisis or disaster scenario. Effective Crisis Communication, while advising about medical care requires the teleconsultant to interact with colleagues and perform video examination efficiently to recommend the best care, especially to a child, when minutes count.

Continuing education (CE) credit is available through July 19, 2029 - 7:00am

Financial and In-Kind Commercial Support

No financial nor in-kind commercial support was received for this educational activity.

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physicians
  • Physician Assistants

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the key components of an effective telehealth presence that support communication, collaboration, and clinical decision-making for requesting and consulting providers.
  • Apply critical communication principles during disaster telehealth consultations.
  • Conduct a focused disaster telehealth consultation that delivers timely, concise, and actionable recommendations to support patient care.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 ABP Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    Children's National Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 0.50 ANCC
    Children's National Hospital will provide 0.50 Nursing Contact Hours for this Enduring activity.
  • 0.50 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
Course opens: 
07/20/2026
Course expires: 
07/19/2029
Rating: 
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Course Director(s)

marie lozon, Clinical Professor Emerita of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
Speaker(s)

Cullen Clark, MD, FAAP, FAAEM

has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

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)

Nurses: Children’s National Hospital designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.5 ANCC contact hour(s) for nurses. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physicians: Children’s National Hospital designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTMfor physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABP MOC Part 2: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 0.5 MOC point(s) in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 ABP Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment
    Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the activity and individual assessment of and feedback to the learner, enables the learner to earn up to 0.50 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics' (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    Children's National Hospital designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 0.50 ANCC
    Children's National Hospital will provide 0.50 Nursing Contact Hours for this Enduring activity.
  • 0.50 Participation
    Successful completion of this continuing education activity.
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