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MGT-439 Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness - Jun 2026 ANMC/TEEX

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Course Description
This course prepares students to effectively, appropriately, and safely plan for and respond to a disaster incident involving children, addressing the specific needs of pediatric patients in the event of a community-based incident. Pediatric-specific planning considerations include mass sheltering, pediatric triage, reunification planning and pediatric decontamination considerations. This is not a hands-on technical course, but instead a management resource course for stakeholders like pediatric physicians, emergency managers, emergency planners and members of public emergency departments like EMS, Fire, Police, Public Health and Hospitals in field of disaster response and preparedness work.

Course Objectives
Recognize the issues likely to arise within the pediatric population during disaster events
Describe relevant Emergency Management (EM) considerations when planning for the care and management of the pediatric population following a disaster event
Describe the concepts of surge with a specific focus on pediatric implications in a disaster event that are unique to the pediatric population, as well as discuss the impact of those considerations on planning and response efforts
Discuss effective planning and preparation in addressing the requirements of the pediatric population with Access and Functional Needs (AFN) in a disaster event
Describe relevant mass sheltering considerations when planning for the care and management of the pediatric population following a disaster event
Inspect a variety of triage systems to assess their appropriateness for pediatric applications and as a means to allocate scarce resources
Describe aspects of reunification planning that may be applied in a disaster
Event, emphasizing successfully reuniting the pediatric population with their families
Describe considerations for the decontamination process that take into account the needs of the pediatric population
Training Dates
06/29/2026 - 06/30/2026
Hours
16h 0m
Fee
None Specified
Training Location
TBD
Reporting Instructions
POC:
Loré Olson
ANMC Manager of Hospital Emergency Preparedness
Phone: 907.729.7911
Cell:  907.830.2809
llolson@anthc.org
Signup Details
Register at:
https://my.teex.org/TeexPortal/?MO=mClassRegistration&D=FP&C=MGT439&S=631
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