Pediatric Disaster Preparedness

November 25, 2025 to November 29, 2025

A disaster preparedness scavenger hunt in the emergency department designed to familiarize interprofessional staff from multiple units with the resources, layout, and equipment in the event of a mass casualty event. A pre-survey, a midway education touchpoint, a real time skills check, and a post survey for data evaluation and collection via QR code will be conducted. Participants will be able to access course evaluation and claim credit once all steps have been completed.

Target Audience

-Physicians

-Nurses

-Nurse Practitioners 

Learning Objectives

- Identify key pediatric disaster supplies and equipment within the emergency department

- Apply new knowledge in real time to find previously missed or unfamiliar items during the remediation process

- Describe essential pediatric disaster response roles, processes, and interprofessional workflows

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
11/11/2025
Course expires: 
12/30/2025
Event starts: 
11/25/2025 - 2:00am EST
Event ends: 
11/29/2025 - 1:08pm EST
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UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
United States

Kristin A. Juhasz, DO, FACEP

Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Director of Quality

UPMC Hamot

Erie, PA

Lindsey Morris RN,BSN 

Professional Staff Nurse, Expert

Unit Based Educator & PALS Coordinator

UPMC Hamot 

No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

ACCREDITATION

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.

PHYSICIAN (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NURSING (CNE)

A maximum of 1.0 nursing contact hours will be awarded. Participants will be able to claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the program.

OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.00 Attendance
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