Prepared for the Unpredictable: Trauma-Minded Nursing in Mass Gatherings

Pittsburgh, PA US
March 16, 2026

This presentation will share the preparation for the NFL drafting coming to Pittsburgh in April - the planning for the mass gathering in Point State Park and the City of Pittsburgh. Are we prepared for a mass causality event and each staff members role that attends this lecture for those 3 days of the draft in Pittsburgh

Target Audience

Nurses, Social Workers, and Case Managers

Learning Objectives

 Identity their role in a mass gathering event that turns into a mass causality 

Discuss their unit and hospital  disaster plan in the event of a mass causality 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 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: 
03/16/2026
Course expires: 
04/14/2026
Event starts: 
03/16/2026 - 10:00am EDT
Event ends: 
03/16/2026 - 11:00am EDT
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UPMC Mercy
1400 Locust Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States

Lenny Weiss, MD

UPMC Mercy Emergency Medicine Physician 

Medical Director Pittsburgh Dept of Public Safety

Assistant Medical Director STAT MedEvac 

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.

 The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.00 contact hours.

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 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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