You Can Never Be Too Prepared: Pediatric Disaster and Emergency Preparedness

Thursday, October 9, 2025, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, A Live Webinar

Children have unique medical, emotional, and developmental needs during disasters, making it crucial to prepare to meet those needs is essential for effective response and recovery. This is especially important for children with serious medical conditions. This activity will serve as a valuable platform for learning and sharing best practices aimed at developing an actionable plan that prioritizes the safety and care of children in times of crisis. Learners will receive practical action items to implement now, empowering caregivers to ensure they are well-prepared.

Registration for all practitioners - free

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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), ACPE Contact Hours (1.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (1.00 hours), APA Continuing Education credits (1.00 hours), ASWB Continuing Education (ACE) credits (1.00 hours), CDR Continuing Professional Education Units (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours), Occupational Therapy Contact Hours (1.00 hours), Physical Therapy Contact Hours (1.00 hours)

1. Recognize what families of children with complex medical needs face each day in managing care.
2. Identify resources and support mechanisms that are essential for equipping families of children with medical complexity to effectively prepare for, navigate during, and recover after disasters

In support of improving patient care, Stanford Medicine 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. 
 
Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Stanford Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours.  

Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE)

Stanford Medicine designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 1.00 hours. Credit will be provided to NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion. Pharmacist UAN: JA0000751-0000-25-021-L99-P

ASWB Approved Continuing Education Credit (ACE) – Social Work Credit 
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Stanford Medicine 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 activity receive 1.00 general continuing education credits. 

American Psychological Association (APA) 
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. 

Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)
Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (One IPCE credit = One CPEU).
If the activity is dietetics-related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (One 60 minute hour = 1CPEU)
RD’s and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learner’s discretion.

Stanford Health Care Department of Rehabilitation is an approved provider for physical therapy and occupational therapy for courses that meet the requirements set forth by the respective California Boards. This course is approved for 1.00 hour(s) CEU for PT and OT.

Cancellation Policy
Stanford University School of Medicine reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded. We are not responsible for other costs, such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties.

Accessibility Statement
 Stanford University School of Medicine is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require visual, auditory, cognitive, or mobility accommodations, please contact the CME office.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws.  You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health

For activity related questions, please contact
     Name: Alison Me
     Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact 
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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

The content of this activity is not related to products or the business lines of an ACCME-defined ineligible company. Hence, there are no relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity.