Family Emergency Prep Kits: Advising Families How To Prepare For The Unexpected 2022

As healthcare professionals, we understand that preparation is the key to handling any emergency in a competent way. This interactive course provides guidance and specific tools and strategies that you AND your patients and their families can employ to prepare for emergencies.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this educational activity, the learner will be able to:

  1. Explain the importance of emergency preparedness for families with children and convey a framework to address this on a regular basis.
  2. Identify key first aid supplies and medications that should be kept in home and address safety and storage considerations.
  3. Discuss the additional needs of specific populations:
    • Children under 2 years
    • Asthma
    • Diabetes
    • Medically complex children
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 MOC: ABP Lifelong Learning Points (Part II)
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 0.50 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
    • 0.50 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Registration opens: 
12/17/2022
Course expires: 
12/16/2024
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
Pediatric Rapid Response Field Manual for Family and Community-Wide Emergencies 2022-24
Rating: 
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Robin Wright, MD, is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Wright earned her medical degree from Oregon Health Sciences University and completed her residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. In addition, she has an International Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Scotland, and a Certificate in Travel Medicine. Her special interests include adolescent and college health, travel medicine, and medical support of research expeditions in remote locations.

 

 

FACULTY DISCLOSURE

It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the  speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education (CE).  In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.

* Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients.

The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.

For this accredited continuing educational activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.

Name

Role

Financial Relationship Disclosures

Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved uses of drugs/devices in presentation?

Robin Wright, MDSpeaker/AuthorNo relevant relationships with ineligible companies to discloseNo

Planning Committee Disclosures

Discloser List CME Internal Report

Accreditation

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP 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 Statements

American Board of Pediatrics

Successful completion of this CME activity, which included participation in the activity, with individual assessment of the participant and feedback to the participant, enables the participant to earn 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 participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.

American Medical Association (AMA)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring material 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.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 ANCC contact hour.  

Continuing Education Units

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this program for 0.050 continuing education units (CEUs) or 0.50 hour.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 MOC: ABP Lifelong Learning Points (Part II)
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 ANCC Contact Hours
  • 0.50 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
    • 0.50 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Cost:
$0.00
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