February Updates:

Pediatric Champion Office Hours
February 27, 2024
Dr. Samantha Mishra and Aubree Verlinde will be discussing Pediatric Readiness in greater detail for the Hospital/ED PECC. This session Aubree and Dr. Mishra will dive deeper into the Pediatric Readiness Project and Assessment, EIIC Resources for ED PECCs working on Pediatric Readiness. They will also provide an overview of the benefit of collaboration with Trauma Program Managers as well as Pre-Hospital providers to ensure that hospitals are addressing Pediatric Readiness with the most impact! There will be time for questions and support for your individual ED PECC needs during this month’s session!  The save-the-date will be sent out soon.


Calling all Youth! FEMA Seeking Leaders for Youth Preparedness Council
Due by: March 4, 2024
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is looking for students in grades 8 through 11 interested in supporting disaster preparedness to join the FEMA Youth Preparedness Council (YPC). The online application is now open, and closes March 4, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. To learn more about the YPC and application requirements, visit Ready.gov/kids/youth-preparedness-council and visit https://community.fema.gov/PreparednessCommunity/s/apply-to-ypc to apply.

An information webinar will be held on February 27 at 7:00 pm CST. Those interested can register here. 


Pediatric Champion Office Hours
March 26, 20204
Mark it on your calendars!
The March Pediatric Office Hours will offer two 1-hour sessions, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on March 26, 2024, on maternal emergencies and how to reduce mortalities. Presentations will be by Dr. Melissa Bauer and Dr. Jody Jones. Dr. Melissa Bauer an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Duke University. She is dual board certified in Critical Care and Anesthesiology. Dr Jody Jones is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She works for the Trinity Health System in the IHA Obstetrics and Gynecology program at Cherry Hill Village in Canton, Michigan.
Please join us for these dynamic and informational presentations.
February office hours will be the usual, one hour session, on February 27, 2024. Look above for more details on this session.


TEEX MGT. 439: Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness Course
May 29 & 30, 2024
Corewell Health is sponsoring the MGT-439 Pediatric Disaster Management course offered by Texas A&M Engineering Extension Services (TEEX).

The course will be held on May 29 and 30, 2024 at the Michigan State Police, 6th District Headquarters in Walker. Lunch will be provided.

Corewell Health will also be offering this program on October 9 and 10 at Corewell Health Troy. Registration information for that class will be released later this spring.

This course addresses pediatric emergency planning and medical response considerations, needs identified in a 2010 report by the National Commission on Children and Disasters. Based on the needs assessment, a training gap exists for emergency responders, first receivers, and emergency management personnel reducing their effectiveness in responding to pediatric patients and their unique needs/considerations. The course addresses pediatric emergency planning and medical response considerations through a combination of lectures, small group exercises, and a table-top exercise.

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.​

Instructions to Register
Register for May 28 and 29, 2024


​TEEX MGT. 439: Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness Course
September 25 & 26, 2024
The Region 8 Healthcare Coalition will be hosting the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Services (TEEX) MGT 439 course on September 25 and 26. It is an excellent 2-days of learning. The course will be held at the Island Conference Center in Harris, MI. Hotel accommodations are available on-site.
Click on the image for more detailed information on the topics discussed.

Registration is open, please follow the steps below to register:
First step - go to the TEEX student portal. Create an account by clicking "create Account" on the right side of the page.

Second step - Once the account is created click the TEEX Online Registration link.
Follow the instructions, click the check box indicating that you reviewed the acknowledgements, take the pre-test, and download course materials.


Region V for Kids Notice
A study is being conducted by Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. They have sent out a recruitment email to rural and critical access hospitals requesting participation in a study to improve disaster response capabilities for children. Attached is the flyer and letter that were sent out.
Please share out this information to your hospitals and encourage them to participate in the study.
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Recruitment Email
Rural and Critcal Access Hospital Flyer