title: PRIORITIZATION OF PEDIATRIC CBRNE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EDUCATION AND TRAINING NEEDS.
abstract: Children are the members of our population who are most vulnerable to the effects of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive (CBRNE) attack. It has been over 12 years since 9/11 and the majority of clinicians who would be providing care to children in the event of another attack still lack the requisite disaster preparedness training. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the recent developments that will enable the affordable creation of key CBRNE educational and just in time material. In 2011, the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH) convened a pediatric disaster preparedness conference. Much of the initial groundwork for development of a pediatric disaster preparedness curriculum, including the identification of target audiences and requisite role specific CBRNE curriculum content, was the product of this conference. Much of the needed pediatric education and training content for the diagnosis and treatment of the injurious effects of CBRNE has recently been both developed and well vetted. Bringing together these efforts in an educational program will result in a workforce that is better trained and prepared to address the needs of children impacted by these types of disasters.
authors.affiliation: Medical Officer, Eunice Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Health, 6100 Executive Blvd., Room 4B17, Bethesda, MD, 20892, (703) 307-4673.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.affiliation: Operations Director, National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 1000 Rockville, MD 20850.
authors.forename: Kandra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Strauss-Riggs
authors.affiliation: Chief Medical Officer, Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida, Naples, FL, Member, AAP Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Needle