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Program Information

Course Objectives:

• To discuss the current state of pediatric emergency services and disaster preparedness nationwide
• To determine and deliberate about successes and challenges facing trauma networks
• To develop a consensus around a pediatric trauma and disaster research agenda
• To discuss latest trends disaster communication and logistic support technology

Target Audience:

• DOCTORS
• NURSES
• DISASTER RESPONSE PERSONNEL
• HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles designates this educational activity for a maximum of 13 hours AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This credit may also be applied to the CMA Certification in Continuing Medical Education.

Program and Speaker Highlights:

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles: Speaker Bios

Thursday September 11, 2008

7:00-8:00am: Registration/Breakfast

8:00-8:30:am Opening Remarks— (.5 credits)

8:30-10:20am: Plenary I: National Problem (2 credits)

 Panel Moderator: Jeffrey Upperman, MD

• Federal Preparedness Agenda- RADM William C Vanderwagen, M.D.
• Regional Trauma Crisis: A Case Study of Los Angeles County- Carol Meyer
• Specialty Surgery & Trauma Coverage GAP- David Hoyt, M.D.
• Pediatric Disaster Preparedness: Are we Really Prepared?-Marianne Gausche-Hill, M.D.
• Panel Discussion/Q&A

10:20am-10:45am: Break/Exhibits

10:45am-12:00pm: Concurrent Session A (1.25 credits)

     

Concurrent 1: Regional Disaster Perspective

        Panel Moderator: Roel Amara, RN

• LAEMS: DRC Network Model- Kay Fruhwirth
• Lessons Learned: New York Trauma Center- Evan Nadler, M.D.
• Regional Interoperability-Susan Briggs, M.D.
• Panel Discussion

Concurrent 2: Trauma System Perspective

  Panel Moderator: Ali Salim, MD

• Role of Government Emergency Services Challenges-Robert Spawn, PhD
• Pediatric Injury Prevention Organization-Michael Hirsh, M.D.
• ER’s: Surge is Way of Life- Alan Nager, M.D.
• Panel Discussion

Concurrent 3: Novel Technology for Disaster

Panel Moderator: Rebecca Roberts

• Decision Support and Planning Tools-Robert Neches, M.D.
• Remote Physiological Sensing Technology-
• Dynamic Decision-Making & Training-Coty Gonzalez, PhD
• Panel Discussion

12:00pm-1:00pm: Lunch/Exhibits

1:00pm-2:40pm: Plenary II: Pediatric Trauma & Critical Care Research Agenda (1 credit)

Panel Moderator: Mary Fallot, MD

• Pediatric Trauma Datamining- JJ Tepas, M.D.
• National Pediatric Injury Prevention Agend- Martin Eichelberger, M.D.
• Modern Approaches to Brain Injury Therapy- Charles Cox, M.D.
• Pediatric Trauma Care at Adult Centers- Henri Ford, M.D.
• Panel Discussion/Q&A

2:40pm-3: 50pm: Concurrent Session B (1.25 credits)

Concurrent 4: Pediatric Disaster All Hazard Approaches

Panel Moderator: Willbert Mason, MD

• "Pediatric Pandemic Flu Responses: Current Approaches and Issues in the Implementation of a National Strategy"?  -Christa-Marie Singleton, M.D., MPH
• GIS: A Special Risk Analysis Tool-Andrew Curtis, Ph.D.
• Community Health Organization Agenda for Pandemic Flu Mitigation- James Ransom, Ph.D.
• Dirty Bomb Scenario- Marvin Nelson, M.D.
• Panel Discussion/Q&A

Concurrent 5: First Receiver: “Are We Ready?”

Panel Moderator: Solomon Behar, MD

• Pediatric First Receiver: Nursing Cohort- Catherine Goodhue
• Practice May Make Perfect- Kathy Crow
• Disaster Team Performance: Are We Exercising to Standard?- Amy Kaji, M.D.
• Prehospital Pediatric Disaster Toolkit
• Panel Discussion/Q&A

Concurrent 6: Trauma Medicine

Panel Moderator: John Groner, MD

• Pediatric Trauma Rehabilitation-Kevan Craig, M.D.
• Pelvic Fracture- Jennifer Weiss, M.D.
• Cerebral Blood Flow & Autoregulation after Pediatric Trauma-Monica S. Vavilala, M.D.
• Intra-Abdominal Solid Organ Injury Diagnosis and Treatment-Barbara Gaines, M.D.
• Panel Discussion/Q&A

3:50pm-4:15pm: Break/Exhibits

4:15pm-6:00pm: Plenary III: Executive Leadership in Hospital Preparedness (2 credits)

Panel Moderator: Christy Beaudin, PhD

• Hospital Emergency Preparedness: A Regional Association Approach- Mark Gamble
• Preparing Your Healthcare Workforce for Disasters-Scott Cormier
• Pediatric Hospital Emergency Preparedness- Rodney Hanners
• Panel Discussion/Q&A

6:00pm-7:30pm: Reception

Friday, September 12, 2008

7:00am-8:00am: Registration/Breakfast

8:00am-9:50am: Plenary IV: How Does Trauma Inform Disaster & Surge Planning (2 credits)

Panel Moderator: Randall Wetzel

• National Emergency Services Crisis-David Marcozzi, M.D.
• Telecommunication in a Disaster: What Role will Robotics Play in Future Disasters- Randall Wetzel, M.D.
• Reunification: Keeping Families Together in Crisis- Nancy Blake
• Panel Discussion/Q&A

9:50am-11:00am Concurrent Session C

Concurrent 7: Regional Disaster Perspective Part II (1 credit)

Panel Moderator: Jim Crabtree

• Pediatric Disaster Planning: Implications for Reunification-David Markenson, M.D.
• Mobile Hospital Systems- Millicent Wilson
• State Emergency Responses- Jeff Rubin
• Panel Discussion/Q&A

Concurrent 8: Trauma Program: Nuts & Bolts

Panel Moderator: Dan Margulies, MD

• Pediatric Trauma Program Credentialing-Sue Cox,
• Burn Surge- Victoria B. Vandenberg, RN, BS, MBA
• Trauma Services: A Regional Approach- Henry Gil Cryer, M.D.
• Injury Prevention: A Regional Approach-Christy Jordan-Morrow
• Panel Discussion/Q&A

Concurrent 9: Novel Technology for Disaster Planning

Panel Moderator: Bob Neches, MD

• Logistic Tools for Surge Planning- Rebecca Roberts
• Communication Challenges and Capabilities- William Maheu
• Virtual Training for Complex: A case for Virtual Pediatric Victim Triage Training- Randy Hill, Ph.D
• Panel Discussion/Q&A

11:00am-11:30am: Break/Exhibits

11:30am-12:40pm: Concurrent Session D (1 credit)

Concurrent 10: Surge Planning

Panel Moderator: Kathleen Stevenson

• Alternative Care Sites- Steven Cantrill, M.D.
• Ready For Reddinet- Linda Tripoli
• Critical Care Surge Capacity- Barry Markovitz, M.D.
• Panel Discussion

Concurrent 11: First Receiver Training

Panel Moderator: Elizabeth Ablah, PhD, MPH

• Emergency Departments Frontline in Hospital Disaster Reponse-Raymond Johnson, M.D.
• Bioterrorism Curriculum: The Path to National Dissemination- Elizabeth Ablah, Ph.D, MPH
• Practical Approach to Disaster Exercises- Santiago Chambers
• Panel Discussion

Concurrent 12: Trauma & Disaster Research Agenda

                             Panel Moderatore: Jeffrey Gold, PhD

• US Critical Care/Injury Trials Initiative- J. Perren Cobb, M.D.
• Pre-Hospital/Transport Medicine- Calvin Lowe, M.D.
• Pediatric Trauma Research: The Role of the Trauma Registry-Laura Cassidy, PhD
• Emergency Preparedness for Special Needs Children- Leonard Levy
• Panel Discussion

12:40pm-1:30pm: Closing (1 credit)