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Appendix D: Agenda
Pages 133-146

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... This workshop will examine medical and public health preparedness related to children and families, including children with special health care needs. The workshop will review already existing tools and frameworks that can be modified to include pediatric needs, as well as partnerships and organizations with vested interest that can be leveraged 133
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From page 134...
... Meeting Objectives:  Discuss progress being made in different sectors around the country related to the 2010 National Commission Recommend ations and opportunities for integrating related pediatric work into local and state planning efforts  Discuss opportunities to augment children's benefits by leveraging existing coalitions o Explore coalition challenges and successes from federal, state, local, and provider perspectives  Describe opportunities to strengthen public health partnerships to address the needs of children and families  Understand barriers and challenges to better financial systems related to pediatric preparedness o Discuss importance of health care financing education among stakeholders o Consider strategies to reduce the financial burden on public health and health care facilities  Emphasize different capabilities needed for mass care and sheltering to provide for families and children with special health care needs  Examine resilience strategies that lead to successful recovery in children after a disaster  Understand current approaches and interventions to improve recovery in children after any type of emergency or disaster
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From page 135...
... Anderson, Workshop Chair Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, University Hospitals Case Medical Center Chief Medical Officer, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Associate Professor of Pediatric Critical Care, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 8:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Highlighting the Demand for a Focus on Children and Families Irwin Redlener Director National Center for Disaster Preparedness Session I: Progress Made/Highlights from National Commission on Children and Disasters Session Objectives:  Examine highlighted recommendations and gaps identified during the National Commission on Children and Disasters  Discuss progress being made in different sectors around the country and opportunities for integrating work into local and state planning efforts 8:50 a.m.
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From page 136...
... BREAK Session II: How Can We Leverage Health Care Coalitions for the Benefit of Children? Session Objectives:  Discuss opportunities to augment children's benefits by leveraging existing coalitions  Discuss achieving duality of service delivery and level of preparedness to increase capacity every day and not just during disasters  Explore coalition challenges and successes from federal, state, local, and provider perspectives 9:50 a.m.
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From page 137...
... Panel Presentations: Challenges and Benefits of Regional Coalitions, How to Overcome Barriers, Best Practices Richard Hunt Senior Medical Advisor National Healthcare Preparedness Programs Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Allison Blake Commissioner New Jersey Department of Children and Families Patricia Frost, Planning Committee Member Director Emergency Medical Services Contra Costa County Health Services George Foltin Vice President, Clinical Services Department of Pediatrics Maimonides Infants & Children's Hospital Esther Chernak Philadelphia Area Project Drexel School of Public Health 11:15 a.m. Discussion with Attendees 11:30 a.m.
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From page 138...
... Session Chair: Introduction and Overview of Objectives Georgina Peacock, Planning Committee Member Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician Medical Officer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 12:40 p.m. Panel Discussion: Benefits, Gaps and Tactics in Including Child Serving Partners in Municipal Emergency Planning Ginny Sprang Professor, College of Medicine Department of Psychiatry Executive Director, UK Center on Trauma and Children Evelyn Lyons Emergency Medical Services for Children Manager Division of EMS & Highway Safety Illinois Department of Public Health Linda Smith Deputy Assistant Secretary Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development Administration for Children and Families
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From page 139...
... BREAK Session IV: Financing Health Care for Children in Emergencies: Understanding Barriers Session Objectives:  Discuss importance of healthcare financing education among stakeholders  Understand barriers and challenges to better financial systems related to pediatric preparedness  Consider strategies to reduce the financial burden on public health and health care facilities 3:20 p.m. Session Chair: Introduction and Overview of Objectives Importance of Education of Health Care Financing and How Its Changes Impact Organizations and Communities
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From page 140...
... Smith Senior Medical Director Central Region UnitedHealthcare Clinical Services Hospital Perspective Amy Knight Senior Vice President Children's Hospital Association Provider Perspective Scott Needle, Planning Committee Member Community Pediatrician Healthcare Network of Southwest Florida 4:35 p.m. Discussion with Attendees 5:00 p.m.
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From page 141...
... Anderson, Workshop Chair Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, University Hospitals Case Medical Center Chief Medical Officer, UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Associate Professor of Pediatric Critical Care Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine SESSION V: Operationalizing Response Considerations for Children Session Objectives:  Discuss child and family specific needs during response phase  Emphasize different capabilities needed for mass care and sheltering to provide for families and children with special health care needs  Explore best practices and future strategies for comprehensive response plans related to children 8:20 a.m. Session Chair: Introduction and Overview of Objectives Kari Tatro Executive Vice President Emergency Management Operations BCFS Health and Human Services 8:35 a.m.
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... BREAK 10:25 a.m. Panel Discussion: Existing Best Practices and Future Potential Strategies During Response Bruce Clements, Planning Committee Member Director Community Preparedness Section Texas Department of State Health Services Richard Devylder Senior Advisor for Accessible Transportation Department of Transportation
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From page 143...
... White Paper Presentation: Resilient Practices and Characteristics That Lead to a Successful Recovery for Children After Disasters David Abramson Deputy Director National Center for Disaster Preparedness Assistant Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences Mailman School of Public Health 1:25 p.m. Discussion with Attendees
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... BREAK SESSION VII: Disaster Recovery with a Focus on Children and Families Session Objectives:  Understand current approaches and interventions to improve recovery in children after any type of emergency or disaster  Examine available data and evidenced based methods to promote children's needs  Consider importance of measuring recovery through social and economic well-being of children 3:05 p.m. Session Chair: Introduction and Overview of Objectives
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... Joyce Thomas Regional Administrator Administration for Children and Families Region II Janice Molnar Deputy Commissioner Division of Child Care Services New York State Office of Children and Family Services LCDR Jonathan White Deputy Director Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response Administration for Children and Families Merritt Schreiber Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine Center for Disaster Medical Sciences University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine University of California, Irvine, Medical Center 4:15 p.m. Discussion with Attendees 4:35 p.m.
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From page 146...
... 146 CONSIDERATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES  What issues have not been addressed?  How can people engage their communities to pass on lessons learned?
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Key Terms

  • community resilience
  • disaster preparedness
  • medical officer
  • successful recovery
  • care financing

  • explore coalition
  • special health
  • child care
  • financing health
  • senior medical

  • services emergency
  • medical services
  • state planning
  • health partnerships
  • discuss opportunities

  • chief medical
  • financing education
  • emergency management
  • clinical services
  • pediatric critical

  • emergency medical
  • planning efforts
  • national commission
  • strengthen public
  • critical care

  • discuss importance
  • financial burden
  • provider perspectives
  • consider strategies
  • describe opportunities


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