Online Pediatrics in Disasters Course

The curriculum was revised in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Pan American Health Organization with the participation of health professionals working at Save the Children, Médecins Sans Frontières, and the United Nations High Commission on Refugees

The revision of the course focuses more directly on sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East – where there has been an increase in conflict, refugees and displaced populations. The initial PEDs training program targeted Latin America and the Caribbean.

Some of the updates include treatment of viruses such as Ebola; updates for nutrition and management of malnutrition; updates to the WHO’s Integrated Case Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI); integration of Helping Babies Breathe® into the newborn module; and updated recommendations for treating malaria.

Cost:  English is $25 without certificate of completion or $100 with certificate of completion. 

Spanish handbook and online materials have not been revised, therefore, the cost is $0 (no certificate available).

Check out the Catalog section!

Welcome to the Pediatrics in Disasters online learning site, a cooperative educational venture created to address the unique physical and psychological needs of children. The training increases the participants' awareness and competence in pediatric disaster planning and response.

The goal of the international program is to train a critical mass of pediatricians and other physicians and health professionals to become involved in pediatric disaster planning for their hospitals and communities.

The online program introduces the participants to relevant material with a manual and key concepts are covered in lecture presentations available online with their corresponding PowerPoint slides.

These key concepts and skills are then reinforced using interactive online problem-based learning exercises. The design of the course emphasizes active learning concepts, repetitive exposure, and demonstration of competency.

For each module the participant should take the short quiz,  review the learning objectives, read the module in the PEDS manual, and watch the DVD of the lecture before doing the interactive problem-based learning exercise.

The exercise is based on the information found in the manual reading and the lecture.  Following the completion of the exercise the participant should answer the questions in the final examination and complete the module evaluation.

The Pediatrics in Disasters Manual is available online; click here. 

By clicking on the CATALOG tab above you are able to view details of each module.  The view details page contains learning objectives and links to web resources from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).