Oishei Children's Hospital Helps Lead Pediatric Emergency Preparedness Seminar

Earlier this month, Oishei Children's Hospital partnered with Golisano Children's Hospital in Rochester and University of Rochester Medical Center - Finger Lakes Regional Training Center for the 2022 Western Region Health Emergency Preparedness Coalition (WRHEPC) Health Coalition Emergency Management Seminar: Pediatric Emergency Preparedness to provide more than 200 participants with pediatric-specific emergency preparedness education.

The seminar provided a broad overview of potential care needs for the pediatric patient involved in an emergency/disaster situation. The goal was to improve collaboration of the local healthcare community towards the best pediatric care possible. The webinar series included information for medical, trauma and crisis response specific to the most vulnerable population in any emergency event, children.

Drs. Sarah DiPalma, Oscar Gomez, Elizabeth Rosen, Arie Weinstock and Matthew Wiese provided three lectures during the seminar, and they also spent the morning listening in and supporting their colleagues.

Seminar participants included EMTs, nurses, nurse practitioners and physicians from the Western and Central New York regions. The team at Oishei Children's Hospital has received a great deal of positive feedback, and by request, they will continue to coordinate this event on a biennial basis moving forward.