Hospital Family Reunification: Debut of a New AAP Tool

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The webinar "Family Reunification: Debut of a New AAP Tool" introduces a tool for hospitals to reunite families during disasters. It describes the importance of having a plan, key components needed, and where to find resources. The event offers continuing medical education credits and features experts Sarita Chung and Rachel Charney. It highlights the need for hospital family reunification plans due to past events like Hurricane Katrina. Essential elements include leadership, registration processes, safe areas for children, information sharing, staffing needs, and security concerns.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Disaster Planning; Emergency Medicine; Hospitals, Pediatric; Patient Identification Systems; Pediatrics; Disaster Medicine

Institutions: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

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