The Caring for Children During Disasters: Identifying, Tracking, and Reunifying Unaccompanied Minors Educational Module may require Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please click here to download a free viewer from Adobe.

Educational modules are available on UIC Public Health Learning and IDPH TRAIN Illinois. Click here to access UIC Public Health Learning’s User Guide or here for IDPH TRAIN Illinois’ user tips.

Course Description

The purpose of the Caring for Children During Disasters: Identifying, Tracking, and Reunifying Unaccompanied Minors educational module is to provide education and resources that can assist providers in identifying the needs of unaccompanied pediatric patients during a disaster. This course is designed to build on existing knowledge regarding and outline specific pediatric components that should be incorporated into an organization’s disaster plans in order to address the needs of children. A number of topics will be discussed including:

• Challenges when caring for children in disasters
• Identifying unaccompanied minors
• Child safe areas/pediatric safe areas
• Family information and support centers
• Tracking unaccompanied minors
• Verification of relationship
• Reunification of unaccompanied minors

It is our hope that pre-hospital and hospital professionals utilize these materials to further enhance the care of children before, during, and after disasters.

Obtaining Continuing Education Credit

All of the following criteria must be met in order for the learner to receive the continuing education hour(s) awarded with the activity:

1. Learner’s electronic registration to verify participation.
2. Learner completes the program in its entirety.
3. Learner achieves at least 80% on the course quiz/post-test.
4. Learner completes a Course Evaluation at the end of the activity.
   
   

Accessing the Educational Modules (for continuing education credit)

 UIC Public Health Learning

1. Go to https://www.publichealthlearning.com/course/ 
2. Click “Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC)”
3. Select Caring for Children During Disasters: Identifying, Tracking, and Reunifying Unaccompanied Minors
4. If you have an account, log in using your username and password. If you do not have an account, click create an account, and follow the prompts.

IDPH TRAIN Illinois

1. Go to train.org/Illinois/home
2. If you have an account, log in using your username and password. If you do not have an account, click create an account, and follow the prompts.
3. In the upper right hand corner of the screen is a magnifying glass. Click the magnifying class to open the search text field.
4. In the search text field, type “Caring for Children During Disasters: Identifying, Tracking, and Reunifying Unaccompanied Minors”
5. The search result screen should appear with the course listed as the first result.
6. Click “Caring for Children During Disasters: Identifying, Tracking, and Reunifying Unaccompanied Minors”
7. Click to register for the course. A launch option should then become available.

When using TRAIN Illinois, please note that the presentation audio is best viewed using Google Chrome. If needed, the course ID number is 1086450.

Course Materials

• Click here to download the full PowerPoint slide set
• Click here to download a PDF/printable version

Course Expiration: August 31, 2022

Nurses

Continuing education hours have been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety.

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation requires that all nurses shall complete 20 hours of approved continuing education per 2-year license renewal cycle. Site Code approved educational programs through the Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of EMS & Highway Safety can be used toward meeting nursing continuing education hours, provided that the continuing education is in a clinical field relevant to one's nursing practice.

For non-Illinois healthcare professionals: Please verify with your State to confirm acceptance of CE approved by another State Department of Health.

Physicians

Continuing education hours have been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety.

A physician should self-claim credit for appropriate AMA PRA Category 2 Credit™ activities and document activity title or description, subject or content area, date(s) of participation and number of credits claimed. Physicians may not claim AMA PRA Category 2 Credit™ for an activity for which the physician has claimed AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Each physician is responsible for claiming and maintaining a record of their AMA PRA Category 2 Credit™. (Source: AMA's The Physician's Recognition Award and Credit System, 2010 revision)

For non-Illinois healthcare professionals: Please verify with your State to confirm acceptance of CE approved by another State Department of Health.

Prehospital Providers

Continuing education hours have been approved by the Illinois Department of Public Health Division of Emergency Medical Services and Highway Safety.

For non-Illinois healthcare professionals: Please verify with your State to confirm acceptance of CE approved by another State Department of Health.

Please retain your certificate in the event of a future audit by the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation.

Your certificate will be proof of your attendance.

It is your responsibility to safeguard and retain your certificates.

Disclaimer:
This educational activity is being presented without the provision of commercial support and without bias or conflict of interest from the planners and presenters.

This educational activity is provided by the Illinois EMSC program for educational purposes only. Unless stated otherwise, documents and files on the Illinois EMSC Web site can be freely downloaded and reproduced.

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