ArticlePublic health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
Extending the Reach of Pediatric Emergency Preparedness: A Virtual Tabletop Exercise Targeting Children's Needs.
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- Enhancing the design, conduct and evaluation of public health emergency preparedness exercises: a rapid review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- The development of disaster preparedness education for public: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Enhancing Disaster Preparedness Through Tabletop Disaster Exercises: A Scoping Review of Benefits for Health Workers and Students.Advances in medical education and practice · 2025Review
- Comparing online and onsite simulation modules for improving knowledge and confidence in disaster preparedness among undergraduate medical students.International journal of emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality: potential clinical and training applications in pediatrics.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2024Article
- A scoping review of remote facilitation during simulation-based healthcare education.BMC medical education · 2023Article
- Pediatrics in Disasters: Evolution of a Hybrid Global Health Training Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Advances in pediatrics · 2023Review
- A Framework for Coordination between Obstetric and Pediatric Providers in Public Health Emergencies: Lessons Learned from the Zika Outbreak in the United States, 2015 to 2017.American journal of perinatology · 2020Article
- Use of high-fidelity simulation technology in disasters: an integrative literature review.Acute medicine & surgeryReview
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Abstract
objectivesVirtual tabletop exercises (VTTXs) simulate disaster scenarios to help participants improve their emergency-planning capacity. The objectives of our study were to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of a VTTX in improving preparedness capabilities specific to children's needs among pediatricians and public health practitioners, (2) document follow-up actions, and (3) identify exercise strengths and weaknesses.
methodsIn February 2017, we conducted and evaluated a VTTX facilitated via videoconferencing among 26 pediatricians and public health practitioners from 4 states. Using a mixed-methods design, we assessed participants' knowledge and confidence to fulfill targeted federal preparedness capabilities immediately before and after the exercise. We also evaluated the degree to which participants made progress on actions through surveys 1 month (n = 14) and 6 months (n = 14) after the exercise.
resultsParticipants reported a greater ability to identify their state's pediatric emergency preparedness strengths and weaknesses after the exercise (16 of 18) compared with before the exercise (10 of 18). We also observed increases in (1) knowledge of and confidence in performing most pediatric emergency preparedness capabilities and (2) most dimensions of interprofessional collaboration. From 1 month to 6 months after the exercise, participants (n = 14) self-reported making progress in increasing awareness for potential preparedness partners and in conducting similar pediatric exercises (from 4-7 for both).
conclusionsParticipants viewed the VTTX positively and indicated increased pediatric emergency preparedness knowledge and confidence. Addressing barriers to improving local pediatric emergency preparedness-particularly long term-is an important target for future tabletop exercises.
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