Emergency Preparedness for Children with Special Needs: Advancing Research & Collaboration
Webinar Details
This presentation will review the field of emergency preparedness in Families with Children with Special Healthcare Needs (CSHCN); and the opportunities for academic-community collaboration and resources.
Outcomes:
At the completion of this presentation, participants will be able to:
- Describe emergency preparedness strategies and gaps in families with CSHCN.
- Discuss the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
- Discuss facilitators and barriers to necessary educational and economic resources.
- Identify opportunities for academic-community partnerships and collaboration, using an exemplar and case study on emergency preparedness in families with CSHCN.
Note: Recording of the webinar will be available soon after the webinar airs. Visit AACN's On-Demand Webinars to watch.
Speakers
Teresa Dodd-Butera, PhD, RN
Associate Dean for Research; Professor
Public Health and Doctoral Programs
Azusa Pacific University
Dr. Teresa Dodd-Butera is a registered nurse and a board-certified toxicologist (Diplomate, American Board of Applied Toxicology/ DABAT). Her research focus is on acute and chronic exposures in pregnancy and placental toxicology. Research investigations include acute poisoning and drug overdose; and chronic exposures to lead, cadmium, and other pollutants. She is also interested in multiple factors that affect global and national maternal-child and family health issues, including emergency preparedness and environmental threats to families with children with special healthcare needs.
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to deans, faculty, staff and students from AACN member schools of nursing. All non-member audiences will be required to pay a $59 webinar fee.
Continuing Nursing Education
One nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) credit is associated with this webinar; attendees must be present for the entire webinar and complete the evaluation to receive a certificate of completion.

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.