CHOP Outreach Center for Expertise in Pediatric EmergencyReadiness and Training (ExPERT)

CHOP Outreach Center for Expertise in Pediatric EmergencyReadiness and Training (ExPERT)
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Pediatric Readiness, defined as having the recommended pediatric-specific champions, competencies, policies, equipment, and resources needed to provide high-quality emergency care for children, has been shown to result in improved clinical outcomes for children. CHOP Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) faculty have been coordinating and performing outreach simulation training sessions through involvement with ImPACTS (Improving Pediatric Acute Care Through Simulation), a collaboration of pediatric academic medical centers’ PEM simulation and education leaders with local community hospitals.

In 2023, the CHOP Outreach Center for Expertise in Pediatric Emergency Readiness and Training (ExPERT) was established to expand the effort to provide high quality pediatric and neonatal emergency readiness and training to surrounding community healthcare providers. ExPERT offers simulation-based training sessions designed to improve pediatric and neonatal emergency readiness within their own clinical environments.

ExPERT training sessions are available for the following learners:

  • Interprofessional teams in the primary care, urgent care, inpatient care, neonatal care, and emergency care settings
  • EMS/Prehospital providers and agencies
  • Community healthcare providers in a non-healthcare setting
  • Bystanders, laypersons
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Meet the ExPERT Team

Our interdisciplinary team of experts in pediatric and neonatal emergency readiness collaborate to provide the best training possible.

Let’s Improve Pediatric Emergency Readiness, Together

Interested in engaging with the CHOP ExPERT Outreach Center? Please access our intake form to get in touch. A program director will be in contact with you to complete a brief needs assessment to ensure we can meet the needs of your staff and institution.

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Exclusive Learning Content

If you have already received simulation training from the ExPERT team and were granted permission toaccess prehospital, ambulatory and newborn/NICU education, you may access the content now.

CHOP ExPERT References and Resources

Please access our references and resources page for our list of cited sources.

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