The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) will host the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) webcast "Everyday Pediatric Readiness for Extraordinary Events" from 4:00pm – 5:30pm (Eastern) on April 22, 2014. This webcast will highlight best practices and lessons learned from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) where the threat of a tsunami or typhoon is an everyday reality and where routine and extraordinary often intersect. The CNMI EMSC program will discuss successes and challenges in pediatric disaster preparedness and response, including: the EMS systems and resources; interagency collaboration; and community planning, practice, response, and recovery.

Please email questions about the webinar to the moderator, Anthony Gilchrest, MPA, EMT-P, EMSC National Resource Center manager, at AGilchre@childrensnational.org or call 301-244-6220.

Presenters include:
• Antonio Kapileo, EMT, EMS supervisor, CNMI Office of Emergency Medical Services, interim CNMI EMSC program manager
• Jocelyn Sablan, EMT, CNMI EMSC family representative, Woman's Advisory Network representative, CNMI EMSC advisory board chairperson
• Joaquin Camacho, EMT, CNMI Office of Emergency Medical Services, EMS Data Collections/Statistics Management
The webcast will feature a special welcome and introduction from Patricia Pettis, MS, APRN, PCPNP-BC, Captain, USPHS, field project officer, Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs, Office of Emergency Management, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, HHS - Region I (New England).