Continuing Education (CE) credit for physicians, nurses, and social workers, is available through a partnership of the Pediatric Pandemic Network and Children’s National Hospital. Detailed instructions for how to claim credit are provided during each session. More information is available via PPN Continuing Education.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Part IV Credits
Physicians who wish to obtain the 25 MOC IV credits for the Disaster Response Collaborative (DRC) should complete the following steps:
- Participate or view recordings of at least 50% of DRC sessions. This includes the full collaborative sessions and chosen focus area sessions.
- Implement a Quality Improvement project with your team. Describe gaps, identified steps for improvement, and outcomes in Section Three of the attestation form. Ideas on how to achieve these steps are below:
- Participate in a Tabletop Exercise (TTX) based on one of the DRC focus areas (Evacuation; Pediatric Surge Capacity; Pediatric Patient Tracking and Family Reunification; or Triage, Infection Control, and Decontamination).
- Hospital completes the Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Self-Assessment for Children’s Hospital and/or completes the TTX Data Collection Survey to identify gaps in the facility’s disaster plan.
- Participate in at least one drill (or other exercise) to practice the disaster plan, monitor improvements, and/or identify additional areas to improve upon.
- Review data, specific to the drill/exercise, based on at least one DRC suggested process measure.
- Participate OR monitor the identification and implementation of interventions designed to improve gaps in your disaster plan.
- Reflect on outcomes to determine whether the intervention(s) resulted in improvement. If no improvement occurs after an intervention, reflect on why no improvement occurred.
- Upon completion of the DRC, physicians seeking MOC Part IV credits should submit an attestation form attesting to and reflecting on the above requirements.
- Submit all documentation to the DRC administration team by June 1, 2026 via email to dncppn@austin.utexas.edu.
Once the completed attestation form is reviewed and approved, the credit will be submitted to the ABMS or physician’s choice of medical board.
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Children’s National Hospital. Children’s National Hospital is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Children’s National Hospital Accreditation Provider# 4008362
Credit Designation Statements
ACCME: Children’s National Hospital designates this live/enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ANCC: Children’s National Hospital designates this activity for a maximum of 1 LIVE/ Enduring ANCC contact hours.
Social Work: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Children’s National Hospital is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social Workers completing this course receive 1 general continuing education credits.