"PREPARING FOR A DISASTER"

CARL ERIKSSON, MD, MPH

Dr. Carl Eriksson is a pediatric critical care doctor and health systems researcher at Oregon Health & Science University and Doernbecher Children's Hospital. His work focuses on improving the ability of the pediatric healthcare system to provide high-quality care to children during public health emergencies and other times of increased need.

Dr. Eriksson's seminar will focus on the following:

Many pediatricians do not know how best to prepare themselves or their practices to handle a disaster. This talk and following discussion will describe Oregon's vulnerabilities to disasters, focusing on the Cascadia Subduction Zone, explain current efforts to mitigate these vulnerabilities, and what pediatricians can do (both as citizens at risk and as child health experts) to prepare for a disaster or other public health emergency.