In this Complex Care Journal Club podcast episode, Dr. Renee Turchi discusses an intervention study to improve emergency preparedness for families with children and youth with special health care needs. She describes the multiple community partners involved in intervention development, key insights gained while conducting the study, and next steps from this work. SPEAKER Renee M. Turchi, MD, MPH, FAAP Professor and Chair of Pediatrics, Pediatrician in Chief St. Christopher's Hospital for Children HOST Emily Goodwin, MD Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine Pediatrician, General Academic Pediatrics Beacon Program, Children’s Mercy Kansas City DATE Initial publication date: October 7, 2024. JOURNAL ARTICLE Griffin JS, Hipper TJ, Chernak E, Berhane Z, Davis RK, Popek L, Kurapati P, Kim J, Turchi RM. A Virtual Home Preparedness Intervention Centered on Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs. Acad Pediatr. 2024 Jun 10:S1876-2859(24)00167-0. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.06.002. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38866363. https://www.academicpedsjnl.net/article/S1876-2859(24)00167-0/fulltext OTHER REFERENCES Hipper TJ, Davis R, Massey PM, Turchi RM, Lubell KM, Pechta LE, Rose DA, Wolkin A, Briseño L, Franks JL, Chernak E. The Disaster Information Needs of Families of Children with Special Healthcare Needs: A Scoping Review. Health Secur. 2018 May/Jun;16(3):178-192. doi: 10.1089/hs.2018.0007. Epub 2018 Jun 8. PMID: 29883200; PMCID: PMC11015856. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29883200/ TRANSCRIPT https://op-docebo-images.s3.amazonaws.com/Transcripts/Preparing+for+Emergencies+Planning+and+Partnerships+with+Families_Turchi_100824.pdf Please visit: http://www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children’s Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user.For further information on how to enroll, please email: openpediatrics@childrens.harvard.edu CITATION Turchi RM, Goodwin EJ. Preparing for Emergencies: Planning and Partnerships with Families. 10/2024. OPENPediatrics. Online Podcast. https://soundcloud.com/openpediatrics/preparing-for-emergencies-planning-and-partnerships-with-families.