May 29, 2025
The Pediatric Pandemic Network’s Quality Improvement Writing Group (QIWG) offers an avenue for translating quality improvement work into scholarly works. The QIWG transforms projects into journal-ready manuscripts in 10 virtual sessions over 20 weeks. Sharing local...
May 1, 2025
Oklahoma City, OK – May 1, 2025 Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health is proud to announce its partnership as an affiliate hub site in the Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), significantly expanding the network’s reach to Region 6, which encompasses Oklahoma and its...
Apr 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) urges Congress and the Administration to address the unique physical and mental health needs of children in future pandemic and disaster planning after a recent spate of public health crises which exposed...
Nov 22, 2024
Download PDF by Larry Kociolek, MD, MSCI, FSHEA, FPIDS, Doneen West, PharmD, MBA, Danielle Zerr, MD, MPH In October 2024, both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reported on the increasing trend of infections...
Oct 9, 2024
Download Guidelines for Conserving IV Fluid Bags During Supply Chain Disruptions Authored by: Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MS, MBA Due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in Western portions of North Carolina, one of the main suppliers of IV fluid bags recently...
Sep 24, 2024
The Pediatric Pandemic Network is seeking community and critical access hospitals to participate in a research study aimed at enhancing pediatric surge planning. What Participation Involves Survey: Participants will complete a brief survey (10-15 minutes) to assess...
Aug 23, 2024
Authored by: Kristina Bryant, MD, Larry K. Kociolek, MD, MSCI, Andi L. Shane, MD, MPH, MSc, and Danielle M. Zerr, MD, MPH Download BD BACTEC Blood Culture Media Shortage Guidelines This communication is to inform pediatric clinicians about a critical supply shortage...
Apr 15, 2024
The federally-funded Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), which aims to improve outcomes for children in emergencies, disasters, and pandemics, is launching its next quality improvement initiative: the Disaster Response Collaborative (DRC). Children’s hospitals already...
Mar 22, 2024
The purpose of the 2024 PPN PsySTART Learning Collaborative is to address the immense challenge of the ongoing youth mental health crisis in the United States. Registration deadline is April 1, register today. The collaborative will also improve pediatric disaster...
Mar 8, 2024
In August, the CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) domain of the Pediatric Pandemic Network partnered with WRAP-EM to conduct a workshop aimed at fostering collaboration and preparedness among hospitals, healthcare organizations, coalitions,...
