In 2023, the CHOP Outreach Center for Expertise in Pediatric Emergency Readiness and Training (ExPERT) was established to expand the effort to provide high quality pediatric and neonatal emergency readiness and training to surrounding community healthcare providers. ExPERT offers simulation-based training sessions designed to improve pediatric and neonatal emergency readiness within their own clinical environments.
ExPERT training sessions are available for the following learners:
- Interprofessional teams in the primary care, urgent care, inpatient care, neonatal care, and emergency care settings
- EMS/Prehospital providers and agencies
- Community healthcare providers in a non-healthcare setting
- Bystanders, laypersons
Let’s Improve Pediatric Emergency Readiness, Together
Meet the ExPERT Team
Khoon-Yen Tay, MD
Khoon-Yen (Yen) Tay, MD is an attending pediatric emergency medicine physician with the Division of Emergency Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Main Campus and Virtua Voorhees Hospital. She is the Medical Director for ExPERT.
Theresa A. Walls, MD, MPH
Theresa Walls, MD MPH is an attending pediatric emergency medicine physician with the Division of Emergency Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Main Campus and King of Prussia Campus. She is the Associate Medical Director of Institutional and State Partnerships for ExPERT.
Megan E. Lavoie, MD
Megan Lavoie, MD is an attending pediatric emergency medicine physician with the Division of Emergency Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Main Campus and at Virtua Voorhees Hospital. She is the Associate Medical Director of Education and Training for ExPERT.
Mary Haggerty, DO, FAAP
Mary Haggerty, DO, FAAP is an attending neonatologist with the Division of Neonatology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She is the Associate Medical Director of Neonatal Outreach for ExPERT.
Grace L. Good RN, BSN, MA, CHSE
Grace L. Good, RN, BSN, MA, CHSE is a Senior Simulation Educator for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Center for Simulation, Advanced Education, and Innovation. She is the Program Director of Ambulatory and Hospital Outreach for ExPERT.
John A. Erbayri, MS, NRP, CHSE
John A. Erbayri, MS, NRP, CHSE is the Manager for the Center for Life Support Education & Outreach. He is the Director of Prehospital and Community Outreach for CHOP’s Academy of Resuscitation of Children and ExPERT.
Brooke Bauman, MBA
Brooke Bauman, MBA is an Enterprise Improvement Analyst in the Division of Emergency Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She is the Project Manager for ExPERT.
Exclusive Learning Content
CHOP ExPERT References and Resources
Academy for Resuscitation of Children
Want to learn more about CHOP’s Academy forResuscitation of Children who are pioneers in cardiac arrest and resuscitation science dedicated exclusivelyto children?Learn More
Youth Heart Watch
Are you a K-12 school or child-focused youth groupinterested in CPR training and developing an emergency plan in case of an emergency?Learn More
Center for Life Support Education & Outreach
If you are interested in American Heart Association BLS/ACLS/PALS courses please visit our Center for Life Support Education & Outreach page.Learn More