Disaster Preparedness in Healthcare

CAEP and the Centre for Excellence in Emergency Preparedness (CEEP) is proud to present the Disaster Preparedness in Healthcare course. This course is composed of five modules comprising 19 lectures that prepare individuals and organizations to respond when the inevitable healthcare disaster occurs.

Fee Structure

Member Non-Member
Physician $400 $600
Resident $250 $350
Allied Health $250 $350
 Students $100 $200

If you have any questions please contact Lilian El-Zein (lel-zein@caep.ca).

At the end of the course the learner will be able to:

  • Identify the characteristics of medical disasters in general and key subtypes in particular
  • Identify the components of disaster response including the all hazard response
  • In their individual facility, use a risk assessment tool to predict the specific risks requiring more advanced planning
  • List the key components of an incident management system and disaster cycle
  • Comprehend the interactions between the multiple players in disaster response and be able to apply those interactions in developing a disaster plan

Module 1 – Introduction

  • Introduction to Disasters
  • Risk and Hazard Vulnerability Analysis
  • Introduction to Disaster Planning

Module 2 – Disaster management

  • Incident Management Systems
  • Communications plan part 1
  • Communications plan part 2

Module 3 – Hospital specific function

  • Triage
  • Hospital Emergency Surge Capacity
  • Cyber security
  • Function during civic unrest/armed conflict
  • Hospital safety & security

Module 4 – Specific disaster scenarios/populations

  • Mass Casualty Incident management
  • Infectious Diseases/Public Health
  • Disasters w Contamination/Decon
  • Paediatrics in Disasters

Module 5 – Other topics

  • Scene Safety/ Scene management
  • Wellness in Disasters
  • The role of Family Physicians in disasters
  • Preparing for Mass Gatherings

Scientific Planning Committee and Faculty

Daniel Kollek
MD CFFP(EM) FCFP(EM)

Carl Jarvis
MSc MD CCFP(EM)

Trevor Jain
MSc MD CCFP(EM)

Valerie Rzepka
NP-PHC BScN MSc. DLSHTM

 Faculty

Graham Dodd
MSc MD CCFP(EM) MA(DEM)

John Armstrong
MD, FRCPC Emergency MD

Adam Cohen
Bureau de la Sécurité Privée (BSP): Security Consulting, Investigations, Security Guarding

Doug Sider
MD MSc FRCP(C) Retired

Elene Khalil
MD CM FRCPC FAAP

Francois de Champlain
MD FRCPC

Valerie Homier
MD FRCPCMSc

Vared Gazit
MD Pediatric Emergency MD

 

 

Rodrick Lim
MDFRCPC

This one-credit-per-hour Self-Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians for up to 12.5 Mainpro+® credits.

This activity is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and approved by Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. You may claim a maximum of 12.5 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

Further disaster resources are available on the CEEP website.

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