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.