Nearly one year ago, on April 1, 2013, Alberta Health Services (AHS) EMS implemented its new disaster Emergency Management Plan (EMP), with the goal of improving patient and responder safety in a large-scale emergency through resource optimization, coordination and continuing education. Just two months later, the EMP was activated during the 2013 Southern Alberta flood disaster.

This plenary session ‘The 2013 Southern Alberta Flood Disaster, leadership lessons learned from planning to recovery’ facilitated by the EMP’s lead designer, Scott Holland, takes the audience from conception to implementation and then execution of that plan during the disaster. Scott will also discuss outstanding challenges, take-away messages, and overall lessons learned.

Learn more about speaker Scott Holland and join leaders in Paramedicine from across the country as we set the stage for the future direction of EMS systems in Canada. Benefit from networking with your counterparts and industry experts and build relationships with vendors and suppliers. We have other engaging subject matter experts that you will find invaluable and enhance your conference experience. Stay tuned for additional updates!

Registration is now open. Our preliminary conference program and schedule has been uploaded to our website, and is updated regularly as we confirm speakers. Register now and take advantage of our early bird registration rate.

Please find below, a copy of the following reports:

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Emergency Responders Scoping Study: Annotated Bibliography

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Emergency Responders Scoping Study: Literature Review

PTSD and Emergency Responders: An overview of the literature (Powerpoint presentation)

The reports were delivered by a project managed under Defence Research Development Canada Centre for Security Science (DRDC CSS). The project report for CSSP-2013-CD-1115 was written by Barbara D. Adams, Samantha A. Davis, Andrea L. Brown, Emily-Ana Filardo and Michael H. Thomson of HumanSystems Incorporated.

The report is unclassified and can be shared with your colleagues as appropriate.

For questions about the report please contact the scientific authority, Doug Socha, DRDC Centre for Security Science doug.socha[at]drdc-rddc.gc[dot]ca

Click here to download the agreement.

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The list contains desired applications, ranked from high to low priority, with a description of the app, whether it is conceptual or available, if it can be used off network, and a use case to explain the need and benefit of the application.   An example of a high priority app is Speech to Text, Integrated Patient Care Record, which is conceptual currently, while another high priority app is Video Assisted Patient Care, which does exist today.

The FirstNet Board asked the PSAC to develop a master document of applications for use by law enforcement, fire/rescue and EMS. The EMS Broadband Applications List EMS Broadband Applications List (on NPSTC’s website) will be merged with a larger list of all public safety groups, currently under development by the PSAC.  When complete, the public safety applications will be submitted by the PSAC to the FirstNet.