Disaster Rounds

Disaster Rounds

Disaster Rounds is a recurring educational Lunch-n-Learn event featuring medical leaders, operational leaders, and subject matter experts from across Canada sharing their knowledge and expertise regarding healthcare disasters and their management.

Sessions are available to anyone, are held virtually, and are approximately 1 hour long. Sessions will be recorded when possible and made available for review.

Disaster Rounds is managed by the AHS Emergency Disaster Management team, supported by AHS Communications, and sponsored by the Executive Director of AHS Emergency Disaster Management.

Register for upcoming events or view past events below!

Disaster Rounds is a recurring educational Lunch-n-Learn event featuring medical leaders, operational leaders, and subject matter experts from across Canada sharing their knowledge and expertise regarding healthcare disasters and their management.

Sessions are available to anyone, are held virtually, and are approximately 1 hour long. Sessions will be recorded when possible and made available for review.

Disaster Rounds is managed by the AHS Emergency Disaster Management team, supported by AHS Communications, and sponsored by the Executive Director of AHS Emergency Disaster Management.

Register for upcoming events or view past events below!
Discussions: All (19) Open (19)

  • A Community Approach to Mass Casualty Management

    26 days ago

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    During this session, Emergency Management Consultant Tabitha Beaton shared her experience and approach to inclusive and community-based planning for Mass Casualty Incidents, including recent examples of multi-jurisdictional work and victim reconciliation planning.


    During this session, Emergency Management Consultant Tabitha Beaton shared her experience and approach to inclusive and community-based planning for Mass Casualty Incidents, including recent examples of multi-jurisdictional work and victim reconciliation planning.


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  • A Review of the Bow Glacier Rockfall Health Response - 5May2026

    26 days ago

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    During this session, Emergency Health Services (formerly EMS) Disaster Manager Sean Lavers discusses the 2025 Bow Glacier Rockfall incident and reviews the post incident learnings and recommendations for healthcare response to challenging inter-jurisdictional incidents such as this.


    During this session, Emergency Health Services (formerly EMS) Disaster Manager Sean Lavers discusses the 2025 Bow Glacier Rockfall incident and reviews the post incident learnings and recommendations for healthcare response to challenging inter-jurisdictional incidents such as this.


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  • Responding to Overlapping Hazards - 4May2026

    4 months ago

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    During this session, Dr. Franco Rizzuti, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of health and provincial lead for Disaster and Emergency Management, discussed the impact that concurrent public health hazards can have on disaster preparedness and response for municipal, provincial, and health system partners, including a review of several recent incidents.


    During this session, Dr. Franco Rizzuti, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of health and provincial lead for Disaster and Emergency Management, discussed the impact that concurrent public health hazards can have on disaster preparedness and response for municipal, provincial, and health system partners, including a review of several recent incidents.


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  • G7 Retrospective - Review of Health System Planning for Major Events

    5 months ago

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    Norma Wood and Carolyn Dumbeck discuss their experiences and learnings from the 2025 G7 event. Norma and Carolyn helped lead the health system and support planning, and their discussion is sure to be applicable to healthcare preparedness for major events in general.



    Norma Wood and Carolyn Dumbeck discuss their experiences and learnings from the 2025 G7 event. Norma and Carolyn helped lead the health system and support planning, and their discussion is sure to be applicable to healthcare preparedness for major events in general.



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  • The Westlock Tent Collapse - Lessons from a Multi-Agency, Multi-Jurisdiction Response to a Mass Casualty Incident

    about 1 year ago

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    During this 'Disaster Rounds' event, Kevin Wowk, an Emergency Management Officer with Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Services (AHS EMS), discusses lessons from the 2024 Westlock Tent Collapse Mass Casualty Incident.



    During this 'Disaster Rounds' event, Kevin Wowk, an Emergency Management Officer with Alberta Health Services Emergency Medical Services (AHS EMS), discusses lessons from the 2024 Westlock Tent Collapse Mass Casualty Incident.



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  • The System is Down: Lessons from a Provincial Healthcare Network Outage - May 15, 2024

    over 2 years ago

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    Technical, operational, and business continuity leaders from Alberta Health Services discuss the clinical impacts and lessons learned arising from a major provincial Healthcare systems outage which occurred in 2023.

    Recording Not Available

    Technical, operational, and business continuity leaders from Alberta Health Services discuss the clinical impacts and lessons learned arising from a major provincial Healthcare systems outage which occurred in 2023.

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  • Coming Home After Disaster: Environmental Public Health Considerations in Reentry Planning - May 14, 2024

    over 2 years ago

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    Shane Hussey, Alberta Health Services North Zone Director of Environmental Public Health, and Karen De Wet, Manager for North Zone Environmental Health, review some key learnings related to the health component of reentry planning from their years of experience during some of the most significant disasters in Canadian history.


    Shane Hussey, Alberta Health Services North Zone Director of Environmental Public Health, and Karen De Wet, Manager for North Zone Environmental Health, review some key learnings related to the health component of reentry planning from their years of experience during some of the most significant disasters in Canadian history.


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  • Learning from a Residential House Explosion Mass Casualty Incident - May 9, 2024

    over 2 years ago

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    Clinical Nurse Educators Danielle Fuchko and Emily Hagg discuss experiences and learnings following a residential house explosion in March of 2023 which resulted in a Burn Mass Casualty Incident (BMCI) which exhausted the resources of the Burn Centre. 


    Clinical Nurse Educators Danielle Fuchko and Emily Hagg discuss experiences and learnings following a residential house explosion in March of 2023 which resulted in a Burn Mass Casualty Incident (BMCI) which exhausted the resources of the Burn Centre. 


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  • Crossover Conditions - The Intersection of Wildfire and Healthcare Facilities - 6May2024

    over 2 years ago

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    Megan Cox and Crystal Browne discuss their experiences during the multiple evacuations of Edson Hospital and Continuing Care patients during the severe 2023 Wildfire Season. This complex set of evacuations was compounded by multiple community evacuations, and took place during larger scale healthcare system and facility evacuations throughout the province.


    Megan Cox and Crystal Browne discuss their experiences during the multiple evacuations of Edson Hospital and Continuing Care patients during the severe 2023 Wildfire Season. This complex set of evacuations was compounded by multiple community evacuations, and took place during larger scale healthcare system and facility evacuations throughout the province.


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  • Ethical Considerations in Hospital Evacuations - 28Feb2024

    over 2 years ago

    AHS clinical ethicist Gary Lepine discusses some of the ethical considerations in hospital evacuations during a disaster, including a decision-making framework, considerations for vulnerable populations, and some personal and professional case studies and context. 

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    AHS clinical ethicist Gary Lepine discusses some of the ethical considerations in hospital evacuations during a disaster, including a decision-making framework, considerations for vulnerable populations, and some personal and professional case studies and context. 

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