Faculty/Presenter Disclosure Faculty/Presenter: Dr. Sandra Corbett Relationships with commercial interests: Grants/Research Support: Not Applicable Speakers Bureau/Honoraria: Not Applicable Consulting Fees: Not applicable Other: This presentation has received support from the Alberta College of Family Physicians in the form of a speaker fee and/or expenses. ACFP 63 rd ASA Disclosure of Commercial Support This program has received financial support in the form of sponsorship from: Potential for conflict(s) of interest: Those speakers/faculty who have made COI disclosure are noted in the 63rd ASA Program and on the Salon A/B slide scroll. 1
Mitigating Potential Bias ACFP: The ACFP s Sponsorship Guidelines apply to ASA Sponsorship. The ACFP abides by the College of Family Physicians of Canada s Understanding Mainpro+ Certification Guidelines, the Canadian Medical Association s Policy Guidelines for Physicians in Interactions With Industry and the Innovative Medicines Canada Code of Ethical Practices (2016). As a non profit organization, the ACFP complies with Canada Revenue Agency regulations. When deliberating acceptance of sponsorship, the ACFP considers and accepts sponsorship only from those whose products, services, policies, and values align with the ACFP vision, values, goals, and strategies priorities. ASA Planning Committee: Consideration was given by the 63 rd ASA Planning Committee to identify when Planning Committee members and speakers personal or professional interests may compete with or have actual, potential, or apparent influence over program content. Material/Learning Objectives and/or session description were developed and reviewed by a Planning Committee composed of experts/family physicians responsible for overseeing the program s needs assessment and subsequent content development to ensure accuracy and fair balance. The 63 rd ASA Planning Committee reviewed Sponsorship Agreements to identify any actual, potential or apparent influence over the program. Information/recommendations in the program are evidence and/or guidelines based, and opinions of the independent speakers will be identified as such. THE FORT MCMURRAY WILDFIRE Dr. Sandra Corbett Chief of Psychiatry NLRH FORT MCMURRAY, AB North Zone Clinical Department Head AMH AHS 4 2
THE FORT MCMURRAY WILDFIRE LARGEST WILD FIRE IN CANADIAN HISTORY STRUCTURES LOST 2,400 PEOPLE EVAC 88, 000 AREA 1.5 MILLION ACRES 5 THE FORT MCMURRAY WILDFIRE STRUCTURES LOST: 3.8 BILLION DAILY COST: 70 MILLION ECONOMY: 8 BILLION BURN TIME: 5 WEEKS 6 3
WILDFIRE TIMELINE Sunday: May 1 2016 Rapid Growth; 2 Hectares to 60 Hectares In 2 hours 7 WILDFIRE TIMELINE Monday May 2 2016 Early A.M. 750 HECTARES (7.5 KM 2 ) = STANLEY PARK X 2 11 A.M. 2600 HECTARES (26 KM 2 ) = STANLEY PARK X 693 8 4
EVACUATION DAY Tuesday Morning May 3 2016 9 WILDFIRE TIMELINE Tuesday May 3 rd EVACUATION DAY 10 5
WILDFIRE TIMELINE NEXT 36 HOURS 11 Northern Lights Regional Health Centre 6
WHO DO YOU CALL 13 PATIENT TRIAGE AREA 14 7
UTILIZING WHAT WAS AVAILABLE 15 NO SEPARATE EVAC ROUTE FOR VEHICLES 16 8
NORTH ROUTE CLOSED 17 ALL GEARED UP 18 9
FIREBAG HANGAR 19 FIREBAG CLINIC 20 10
USUAL DOC ROLE 21 105 PATIENTS 8,000 CIVILIANS 22 11
Leaving Fort McMurray Evacuation Centres 12
RE ENTRY 26 13
Within a month of the evacuation, more than 8,700 people contacted Alberta Health Services (AHS) seeking mental health and wellness support an average of about 225 per day. Between May 10 and June 30, the local addiction and mental health staff received 20,000 referrals. Pre fire, the staff received about 1,200 referrals a year. Mental health and addiction support was provided by AHS and other teams deployed to Fort McMurray and to reception centers throughout the province. Disaster mental health teams from British Columbia including Caber, a Delta Police Victim Services trauma dog were deployed to offer support. Resilience Resilience is the ability to anticipate risk, limit impact, and bounce back rapidly through survival, adaptability, evolution, and growth in the face of turbulent change. 14
29 Emergency Management Cycle 15
LESSONS LEARNED 31 16