H1N1 Influenza Tabletop Exercises For Your Community

We have successfully conducted H1N1 Influenza Tabletop Exercises for the City of Hamilton’s Emergency Control Group, McMaster University and the University of Western Ontario’s Emergency Control Group. We have also completed H1N1 Influenza Exercises for Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology, Ryerson University, and Trent University.

Each exercise is tailored to fit around the client’s Control Group, their process in their Emergency Operation Centre and their plan (if any). We also incorporate their resources and infrastructure. Influenza Pandemic Exercises and bird flu pandemic exercises can be incorporated into the more holistic emergency preparedness exercises and play an important role in Pandemic planning.

Our goal is to best reflect the client’s real situation in terms of resources and options available to them.

Our Scenarios Are:

• Realistic
• Enlightening
• Engaging
• Informative
• Challenging
• Unique because of our experience

These exercises have been widely acclaimed and we can bring this to you as well.
We stand on our reputation.

Pandemic Exercises

Is your organization ready for the Pandemic?
Have you had your Table Top Exercise yet?
Do you need help with your Pandemic Plan?

All provinces and local areas have emergency response plans geared towards natural disasters. However, an influenza pandemic is likely to pose a series of challenges not accounted for in “All Hazard” plans.

In contrast to typical natural disasters, in which critical components of the physical infrastructure may be threatened or destroyed, an influenza pandemic may also pose significant threats to the human infrastructure responsible for critical community services due to widespread absenteeism in the work force. This may include in the non-health sector individuals such as highly specialized workers in the public safety, utility, transportation and food service industries, and will likely vary from area to area.

Federal, provincial and local officials should carefully consider which services and key personnel within relevant firms or organizations are “essential.”

An influenza pandemic differs from other disasters because:

• Pandemic influenza is widespread. Many geographic areas are affected simultaneously. Therefore, every community will have to be prepared rather than relying on a pooling of resources from surrounding areas.
• The scale of the disruption is greater than a natural disaster and the impact is expected to be prolonged
• There will be no capacity for federal assistance on such a wide scale
• Health care workers and emergency service providers are just as likely, not more likely, to be infected than the general public
• If influenza associated illness is especially severe (as in 1918), local health services could quickly and easily become overwhelmed with:
  - Potential shortfalls of ICU beds, ventilator and other critical care needs
  - Potential shortages of antiviral agents and antibiotics for treatment of secondary bacterial pneumonia
  - Potential need for ancillary or “non-traditional” treatment centres
  - Potential high demand for social and counseling services
• Because of the threat of exposure to influenza, the elderly and other high risk populations may be fearful of leaving their homes and seeking proper medical attention for chronic medial conditions and may require home visits from health care

It is expected that all localities will be affected within 1-3 months of the introduction of a pandemic strain to Canada. One recent example is the media attention given to a potential bird flu pandemic. WWP & Associates have developed Pandemic exercises to help prepare in the event of an emergency.

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