How to Manage an Emergency: A half-day workshop with health lawyer Kate Dewhirst (28 Apr 2026)

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMT

How to Manage an Emergency

With health lawyer Kate Dewhirst

Tuesday, April 28, 1 to 4 p.m. Eastern

This online workshop is open to OMGMA members and/or their team members

Program details

Kate will share a legal perspective, sample scenarios, and takeaways related to:

Types of emergencies: cyber incidents, floods, bomb threats, intruders, demonstrations/protests, power outage, serious injuries to staff or patients
How to prioritize action during an emergency
Incident reporting after hours
Crisis communications
Crisis carts
Administrative tools, binders, and other materials to have on hand (at home and at the office)

Cost

$35 per person + HST (Members, please log in to access the member rate.)

Our workshop leader

Kate is our friendly neighbourhood health lawyer. She has been practising for 25 years with a focus on privacy, risk management, and legal compliance.

Her firm is made up of passionate advocates for improving our healthcare system by making things simpler for those who work in it. Clients include Ontario Health Teams, hospitals, Family Health Teams, mental health centres, nurse practitioner-led clinics, community health centres, and all sorts of healthcare organizations.

Kate loves teaching and offers training in areas such as privacy and managing conflict.

About the recording

We will record this session for replay and make it available to all those who complete registration and payment.

Questions? Email info [at] omgma.ca

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How to Manage an Emergency: A half-day workshop with health lawyer Kate Dewhirst (28 Apr 2026)