Ready, Responsive, Resilient: Facing Health Challenges Together
May 20-22, 2025
Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center | Anchorage, Alaska
We’re excited to welcome a wide variety of presenters to share insights, experiences, and strategies related to public health, emergency response, healthcare systems, and preparedness.
Pre-Conference Event
Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness (DMEP) Course
Hosted in partnership with the DOH DPH Trauma Registry and Alaska Native Medical Center
Monday, May 19, 2025 | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Providence Alaska Medical Center
DMEP teaches planning methods, preparedness, and medical management of trauma patients in mass casualty disaster situations. Through lecture and interactive scenarios, you’ll learn incident command terminology, principles of disaster triage, injury patterns, and availability of assets for support.
About the Conference
The Hale Borealis Forum is Alaska’s leading three-day conference dedicated to healthcare and emergency preparedness in arctic and subarctic regions.
This forum gathers healthcare professionals, fire, EMS, emergency managers, law enforcement, and key healthcare stakeholders from around the world, with a special emphasis on supporting rural and geographically isolated communities.
Through collaborative partnerships, attendees will gain valuable insights on building resilient healthcare systems capable of withstanding medical surges, public health emergencies, concurrent health concerns, and frequent disasters.
































































































