Advanced Trauma Management for the Emergency Physician is a 2-day course that provides updates, best practices, and new pathways & protocols regarding the acute care of major trauma patients, from Emergency Department arrival through hospital admission/ discharge. The course will focus on advanced, state-of-the-art clinical knowledge and skills, with an emphasis on teamwork, non-technical skills, and best practices in ED management.
The goal of the course is to prepare emergency clinicians, who already have a strong base in trauma care, to quickly and accurately assess and provide high-quality care for trauma patients. Emphasis will be on optimizing outcomes for patients presenting with high-risk traumatic injuries.
Relevant for clinicians working in:
Emergency Medicine
Urgent Care
KEY COURSE FEATURES
World-renowned experts in trauma management
Faculty from Harvard Medical School and BIDMC
Presentations & interactive Q&A
Clinical Management of
Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries
Minor Traumatic Brain Injury
Torso Trauma
Extremity Trauma
Trauma Management in Special Patient Populations
Hypotensive Trauma Patients
Elderly Trauma Patients
Pregnant Trauma Patients
Pediatric Trauma Patients
State-of-the-Art Techniques for
Trauma Patient Management
Reversal of Anticoagulation / Antiplatelet medication
Massive Transfusion Protocols (TEG, etc.)
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Management practices to facilitate quality trauma care
Challenging Airways
Specialized Trauma Scenarios
Firearm Injuries
ED Preparedness for MCIs
Program :
DAY 1: MONDAY, MARCH 14
6:45-7:00 Welcome
7:00-8:00 Keynote: Problem Solving with the Hypotensive Trauma Patient
Richard Wolfe, MD, Chief of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
8:00-8:15: Interactive Q&A Session
8:15-8:45: Approach to the Pregnant Trauma Patient
Leslie Bilello, MD, Program Director, Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, BIDMC Program Director, Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, BIDMC
8:45-9:00 Interactive Q&A Session
9:15-9:45 Massive Transfusion Protocols
Christie Fritz, MD, EMS Division Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
9:45-10:00 Interactive Q&A Session
10:00-10:30 Extremity in Extremis: Extremity Trauma Management
Joshua Ellis, MD, Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC.
10:30-10:45 Interactive Q&A Session
10:45-11:15 Using POCUS for Trauma Patients: Best Practices
Mary Meinke, MD Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC. Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
11:15-11:30 Interactive Q&A Session
11:45-12:35 Special Considerations in Pediatric Trauma
Lois K. Lee, MD, MPH, Senior Associate in Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine & Assoc Professor of Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
12:35-12:45 Interactive Q&A Session
12:45-1330 Case Studies in Trauma: Real Closed Cases
Leslie Bilello, MD, with panel: Carlo Rosen, MD, Christie Fritz, MD, Matthew Wong, MD, Abdulrahman Alqahtani, MD, Jonathan Edlow, MD
DAY 2: TUESDAY, MARCH 15
6:45-7:00 Welcome/Housekeeping
7:00-8:00 Keynote: Challenging Cases in Torso Trauma
Carlo Rosen, MD, Executive Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC &
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
8:00-8:15 Interactive Q&A Session
8:15-8:45 Disaster Medicine: ED Preparedness for MCI
Gregory Ciottone, MD, President, World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine & Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School & Director, Division of Disaster Medicine, BIDMC
8:45-9:00 Interactive Q&A Session
9:15-9:45 Firearm Injuries
Andrew Ketterer, MD, Associate Program Director, Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, BIDMC
9:45-10:00 Interactive Q&A Session
10:00-10:30 Reversal of Anticoagulation/Antiplatelets in Trauma Patients
Katherine L. Boyle, MD. Associate Director of Research, Emergency Medicine Division of Medical Toxicology, BIDMC. Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
10:30-10:45 Interactive Q&A Session
10:45-11:15 Minor Traumatic Brain Injury: Who Needs a CT? & Use of a Pathway
Jonathan Edlow, MD, Vice-Chair of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Professor of Medicine & Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
11:15-11:30 Interactive Q&A Session
11:45-12:15 Challenging Airways
Matthew Wong, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
12:15-12:25 Interactive Q&A Session
12:25-12:55 Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries
Martina Stippler, MD. Director, Neurotrauma, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School.
12:55-13:05 Interactive Q&A Session
13:05-13:50 Case Studies in Trauma: Real Closed Cases
Andrew Ketterer, MD, with panel: Carlo Rosen, MD, Martina Stippler, MD, Christie Fritz, MD, Abdulrahman Alqahtani, MD
Release Date : March 14-15, 2022