Medical professionals: Join us for the 2013 St. John Medical Center Trauma Symposium
Taking Trauma Care to the Next Level: Advances in Evidence-Based Trauma Care
2013 St. John Medical Center Trauma Symposium
May 1, 2013
Hyatt Regency Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Sponsored by St. John Medical Center
An American College of Surgeons Verified Level II Trauma Center
Overview
The 2013 St. John Medical Center Trauma Symposium will focus on advances in evidence-based practice for the care of trauma patients. Our nationally renowned faculty will bring its knowledge and expertise in utilizing current technology and evidence-based guidelines to provide optimal care for the critically injured patient.
All new lecture material, case presentations and interactive sessions make this a highly informative event for all trauma and emergency professionals.
Symposium Objectives
After participating in the 2013 St. John Medical Center Trauma Symposium, participants will be able to:
- Discuss diagnostic approaches to patients with penetrating neck injuries
- Define the treatment options for patients who have sustained a penetrating injury to the neck
- Discuss the indications and pitfalls of blood component transfusion for patients in hemorrhagic shock
- Demonstrate how the components of a massive transfusion protocol work in practice
- Review the benefits and limitations of torso ultrasound for trauma
- List the information that can be obtained with limited transthoracic echocardiography
- Discuss how ultrasound imaging improves the safety of line insertion
- Illustrate the rationale for ICU staffing with advanced care practitioners, hospitalists, intensivists and 24/7 staffing
- Describe the evidence-based guidelines for sepsis care, palliative care, and comfort and mobility in ICU patients
- Review the differences in the management of a geriatric trauma patient related to initial resuscitation and continued care
- Identify key points in the care of a TBI patient from hospital to discharge
- Discuss the various methods of management for a patient that has sustained a pelvic fracture
Who should attend?
- Physicians
- Nurses
- EMS providers
- Radiology technologists
- Pharmacists
- Medical students, residents and allied health students
- Respiratory therapists
Accreditation
St. John Medical Center is accredited by the Oklahoma State Medical Association to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
St. John Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of eight (8) AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
TM Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
St. John Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Colorado Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (Provider # SJM-0415, expiration date April 30, 2015)
Contact hour eligibility expires May 1, 2015.
Nurses and all other participants may request documentation of attendance for submission to professional organizations.
Pharmacists will have continuing education approval in Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Other states may be considered upon request.
Featured Speakers
Kenji Inaba, MD, FRCSC, FACS*
Associate Professor of Surgery and Emergency Medicine; Medical Director, Surgical ICU, Division of Trauma and Critical Care; University of Southern California-Los Angeles
Heidi Frankel, MD, FACS, FCCM*
Professor of Surgery, Director of Surgical Critical Care; University of Southern California-Keck Medical School, Los Angeles
Other Speakers
Roxie Albrecht, MD*
Medical Director, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care; Professor, Department of Surgery; University of Oklahoma-Oklahoma City
William Havron, MD*
Trauma and Surgical Critical Care; Associate Professor, Department of Surgery; University of Oklahoma-Oklahoma City
Joel Abramovitz, MD*
Director, Neurotrauma; St. John Medical Center, Tulsa
Paul Stafford, MD*
Orthopedic Trauma Surgery of Oklahoma; St. John Medical Center, Tulsa
Edwin Yeary, MD, FACS*
Medical Director, Trauma; St. John Medical Center, Tulsa
*Disclosure: Individuals with a single asterisk by their name, as well as members of the St. John Medical Education Committee, disclose that they have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interest.
Schedule of Events
Moderator: Edwin Yeary, MD
7:00 a.m. Registration and continental breakfast
8:00 a.m. Welcome and introductions, Dr. Yeary
8:15 a.m. Geriatric Trauma, Roxie Albrecht, MD
9:00 a.m. Penetrating Neck Injuries: a Practical Approach, Kenji Inaba, MD
9:45 a.m. Break – view booth presentations
10:00 a.m. The Emerging Role of Tranexamic Acid in the Treatment of Cerebral Contusions, Joel Abramovitz, MD
10:30 a.m. Updates in Ultrasound in Trauma and Critical Care, Heidi Frankel, MD
11:15 a.m. Panel: Managing Challenging Trauma Cases – Drs. Inaba, Frankel, Albrecht, Havron and Stafford. Moderator: Dr. Yeary
12:15 p.m. Patient testimony
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Hemostatic Resuscitation, Kenji Inaba, MD
2:15 p.m. ICU 2013: Who, What, When and Why? Heidi Frankel, MD
3:00 p.m. Break; view booth presentations
3:15 p.m. Thoracic Trauma, William Havron, MD
4:00 p.m. Pelvic Trauma in the Multi-Injured Patient, Initial Management and Definitive Treatment, Paul Stafford, MD
4:30 p.m. Closing remarks, Dr. Yeary
Conference Location
Hyatt Regency Tulsa sits in the heart of Tulsa’s vibrant business, entertainment and cultural districts.
Hyatt Regency Tulsa
100 E. Second Street
Tulsa, OK 74103
918-582-9000
Parking
St. John Medical Center has arranged to cover the cost of parking in designated parking garages for this event. The designated parking garages are located east of the Hyatt’s main entrance on Second Street, or the overflow parking garage located at First Street and Cheyenne Avenue. Please note: you will receive a yellow ticket as you enter the garage. At registration, please show the yellow ticket to receive a blue ticket needed for validation. Upon exiting the parking garage, you must insert both the blue and yellow tickets.
Overnight Accommodations
Reservations may be made online at
tulsa.hyatt.com or by calling 1-888-591-1234. Please enter the code G-STJO into the group box to receive the guest room rate of $89+tax.
Please visit
tulsa.hyatt.com for complete hotel information and amenities.
Registration costs and Information
To register, please call the PulseLine, 918-744-0123.
Physicians: $200
Residents/pharmacists: $125
Nurses/allied health professionals: $100
Emergency management personnel: $100
*Please call Amber Rogers 918-744-3938 regarding special discounts for students.
*St. John Health System employees receive a $15 discount; must provide valid employee number at time of registration.
Tuition fees include continental breakfast, beverage service, lunch, jump drive with conference materials and certificate of attendance.
Power sources will be available for attendees who wish to use laptops or tablet computers during sessions.
Refund Policy
Course registration fee is refundable, less a $25 administrative charge up to two weeks prior to the symposium. No refunds will be made after April 17.
Questions? Please contact Amber Rogers, amber.rogers@sjmc.org or 918-744-3938.
Faculty disclosure: It is the policy of St. John Medical Center to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all its educations activities. Acknowledgement of disclosures is provided in the course flier, for the audience at the program and in the course syllabus.
Conflict resolution statement: St. John Medical Center’s Office of Continuing Medical Education has reviewed this activity’s speaker disclosures and resolved all identified conflicts of interest, if applicable.
Speakers do not endorse products or vendors contained in any video, PowerPoint slide or other form of communication within their presentations. Presentations are for education purposes only.
Commercial support has not been provided for this program.
