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 :
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 PatientLeslie 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
