Pre-Hospital Trauma Conference

Continuing pre-hospital education is vital to improving patient outcome and provides an excellent opportunity to review and refine patient pre-hospital care initiatives. The Trauma Burn Pre-Hospital Trauma Conference is designed to meet the educational objectives of pre-hospital and hospital personnel. This quarterly free conference is targeted statewide to all pre-hospital and hospital healthcare providers including RN's, EMT's, Paramedics, Firefighters, and First-Responders. Topics are presented by experts in the fields of trauma and burns, injury prevention, workplace safety, and emergency medicine. There is no registration required and the course is provided at no costs to participants.

Location: Ford Auditorium, 2nd Floor University of Michigan Hospital

Upcoming Dates & Focus

Tuesday May 25, 2010 Airway
Tuesday August 31, 2010 Burns
Tuesday November 9, 2010 Pediatric Trauma

Schedule for August 31, 2010 Pre-Hospital Trauma Conference: Burns

07:30 - 08:00	Registration
08:00 - 09:00	Trauma Burn Case Reviews Review of burn case studies
09:00 - 09:15	Break/Registration (refreshments provided)
09:15 - 10:15	Initial management of the burned patient Discussion of techniques for pre-hospital and ED are of the burned patient
10:15 - 11:15	Special considerations in burn care Discussion of electrical, chemical, and inhalation injuries
11:15 - 12:15	Care of the pediatric burn patient Overview of the assessment and care of the burned child

*University of Michigan Health System's Educational Services for Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 4.0 contact hours will be provided.

4.0 contact hours will be provided.

*Continuing educational credits for EMT's (1 CEU per hour) have been approved by the State of Michigan.

There is no charge for this program. Parking vouchers are also being provided at no cost to external/non-UMHS participants. For your comfort we recommend dressing in layers since it is difficult to regulate the auditorium room temperature to please everyone.

For additional information contact:

Chris Wagner

cwag@med.umich.edu