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.

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

Upcoming Dates & Focus

Tuesday May 25, 2010 Airway
Tuesday August 10, 2010 Burns
Tuesday November 9, 2010 Pediatric Trauma

Schedule for May 25, 2010 Pre-Hospital Trauma Conference: Airway Management

07:00 - 07:30	Registration
07:30 - 08:30	Multidisciplinary Trauma Burn Case Reviews Trauma Burn Critical Care Attending Physicians
08:30 - 08:45	Break/Registration (refreshments provided)
08:45 - 09:45	Airway control in the trauma patient Discussion of techniques for airway management in trauma patients Christopher Wagner Trauma Program Manager UMHS
09:45 - 10:45	Pediatric airway assessment and management Discussion of airway assessment and management in the injured child Michele Carney, M.D. Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine UMHS Pediatric Emergency Dept.
10:45 - 11:00	Break
11:00 - 12:00	Optical and video laryngoscopy Overview of the use of optical and video laryngoscopy in EMS and the ED Benjamin Tung Flight Nurse Specialist Survival Flight UMHS

*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 EMTÕs (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