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 June 10, 2008: Environmental Emergencies
Tuesday June 10, 2008: Pre-hospital and Emergency Department Airway Management
November 11, 2008: Shock

Schedule for Tuesday June 10, 2008 Pre-Hospital Trauma Conference: Environmental Emergencies

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	Hypothermia and Frostbite Discussion of the pre-hospital assessment and treatment of hypothermia and frostbite Dr. Kristen Sihler, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Michigan Health System
09:45 - 10:45	Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Discussion of the pre-hospital and emergency care of carbon monoxide poisoning Michael Chesney, RN, EMT-P, Flight Nurse Specialist, Survival Flight
10:45 - 11:00	Break
11:00 - 12:00	Heat Stroke Discussion of the prehospital and emergency management of heatstroke Dr. Brad Uren, Emergency Medicine Physician and Associate Medical Director, Survival Flight, University of Michigan Health System

*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.

*Continuing educational credits for EMT's (1 CEU per lecture) have been applied for with the State of Michigan.

There is no charge for this program. NO PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. 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