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| WORLD TRAUMA SYMPOSIUM |
November 1, 2012
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans, LA
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans, LA
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| World Trauma Symposium PHTLS |
Why You Should Attend:
Meet with other stakeholders in prehospital trauma care from around the world to:
- Obtain the most up-to-date information on new techniques and protocols, lessons learned, and trends in the prehospital care of trauma patients.
- Exchange perspectives on the issues and challenges faced in prehospital trauma care with an international audience and discuss how they may be addressed.
- Take advantage of the many networking opportunities at breakfast, lunch, breaks, and the reception – all included in the full program registration fee.
- Receive 8 hours of CECBEMS, CME, or continuing nursing education credit.
What the Program Offers:
The World Trauma Symposium has been developed by the creators of
the
world-renowned Prehospital Trauma Life Support program (PHTLS)
to
extend the PHTLS philosophy of critical thinking as the
foundation for
quality care to an international forum. The program has been
designed
to present the diversity of opinions on best practices and
expose
controversies in prehospital trauma care.
The Symposium will bring together internationally recognized experts in prehospital trauma care. Dr. Norman McSwain, Jr., MD, FACS, will moderate the morning session, featuring
- Ken Mattox, MD, FACS, discussing controversies in EMS,
- Karim Brohi, MBBS, MD, FRCS (Eng), FRCA, discussing prehospital trauma care in the United Kingdom,
- Michael Rotondo, MD, FACS, presenting the Advanced Trauma Life Support and the work of the Committee on Trauma
- Frank Butler, Jr., MD, on Tactical Combat Casualty Care.
Jeff Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC, will moderate the afternoon session featuring
- Steve Greisch, RN, presenting on EMS trauma care in the European Union,
- Osvaldo Rois, MD, discussing EMS trauma care in Latin America
- Jeffrey Salomone, MD, discussing current challenges in prehospital trauma care
- A panel debate on the hottest issues in prehospital trauma today.
