Friday, August 24, 2018 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Take Exit 6 at Interstate 44 and South Main Street. Enter through the Clinic Entrance on the southwest side of the building.
COURSE DESCRIPTION The purpose of this continuing medical education event is to provide an update on the treatment of the pediatric and adult trauma patient. Optimum care of the trauma patient requires knowledge of the most recent information and techniques. This year’s event will focus on topics such as adult and pediatric burns, new trends in trauma, transplant, anti-coagulants and antiplatelet meds in trauma, and extreme sports injuries.
TARGET AUDIENCE This course is intended for trauma surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, anesthesia physicians, neurosurgery physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, emergency services personnel, and nursing staff caring for the trauma patient.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the conclusion of this event, the learner will be better able to:
Identify anti-coagulants and anti-platelet medications in traumas and the risk involved.
Explain pediatric airway management and basic resuscitation management in blunt solid organ injuries.
Identify common burn prevention and differentiate between resuscitation fluid and maintenance fluid related to pediatric burn injuries.
Discuss abusive head trauma injuries as it relates to the pediatric patient and identify the factors that can potentiate secondary injuries.
Discuss a pediatric case presentation in risky behaviors.
Discuss acute traumatic coagulopathy, the use of ketamine, and tactical medicine.
Discuss each healthcare professional’s role in organ donation of the trauma patient.
Differentiate between partial thickness and full thickness burns in initial burn care and discuss transfer criteria to a burn center.
CREDIT Mercy Hospital Joplin is accredited by the MSMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Mercy designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 8 hours AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
Mercy Health Central is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
8 Contact Hours
Provider Approval Number M0220-11
This event has been approved for trauma credit by Mercy Hospital’s Trauma Department. Participants will receive a total of 4.0 adult and 4.0 pediatric trauma credit hours.
AGENDA 7:30 a.m. – 7:50 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:50 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions Clinton Pace, MD, FACS
Medical Director of Trauma Services
Mercy Hospital Joplin
Joplin, Missouri
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Anti-Coagulants and Anti-Platelet Medications in Trauma Juan Duchesne, MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM Professor of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine Section Chief Trauma, Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, Louisiana 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Pediatric Abdominal Blunt Trauma Troy Spilde, MD Pediatric Surgery Pediatric Trauma Medical Director Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield, Missouri
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Non-Accidental Head Trauma Diane Lipscomb, MD Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Medicine Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield, Missouri
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Risky Behaviors of Kids Lana Martin, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, CPEN, CPST-I Trauma Program Manager Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City, Missouri
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Hot Trends in Trauma
REGISTRATION Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Advanced registration is required for this event and attendance is limited. Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. A $15 processing fee will be deducted from all cancellation requests prior to August 17th. No refunds will be made thereafter. Registration deadline is August 17th.
COST
Physicians - $100
Advanced Practice Professionals - $75
Nurses - $50
EMS, RT, Students & others - $25
Online payment or mailed payment accepted.
FACULTY DISCLOSURE As a provider accredited by the MSMA, Mercy Hospital Joplin must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in its educational activities. All faculty and members of the planning committee are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest related to the subject matter of the educational activity. Safeguards against commercial bias have been put into place.
Mercy reserves the right to substitute speakers or change the agenda as needed.
Location
Mercy Joplin Conference Center 100 Mercy Way, 2nd floor, by Gift Shop Joplin, MO 64804