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Annual Delaware Trauma
Symposium 2015
This year’s
venue: Chase
Center on the
Wilmington
Waterfront.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Chase Center on the Riverfront
Wilmington, Delaware
Presented by:
Bayhealth Medical Center
Beebe Medical Center
Christiana Care Health System
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont
Hospital for Children
Saint Francis Healthcare DE
This educational activity is jointly provided by Bayhealth Medical
Center, the Medical Society of Delaware, the Delaware Trauma
Consortium, and the American Trauma Society, DE Division
Target Audience
Physicians, nurses and other allied health care professionals who are
responsible for the provision of trauma care.
Only registered attendees will be permitted in the conference area.
Registration
The cost to register is $85 for all attendees. Please include payment with
your completed registration card. Registration deadline: Friday, April 15,
2015.
Overnight accommodations
A block of rooms have been reserved at the The Westin Wilmington, 818
Shipyard Drive, Wilmington, DE 19801, for a discounted rate of $179 plus
occupancy tax. Reserve your room by April 7, 2015 to receive this discounted rate. Call 302-654-2900 to reserve a room listed under the
Delaware Trauma Consortium.
Meals
Continental breakfast, luncheon buffet and afternoon refreshments will
be provided.
Credit Information
Physicians
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the
accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership
of the Medical Society of Delaware and the Delaware Trauma Consortium. The Medical Society of Delaware is accredited by the ACCME to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Medical Society of Delaware designates this live activity for a maximum
of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the
credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
It is the policy of the Medical Society of Delaware to comply with the
ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education. In keeping with these standards, all faculty participating in continuing medical education provided by MSD are expected to disclose to the
activity audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the
content of their presentations.
Joint providership of CME by MSD in no way implies endorsement of any
product or service. This activity is not supported by commercial funding.
Nurses
Bayhealth Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing
education by the Delaware Nurses Association, an accredited provider by
the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
7.0 nursing contact hours are offered for this program.
Emergency Medical Technicians
This program has been awarded 7.0 continuing education contact hours
through the Office of Emergency Medical Services.
This activity is not supported by commercial funding.
Symposium Agenda
6:45 – 7:30 a.m. Registration – Vendor Booths, Continental Breakfast
7:30 – 7:45 a.m. Welcome & Introduction
7:45 – 8:45 a.m. Pearls and Pitfalls in Pediatric Orthopedics
Richard Wayne Kruse, D.O., M.B.A.
Orthopedic Surgeon
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
8:45 – 9:45 a.m. 26.2 Lessons Learned: The Medical Response to the
Boston Bombing
David King, M.D.
Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon
Massachusetts General Hospital Trauma Center
9:45 – 10 a.m.
Break – Vendor Booths Open, Moderated Poster Session
10 – 11 a.m.
The Delaware Trauma System Providing Optimal Care:
A Case Study
Kevin Bradley, M.D.
Associate Medical Director Trauma Program
Christiana Care Health System
Thomas Barnett, M.D., FACS
Surgical Associates, PA
Bayhealth Medical Center
Louis Costa, D.O.
Surgical Associates, PA
Bayhealth Medical Center
Michael Clarke, BS, NRP, EMS
Shift Supervisor
Kent County Public Safety
11 – 12 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions (choose one):
Critical Care: Blunt Cerebral Vascular Injury
Thinesh Sivapatham, M.D.
Neurointerventionalist
Christiana Care Health System
Prehospital: Tunnel Vision in Trauma
Robert Muller, ENP, NREMT-I, CRT-I
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Emergency Medicine: Impacting Outcomes from the
Beginning, Burn Trauma Case Studies
Gerarda Bozinko, BSN, RN, CCRN
Burn Outreach Coordinator/Clinical Educator
Crozer Chester Medical Center
12 – 1 p.m.
Lunch – Moderated Poster Session
1 – 2 p.m.
Best Practices in Trauma Resuscitation
Bryan Cotton, M.D., MPH
Professor of Surgery
Director, Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery and
Acute Care Surgery Fellowships Department of Surgery
and the Center for Translational Injury Research
University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
2 – 2:15 p.m.
Break –Vendor Booths Open
2:15 –
3:15 p.m.
Update of Drug Abuse: You Don't Clean with Bath Salts
Brian Levine, M.D.
Residency Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
Christiana Care Health System
Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson
University
3:15 – 4 p.m.
Fear, Hope and Resiliency: A Nurse's Story
Marie Protesto, BSN, RN
SCI Peer Coordinator
Magee Rehabilitation Hospital
4 – 4:15 p.m.
Next Steps/Closing Remarks/Evaluations
Objectives
This one-day educational offering is designed to provide current information
regarding issues and trends related to the management of trauma patients and
assist in closing gaps in variations of care within our inclusive state trauma
system. At the conclusion of the conference, participants will be able to:
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Recognize key findings in obtaining an injury history or conducting a pediatric
orthopedic physical.
Recognize the importance of prehospital treatment of extracavitary hemorrhage
Illustrate the impact of a collaborating State Trauma System on patient care.
Illustrate treatment protocols and system operations through case reviews evaluating
patient care, trauma decision making and destination selection.
Describe ABA (American Burn Association) criteria with appropriate transfer
procedures to a Burn Center.
Identify risk factors for screening of blunt carotid and vertebral injury in the setting
of trauma.
Recognize the Trauma Quality Improvement Program of the American College of
Surgeons’ Best Practices in Massive Transfusion Guidelines.
Describe the epidemiology of street drugs in the United States of America.
Recognize how fear from a traumatic event impacts the patient and family.
Delaware Trauma Consortium
Committee Chair:
Joan Pirrung, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC
Trauma Program Manager
Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
Committee Co-Chair/Facilities:
Diane Hochstuhl, MSN, RN, NP-C
Director, Trauma and Critical Care Transport Programs
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
Continuing Education Credits:
Terry A. Towne, MSN, RN-BC, NE-BC
Clinical Educator
Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc., Kent Campus, Dover, DE
Maria Miller
Manager of Professional and Public Education
Medical Society of Delaware, Newark, DE
Registration:
Marilyn Mitchell, RN, CCRN
Trauma Specialist
Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc., Kent Campus, Dover, DE
Treasurer:
Chuck Fort, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC
Simulation Training Coordinator
Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
Secretary:
Coleen Dever, MSN, RN, CEN-BC
Trauma Program Coordinator
Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
Vendor Contact:
Bonny King, BSN, RN
Program Development Coordinator
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford, DE
Vendor Contact:
Jennifer Whaley, RN, CCRN
Trauma Program Manager
Beebe Medical Center, Lewes, DE
Committee Members:
Deborah Eberly, BSN, RN, CEN, CNML
Trauma Program Manager
Bayhealth Medical Center Inc., Dover, DE
Janet Hammond, RN
Trauma Program Manager
Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc., Milford, DE
Maria LeNoir, BSN, RN, CEN
Trauma Coordinator & Trauma Registrar
Saint Francis Healthcare DE, Wilmington, DE
You can also register online and pay by credit card or PayPal by
visiting our new website http://delawaretraumasymposium.org
CANCELLATIONS
If you are unable to attend after you have registered, you must cancel
your registration before April 15, 2015 to receive a partial refund or
transfer your registration to another person. Cancellations prior to
April 15 are subject to a $35 administrative fee. Contact Marilyn
Mitchell at 302-744-7582 or at marilyn_mitchell@bayhealth.org for a
registration transfer. No refunds will be made after April 15, 2015
2015 Delaware Trauma Symposium
Please print legibly and as you would like your name to appear on your
certificate. Registration deadline: Friday, April 15, 2015. Registrations
postmarked after this date may not be guaranteed placement in the
conference. No registrations will be accepted the day of the conference.
Confirmation will be sent via email. Please print clearly in order to
receive confirmation of registration.
Name: _______________________________________________________________
Email: _________________________________________________________
Employer: _____________________________________________________
Position/Title: _________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________
City: __________________________________________________________
State: __________________________________________________________
Zip: ___________________________________________________________
Phone: ________________________________________________________
Please include payment with registration form. Cost to register for this
symposium is $85.00 for all attendees.
If paying by check
Make check payable to ATS DE Division
and mail with registration form to:
Marilyn Mitchell, RN, CCRN
Trauma Specialist
Bayhealth Medical Center (KGH)
640 South State Street
Dover, DE 19901
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Concurrent Session
m Critical Care
m Emergency
m Prehospital