The goal of the symposium is to educate attendees on achieving optimal outcomes from the critical ill or injured patient by utilizing rapid assessment and early intervention. The symposium will provide physicians, surgeons, residents, nurses, technicians, EMT and EMS personnel with evidenced-based concepts and techniques in critical care in today’s world.
“Data related to the care of critically ill and injured patients is rapidly evolving with advances in science and technology,” said Dr. Jon Simmons, associate professor of surgery at the USA College of Medicine and a trauma and critical care surgeon with USA Health. “If implementation at the bedside fails to keep pace, optimal patient care can be comprised.”
The format will include brief lectures and panel discussions on clinical scenarios encountered by providers in emergency general surgery, trauma, critical care and burn. Educational topics will cover all emergency aspects of pediatric and adult trauma patients, orthopaedics, burns and trauma updates.
The 11th annual William A.L. Mitchell Endowed Lectureship will be held in conjunction with the conference. The memorial lecture is presented annually to honor the life of William A.L. Mitchell, who passed away in 2005 from severe traumatic injuries sustained in a car accident. This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. David Spain, professor and chief of surgery at Stanford Health Care in Stanford, Calif. Dr. Spain will present “Stop the Bleed and Zero Preventable Deaths,” during the lecture. This lecture will also take place at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel and Spa on March 22 at 4:30 p.m. The William A.L. Mitchell lectureship is open to the public, free of charge.
For more information, contact Rebecca Scarbrough at (251) 471-7971 or visit http://www.usahealthsystem.com/registration-5617.
