The symposium is presented by USA Health’s Division of Trauma, Acute Care Surgery and Burns in conjunction with the Alabama Department of Public Health and Alabama Gulf Emergency Medical Services.
The Gulf Coast Trauma Symposium is an annual event aimed at educating all healthcare providers in our region involved in the treatment of critically injured patients. This symposium will feature several nationally recognized speakers discussing the management of injured patients across the care continuum, including pre-hospital care.
The keynote speaker for the William A. L. Mitchell Endowed Lectureship will be David Efron, M.D. Efron is a professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and serves as the medical director and chief of trauma at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.
Stephen Barnes, M.D., will be the guest speaker for the John Campbell Tribute Lecture. Barnes is a professor and chair of surgery at the University of Missouri.
