The first two days of the symposium will feature nationally and regionally recognized speakers discussing the management of patients across the care continuum, including pre-hospital care, for injured patients. The third day will feature pre-hospital courses, including an ABLS (Advanced Burn Life Support), TEAM (Trauma Evaluation and Management) and Ultrasound training.
Nicole A. Stassen, M.D., a professor of surgery and pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will give the William A.L. Mitchell Endowment Lectureship, titled “The Pebble in the Pond: The Ripple Effect of our Profession on our Lives.”
Stassen also serves as the director of both the University of Rochester Surgical Critical Care Fellowship program and the Kessler Family Burn Trauma Intensive Care Unit. She is the medical director of the Kessler Trauma Center Trauma Survivors Network.
Bryan A. Cotton, M.D., MPH, will present the John Emory Campbell Lectureship, titled “Greater Than the Sum of its Parts: The Use of Whole Blood in the Resuscitation of Hemorrhage.” Cotton is the John B. Holmes Professor in the Clinical Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. He is also director of the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship program and co-director of the Shock-Trauma ICU at Memorial Hermann Hospital.
The Trauma Symposium is a great opportunity to collaborate with healthcare providers, community leaders and other stakeholders regarding trauma-informed care, violence prevention, and disaster preparedness and management.
The event is hosted by the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at USA Health University Hospital in conjunction with the Alabama Gulf EMS System. Last year more than 250 healthcare providers attended the symposium.
To receive a discount on registration, medical students may register using the code Student2025. Residents may use the code Resident2025.
