Metrolina Trauma Symposium
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Target Audience
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Paramedics, Respiratory Therapists, PT/OT, and other healthcare professionals interested in this topic
Description
Registration for this event will close on Thursday, May 11th at noon to allow time for registrants to receive all conference information. We will be re-open the day of the event for onsite registrations.
The 2023 Metrolina Trauma Symposium will appeal to multiple disciplines and provide education for participants at one time in one location, providing a great service to both individual providers as well as the seven adult and pediatric trauma centers, emergency departments, prehospital agencies, and more in our region.
The agenda is being designed to address the latest advances and best practices in management, techniques, protocols, and guidelines for care of the injured patient thru a variety of keynote, didactic, point-counterpoint discussions, and case presentations, as well as a variety of hands-on, interactive simulation sessions.
Location
Harris Conference Center - 3216 CPCC Harris Campus Dr, Charlotte NC
Friday, May 12th Highlights
Keynote Speech: “betteroutcomes: A Perspective on High Reliability and Surgical Quality”

Michael Chang, MD
Chief Medical Officer of USA Health Systems,
Past Chair of Trauma Quality Improvement Program at the American College of Surgeons
- Prehospital to ICU: Ultrasound in Trauma Discussion Panel
- Point/Counterpoint with EMS Medical Directors
- Prehospital Intubation
- Prehospital TXA
- “Life After Trauma: The TSN Charlotte Experience” Podium Presentation
- Ultrasound in Trauma Simulation
- Needle Decompression & Chest Tubes Simulation
- “Coagulopathy, TXA, Whole Blood, TEG, The Gambit” Podium Presentation
Saturday, May 13th HighlightsKeynote Speech: “25 Years Down East”
Eric Toshlog, MD
Chief, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Vidant Health- Shock and Resuscitation Panel Discussion
- Blunt Chest Trauma Management Podium Presentation
- EJ, IO, & RIC Simulation
- Cric Simulation
- Ventilator Management Simulation - NO CREDIT
- “All That Glitters is Not Gold: Evidence-Based Medicine at Hostile Mass Casualty Incidents” Podium Presentation
For a FULL AGENDA and details: Metrolina Trauma Symposium AGENDA
Accreditation StatementAtrium Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation StatementAtrium Health designates this
Live activity for a maximum of 13.0
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
AAPA accepts certificate of participation for educational activities certified for
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician Assistants may receive a maximum of 13.0 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.
Nursing Contact HoursA maximum of 13.0 Nursing Contact Hours will be awarded. Nursing contact hours will be awarded by day. Nurses must attend 90% of the program for each day in order to receive full CE contact hours for each day.
Charlotte Area Health Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.NCBPTE Contact HoursCharlotte AHEC, NC AHEC system, is an approved provider by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners with regard to activities directly related to physical therapy for continued competence.
EMT/EMS CreditNCOEMS accept will accept this program. Final approval of any CEU’s accrued for individual continuing education credit rests with each local North Carolina EMS System or approved educational institution.
Friday, May 12th - 6.75
Saturday, May 13th - 6.25
Policy on Faculty and Sponsor Disclosure Atrium Health adheres to the ACCME Standards regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and commercial support relationships, if any, will be made known at the activity.
ADA StatementIf you need any auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to attend this conference, please contact Scott Wilson, EMT-P by email
scott.wilson@atriumhealth.org.
Registering for and attending a Charlotte AHEC program authorizes Charlotte AHEC to take audio, video, and/or still images to be used for promotional and educational purposes. If you have concerns, please speak with a Charlotte AHEC team member.
Objectives
- Identify current trauma care best practices
- Demonstrate effective management of trauma patients across multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrate systems based practice(s) to improve clinical outcomes
Contact
Tamara Smith-Tillman BS
Electives
Day 1 - 9:50am - 10:35am - Breakout Session 1
May 12 - 13, 2023
7:50 AM - 5:50 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 12 - 13, 2023
- Check-In Time
- 7:50 AM
May 12 - 13, 2023
9:50 AM - 9:40 AM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 12 - 13, 2023
- Check-In Time
- 10:35 AM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Ash
- Description
- Trauma Registrars will have the opportunity to see firsthand what happens on a scene and in the back of an ambulance in a simulated trauma scene call. ***Please only choose if you are a Trauma Registrar***
May 12 - 13, 2023
9:50 AM - 10:35 AM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 12 - 13, 2023
- Check-In Time
- 9:50 AM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Full Conference Room
- Description
- Podium presentation looking at signs and symptoms, treatment, documentation, and more of pediatric trauma patients with head trauma as a result of abuse.
May 12 - 13, 2023
9:50 AM - 10:35 AM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 12 - 13, 2023
- Check-In Time
- 9:50 AM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Cypress
- Description
- Hands on experience, learning more about indications and proper use of ultrasound in trauma through simulation with real “patients.”
May 12 - 13, 2023
9:50 AM - 10:35 AM
- Status
-
Filled
- Date(s)
-
May 12 - 13, 2023
- Check-In Time
- 9:50 AM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Maple
- Description
- Hands on experience, learning more about indications, contraindications, and proper use of needle decompression and chest tubes. *THIS SESSION IS FULL*
May 12 - 13, 2023
9:50 AM - 10:35 AM
- Status
-
Canceled
- Date(s)
-
May 12 - 13, 2023
- Check-In Time
- 9:50 AM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Dogwood
- Description
- Podium presentations with emphasis on the PT/OT side of the treatment of trauma patients exposing the learner to the eligibility for and benefits of the HOPE program as well as the latest trends in mobility EP and equipment and their impacts on patient care.
Day 1 - 1:00pm - 1:45pm - Breakout Session 2
May 12 - 13, 2023
7:50 AM - 4:50 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 12 - 13, 2023
- Check-In Time
- 7:50 AM
May 12 - 13, 2023
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
- Status
-
Filled
- Date(s)
-
May 12 - 13, 2023
- Check-In Time
- 1:00 PM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Cypress
- Description
- Trauma Registrars will have the opportunity to see firsthand what happens when ultrasound is used in the diagnosis and treatment of a trauma patient. *** Please only register if you are a Trauma Registrar. This station will rotate with Ultrasound and you will have the opportunity to participate in BOTH stations***
May 12 - 13, 2023
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
- Status
-
Filled
- Date(s)
-
May 12 - 13, 2023
- Check-In Time
- 1:00 PM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Maple
- Description
- Trauma Registrars will have the opportunity to see firsthand the indications, contraindications, and proper use of needle decompression and chest tubes in trauma patients. ***Please only choose if you are a Trauma Registrar. This station will rotate with Ultrasound and you will have the opportunity to participate in BOTH stations***
May 12 - 13, 2023
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 12 - 13, 2023
- Check-In Time
- 1:00 PM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Full Conference Room
- Description
- Are you up to speed on the latest in trauma care? Find out in this fast paced quiz on all aspects of trauma care as we explore the latest guidelines.
Day 1 - 1:55pm - 2:40pm - Breakout Session 3
May 12 - 13, 2023
7:50 AM - 3:30 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 12 - 13, 2023
- Check-In Time
- 7:50 AM
May 12, 2023
1:55 PM - 2:40 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 12, 2023
- Time
- 1:55 PM - 2:40 PM
- Check-In Time
- 1:55 PM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Ash
- Description
- Walk through a Traumatic Brain Injury case M&M style with a provider, reviewing interventions and imaging. ***Please only register if you are a Trauma Registrar.***
May 12, 2023
1:55 PM - 2:40 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 12, 2023
- Time
- 1:55 PM - 2:40 PM
- Check-In Time
- 1:55 PM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Full Conference Room
- Description
- Podium Presentation looking at initial care and transfer considerations of burn patients.
May 12, 2023
1:55 PM - 2:40 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 12, 2023
- Time
- 1:55 PM - 2:40 PM
- Check-In Time
- 1:55 PM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Cypress
- Description
- Hands on experience, learning more about indications and proper use of ultrasound in trauma through simulation with real “patients.”
May 12, 2023
1:55 PM - 2:40 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 12, 2023
- Time
- 1:55 PM - 2:40 PM
- Check-In Time
- 1:55 PM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Maple
- Description
- Hands on experience, learning more about indications, contraindications, and proper use of needle decompression and chest tubes.
May 12, 2023
1:55 PM - 2:40 PM
- Status
-
Canceled
- Date(s)
-
May 12, 2023
- Time
- 1:55 PM - 2:40 PM
- Check-In Time
- 1:55 PM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Dogwood
- Description
- Podium presentations with emphasis on the PT/OT skilled intervention. Diving into outcome measures that monitor progress in traumatic injuries as well as clinical decision making to determine appropriateness for PT/OT involvement along with non-pharmaceutical pain management as trauma patients recover.
Day 1 - 3:00pm - 3:45pm - Breakout Session 4
May 12 - 13, 2023
7:50 AM - 4:50 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 12 - 13, 2023
- Check-In Time
- 7:50 AM
May 12, 2023
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 12, 2023
- Time
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- Check-In Time
- 3:00 PM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Birch
- Description
- Interested in knowing how you can save a life of a patient who has a life-threatening hemorrhage? Join this fast-paced class to learn more about the steps to Stop The Bleed.
May 12, 2023
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 12, 2023
- Time
- 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
- Check-In Time
- 3:00 PM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Full Conference Room
- Description
- Podium presentation delving into the evolving role of pressors in the prehospital setting when treating trauma patients.
Day 2 - 8:55am - 9:40am - Breakout Session 5
May 13, 2023
7:50 AM - 3:30 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 13, 2023
- Time
- 7:50 AM - 3:30 PM
- Check-In Time
- 7:50 AM
May 13, 2023
8:55 AM - 9:40 AM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 13, 2023
- Time
- 8:55 AM - 9:40 AM
- Check-In Time
- 8:55 AM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Ash
- Description
- Was that an iGel or a King Airway? What’s the difference? Trauma Registrars will have the opportunity to see firsthand much of the equipment used by prehospital providers when treating and transporting a trauma patient. ***Please only choose if you are a Trauma Registrar***
May 13, 2023
8:55 AM - 9:40 AM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 13, 2023
- Time
- 8:55 AM - 9:40 AM
- Check-In Time
- 8:55 AM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Dogwood
- Description
- Podium presentation showing how Emergency Departments can be better prepared to adequately care for pediatric trauma patients.
May 13, 2023
8:55 AM - 9:40 AM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 13, 2023
- Time
- 8:55 AM - 9:40 AM
- Check-In Time
- 8:55 AM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Cypress
- Description
- Hands on experience, learning more about indications, contraindications, and proper technique of large bore vascular access options.
May 13, 2023
8:55 AM - 9:40 AM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 13, 2023
- Time
- 8:55 AM - 9:40 AM
- Check-In Time
- 8:55 AM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Maple
- Description
- Hands on experience, learning more about indications and proper technique for cricothyrotomies.
May 13, 2023
8:55 AM - 9:40 AM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 13, 2023
- Time
- 8:55 AM - 9:40 AM
- Check-In Time
- 8:55 AM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Full Conference Room
- Description
- Podium presentation reviewing the initial management of blunt chest trauma along with the decision making involved in selecting rib plating as a treatment plan.
Day 2 - 1:30pm - 2:15pm - Breakout Session 6
May 13, 2023
7:50 AM - 3:30 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 13, 2023
- Time
- 7:50 AM - 3:30 PM
- Check-In Time
- 7:50 AM
May 13, 2023
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 13, 2023
- Time
- 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
- Check-In Time
- 1:30 PM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Birch
- Description
- Hands on simulation experience learning the ins and outs of ventilator management with scenario-based cases to treat virtual patients.
May 13, 2023
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 13, 2023
- Time
- 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
- Check-In Time
- 1:30 PM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Cypress
- Description
- Hands on experience, learning more about indications,
contraindications, and proper technique of large bore vascular access options.
May 13, 2023
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 13, 2023
- Time
- 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
- Check-In Time
- 1:30 PM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Maple
- Description
- Hands on experience, learning more about indications and proper technique for cricothyrotomies.
May 13, 2023
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
- Status
-
Open
- Date(s)
-
May 13, 2023
- Time
- 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
- Check-In Time
- 1:30 PM
- Location
- Harris Conference Center
- Room
- Full Conference Room
- Description
- Podium presentation featuring an interactive, humorous lecture reviewing the latest literature on trauma care across the full spectrum of trauma providers.