2025 Annual Erlanger Trauma Symposium

Erlanger Health System is committed to providing high quality continuing education for healthcare professionals who care for trauma patients from first response through rehabilitation.

Physicians, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, nurses, and all ancillary staff who care for trauma patients will find this 2-Day Symposium meets their education needs. The complete agenda will be posted at erlanger.org/medical-services/trauma-services/trauma-symposium soon!

Day 1 (May 22nd, 2025) Lectures include:

1. Ocular Trauma / Robert Levy MD, Chattanooga Eye Institute

2. Traumatic Brain Injury / Daniel Kueter MD, UT College of Medicine Chattanooga, Department of Neurosurgery

3. Patient Case Reports and Testimonials

4. Development of a State-Wide Trauma System / Speaker TBD

5. Mass Casualty Incidents / Christopher Bell MD, UT College of Medicine Chattanooga, Department of Surgery

6. KEYNOTE: Disaster Management in the Face of Hurricane Helene / Philip Stahel MD, Chief Medical Officer, HCA Healthcare North Carolina Division

7. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy / Lauren Favors MD, UT College of Medicine Chattanooga, Department of Surgery

8. Air Medical Resuscitation / Stacy Prater CCEMT-P FP-C NRP, LifeForce Air Medical

9. Traumatic Pelvic Fractures / Speaker TBD

10. Pre-Hospital Management of Obstetrical Trauma / Fred Bossert MD, UT College of Medicine Chattanooga, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

11. Pediatric Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury / Speaker TBD

12. Pre-Hospital Management of Geriatric Trauma / Robert Vincent Smith MD, UT College of Medicine Chattanooga, Department of Internal Medicine

13. Pre-Hospital Administration of Fresh Whole Blood in the Setting of Trauma / Gavin Wilks MD, DCH Health System, Department of Surgery

14. Standard of Care for Pediatric Resuscitation / Regan Williams MD, UT College of Medicine Memphis, Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics

15. KEYNOTE: Traumatic Burns: Resuscitation and Surgical Management / Victoria Miles MD, LSU College of Medicine, Department of Trauma & Critical Care Surgery

Day 2 (May 23rd, 2025) Skills & Cadaver Lab Rotations Include:

1. Intubation and Ventilation
2. Swift Water Rescue
3. Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
4. Orthopedic Trauma
5. Gross Anatomy of the Trauma Patient
6. Decontamination Management
7. Adult Trauma Challenge
8. Massive Transfusion Simulation
9. and more!

Erlanger's Trauma Services is proud to bring free continuing education to the heroes of health care. We hope you can join us May 22 &23, 2025.

Questions? Contact Meredith Rippy at bWVyZWRpdGggISByaXBweSB8IGVybGFuZ2VyICEgb3Jn or 423/757-0824

AMA Credit Designation: The University of Tennessee College of Medicine (UTCOM) designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Continuing Education for Non-Physicians: The UTCOM will issue Certificates of Participation to non-physicians for participating in this activity and designates it for CEUs using the national standard that 1 hour of educational instruction is awarded .1 CEU. Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements & policies of them Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the UTCOM and Erlanger Health System. The UTCOM is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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