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"Putting the Pieces back together"November 8, 2012 - 8am - 4:30pm |
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program participants will be able to:
- Develop an understanding of Trauma and the role of first responders (EMS).
- Understand the process of Trauma care.
- Identify national, state and local Trauma statistics
- Discuss the protocols and outcomes of selected Trauma events.
Keynote Speaker
Dr. L.D. George Angus, is the Trauma Director at Nassau University Medical Center Level I Trauma Center. He received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1982 and a Master's in Public Health from Columbia University in 1995. Dr. Angus has 30 years experience in the area of trauma treatments and modalities. His academic appointments include Clinical Professor of Surgery-AUC, Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery at Stony Brook University Hospital. He is Board Certified in General Surgery and Critical Care and has been on ATLS State Faculty since 2002. He has published extensively on trauma and wrote a chapter in the book Trauma Care in Nassau County- The Past 100 years In: Nassau County: From Hinterland to Suburban Metropolis. Dr. Angus is a member of the NY State Trauma Advisory Committee and is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons.
Conference Schedule (Tentative)
| Morning Session | |
| 8:00am | Registration & Breakfast |
| 8:30am | Welcoming Remarks Kathy Skarka, Senior VP-Nursing |
| 8:45-9:30am | Keynote Speaker L.D. George Angus, MD, MPH, FACS Trauma Director "Advances in Trauma Care: Lessons Learned" |
| 9:30-9:45am | Trauma Statistics: "Not Just a Number" Sara Cardozo-Stolberg, BS, RN |
| 9:45-10:00am | Break |
| 10:00-10:45am | EMS- 1st Responders "Where it all Begins" Keith Grossman, MPA, ACEM, AEMT |
| 10:45-11:30am | Emergency Department: "Putting the Pieces Together" Anne Heuser, RN, DON-ED & Doreen Haseman, RN |
| 11:30-12:45pm | Lunch- NYODN Nicholas Seals, EMT-P, CPTC Transplant Coordinator |
| Afternoon Session- Case Presentations | |
| 12:45-2:15pm: | Types of Puzzles Solved Canine Mauling Louis Riina. MD Genital Mutilation- Aleksandr Shteynberg, MD Burn Injury Amy Pakes, MS, RN |
| 2:15-2:30 pm | Break |
| 2:30-4:00 pm | Types of Puzzles Solved Crush Injury Donna Hangan, MSN, RN Sexual Assault Barbara Lopez-Heffernan, SANE, RN PTSD Constantine Ioannou, MD |
| 4:00-4:30pm | Evaluation & Certificates |
Trauma Conference Registration
Please click here to register. Please complete entire registration form including payment. Credit card payment only accepted. You will receive confirmation upon completion of registration.
Cancellation
Please note: 24 hour cancellation notice is required for a refund with a $40.00 Administrative Fee. No refunds for "No-show." Refunds will be provided via check.
General Registration: $99
Students: $75
After October 30 (Space Permitting): $119
NUMC employees please call ext. 2-4788
For availability of admission at door, call 24 hours prior to conference
Breakfast, Lunch, Refreshments and Parking included
For more information please contact:
Mary Ellen Comiskey
mcomiske@numc.edu
516-572-4788
Continuing Education Credits: NUMC is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 6.5 contact hours will be awarded.
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