2025 WR Health Coalition Emergency Management Virtual SeminarTRAUMA MANAGEMENT FOR RURAL EMS AND COMMUNITY HOSPITALS“TRAUMA-REACH”April 23 & 24, 20258:30am - 12:00pm*FREE*Zoom Webinar
SEMINAR WEBSITE: traumareach2025.urmc.eduQUESTIONS: please contact the Finger Lakes/Western Region Health Emergency Preparedness Training Center
PRESENTED BY: Western Region Health Emergency Preparedness Coalition, University of Rochester Kessler Trauma Center, University of Rochester Golisano Children’s Hospital, Erie County Trauma Center, John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital, Upstate Trauma Center and Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
The Health Emergency Management Seminar - Trauma Management for Rural EMS And Community Hospitals (T-REACH) is designed to better prepare hospital and non-hospital response partners in planning, mitigating, responding to and recovering from natural and man-made disasters that impact the delivery of health care in a community or impact the environment of care for responders. The goal of the 2025 virtual seminar is to enhance the skills and knowledge of providers in the rural setting in the management of multi-injured patients and to understand the importance of working as a team of professionals in caring for patients with life-threatening traumatic injuries. Relevant information and stimulated discussions will focus on best practices in the management of trauma/disaster patients.Based on presentations, participants will be able to:
Discuss disaster triage principles and appropriate destination decisions through case study review
Identify the various injury patterns and signs of shock that present in different patient populations
Manage interventions appropriate to treat spinal trauma and burns prior to arrival at a trauma center
Examine risks for post traumatic injury and resources available to support patients after discharge
TARGET AUDIENCE:Healthcare professionals (MD/DO, PA, NP, RN, EMS providers and other allied medical professionals) in rural settings caring for trauma patients (ED, Acute Floor, ICU and EMS) in New York State.
AGENDA/TOPICS/SPEAKERS:This FREE virtual seminar will occur over 2 days (April 23 & 24, 2025). Each day will include three hours of presentations starting at 8:30am and concluding by noon. Visit the Trauma REACH 2025 website for topic summary and objectives: traumareach2025.urmc.edu*topics and speakers subject to change*
April 23, 2025 @ 8:30am - 12:00pm | |
0830-0845 | Welcome/Opening Remarks |
0845-1045 | Mass Casualty Incidents – Triage/Treatment/Destinations |
Speakers: | Adam Oplinger BS, RN, CEN, TCRNPediatric Trauma Program ManagerUniversity of Rochester Medical Center - Golisano Children's Hospital Jeremy T. Cushman, MD, MS, EMT-P, FACEP, FAEMSProfessor and Chief, Division of Prehospital MedicineDepartments of Emergency Medicine & Public Health Sciences, URMCMonroe-Livingston Regional EMS Medical DirectorDouglas Sandbrook, MA, NRP, EMT-P, CICEMS Program Director/EMS LiaisonSUNY Upstate Medical UniversityMeghan Mullen, MS, RN, CCRNTrauma Program ManagerErie County Medical Center - Level 1 Trauma CenterBeth A. Moses, RN, BSN, TCRN, AEMTTrauma Injury Prevention and Education CoordinatorErie County Medical Center - Level 1 Trauma Center |
1045-1145 | Spinal Trauma – Assessment and Initial Treatment Considerations for Adults and Pediatrics |
Speakers: | David Paul, MD, MSAssistant Professor, Department of Brain and Spine TraumaDepartment of NeurosurgeryUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterKathleen Knudson, MDDirector of Pediatric NeurosurgeryUpstate Medical University |
1145-1200 | Closing Remarks |
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April 24, 2025 @ 8:30am - 12:00pm | |
0830-0845 | Welcome/Opening Remarks |
0845-0945 | Considerations for Special Patient Populations |
Speaker: | Johanna Innes, MD, NRP, FACEP, FAEMSClinical Assistant Professor of Emergency MedicineProgram Director, Fellowship in EMSJacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical SciencesErie County Medical Center |
0945-1045 | Burns – Post Injury Assessment and Treatment |
Speaker: | Andrew Nordin, MDTrauma Medical Director, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric SurgeryUniversity at Buffalo, John R. Oishei Children's Hospital |
1045-1145 | Not Just Surviving, But Thriving After Injury |
Speaker: | Nicole A. Stassen, MD, FACS, FCCMProfessor of Surgery and PediatricsDirector - Kessler Family Burn Trauma Intensive Care UnitDirector - Surgical Critical Care FellowshipUniversity of Rochester Medical Center |
1145-1200 | Closing Remarks/Evaluations |
ACCREDITATION/CERTIFICATION:This seminar is a NYSDOH OHEP Pre-Approved TrainingA Certificate of Attendance for each day will be available to all attendees that complete a post-session evaluation.This activity is pending approval by ACCME and NYS BEMS for EMS CME
SEMINAR SPONSOR:
This seminar has been funded through a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under the 2024-2025 New York State Department of Health Office of Health Emergency Preparedness awarded to the University of Rochester Medical Center - Finger Lakes/Western Region Health Emergency Preparedness Training Center.
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