19IDSIM038 - Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®)

Description

Injured patients present a wide range of complex problems. The ATLS® 10th Edition Student Course presents a concise approach to assessing and managing multiple injured patients. The course presents doctors with knowledge and techniques that are comprehensive and easily adapted to fit their needs. The skills described in the manual represent one safe way to perform each technique, and the ACS recognizes that there are other acceptable approaches. However, the knowledge and skills taught in the course are easily adapted to all venues for the care of patients.

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and its Committee on Trauma (COT) have developed the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) program for doctors. This program provides systemic and concise training for the early care of trauma patients. The ATLS® program provides participants with a safe, reliable method for immediate management of the injured patient and the basic knowledge necessary to:

• Assess the patient's condition rapidly and accurately
  
• Resuscitate and stabilize the patient according to priority
  
• Determine if the patient's needs exceed a facility's capacity
  
• Arrange appropriately for the patient's inter-hospital transfer (who, what, when, and how)
  
• Ensure that optimum care is provided and that the level of care does not deteriorate at any point during the evaluation, resuscitation, or transfer process

For participants who infrequently treat trauma, the ATLS® Student Course provides an easy to remember method for evaluating and treating the victim of a traumatic event. For doctors who treat traumatic disease on a frequent basis, the ATLS® Student Course provides a scaffold for evaluation, treatment, education, and quality assurance. In short, ATLS® is a measurable, reproducible, and comprehensive system of trauma care.

A Note on Credits

The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians.

The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 17 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American College of Emergency Physicians has approved ACEP Category 1 credit for up to 17 hours.

Nursing: For the purposes of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

A non-physician certificate of attendance is available at myatls.com and in the ATLS Course Management system.

ATLS Student Course Manual

All participants are expected to bring with them an ATLS® Student Course Manual. Registration fees include the manual and shipping. Every effort will be made to deliver these materials one month prior to the course. If your registration is received after March 25, 2019 there will be a $50.00 charge to ship the materials via Federal Express.

Shipping Address will be the address entered on the PDF brochure registration page or at online checkout. Please update if necessary. NO PO BOXES.

ACS guidelines require that all students (excluding auditors) complete the pre-test online for this course prior to attending the live course.

Online pretest - A link will be emailed to all students in advance of the course. Please provide your preferred email address on the PDF brochure registration page or at online registration.

In order to accommodate these requirements, process your registration, and provide you with a manual and the link to take the pre-test in a timely manner, registration for this program will close at noon on March 29, 2019.

Directions/Lodging

Click here for directions to our campus and a listing of local area hotels MAHEC has negotiated rates with. Rooms at these rates are limited.

If you can't make this session, the same course is available on October 10-11, 2019.

Currently, the audit spots in this class for RN and EMS / EMT / Paramedic are filled. If you would like to join the wait list to audit, in case we receive a cancellation, please email the coordinator of the event. Nancy Walker

Target Audience

Physicians and APPs | Audit Only: Nurses, EMS, EMTs and Paramedics (Only 4 seats available for auditors!)

Objectives

• Assess the patient's condition rapidly and accurately
• Resuscitate and stabilize the patient according to priority
• Determine if the patient's needs exceed a facility's capabilities
• Arrange appropriately for the patient's definitive care
• Ensure that optimum care is provided

Fees

$1175.00 Early Registration Fee - PHYSICIANS

$775.00 Early Registration Fee - APPs and PAs

$1225.00 Registration Fee - PHYSICIANS

$825.00 Registration Fee - APPs and PAs