6:00pm – 7:00pm      

Meta Carroll, MD
Lurie Children’s at Northwest Community Hospital
Associate Clinician, Department of Pediatrics
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Essential Links in the Chain of Recovery: Trauma Training and Pediatric Preparedness.

Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity the participants should be able to:

• Review the modifications to the Advanced Trauma Life Support Course® and manual (10th edition), including recognition and treatment priorities for hemorrhagic shock, thoracic injuries, head and neck trauma, burn injuries, and pelvic fractures
• Learn a new validated bruising clinical decision tool for children under 4 years that accurately identifies inflicted trauma/child abuse, with implications for occult multisystem trauma.
• Understand the evolution of the EMSC (emergency medical services for children) program and its impact on pediatric preparedness in community hospitals and trauma centers.

7:00pm-8:00pm 
M&M - Quality Assurance Meeting- Confidential

8:00pm-9:00pm -    Meeting      

Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity the participants should be able to:

1. Discuss management of specific cases, reviewing for options and appropriateness of care
2. Establish standards of care for future management of similar trauma cases
3. Develop corrective action plan

Format: Lecture and Case Based discussion

Target Audience:  All Physicians

Disclosures:   
The planners and speakers have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

Accreditation Statement: Advocate Health Care is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement: Advocate Health Care designates this live activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Commercial Support: There is no external financial support for this activity