ChristianaCare First Annual Trauma Symposium 

Release Date	February 25, 2025
Expiration Date	May 5, 2025
CME	7.5 credits

 

ChristianaCare First Annual Trauma Symposium
  

Friday, April 4, 2025; 7:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Location: John H. Ammon Education Center, ChristianaCare Newark Campus, Newark, DE

Registration is required! No late in-person registrations will be accepted for CME.

Registration Deadline: April 1, 2025 at noon

Questions: For ALL event questions, including sound, and visuals, please contact Amy Minsker in the CME office at amy.l.minsker@christianacare.org 
 

Early Registration- February 24- March 22- $40
Late Registration- March 23- April 1- $50
Students - $25

Cost Center Transfers are accepted (for CC Employees ONLY), an email will be sent to those choosing to pay by cost center at the close of registration.

 

Overview

This first annual ChristianaCare Trauma Symposium aims to reinvigorate trauma specific education for healthcare providers in the state of Delaware and surrounding areas. Our keynote speaker this year is Dr. Glen Tinkoff. He will be sharing his talk on trauma systems of care and their benefits. We will delve into other topics like massive transfusion, managing open fractures, trauma transfers, pediatric gun violence, and more. Throughout the conference, there will be opportunities to network and gain knowledge that is useful and relevant to your role and serves to improve quality of care delivered.

Target Audience

This event is intended for Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Residents, Medical Students, Allied Health Professionals, and EMS Professionals.

Statement of Need

There are differing levels of trauma care centers entail different resources and capabilities. Trauma care providers need to implement a systematic approach to ensure optimal care. For this to occur, they require a broad knowledge base related to evidence based practice/outcomes and clinical guidelines in trauma.  

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity learners should be able to:

1. Describe the use of in situ simulations to evaluate team effectiveness and medical management during trauma codes and recognize the importance of Team STEPPS strategies.
2. Recognize the hallmarks of operative management versus non-operative management practices in patients with solid organ injuries.
3. Discuss best practices surrounding open fracture management including antibiotic therapy.

Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Medical Society of Delaware and Christiana Care. The Medical Society of Delaware is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

It is the policy of the Medical Society of Delaware (MSD) to comply with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of Continuing Medical Education (CME). In keeping with these standards, all faculty participating in continuing medical education provided by MSD are expected to disclose to the activity audience any real or apparent conflicts of interest related to the content of their presentations.

Joint providership of CME by MSD in no way implies endorsement of any product or service. 

This activity is not supported by commercial funding.

Credit Designation Statement

The Medical Society of Delaware designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty and Disclosures

In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the planner or significant other, currently or within the last 24 months) with commercial interests/ineligible companies. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity.

The following is a list of the faculty, along with any information they have disclosed regarding their relevant financial relationships.

Kevin M. Bradley, MD, MBS, FACS, FACM (Planner, Activity Director, Moderator, Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Amanda Latina MBA, MSN, RN, TCRN (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Amy Minsker (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Danielle Sofia, MSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Heather Panichelli AGCNS-BC, MSN, CEN, CPEN (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Jessica Callahan BSN, RN, CEN (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
John Roussis MBA, CMTE, NRP, FP-C (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Mary Podlas MSN, MBA, CEN, TCRN, RNC-OB, C-EFM (Planner) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Pamela J. Woods, RN, ACNS-BC, CEN, TCRN, CAISS (Planner, Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

COL Duane Duke, MD USAR MC (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Deacon J. Lile, MD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Glen Tinkoff MD, FACS, FCCM (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Jonathan B. Imran, MD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Justin Eisenman, DO (Speaker) -  has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Matthew K. Hoffman, MD MPH (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Asanthi Ratnasekera, DO, FACS (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Nicholas F. Quercetti, III, DO (Speaker) - surgeon advisor for CurvaFix; consultant for CurvaFix, DePuy Synthes - All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated

Susan Coffey Zern, MD, MSMS, CHSE (Speaker) -  has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Victoria O’Brien, MD, PhD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Kyle R. Burch, MD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Robert Rosenbaum, MD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose
Jonathan Hilton, MD (Speaker) - has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Disclaimer

All information contained within this activity is intended for educational purposes only. Physicians and other health care professionals are encouraged to consult other sources and confirm the information contained in this educational event. No single reference or service can take the place of medical training, education and experience. This educational event does not define a standard of care, nor is it intended to dictate an exclusive course of management. This information should not substitute for a visit or consultation with a health care provider.

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