Harvard Advanced Trauma Management 2024

Overview

Harvard Advanced Trauma Management 2024 is a comprehensive two-day on-demand educational program designed for emergency clinicians to update and refine their skills in acute trauma care. The course emphasizes advanced clinical knowledge and practical skills related to emergency stabilization, triage, and management of major trauma cases. Key elements include teamwork, non-technical skills, and evidence-based protocols. On-demand emergency medicine education — accessible anytime, anywhere.

This course is suitable for clinicians working in trauma centers, community hospitals, or remote settings. It includes detailed updates on trauma care pathways and focuses on optimizing outcomes for patients with complex traumatic injuries.

Agenda

This program delivers a structured curriculum across two days, covering a broad spectrum of trauma management topics through keynote presentations, case discussions, and expert panels.

• Introduction & Welcome
• Problem Solving with the Hypotensive Trauma Patient — Richard Wolfe, MD
• Challenging Cases in Torso Trauma — Carlo Rosen, MD
• Using POCUS for Trauma Patients: Best Practices — Jesse Schafer, MD
• Trauma in Pregnancy: Caring for Two Patients — Leslie Bilello, MD
• Massive Transfusion Protocols — Christie Fritz, MD
• Anticoagulation Reversal Agents — Michael Simpson, MD
• Pediatric Trauma — Caitlin Farrell, MD
• Time With The Experts: Let’s Talk Trauma (Case Studies) — Leslie Bilello, MD; Carlo Rosen, MD; Richard Wolfe, MD; Christie Fritz, MD
• Keynote: Helicopter EMS and Trauma Outcomes — Steve Thomas, MD
• Firearm Injuries: Civilian vs. Military — Andrew Ketterer, MD, MA
• Traumatic Brain Injury: From Mild to Severe — Jake Hoyne, MD
• Spine Injuries — Martina Stippler, MD
• Trauma Procedures: Pearls and Pitfalls — Carlo Rosen, MD
• The Trauma Airway — Brian Gacioch, MD
• Special Considerations: The Elderly Trauma Patient — Richard Wolfe, MD
• Time With The Experts: Let’s Talk Trauma (Case Studies) — Richard Wolfe, MD; Andrew Ketterer, MD, MA; Carlo Rosen, MD; Christie Fritz, MD; Martina Stippler, MD; Charles Parsons, MD, FACS

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Articulate best practices for treating trauma within special patient populations such as hypotensive, geriatric, pediatric, and pregnant patients.
• Discuss how to rapidly evaluate trauma patients with techniques such as point-of-care ultrasound.
• Identify clinical red flags, such as population-specific vital sign abnormalities, injury mechanisms, or physical exam findings of major vascular injury, to anticipate the patient’s clinical course and care needs.
• Recognize how to incorporate trauma management practices such as Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), anticoagulant reversal, and selection of imaging studies, in their practice.

Speakers

• Richard Wolfe, MD
• Carlo Rosen, MD
• Jesse Schafer, MD
• Leslie Bilello, MD
• Christie Fritz, MD
• Michael Simpson, MD
• Caitlin Farrell, MD
• Steve Thomas, MD
• Andrew Ketterer, MD, MA
• Jake Hoyne, MD
• Martina Stippler, MD
• Brian Gacioch, MD
• Charles Parsons, MD, FACS

Target Audience

This course is designed for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and advanced practice providers working in emergency medicine, critical care, and urgent care settings. It is suitable for professionals practicing in trauma centers, community hospitals, and remote care environments who seek to deepen their trauma management expertise.

Why This Topic Matters

Harvard Advanced Trauma Management 2024 addresses critical needs in emergency medicine by providing updated knowledge and advanced skills essential for high-quality trauma care. The program supports clinicians in strengthening their capacity to manage complex trauma cases effectively, with an emphasis on practical approaches and clinical decision-making.

MedHub Central offers this course to reinforce expertise in trauma management, ensuring clinicians remain informed about state-of-the-art practices and protocols in this specialty. This education is vital for improving patient assessment, stabilization, and outcomes in diverse clinical settings.