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ForwardTrauma and Acute Care Surgery Symposium 2025
This course offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual) attendance options
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| Stephanie F. Heller, M.D. | Erica A. Loomis, M.D. | Kyle S. Rader, P.A.-C. | Brianna M. Skrukrud, APRN, C.N.P. | Alec J. Williams, APRN, C.N.P., D.N.P. |
March 18 - 21, 2025 - Hyatt Regency Lost Pines - Lost Pines, Texas
A message from the course directors:
This widely applicable CME symposium focuses on enhancing patient care by providing:
- Expert knowledge and skill sets in acute care surgery for advanced practitioners.
- The latest principles of trauma, critical care and emergency surgery.
- Topics that are geared towards the utilization of advanced practitioners in the management of emergency general surgery.
- Multiple educational formats, including didactic sessions, hands-on workshops and case presentations.
Target Audience
This symposium is designed for advanced practice providers including physician assistants and nurse practitioners. In addition, military members, physicians, clinical nurse specialists, nurse educators and nursing staff in trauma, acute care surgery, emergency medicine, and hospital medicine may benefit from this course.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe a systematic approach to assessment and management of the trauma and acute care patients.
- Formulate an action plan based on scientific rationale, evidence-based standards of care, and practice management guidelines for trauma and acute care patients.
- Describe management of the pre and post-acute care surgical patients.
- Choose appropriate and timely consultation and/or referral when necessary in the trauma acute care surgery populations.
- Summarize leadership development opportunities for NPs and PAs in their current practice.
- Debate current variations in trauma and acute care surgery patient management based on updated literature.
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
All times listed as Central Time
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | |
7:00 a.m. | Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibitors Baron’s Foyer |
7:45 a.m. | Welcome and Course Overview Baron’s Ballroom |
8:00 a.m. | KEYNOTE: Whole Blood: Access to Gold Donald Jenkins, MD, FACS |
9:00 a.m. | Fasciotomies Krystin Hidden, MD |
9:30 a.m. | To Plate or Not to Plate: Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures Henry Schiller, MD |
10:15 a.m. | Break/Exhibitors Baron’s Ballroom |
10:35 a.m. | This is How I Repair the Pelvis Krystin Hidden, MD |
11:20 a.m. | Livestock Trauma Management Kyle Rader, PA-C |
11:50 a.m. | The Mangled Hand Kathryn Mayo-Hergott, PA-C, MS |
12:20 p.m. | Adjourn |
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 | |
7:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast and Exhibitors Baron’s Foyer |
7:45 a.m. | Welcome and Day 2 Overview Baron’s Ballroom |
7:55 a.m. | In Pursuit of a Dispute: Debated Topics in ACS Donald Jenkins, MD, FACS; Henry Schiller, MD; Stephanie Heller MD; Erica Loomis, MD; Megan Nelson, MD; Joseph Carroll, MD |
10:00 a.m. | Break/Exhibitors Baron’s Ballroom |
10:30 a.m. | Pain After Hernia Repair Megan Nelson, MD |
11:15 a.m. | Acute Abdomen Erica Loomis, MD |
12:00 p.m. | Mesenteric Ischemia Young Erben, MD |
12:45 p.m. | Adjourn |
Optional Breakout Session Pre-Registration Required | |
2:00-5:00 p.m. | Don’t be Scared of the Dark: An Introduction to Radiology Interpretation ($200) Alec Williams, APRN, CNP, DNP and Sherry Ge, APRN, CNP, MSN Baron’s Ballroom and Livestream |
Thursday, March 20, 2025 | |
7:00 a.m. | Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibitors Baron’s Foyer |
7:50 a.m. | Welcome and Day 3 Overview Baron’s Ballroom |
7:55 a.m. | The Case for Surgeon Well-Being: Perspective from a Disbeliever Peter Rhee, DO, MS |
8:55 a.m. | Vascular Injury Management Young Erben, MD |
9:40 a.m. | Break/Exhibitors Baron’s Ballroom |
10:00 a.m. | Management of Traumatic Bone Loss: Pearls from Combat Casualties Peter Rhee, DO, MS |
10:30 a.m. | The Game of Stones Henry Schiller, MD |
11:00 a.m. | Penetrating Trauma: Pulling Out the Pearls and Taking a Stab at Operative Techniques Joseph Carroll, MD |
11:30 a.m. | A Day on the Wound Service Brianna Skrukrud, APRN, CNP |
12:00 p.m. | How to Trick a Fistula Stephanie Heller, MD |
12:45 p.m. | Adjourn |
Optional Breakout Session Pre-Registration Required | |
2:00-5:00 p.m. | Complex Wound Management: Debridement and Negative Pressure Workshop ($200) Ann Leland, APRN, CNP, DNP and Brianna Skrukrud, APRN, CNP Navarro Y Bangs |
Friday, March 21, 2025 | |
7:00 a.m. | Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibitors Baron’s Foyer |
7:45 a.m. | Welcome and Day 4 Overview Baron’s Ballroom |
7:50 a.m. | Burns and Hot Topics for Management Joseph Carroll, MD |
8:20 a.m. | Pharmacology for the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Patient Kirstin Kooda, PharmD, RPh, BCCCP |
9:20 a.m. | Break/Exhibitors Baron’s Ballroom |
9:40 a.m. | Advanced Practitioners Power Pearls Michael Thorn Jr, APRN, CNP, MSN |
11:40 a.m. | NP/PA Professional Development Alec Williams, APRN, CNP, DNP and Ann Leland, APRN, CNP, DNP |
12:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
This session offers 1 hour in pharmacology or pharmacotherapeutic content. Learners are responsible to determine if this activity will meet the
pharmacology requirements for licensing boards or other credentialing organizations.
Lodging Accommodations
A limited number of guest rooms have been reserved for attendees and their guests with special course rates at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines. In order to receive the special rate (plus applicable taxes and fees), reservations must be made before the room block is filled or before the cutoff date of February 24, 2025, whichever comes first. After February 24, 2025, reservations will be taken based on space and rate availability. Lodging arrangements are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant. Please identify yourself as a participant of the 2025 Mayo Clinic Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Symposium when making your reservation.
Livestream: Broadcast in Central Time
All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statement(s):
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 23.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ANCC
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this activity for a maximum of 23.50 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AAPA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 23.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
IPCE
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 23.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
American Board of Surgery (ABS)
Successful completion of this CME activity enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Other Healthcare Professionals:
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.
| General Session | Credits |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 4.25 |
| Wednesday | 4.50 |
| Thursday | 4.50 |
| Friday | 4.50 |
| Total | 17.50 |
| Optional Workshops | Credits |
| Don't Be Afraid of the Dark - Wednesday, March 19 | 3.00 |
| Complex Wound Management - Thursday, March 20 | 3.00 |
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.
Available Credit
- 23.50 AAPA Category 1
- 23.50 ABS
- 23.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 23.50 ANCC
- 23.50 Attendance
- 23.50 IPCE
This course offers the unique opportunity for commercial companies to interact with healthcare providers and highlight their products and services. Please see the following information if you are interested in exhibiting at or sponsoring this course:
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To claim credit for livestream participation in this course, learners must view the content during the hours posted for the live activity. This course is not approved for on-demand delivery.
Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development (MCSCPD) strives to foster a learning environment in which individual differences are valued, allowing all to achieve their fullest potential.
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