8:20 - 8:30 am     Opening Remarks

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Opening remarks, featuring the Tacoma Fire Department Honor Guard and Kathy Browning (Tukwilla Fire Department) singing the National Anthem.

Toryono Green, EMT-P, TFD Medical Services Officer

8:30 - 9:15 am     Keynote Address: Great Moments in Trauma History

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Important milestones in trauma care are discussed.

Robert Jacoby, MD, FACS

 

 

9:30 - 10:30 am     General Session: Haiti Disaster - Lessons Learned

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A review of the International Medical Surgical Response Team efforts after the Haitian earthquake.

Panelists: Vicki L. Sakata, MD; Eileen Bulger, MD, FACS; Ralph Mitchell, PA-C; Lori VanSlyke, MSW, LICSW

11:00 - 11:45 am     Breakout Session 1A, 2A, 3A, & 4A

Managing the Difficult Airway: Adult and Pediatrics

A practical skills lab demonstrating the appropriate management techniques for a difficult airway.

Thomas Hurt, MD; Jeffrey Blake, MD; Mike Newhouse, EMT-P, SEI; Kimberly A. Morrissette, DO; Jeffrey Bullard-Berent, MD, FAAP, FACE

11:00 - 11:45 am     Breakout Session 1B

From Wet to Dry: Current Trends in Fluid Resuscitation for Trauma

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Strategies for the resuscitation of patients with hypovolemic shock and brain injury are discussed.

Eileen Bulger, MD, FACS

11:00 - 11:45 am     Breakout Session 1C & 2B

A Tragedy in Our County: Police Officer Shootings

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A review of the recent police officer shootings and the subsequent need for team safety in crisis management situations.

Detective Ed Troyer, Pierce County Sheriff's Department

11:00 - 11:45 am     Breakout Session 1D

Air Medical Transport: Who Should We Be Flying?

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A discussion on how to identify the most appropriate patients for helicopter transport.

Cindy Goodrich RN, MS, CCRN

12:45 - 1:30 pm     Breakout Session 2C

"Nailed It": Penetrating Cardiac Injury

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Case Study Presentation: The signs and symptoms of sharp or blunt injury to the myocardium are presented and discussed.

John Luber MD, FACS, FACC; Robert Jacoby MD, FACS

12:45 - 1:30 pm     Breakout Session 2D

Innovations in Combat Casualty Care: Civilian Applications

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A discussion and demonstration of new medical devices that have been developed by the military.

COL Ian S. Wedmore MD, FACEP, FAWM

 

1:45 - 2:30 pm     Breakout Session 3B

Donation Process: From Tragedy to New Hope

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A review of organ preservation and tissue donation in the field.

Wayne D. Babcock RN, BSN, CPTC

 

1:45 - 2:30 pm     Breakout Session 3C

Lessons Learned in Pediatric Trauma

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A discussion of the differences in the care of the pediatric trauma victim compared to the adult.

Mauricio A. (Tony) Escobar, Jr, MD, FAAP

 

1:45 - 2:30 pm     Breakout Session 3D

Basic Gang Awareness Training

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A discussion to raise awareness of gang membership identification, behaviors and local area gang trends.

Officer Randall Frisbie, TPD; Officer Tim Caber, TPD

2:45 - 3:30 pm     Breakout Session 4B

Acute Management of Severe TBI in Infants, Children, Adolescents

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A discussion of the age-related differences in the care of patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Iain Asplin MD, PhD, FAAP

2:45 - 3:30 pm     Breakout Session 4C

Burns: What To Do Before Patients Go To Harborview

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A review of the initial resuscitation of the burn victim.

Thomas Ferrer, MD

2:45 - 3:30 pm     Breakout Session 4D

Multi-System Trauma: From Transport to Rehab

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A discussion of the resuscitation of patients with competing priorities.

Michelle Strong MD, PhD

3:45 - 4:30 pm     General Session: Ignite Your Life! Discovering 5 Keys to Unlock
                              Passion, Potential and Impact

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A biographical discussion of how a challenge can be changed into a positive
opportunity.

John R. O'Leary