Advanced Trauma Management
- Continuing Education
Strengthen your advanced trauma care capabilities in this intensive 2‑day course that delivers state‑of‑the‑art updates, best practices, and new protocols for managing high‑risk injuries from ED arrival through discharge. Gain practical skills, interdisciplinary strategies, and focused training to optimize outcomes across diverse trauma populations and clinical settings.
- Live Online
This course is taught online in real time.
Additionally, all sessions will be recorded and made available to participants for on-demand online viewing for 90 days after the end of the course.
All live streaming and recorded sessions and workshops are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and other relevant credits. (Note: Evaluations must be completed within 30 days of the conclusion of the course to receive CME credit.)
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Continuing Education
Earn Up To:
» 15.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
» 15.50 European CME credits (ECMEC®)
» 15.50 credits of Risk Management Study
» Commensurate credits through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Two Days
Please view the Schedule for a full description of the program.
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Overview
Advanced Trauma Management is a 2-day course that provides updates, best practices, and new pathways & protocols regarding the acute care of major trauma patients, from Emergency Department arrival through hospital admission/discharge. The course focuses on advanced, state of-the-art clinical knowledge and skills, with an emphasis on teamwork, non-technical skills, and best practices in ED management.
The course will also focus on trauma management in special patient populations - geriatric trauma patients, pregnant trauma patients, pediatric trauma patients, and trauma management in special settings - wilderness medicine, sports medicine, and mass casualty incidents (MCIs).
The goal of this course is to prepare emergency clinicians, who already have a strong base in trauma care, to quickly and accurately assess and provide high-quality care for trauma patients. Emphasis will be on optimizing outcomes for patients presenting with high-risk traumatic injuries.
This course is relevant for clinicians working in emergency medicine, critical care, and urgent care and can be applied in the trauma center, community hospital, or remote settings.
Highlights
- New sessions on wilderness medicine, managing concussions, and sports and orthopedic trauma!
- Effectively manage thoracic trauma
- Manage special trauma populations: Geriatric, pediatric, hypotensive, and pregnant patients
Learning Objectives
- Articulate best practices for treating trauma within special patient populations such as hypotensive, geriatric, pediatric, and pregnant patients.
- 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), massive transfusion protocols, trauma team management, and selection of imaging studies, in their practice.
- Articulate best practices for treating trauma within the Wilderness Medicine, remote, on-field/live sports, and MCI settings.
Developed and Offered By:
Continuing Education courses are developed by faculty from Harvard Medical School's teaching hospitals and accredited by Harvard Medical School. This course is offered by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Who Should Participate
Nurse Practitioners, Specialty Physicians, Physician Assistants, Primary Care Physicians, Nurses, Advanced Practice Providers, and Doctor of Osteopathic
Schedule
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Welcome
7:50-8:00 am
Keynote: Wilderness Medicine Trauma Care: from Tsunami to Summit
8:00-8:45 am
Interactive Q&A Session
8:45-9:00 am
Problem Solving with the Hypotensive Trauma Patient
9:00-9:45 am
Interactive Q&A Session
9:45-10:00 am
Mental break
10:00-10:15 am
Theme 1 - Trauma in Special Populations
10:15 am-12:45 pm
The Elderly Trauma Patient
10:15-10:45 am
Interactive Q&A Session
10:45-11:00 am
Trauma in Pregnancy: Caring for Two Patients
11:00-11:30 am
Interactive Q&A Session
11:30-11:45 am
Pediatric Trauma: Beyond the Small Adult Model
11:45 am-12:30 pm
Interactive Q&A Session
12:30-12:45 pm
Lunch break
12:45-1:30 pm
Theme 2 - Traumatic Resuscitation
1:30-4:00 pm
Calm in the Chaos: Mastering Trauma Team Leadership
1:30-2:00 pm
Interactive Q&A Session
2:00-2:15 pm
Massive Transfusion Protocols
2:15-2:45 pm
Interactive Q&A Session
2:45-3:00 pm
Mental break
3:00-3:15 pm
Tranexamic Acid (TXA) for Trauma
3:15-3:45 pm
Interactive Q&A Session
3:45-4:00 pm
Time With The Experts: Let's Talk Trauma
4:00-4:45 pm
Learning Points Review
4:45-5:00 pm
Friday, September 18, 2026
Welcome
7:50-8:00 am
Keynote: Challenging Cases in Thoracic Trauma
8:00-8:45 am
Interactive Q&A Session
8:45-9:00 am
Theme 3 - Head and Neck Trauma
9:00-11:30 am
Concussions
9:00-9:30 am
Interactive Q&A Session
9:30-9:45 am
Mental break
9:45-10:00 am
Traumatic Brain Injury - From Mild to Severe
10:00-10:30 am
Interactive Q&A Session
10:30-10:45 am
Spine Imaging: When to Order and How to Read
10:45-11:15 am
Interactive Q&A Session
11:15-11:30 am
Managing Trauma in MCIs
11:30 am-12:00 pm
Interactive Q&A Session
12:00-12:15 pm
Lunch break
12:15-1:00 pm
Theme 4 - Airway Management
1:00-2:15 pm
The Trauma Airway
1:00-1:30 pm
The Pediatric Airway
1:30-2:00 pm
Interactive Q&A Session Nagler & Gacioch
2:00-2:15 pm
Lunch break
2:15-2:30 pm
Theme 5 - Orthopedic Trauma
2:30-4:00 pm
On-Field/Live-Coverage Sports Medicine
2:30-3:00 pm
Interactive Q&A Session
3:00-3:15 pm
Extremities in Extremis: Managing Orthopedic Trauma in the ED
3:15-3:45 pm
Interactive Q&A Session
3:45-4:00 pm
Time With The Experts: Let's Talk Trauma
4:00-4:45 pm
Learning Points Review
4:45-5:00 pm
Faculty
Harvard Medical School Continuing Education attracts the best and brightest faculty from all around the world. As a student in this course, you’ll have access to outstanding course directors and faculty.
Keynotes and Course Directors
Amanda L. Doodlesack, MD
Course Director
- Program Director, Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Jake Hoyne, MD
Course Director
- Associate Director of Operations & Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Associate Program Director, Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Carlo Rosen, MD
Course Director
- Chair and Chief, Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Jessica Mason, MD
Keynote Speaker
- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Associate Editor, EM:RAP
N. Stuart Harris, MD, MFA
Keynote Speaker
- Chief, Mass General Brigham (MGB) SPEAR MED Division (Space, Ecological, Arctic, Resource limited Medicine)
- Editor-in-Chief, Auerbach's Wilderness Medicine, 8th Edition
- Director, MGB Wilderness Medicine Fellowship
- Director, MGB Space Medicine Fellowship, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Brigham
- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Matthew Bivens, MD
Attending Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Attending Physician, St. Luke’s Hospital
EMS Medical Director, St. Luke’s Hospital
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Gregory Ciottone, MD
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Editor-in-Chief, Ciottone’s Disaster Medicine, 3rd Edition
Instructor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Director, Medical Preparedness, National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, Harvard University
Director, Division of Disaster Medicine and Fellowship in Disaster Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
William Copen, MD
Physician Investigator, Department of Radiology, Mass General Brigham
Christie Fritz, MD
EMS Division Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Brian Gacioch, MD
Emergency Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Palliative Medicine Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Instructor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
N. Stuart Harris, MD, MFA
Chief, Mass General Brigham (MGB) SPEAR MED Division (Space, Ecological, Arctic, Resource limited Medicine)
Editor-in-Chief, Auerbach's Wilderness Medicine, 8th Edition
Director, MGB Wilderness Medicine Fellowship
Director, MGB Space Medicine Fellowship, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Brigham
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
James F. Holmes, MD, MPH
Professor and Bo Tomas Brofeldt Endowed Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine
Director UC Davis CTSC K12 Research Training Program, UC Davis School of Medicine
Natalie Jansen, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, BIDMC
Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Rebekah Mannix, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital
Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Jessica Mason, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Associate Editor, EM:RAP
Joshua Nagler, MD
Senior Associate Physician in Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Chief, Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital
Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program, Boston Children's Hospital
Director, Medical Education, Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Charles Parsons, MD, FACS
Associate Surgical Residency Program Director, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Attending Physician, Acute Care Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, Shapiro Clinical Simulation and Skills Center
Genevra Stone, MD
Attending Physician, Sports Medicine & Emergency Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance
Carrie Tibbles, MD
Director, Graduate Medical Education, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Richard Wolfe, MD
Immediate Past Chief, Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
Attending Physician, BIDMC
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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Registration Details
You may register through our secure online environment and will recieve an email confirmation upon reciept of payment. Prices include CME credit, electronic syllabus, and recordings will be available 90 days post-course. At the end of the registration process, a $10 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration. Review the cancellation policy.
Early Registration Deadline:
| Role | Course Fee | Early Registration Course Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Physician (MD/DO) | $690 | $621 |
| Nurse (RN/APRN) | $550 | $495 |
| PA | $650 | $585 |
| Psychologist | $650 | $585 |
| Resident/Fellow | $490 | $441 |
| Social Worker | $550 | $495 |
| Allied Health Professional / Other | $650 | $585 |
Accreditation
The Harvard Medical School designates this Live Virtual for a maximum of 15.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For the purpose of recertification, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and American Nurses Credentialing Center accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education). We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.
The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.
The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found on the Union of European Medical Specialists website.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.