Advanced Trauma Management
- Continuing Education
Master cutting-edge trauma management strategies in this intensive, two-day course designed for emergency clinicians, featuring expert-led instruction on high-risk injuries, special populations, and the latest protocols to improve outcomes in any care setting.
- Live Online
This course is taught online in real time.
$620
This is the standard price, for a full list of profession pricing see below.
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Overview
Advanced Trauma Management for the emergency clinician 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 will focus 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 goal of this advanced trauma management 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 setting.
Highlights
- Effectively manage penetrating trauma
- New best practices in trauma procedures
- Manage special trauma populations: Geriatric, pediatric, and pregnant patients
Learning Objectives
- 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.
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.
Participant Types
Clinicians (physicians, nurses, NPs, APPs) working in emergency medicine, critical care, and urgent care in the trauma center, community hospital, or remote settings.
Schedule
All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.
Monday, September 22, 2025
Introduction & Welcome
Leslie Bilello
7:45-8:00 am
Keynote: Problem Solving with the Hypotensive Trauma Patient
Richard Wolfe
8:00-9:00 am
Interactive Q&A Session
Richard Wolfe
9:00-9:15 am
Theme - Blunt & Penetrating Trauma
9:15-11:00 am
Managing Torso Trauma: Challenging Cases
Carlo Rosen
9:15-9:45 am
Interactive Q&A Session
Carlo Rosen
9:45-10:00 am
Break
10:00-10:15 am
Firearm Injuries: Civilian vs. Military
Andrew Ketterer
10:15-10:45 am
Interactive Q&A Session
Andrew Ketterer
10:45-11:00 am
Theme - Special Populations
11:00 am-2:45 pm
Special Considerations: The Elderly Trauma Patient
Richard Wolfe
11:00-11:45 am
Interactive Q&A Session
Richard Wolfe
11:45 am-12:00 pm
Trauma in Pregnancy: Caring for Two Patients
Leslie Bilello
12:00-12:30 pm
Interactive Q&A Session
Leslie Bilello
12:30-12:45 pm
Lunch Break
12:45-1:45 pm
Pediatric Trauma: From Head to Toe
Caitlin Farrell
1:45-2:30 pm
Interactive Q&A Session
Caitlin Farrell
2:30-2:45 pm
Theme - Managing Hemorrhage
2:45-5:40 pm
Massive Transfusion Protocols
Christie Fritz
2:45-3:15 pm
Interactive Q&A Session
Christie Fritz
3:15-3:30 pm
Break
3:30-3:45 pm
Anticoagulation Reversal Agents
Michael Simpson
3:45-4:15 pm
Interactive Q&A Session
Michael Simpson
4:15-4:30 pm
Time With The Experts: Let's Talk Trauma (Case Studies)
Richard Wolfe; Christie Fritz; Carlo Rosen; Caitlin Farrell ; Charles Parsons
4:30-5:30 pm
Wrap up
Leslie Bilello
5:30-5:40 pm
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Introduction & Welcome
Leslie Bilello; Carlo Rosen
7:45-8:00 am
Keynote: Managing Trauma in MCIs
Gregory Ciottone
8:00-8:45 am
Interactive Q&A Session
Gregory Ciottone
8:45-9:00 am
Theme - Trauma Procedures
9:00 am-1:15 pm
Trauma Procedures-Pearls and Pitfalls
Carlo Rosen
9:00-9:30 am
Interactive Q&A Session
Carlo Rosen
9:30-9:45 am
Break
9:45-10:00 am
The Trauma Airway
Brian Gacioch
10:00-10:30 am
Interactive Q&A Session
Brian Gacioch
10:30-10:45 am
Pediatric Airway
Joshua Nagler
10:45-11:15 am
Interactive Q&A Session
Joshua Nagler
11:15-11:30 am
Lunch Break
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Using POCUS for Trauma Patients: Best Practices
Jesse Schafer
12:30-1:00 pm
Interactive Q&A Session
Jesse Schafer
1:00-1:15 pm
Theme - Neurologic Trauma
1:15-4:15 pm
Traumatic Brain Injury: From Mild to Severe
Jake Hoyne
1:15-1:45 pm
Interactive Q&A Session
Jake Hoyne
1:45-2:00 pm
Break
2:00-2:15 pm
Spine Imaging: When to Order and How to Read
William Copen
2:15-2:45 pm
Interactive Q&A Session
William Copen
2:45-3:00 pm
Time With The Experts: Let's Talk Trauma
Richard Wolfe; Carlo Rosen; Charles Parsons; Andrew Ketterer; Christie Fritz
3:00-4:00 pm
Wrap Up
Andrew Ketterer
4:00-4:15 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.
Leslie Bilello, MD
Course Director
- Program Director, Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Carlo Rosen, MD
Course Director
- Executive Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Associate Director of Graduate Medical Education, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Andrew Ketterer, MD, MA
Course Director
- Associate Program Director, Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Richard Wolfe, MD
Chief, Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Gregory Ciottone, MD
Associate 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 BIDMC Fellowship in Disaster Medicine
William Copen, MD
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Caitlin Farrell, MD
Director, EMS and Prehospital Care, Boston Children’s Hospital
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Christie Fritz, MD
EMS Division Faculty, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Instructor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jake Hoyne, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Program Director, Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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
Jesse Schafer, MD
Director, Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Attending Emergency Physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Michael Simpson, MD
Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Course Fees
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You may register through our secure online environment and will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of your payment.
Prices include CME credit, electronic syllabus and access to recordings for 60 days after the course.
At the end of the registration process, a $10 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration.
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| Role | Standard Price |
|---|---|
| Physician (MD/DO) | $620.00 |
| Nurse (RN/APRN) | $450.00 |
| PA | $520.00 |
| Psychologist | $450.00 |
| Resident/Fellow | $450.00 |
| Social Worker | $450.00 |
| Allied Health Professional / Other | $600.00 |
EMT/Paramedic pricing is also available for this course: $450 / $405
Accreditation
The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 15.00 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 Specialties (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found on the European Union of Medical Specialties 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.