On Nov. 2, North Oaks Shock Trauma Center, in partnership with the North Oaks Foundation and Southeastern Louisiana University’s School of Nursing, will host the second annual “Prepared for the Unexpected” Trauma Symposium.
“Our goal is to provide national caliber education for trauma providers in our region,” said Dr. Marquinn Duke, trauma program medical director for North Oaks Shock Trauma Center.
Several regional and local leaders with expertise in trauma care will headline the event.
The symposium will be held from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom on the Southeastern Louisiana University campus, located at 303 Texas Ave. in Hammond, La. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
The one-day conference is appropriate for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, pre-hospital personnel, and nursing students who practice or study in the areas of surgery, trauma surgery, and emergency medicine.
Contact hours of continuing nursing education are pending approval. North Oaks Health System is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Louisiana State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Online registration is available through Oct. 22 at www.northoaks.org/trauma2018. The registration fee is $100 for physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals; $75 for pre-hospital providers; and $25 for nursing students. North Oaks Health System will cover the registration fee for its employees who attend the symposium.
The symposium will feature eight sessions:
-Mass Casualty Response to the 2017 Texas Shooting, presented by University of Texas Health & Science Center – San Antonio Pediatric Trauma and Burn Director Lillian Liao, MD, MPH
-Geriatric Trauma, presented by North Oaks Shock Trauma Center Trauma Surgeon Rosemarie Robledo, DO
-Level I Trauma Center and Navy SEALs Partnership, presented by University Medical Center – New Orleans Trauma Program Director Dan Kiff, MSN, RN
-Burn Management, presented by University Medical Center – New Orleans Burn Center Department Director Angelle Bonura, RN
-Pastoral Care Involvement in Trauma, presented by North Oaks Health System Pastoral Services Director and Chaplain Keith Kincaid
-Trauma from a Family’s Viewpoint, presented by Katie Corkern, sister of a trauma victim and organ donor
-Trauma Resuscitation, presented by North Oaks Shock Trauma Center Trauma Program Medical Director Marquinn Duke, MD
-Mass Casualty Discussion Panel, led by North Oaks Shock Trauma Center Trauma Surgeon Michael Fahr, MD, with panelists to include Liao, Kiff and Katie Sheets, BSN, RN.