Course Description
The WakeMed Trauma Conference offers a variety of information for both new & experienced Trauma Care Providers. Dynamic speakers will present current recommendations for Trauma Patient Care from Pre-hospital Treatment to Rehabilitation.
Target Audience
This conference is designed for nurses, pre-hospital providers, advanced practice providers, and rehab specialists (OT/PT/SLT). Focus is for staff of emergency departments, intensive care areas, operating & recovery rooms, medical-surgical units, rehabilitation or other settings where trauma patients are treated.
Conference Topics: Orthopaedic Trauma; Trauma care over the years; Pediatric Trauma & Head Injuries; Crime Scene and Motor Vehicle Crash Scene Investigation; Trauma survivor story and more...
Program Schedule
Thursday, September 12, 2024
0730-0800-- Registration
0800-0815-- Welcome
0815-0915-- “Orthopaedic Trauma: Damage Control vs. Early Total Care"
Timothy Edward Harris, MD
Wake Orthopaedics
0915-0930 --Break
0935-1050-- “Trauma hind sights”
Pascal Udekwu, MBBS, MBA/MHA
WakeMed General Surgery & Trauma
1055-1155-- Traumatic Brain Injury in the Pediatric Patient
Alisha S. Williams, MD
WakeMed Pediatric Intensivists
1155-1240-- Lunch
1245-1400-- Pre-Hospital Arrival: Enhancing Medical Response through Police Insights on Motor Vehicle and Violent Assault Investigations
Sergeant Dustin Wright
Detective Jim Young
Detective Lillian Hamlin
Lieutenant Chris Redig
Cary Police Department
1400-1410 --Break
1415-1530-- “If You Are Ever a Trauma…”
Nicole Cook, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, CEN, CCRN, TCRN
WakeMed Trauma Services
1535-1615-- “My Story”
Margaret Benson Johnson
**Topics, Speakers & Hours of Continuing Education Subject to Change**
6.5 Hours of Nursing Continuing Professional Development will be provided upon completion of the following
Disclosures:
In order to receive credit, the participant must:
- Participants must attend the entire conference
- Verification of attendance will be noted by the participant’s initial/signature on the roster at the beginning of the session.
- Participants must submit a course evaluation
• No one with the ability to control content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company
• Nursing Education Department at WakeMed is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
**Lunch will be provided--participants are welcome to bring breakfast and snacks if desired**
Cancellation Policy
NO refunds will be provided to those that cancel their registration after August 29, 2024.
Please contact the course sponsor, the Nursing Education Department at 919-350-8024 or email Tracey Weeks at tweeks@wakemed.org.
Recommended Hotel Accommodations
Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel
4100 Main at North Hills Street · Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 USA
919-571-8773
Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley
4500 Marriott Drive · Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 USA
919-781-7000
