30th Annual Avera McKennan Trauma Symposium

Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Sioux Falls, SD

Registration is Open:

Non-Avera attendees: $65

Avera employees: $0

The 30th Annual Trauma Symposium is designed to highlight current evidence-based concepts and technology for the evaluation, diagnosis and acute care management of the trauma patient throughout the continuum of care.

1. Discuss changes and updates occurring at the state and regional level.
2. Review common neuro injuries in the geriatric population.
3. Describe appropriate treatment of the geriatric neuro injury patient.
4. Discuss prevention and treatment of delirium in the elderly patient.
5. Highlight the importance of performance improvement strategies and best practice guidelines and how they lead to organizational success.
6. Critique the multidisciplinary course of care for injured patients.
7. Present on the principles and practices of trauma-informed care and how they can be effectively integrated into healthcare.
8. Explore the unique challenges and opportunities related to resource utilization in the rural setting, with a focus on optimizing limited resources for maximum impact.
9. Discuss the importance of early recognition of hemorrhagic shock.
10. Review appropriate treatment of the traumatically injured patient in hemorrhagic shock.
11. Describe the mechanisms of injury that occur during a motor vehicle collision.
12. Explore the latest trends in drug use and their impact on public health, particularly in the context of motor vehicle collisions.
13. Review the personal experiences including the emotional, psychological and physical aspects experienced post traumatic event.
14. Discuss tactics of the care team that were instrumental in the healing process.
15. Discuss the role that chaplains play in providing emotional, spiritual and psychological support to both hospital staff and patients.

All educational materials provided during and after the course are for your personal use only and should not be reproduced or distributed in any manner.

 

ADA Statement:

ADA accommodations will be made in accordance with the law.  If you require ADA accommodations, please indicate what your needs are at the time of registration.  We cannot ensure the availability of appropriate accommodations without prior notification.

In support of improving patient care, Avera is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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In support of improving patient care, Avera is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Designations:

	This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 IPCE credits for learning and change.
	Medicine CME:  Avera designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program.  It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
	Nurse CE: Avera designates this activity for a maximum of 6.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
	SDBMOE: This course (SD25CE391) has been approved for 6.0 continuing education credit(s) by the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic examiners (BMOE.
	MN EMS: This education qualifies as Continuing Education, LCCR, or ICCR in the State of Minnesota. EMTs will receive 6.00 continuing education credit(s) for participating in this course.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Avera adheres to the Joint Accreditation’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

Individuals in a position to control the content of this CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

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