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Eighteenth Annual Trauma and Critical Care Symposium

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Ļć½¶Ö±²„) will host the 18th Annual Trauma and Critical Care Symposium from 7:30 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Academic Classroom Building, 3601Fourth St.

The conference provides the latest advances and updates in trauma and critical care medicine. The focus is on providing tools for a multidisciplinary approach to improvements in everyday patient care activities in trauma and critical care to improve patient care and outcomes.

Presentations and speakers include:

  • ā€œDiagnosis and Management of Severe Sepsisā€

    Emanuel Rivers, M.D.
  • ā€œTriage and Transport of Geriatric Trauma Patientsā€

    Roxie Albrecht, M.D.
  • ā€œHand Burns ā€“ Initial Treatment and Surgical Managementā€

    Desirae McKee, M.D.
  • ā€œOrgan Procurement Organizations ā€“ First Person Consent and How it Affects Donationsā€

    Teresa J. Shafer, R.N.
  • ā€œInhalation Injuriesā€

    Ben Hirsch, M.D.
  • ā€œProgressive Mobilityā€

    Sara Pena, R.N.
  • ā€œAvoiding Complications in the Morbidly Obese Patientā€

    David Syn, M.D.

The conference is sponsored by the Ļć½¶Ö±²„ Department of Surgery, the Office of Continuing Medical Education, UMC Health System and the UMC Harnar Burn Center and Trauma and Surgical Intensive Care Unit. For more information call Myra Jones, Ļć½¶Ö±²„ Office of Continuing Medical Education, at (806) 743-2928 or email myra.jones@ttuhsc.edu or cme@ttuhsc.edu.

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