31st Annual Decisions in Trauma Conference

Join us for this one day virtual conference to enhance the multidisciplinary team approach for emergency and trauma patients.

This conference is designed for health care professionals who care for the adult and pediatric trauma populations at all stages of care, from emergency response to rehabilitation.

Some contact hours are pending at this time: Contact hours will be updated as applications are approved.

CoxHealth Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Midwest MSD Provider Approval #MO623-8. 8.25 contact hours

CoxHealth is accredited by the Missouri State Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CoxHealth designates this live activity for a maximum of 8.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Questions related to physician educational credit should be directed to Triesa Massey by calling 417-269-3255 or emailing Triesa.Massey@coxhealth.com.

This program has been approved by the APTA Arkansas approval number _____ for _____ contact hours and it is deemed equivalent by the Missouri Board of Healing Arts per 4 CSR 150-3.203-5A.

CoxHealth Prehospital Services is an approved provider of continuing education by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Unit of EMS. This activity has been approved for xxx contact hours. The Training Center number is 07710C.

The Missouri Board for Respiratory Care has approved this program for 8.0 hours of continuing education credit. The MBRC approval number for this course is 8000135. Licensed respiratory care practitioners are responsible for maintaining their own documentation records of continuing education and should claim only those hours actually spent in the activity.

This program meets the criteria for category PDU #13 (attending employer-provided continuing education) and Missouri Board of Occupational Therapy per 20 CSR 2205-5 and qualifies as 8.0 contact hours (equivalent to 8.0 NBCOT© Professional Development Units).

This program has been approved by CoxHealth for 7.0 trauma contact hours for CoxHealth employees. 2.0 of those contact hours are designated as pediatric trauma contact hours.

0725-0730: Welcome

0730-0830: What, Who, When, and How

• Christopher Sampson, MD, FACEP

0830-0930: Trauma as a Global Health Crisis

• Dylan Nugent, MD

0930-0945: Break

0945-1045: Pediatric Trauma Case Studies

• Lori Beck, MSN, RN, CPEN, TNS

1045-1145: Burn Care

• Brian Draper, MD

1145-1215: Lunch

1215-1315: TBD

• Adam Edmonds- BSME, CPO, ACM, FAAOP

1315-1345: EMS Origins in South West Missouri

• Mark Alexander- EMS

1345-1400: Break

1400-1500: Penetrating Grenade Fragment- A Case Study

• Brad Putty, MD

1500-1600: TBD

• Jim Lawrence, BSN, CCRN, CEN, CFRN

1600-1630: Trauma Informed Care

• Kofi Asare-Bawuah, MD

1630-1645: Closing and Evaluation

Mark Alexander

• Director of Pre-Hospital Services
• CoxHealth, Springfield, MO

Kofi Asare-Bawuah, MD

• Pediatric Medical Director
• Pediatric Hospitalist
• CoxHealth, Springfield, MO

Lori Beck, MSN, RN, CPEN, TNS

• Trauma Nurse Coordinator
• St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Brian Draper, DO

• General/Trauma/Burn Surgeon
• Trauma Medical Director
• Mercy Hospital, Springfield, MO

Adam Edmonds, BSME, CPO, ACM, FAAOP

• Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist
• Residency Director
• CoxHealth, Springfield, MO

Jim Lawrence BSN, CCRN, CEN, CFRN

• Flight Nurse
• CoxHealth, Springfield, MO

Dylan Nugent, MD, FAAOS

• Assistant Professor, University of Missouri COM Dept. of Orthopaedics
• Orthopedic Surgeon, CoxHealth, Springfield, MO

Brad Putty, MD, FACS

• Trauma and Critical Care Surgeon, CoxHealth, Springfield, MO
• Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, St. Louis University School of Medicine.

Christopher Sampson, MD, FACEP

• Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
• University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO

Jami Blackwell RN, BSN, TCRN, CEN, BS

• Trauma Program Director

Jessica Estes

• Paramedic

Bridget Gladman RN, BSN, RNC-MNN

• Enterprise Educator 
• Primanry Nurse Planner/Conference Coordinator

Taucha Hanchey RN, BSN, CCRN

• Critical Care Educator 

Jonathan Jacobs, RRT, ACCS, BSRT

• Respiratory Care Department Educator

Matthew Jay BS, RRT, ACCS

• Adult Critical Care Supervisor 

Triesa Massey MHA

• Medical Staff Education Coordinator 

Mark Nicolas, MD

• Trauma Surgeon

Jacki Roland, MSN, RN, CEN

• Trauma Outreach and Education Coordinator, Trauma Services

Russell Scanlan, BS, NRP

• EMS Educator-PI Facilitator, Pre-Hospital Services

Deborah Upton, MSN, APRN-BC

• Trauma Nurse Practitioner

Kristi Vandeloecht PTA, GC CDR, MS

• Clinical Therapist Educator, Rehab Services 

Crystal White RN, BSN

• Trauma Program Manager

Dr. Timothy Woods MD, FACS

• Medical Director,  Trauma Surgery
• Trauma/General/Bariatric Surgery

Cancellations received by the date indicated on the program webpage will be entitled to a full refund, less Eventbrite’s fees. Eventbrite registration fees are nonrefundable and vary with each course.

After the date indicated on the program webpage as the final day for full refunds, a $25.00 processing fee will be withheld.

No refunds will be made for cancellations received the day of the activity.

Refunds will be credited back to the same credit card in which the payment was received. If the payment was made in cash or check, the refund will be provided within 4-6 weeks in the form of a check and mailed to the address obtained at the time of registration.

In the event Education Center cancels or reschedules a course, participants are entitled to a full refund or the participant may transfer registration to the next scheduled activity.

CoxHealth is not responsible for travel, hotel, booking fees, or other cancellation fees for registrants when a program is cancelled.

All refunds must be received in writing via email or by calling Bridget Gladman at 417-269-4150 or Bridget.Gladman@coxhealth.com