Lake Charles Memorial Health System's Trauma Center Presents the 2025 Symposium:
November 7, 2025
L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles
777 Ave L'Auberge, Lake Charles, LA 70601
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Registration
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Program
Breakfast and lunch provided.
Agenda and room information will be announced soon. Please check at a later date for updates.
Cost
$ 75 | Nurses and Doctors
$25 | First Responders
$25 | Nursing Students, Allied Healthcare Workers
$0 | LCMHS Employees (must present proof of employment at registration)
CEs will be awarded to nurses and pre-hospital providers.
Register and Purchase Tickets Here
Program Goal and Objective
The Trauma Symposium is a full-day program with an audience of over 100 nurses, physicians, EMS providers, and other allied healthcare professionals responsible for the provision of trauma care. Our goal is to present compelling educational information and encourage ongoing work to mature the trauma system of care while focusing on achieving the best outcomes and navigating obstacles. Specific areas of interest and discussion are Pediatric Trauma, OB Trauma, Mass Casualty Events, and any newer evidence-based practices/protocols.
Who Should Attend?
- Physicians, surgeons, and providers of emergency medicine
- Other sub-specialists with trauma interests
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Pre-hospital providers
- Emergency Department techs
- Advanced Practice Providers
- PT/OT/ST
- Pastoral Care
- Respiratory Therapist
- Child Life Specialists
- Social Workers
- Case Managers
2025 Tentative Agenda
7:00 - 7:45 REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
7:45 - 7:55 OPENING REMARKS
7:55 - 8:00 PROGRAM INTRODUCTION
Tracie Kyle, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN - Trauma Center Manager | LCMHS
8:00 - 8:45 A (SANE OR FORENSIC) NURSE’S GUIDE TO IDENTIFYING THE HIDDEN
LINKS BETWEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Tammy Smith, BSN, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P & Jessica Plaisance, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P
8:45 - 9:30 PREHOSPITAL RESPONSE TO BURBON STREET MCI
Captain Shayna Goldfine, MPH, CEM, NRP, New Orleans EMS Emergency Operations & New
Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Liaison
9:30 - 9:45 BREAK
9:45 - 10:30 MASS CASUALTY – Trauma Center Response and
Rural/Transportation/Prehospital Response
Dr. Robert Reily, Trauma Surgeon, Associate Trauma Medical Director
University Medical Center – New Orleans
10:30 - 11:30 BURN ASSESSMENT AND RESUSCITATION STRATEGIES
Jorie Carl Flores, Executive Director of Emergency Preparedness
Louisiana Department of Health, Office of the Surgeon General
11:30 - 12:15 LUNCH
12:15 - 1:00 BRING THE BLOOD BANK TO THE FRONTLINE – Prehospital
Transfusion
Joseph Sanchez
1:00 - 1:45 GERIATRIC TRAUMA: Challenges, Changes, and Care Priorities
Jamin Rankin, MSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, TCRN, CPEN, CTRN, Trauma Program Manager
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
1:45 - 2:30 OB TRAUMA…ARE YOU READY?
Kimberly Eaves, MCN, RNC-OB, Director of Family Birth Center/Family Surgical | LCMHS
2:30 - 2:45 BREAK
2:15 - 3:15 RESILIENCY: Leadership Challenges and Opportunities
Following a Disaster
Carl Flores, Executive Director of Emergency Preparedness
Louisiana Department of Health, Office of the Surgeon General
3:45 - 4:00 EVALUATIONS AND CLOSING REMARKS
QUESTIONS:
For registration information, contact
Tracie Kyle, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, Trauma Program Manager
tkyle@lcmh.com
337.494.2114
For sponsorship information, contact
The Foundation
foundation@lcmh.com
337.494.2548
LCMH Symposium Presented By
Vendor Sponsors:
- Meritain
- Vizient
- bioMérieux
Event Supporters:
- Air Med
- Energy Transfer
- Haemonetics
- Chenier LNG
- Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency
- TraumaGel
Hosted by the LCMHS Trauma Center Community Outreach & Injury Prevention Program
