Lake Charles Memorial Health System's Trauma Center Presents the 2023 Symposium:

November 9, 2023

L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles

777 Ave L'Auberge, Lake Charles, LA 70601

Rooms are available - call for more information

7:00 - 7:30 AM | Registration

7:30 AM - 4:30 PM | Program

Breakfast and lunch provided

Registration Deadline - November 2, 2023

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

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Dennis Kim, Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of British Columbia; Medical Director, Trauma Services, Vancouver Island Health Authority - Non-compressible Torso Hemorrhage & the Evolving Role of REBOA

2023 Speakers Include:

• Dr. Tabitha Quebedeaux, Assistant Professor, LSUHSC School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine - Amniotic Fluid Embolisms
• Scott Kyle, Director of Emergency Management and Injury Prevention, Lake Charles Memorial Health System - Chemical Agents and local Risk Assessments
• Jeremy Brown, National Registered Paramedic, Critical Care Paramedic, AAS, Quality Improvement Coordinator, Acadian Ambulance Services Inc. - Low Volume, High Acuity Injuries Taken for Granted - Prehospital
• Debb Spann, Louisiana Emergency Response Network - Where You Live May Affect IF You Live
• Dr. Patrick Greiffenstein, Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, LSU Health Science Center - Rib Plating
• Dr. Juan Duchesne, Trauma Medical Director at University Medical Center

2023 Agenda

7:00 – 7:30: Registration, Breakfast, Vendor Booths Open

7:30 – 7:40: Sponsor remarks, Peggy Shirley, BSN, RN, VP of PEMM Operations

7:40 – 8:00: Program Introduction by Tracie Kyle, Manager, Trauma Center, Lake Charles Memorial Health System

8:00 – 9:00: Dr. Dennis Kim, Keynote Speaker, Clinical Professor of Surgery, The University of British Columbia, Medical Director, Trauma Services, Vancouver Island health Authority

• Non-Compressible Torso Hemorrhage & the Evolving Role of REBOA

9:00 – 10:00: Dr. Juan Duchesne – TICU Medical Director, Normal McSwain Level I Trauma Center, New Orleans, LA

• Moving the Pendulum of Resuscitation

10:00 – 11:00: Dr. Tabitha Quebedeaux, Assistant Professor, LSUHSC School of Medicine

• Trauma in Pregnancy

11:00 – 11:45: Lunch and Vendor Booths

11:45 - 12:45: Scott Kyle, Director of Emergency Management & Injury Prevention

Lake Charles Memorial Health System

• MethylEthylDeath…and Some Other Bad Stuff

12:45 – 1:45: Dr. Patrick Greiffenstein, Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, LSUHSC

• Roles and Methods to Treat Rib Fractures

1:45 – 2:00: Break

2:00 – 3:00: Jeremy Brown, NRP, CCP, AAS, Quality Improvement Coordinator, Acadian Ambulance Services Inc.

• Mechanism if Injury: Recognizing Injury Patterns in the Pre-Hospital Setting

3:00 – 4:00: Debb Spann, Louisiana Emergency Response Network

• Trauma is Coming….Are You Ready?

4:00 – 4:30: Closing remarks, evaluations, and door prizes

QUESTIONS:
For registration information, contact
Tracie Kyle, RN, Trauma Program Manager
tkyle@lcmh.com
337.494.2114

For sponsorship information, contact
The Foundation
foundation@lcmh.com
337.494.3226

LCMH Symposium Presented By

and Acadian Ambulance Services

Hosted by the LCMHS Trauma Center Community Outreach & Injury Prevention Program