August 2021 Trauma Nurse Course

August 31, 2021 to September 2, 2021

Overview

This program is designed to prepare staff to effectively and efficiently provide care to trauma patients.

Target Audience

RNs, Social Worker

Learning Objectives

Attendees will be able to define the systematic approach to the trauma assessment (A,B,C,D,E)

Attendees will be able to discuss the care of special populations as they relate to trauma care: pediatrics, geriatrics, pregnancy, burn victims

Attendees will be able to  demonstrate a standardized body of trauma knowledge in providing care to trauma patients

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 24.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 24.00 ASWB
  • 24.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
08/31/2021
Course expires: 
09/30/2021
Event starts: 
08/31/2021 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
09/02/2021 - 4:30pm EDT
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Program

This program is designed to prepare staff to effectively and efficiently provide care to trauma patients.

Venue

UPMC Altoona
620 Howard Avenue
Altoona, PA
United States

Faculty

Michael Seiler, EMT, Paramedic, UPMC Altoona

Donald Penatzer, RN, UPMC Altoona

 Amy Stayer, MSN,RN, UPMC Altoona

Steven Pyo, PA-C, UPMC Altoona

Eric Bridenbaugh, PA-C, UPMC Altoona

Karly Link, PA-C, UPMC Altoona

Christine Zimmerman, RN, UPMC Altoona

Andrew Kennedy, PA-C, UPMC Altoona

Jason Ropp, PA-C, UPMC Altoona

Kylie Humbertson, PA-C, UPMC Altoona

Tyler Haney, PA-C, UPMC Altoona

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.

 

As  Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 24 continuing education credits.+

 

 

Available Credit

  • 24.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 24.00 ASWB
  • 24.00 Attendance

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