UPMC Altoona 2024 Fall Trauma Symposium

Altoona, PA US
October 10, 2024

Target Audience

Registered Nurses and Social Workers who provide care to trauma patients.

Learning Objectives

Attendees will be able to discuss the role of the nurse in both primary and secondary survey

Attendees will be able to discuss CORE and the referral process .

Attendees will be able to list the criteria required to initiate the Geriatric Power Plan.

Attendees will be able to discuss current trends in diversion as well as appropriate course of action when drug abuse is discovered

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 ASWB
Course opens: 
10/10/2024
Course expires: 
11/22/2024
Event starts: 
10/10/2024 - 7:30am EDT
Event ends: 
10/10/2024 - 4:00pm EDT
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2024 UPMC Altoona Fall Trauma Symposium

October 10, 2024

 

Morning Session

 

0730  Nurses Role in Primary / Secondary Survey –Amy Stayer, MSN, RN

0830  Organ Donation and Referral Process – Angie Hockman, Med, Professional Svc Liaison

0930  Geriatric Trauma and Delirium – Eric Ferguson, MD, PhD, FACS

1030  Emerging Drug Trend and Technologies – Alan McGill, Senior Supervisory Special Agent

 

 

Afternoon Session

 

1200  Organ Donation and Referral Process – Angie Hockman

1300  Emerging Drug Trend and Technologies – Alan McGill, Senior Supervisory Special Agent

1400  Geriatric Trauma and Delirium – Eric Ferguson, MD, PhD, FACS

1500  Nurses Role in Primary / Secondary Survey –Amy Stayer, MSN, RN

UPMC Altoona
620 Howard Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601
United States

Eric Ferguson, MD, PhD, FACS, Medical Director Trauma, UPMC Altoona

 Angie Hockman, M.Ed., B.S. – Professional Services Liaison (CORE)

Alan McGill, Senior Supervisory Agent, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General

Amy Stayer, MSN, RN, CTRN, Trauma Educator / Trauma Prevention Coordinator

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 1 continuing education credit

Available Credit

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