Education

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

Program:

• CME program developed by the ACS Committee on Trauma
• One safe, reliable method for assessing and initially managing the trauma patient
• Revised every four years to keep abreast of changes

Audience:

• Designed for doctors who care for injured patients
• Standards for successful completion established for doctors
• ACS verifies doctors' successful course completion

Benefits:

• An organized approach for evaluation and management of seriously injured patients
• A foundation of common knowledge for all members of the trauma team
• Applicable in both large urban centers and small rural emergency departments

Objectives:

• Assess the patient's condition rapidly and accurately
• Resuscitate and stabilize the patient according to priority
• Determine if the patient's needs exceed a facility's capabilities
• Arrange appropriately for the patient's definitive care
• Ensure that optimum care is provided

Student Course:

• Teaches medical core content in an interactive format
• Hands-on skills sessions in simulated trauma settings
• Successful completion status valid for four years from course date

Student Refresher Course:

• Provides doctors the opportunity to maintain a current status
• Half-day or 1-day course format
• Content overview, triage scenarios, written and practical tests included

Instructor Course:

• Student course participants, identified as having instructor potential may advance to the instructor course within a specified timeframe
• Teaches the doctor how to teach the ATLS® Student Course
• Eligibility to participate is limited to doctors in countries where the program has been introduced and promulgated by the ACS.

CME Credit:

• As an organization accredited for continuing medical education by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the ACS designates that these CME offerings meet the criteria for hour-for-hour credit in Category 1.

ATLS course dates for 2008 :

June 25/26

July 23/24

To register for a course, contact Greg Klaus at 203-688-3267.

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Last revised: June 10, 2008 (dh)

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