ATLS: Advanced Trauma Life Support- 2 Day Provider Course: Feb 23-24, 2027

The ATLS 11th edition educational program is intended for physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners.
About this Event

Injured patients present a wide range of complex problems. The Advanced Trauma Life Support® (ATLS®) Course presents a concise approach to assessing and managing multiply injured patients. The course presents physicians and advanced practice providers with knowledge and techniques that are comprehensive and easily adapted to fit their needs. The skills described in the manual represent one safe way to perform each technique, and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) recognizes that there are other acceptable approaches. However, the knowledge and skills taught in the course are easily adapted to all venues for the care of patients.

The ACS and its Committee on Trauma (COT) have developed the ATLS Course for physicians and advanced practice providers. This program provides systemic and concise training for the early care of trauma patients. The ATLS Course provides participants with a safe, reliable method for immediate management of the injured patient and the basic knowledge necessary to:

1. Treat the greatest threat to life first. A lack of a definitive diagnosis should not delay the application of indicated treatment. A detailed history is not essential to begin the evaluation of a patient with acute injuries.
2. Employ the xABCDE algorithm as a universal language for the primary survey.

For physicians and advanced practice providers who infrequently treat trauma, the ATLS Course provides an easy-to-remember method for evaluating and treating the victim of a traumatic event. For physicians and advanced practice providers who treat traumatic disease on a frequent basis, the ATLS Course provides a scaffold for evaluation, treatment, education, and quality assurance. In short, ATLS is a measurable, reproducible, and comprehensive system of trauma care.

Accreditation

The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 43.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

• Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 10.0 credits meet the requirements for Self-Assessment.
• Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 43.00 hours meet the requirements for Trauma.*

The content of this activity may meet certain mandates of regulatory bodies. Please note that ACS has not and does not verify the content for such mandates with any regulatory body. Individual physicians are responsible for verifying the content satisfies such requirements.

*CME will only be granted upon successful completion of the course with a minimum post-test score of 75%.

Certificates of Participation

In order to receive credit for the course, you must attend the entire course, demonstrate knowledge and proficiency in all the Cognitive and Skills performance evaluations, and successful completion of the written exam. Additionally, your performance at the Initial Assessment Testing Station serves as a final practical testing and is a culmination of all the knowledge and skills taught during the course.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, please advise course coordinator at [email protected] if you have any disability that requires special materials and/or services so that appropriate personnel can be advised.

We reserve the right to cancel this course in the event that the course capacity is not filled or if there are insufficient instructors to host a course.