3rd Annual South Texas Comprehensive Healthcare Symposium

6700 Padre Boulevard,South Padre Island TX 78597

21 April, 2022

Description

The Symposium is designed to meet the educational needs for Pre-hospital and Hospital Providers who provide care to injured patients. Thursday, April 21st, 2022EMS Day FREETime: 07:30-4:15pm Procedural Cadaver lab (1.5 CEU Hours provided). This lab will include instruction on the EZ-IO , basic airway & bleeding control. Please allow 2 hours to complete the course. We offer 4 session times to choose from. To register for a Time slot use the URL: https://www.teleflex.com/en/procedural-lab-registration/index.html Friday, April 22nd, 2022Trauma TrackSpeakers:Rob Todd, MD, FACS, FCCM Grady Hospital, Atlanta GA Anthony Basel, DO San Antonio Military Medical Center Thomas White, MD, FACS, CNSC Intermountain Medical Center, Salt lake city, Utah Carlos Barba, MD Valley Baptist Brownsville Roy Edwards, DO, FACS DHR Health Carlos Palacios, MD STHS Kenadeed Hersi, MD DHR Health Objectives: Participants will be able to• Discuss evidence-based updates on advanced airway management in trauma patients. • Recognize the difference in the pathology of burns vs trauma injuries, initial assessment/problems associated with burns and treatment. • Discuss the changes in civilian trauma care as it relates to the lessons earned during the decades of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, particularly in the use of whole blood transfusions, permissive hypotension, and tourniquet use. • Describe the evidence for an opioid-sparing multimodal analgesia approach for the management of pain within the patient population and recommend specific dosing regimens. • Discuss old techniques to rib plate in comparison to modern techniques. • Discuss special consideration in the treatment and management of the obese trauma patient. • Describe the benefits of whole blood in comparison to component therapy in trauma. • Recognize the various disparities in trauma care. Stroke TrackSpeakers:Usman Khan, MD STHS Ameer Hassan, DO, FAHA, FSVIN Valley Baptist Medical Center/ STHS Joseph Pean, MD STHS Patricia Fernandez, MD, MBA DHR Health Saroja Viswamitra, MD DHR Health Luis Gaitan, MD VBMC-Brownsville Hamzah Saei, MD Rio Grande Regional Hospital Mario Cerdan, MD VBMC-Brownsville Objectives: Participants will be able to•Discuss evidence based practices in acute care in the Emergency Department for ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. •Discuss fluid therapy for neuro critical patients. •Discuss treating patients with mild and rapidly improving symptoms. •Recognize the importance of assessing for post stroke depression and treatment. •Describe management of subarachnoid hemorrhage patients and rehabilitation for stroke patients. •Discuss advancement in trends of acute ischemic treatment, cryptogenic strokes, loop recorders, and arcadia clinical trials. Saturday, April 23rd, 2022Trauma TrackSpeakers:Jeffrey Skubic, DO, MSc, FACS DHR Health Adolfo Leyva, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery at Tec de Monterrey, Mexico Brent Sabatino, RN, A.D.N San Antonio Military Medical Center LeRone Simpson, MD STHS Michael Menowsky, MD, FACEP DHR Health Bryan E. Bledsoe D.O., FACEP, FAEMS UMC Las Vegas, Nevada John Hovorka, MD STHS Objectives: Participants will be able to• Describe types of closed head injuries and management strategies. • Recall indication for abdominal ultrasound, thoracic ultrasound, and therapies guided by ultrasound in trauma. • Describe the pathophysiology of burn injury, identify burn shock and describe the natural history of burn shock. • Identify the pre-operative steps for sternal and rib plating for thoracic trauma. • Explain the impact of the aging population on trauma presentation in the ED and prevention of trauma in the elderly population. • Discuss the diagnostic value of CT scan to determine the conduct in patients with stab wounds without a clear indication for laparotomy. • Compare the differences between basic versus advanced prehospital trauma care • Discuss the disparities in trauma care, solutions, and metrics to capture disparities in trauma processes and outcomes. Perinatal TrackSpeakers:Rosa Hernandez, RN, CA/CP SANE DHR Health Hazem Kanaan, DO DHR Health Women’s Hospital Rene Luna, MD DHR Health Efraim Vela, MD DHR Health Women’s Hospital Olabiyi Akala, MD Emergency Department Medical Director, DHR Health Lyuba Levine, MD, FACOG, FSGO DHR Health Women’s Hospital Objectives: Participants will be able to • Describe trauma in pregnancy. • Discuss gynecology robotic surgery. • Discuss complex placenta accrete spectrum and how to prepare for these patients. • Describe management of pre-eclampsia with severe features. • Recognize the signs for septic abortion. • Discuss obesity disease in pregnancy. Cardiac TrackSpeakers:Praveen Vijhani, MD DHR Health Bryan E. Bledsoe D.O., FACEP, EMT-P, UMC Las Vegas Michael Menowsky, MD DHR Health Shereef Hilmy, MD Harlingen Medical Center Charles Mild, MD Valley Baptist Harlingen Herschl B. Silberman, MD DHR Health Fadi Alfayoumi, MD Valley Baptist-Brownsville Gabriel Faz, MD Mission Regional Medical Center Olabiyi Akala, MD DHR Health Objectives: Participants will be able to• Discuss pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of acute coronary syndrome and its various patterns • Describe the latest evidence-based management of complex vascular disease. • Discuss aneurysm repair and carotid disease. • Describe evaluation and management of undifferentiated shock review clinical presentation to include, initial diagnostic, therapeutic approach. • Define congestive heart failure. • Discuss evidence-based practices in the management of the cardiac arrest patient, the atrial fibrillation patient, and STEMI patient. CME AccreditationPhysicians:This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with accreditation requirements and policies of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) through the joint providership of Valley Baptist Medical Center Harlingen (VBMC-H) & Trauma Reginal Advisory Council. VBMC-H is accredited by the TMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians. VBMC-H designates this live education activity for up to 13.75 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™ Trauma track, 7 Credits for Stroke track , 6.50 credits for Perinatal track, 7.50 Credits for Cardiac track. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Continuing EducationNurses:Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen is approved provider of continuing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #16598. Contact hours only applicable for initial full course (s). This activity is approved for up to 13.75 Credit hours Trauma track, 7 Credits for Stroke track, 6.50 credits for Perinatal track, 7.50 Credits for Cardiac track. 16 credit hours. Requirements include the participant must attend the entire day to receive CNE/s for the course track (s). This includes on-time registration and the completion of evaluations. *Speakers and/or topics subject to change without notice. Event Summary:2022 RGV TRAC Symposium Start Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022 End Date: Sunday, April 24, 2022 Last Day to Book: Friday, April 1, 2022 Hotel(s) offering your special group rate: • Courtyard South Padre Island for 200 USD - 220 USD per night https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1646762098091&key=GRP