Registration is now open for the 70th annual Detroit Trauma Symposium, sponsored by Wayne State University and the Detroit Medical Center’s Detroit Receiving Hospital.

The largest, continuously running symposium on trauma medicine in the world will take place Nov. 3-4 at the MGM Grand Detroit. Virtual on-demand registration is available for those unable to attend live.

The symposium is designed to address the continuum of care of the injured person. Topics will be relevant for trauma physicians, nurses, emergency medicine residents, emergency medical technicians and allied health providers.

Register by Oct. 10 for an early-bird discount. The cost for physicians is $400 for the full conference or $250 for a single day; for residents $250/$150; for allied health professionals $150/$75; for medical students no charge.

Register now at detroittrauma.org/register/

For more information, contact Carrie Steffen at 678-675-2696 or Carrie@DetroitTrauma.org

The agenda includes:

Nov. 3
7:30 a.m.: Registration and exhibits open
7:30 to 8 a.m.: Continental breakfast
8 to 8:30 a.m.: Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy, Ernest Moore, M.D.
8:30 to 9 a.m.: Pelvic Fracture Management, Keith Mayo, M.D.
9 to 9:30 a.m.: Resuscitative Thoracotomy, Ernest Moore, M.D.
9:30 to 10 a.m.: Penetrating Mediastinal Trauma, David Livingston, M.D.
10 to 10:15 a.m.: Break
10:15 to 10:30 a.m.: Q&A session
10:30 to 11 a.m.: Colonic Injury and Damage Control Surgery, David Livingston, M.D.
11 to 11:30 a.m.: Topic to be determined, Lena Napolitano, M.D., FACS
11:30 a.m. to noon: REBOA: Current Practices and Cautions, Bellal Joseph, M.D.
Noon to 12:15 p.m.: Q&A session
12:15 to 1:15 p.m.: Lunch Session: Women in Trauma Surgery, Deborah Kuhls, M.D.
1:15 to 1:45 p.m.: Use of Whole Blood in Trauma, Bellal Joseph, M.D.
1:45 to 2:15 p.m.: Novel Blood Products in Trauma Research, Rosemary Kozar, M.D., Ph.D.
2:15 to 2:45 p.m.: Topic to be determined, Lena Napolitano, M.D., FACS
2:45 to 3:15 p.m.: Angioembolization for Solid Organ Injury – Risks and Benefits, Rosemary Kozar, M.D.. Ph.D.
3:15 to 3:30 p.m.: Break
3:30 to 3:45 p.m.: Q&A session
3:45 to 5:15 p.m.: Panel session
5:15 to 6:15 p.m.: Reception

Nov. 4
7:30 a.m.: Registration and exhibits open
7:30 to 8 a.m.: Continental breakfast
8 to 8:30 a.m.: Disruptive Technologies: What Works, What May Not?, Kimberly Davis, M.D., FACS, FCCM
8:30 to 9 a.m.: Trauma Resuscitation in the Pre-hospital Setting, Leah Tatebe, M.D., FACS
9 to 9:30 a.m.: Trauma Informed Care, Stephanie Bonne, M.D., FACS
9:30 to 10 a.m.: Hyperosmolar Therapy for TBI: What, Where, and How Much? Kimberly Davis, M.D., FACS, FCCM
10:00 to 10:15 a.m.: Break
10:15 to 10:30 a.m.: Q&A session
10:30 to 11 a.m.: Gun Violence Prevention and Research, Stephanie Bonne, M.D., FACS
11 to 11:30 a.m.: Interaction with Law Enforcement in the Trauma Bay, Leah Tatebe, M.D., FACS
11:30 to noon: Beyond 1:1:1 Transfusion: What is Missing?, Lawrence Diebel, M.D.