St. Elizabeth trauma center, Midstate EMS to host annual trauma symposium June 2 at Vernon Downs

VERNON, N.Y. — The St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) trauma center and Midstate EMS will host the 31st annual trauma symposium on June 2 at Vernon Downs Casino Hotel in Vernon.

SEMC, which is part of the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS), is a state-designated area trauma center.

The Utica–based Midstate EMS is short for Midstate Regional Emergency Medical Services Council. It serves Oneida, Herkimer, and Madison counties.
Presentations begin that morning at 8:30 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m., MVHS said in a news release.

Presentation topics include lessons learned from the shootings in San Bernardino, California; neurosurgical trauma; living with a spinal-cord injury; what crisis workers need to know about PTSD in the workplace; emergency department case studies; and agricultural trauma.

PTSD is short for post-traumatic stress disorder, which is described as a “mental-health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event, like combat, a natural disaster, a car accident, or sexual assault,” according to the website of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

“It is important for health-care providers to maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills needed to care for injured patients, and we are proud to offer this symposium to the community annually,” Tracey Barone, registered nurse and trauma coordinator, said in the MVHS release.

Midstate REMAC has approved this conference for three hours of basic life support (BLS) and three hours of advanced life support (ALS) continuing medical education (CME) for all level of EMS providers. Midstate REMAC is short for regional emergency medical advisory committee.

This activity has also been submitted for approval for contact hours from the American Association of Respiratory Therapists.

The event costs $25 for EMS pre-hospital providers; $45 for nurses, allied health professionals, and residents; and $100 for physicians.

For more information or to register for this year’s event, visit www.mvhealthsystem.org/trauma or call (315) 801-8127. Online registration ends May 29.

Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com