Collaborative Advance Trauma Course

Introduction  

This inter-professional multi-disciplinary course is offered in collaboration with Emory University/Grady Hospital, Atlanta, USA. It is designed for the development of trauma management skills and collaboration among all healthcare professionals who are involved in the care of trauma patients.

It is a hybrid course, with pre-reading materials and videos shared online and a three-day in-person component that includes skill stations and simulations.

Program Details 

  • Duration: Online asynchronous with 3 days in-person, additionally 1 day of ToT (preceded by online asynchronous pre-reading materials and videos)
  • Mode of Education: Hybrid, (online and in-person didactics, in-person simulations, in-situ mass casualty incident simulation)
  • Classes in a Week: 3-day in-person course. (+/- 1 day for ToT)
  • Duration of Class: 8 hours/day
  • Timing: 9am – 9pm
  • Examination: Post-test

Course Organizers

  • Department of Emergency Medicine, IHHN, Karachi
  • Emory University/Grady Hospital, Atlanta, USA

Teaching Methodologies

Google Classroom, Simple (monitor) App, Resus Monitor App, Moulage Kit and task trainers for simulations.

Program Objectives

To develop collaborative management protocols where all nurses and doctors from different specialties involved in the management of trauma patients work together in harmony to provide high-quality care to the patient.

Scope of Practice

All nurses and doctors of all specialties who are involved in taking care of trauma patients in the emergency department. Specialties include Emergency Medicine, Surgery and Allied, and Anesthesia.

Certificate Awarding Authority

Indus Hospital & Health Network (IHHN)

Grady Hospital/Emory University

For More Information

Contact Number: +92300-9229751 Ext: 2341

Email: adeel.khatri@tih.org.pk

Eligibility Criteria

Doctor or nurse who is currently working in a position where they need to take care of trauma patients, nominated by their institute/department.

Who Can Apply

Institutions can apply and nominate their participants which have to be a mixture of nurses and doctors.

Qualification

Registered as a physician/nurse with the local authority.

Key Dates

  • Tentative Start Month: Conducted twice or thrice a year, depending on the request and availability.
  • The inviting institute has to arrange logistics and travel.
The first phase is for the students to review the lecture videos and skills videos posted in the online repository, prior to the first day of the in-person skills course. We anticipate these reviews should take about 10-12 hours of time at home to review and absorb.

MD Lectures to review

RN Lectures to review
1. Introduction to CATC 1. Instructor Intro
2. Primary Survey and Airway 2. Teamwork and Trauma Care
3. Circulation and Shock 3. Mechanism of Injury Lecture
4. Thoracic Trauma 4. Initial Assessment
5. Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma 5. Secondary Assessment
6. Head Trauma 6. Shock
7. Disability, Exposure, and Secondary Survey 7. Thoracic Trauma
8. Spinal and Neck Trauma 8. Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma
9. MSK Trauma 9. Pediatrics
10. Special Populations 10. Head Trauma
11. Burns 11. Spinal Cord Trauma
12. Handoff and Transfer 12. Musculoskeletal Trauma
13. Wrap up 13. Pain
14. Burn and Surface Trauma
15. Psychosocial
16. Disaster Management
17. Transitions of Care

These videos have accompanying skills videos, which are referenced throughout the lectures and can be found in the skills video folder. Please also review the content of this folder prior to the in-person coursework.

The in-person CATC course will take place over 3 days with an extra day for completion of the training of the trainer’s course. CATC includes a very brief review of the highlights of the trauma patient assessment, and then skills, team building, simulations and mock activations. It will be very fast-paced, so please come prepared after reviewing all video and lecture content! If you have not done the preparatory work, you will be behind.

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 - ToT
Welcome and Brief Lecture Review Skills StationsTeam Building and Simulations in Multidisciplinary GroupsMock Activations in the Emergency Department(s)
Testing and Remediation		Lectures on
Learning Theory Practice Education Sessions
Closing Ceremony