Shannon Opens Registration for Gus Eckhardt Trauma Symposium

Shannon Medical Center announced registration is open for the 16^th annual Gus Eckhardt Trauma Symposium, “A Legacy of Trauma Care in the Concho Valley,” scheduled for Saturday, April 9, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Symposium will be held at the West Texas Training Center in San Angelo.

Sponsored by Shannon Medical Center, the Symposium provides continuing education for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses and EMTs and paramedics seeking to enhance their skills in caring for and managing trauma patients. Experts in the field of trauma care will provide this update.

Featured topics at the Symposium will include:

• “Concussion Update by NFL Head, Neck and Spine Injuries Committee Co-Chair”
• “Current Recommendations for Backboard and C-Collar Placement”
• “Envenomation: What to Do; What Not To Do”
• “Burn Update”
• “Respiratory Mechanic and Chest Tubes”
• “Human Trafficking”
• “Stop the Bleed”

This will be an intensive, one-day program that will detail accepted guidelines for the management of trauma patients. Attendance will provide access to continuing medical education to physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers, and it offers a forum for discussion related to care of trauma patients.

Registration deadline is April 7, 2016, and the conference is open to the first 200 registrants. For more information, call (325)657-5289 or (325)657-8372. To register online, visit www.shannonhealth.com. Same-day registration begins at 7:30 a.m.