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Advanced Trauma Life Support®

For Doctors (ATLS®)
From the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma

ATLS® Course

Tuesday, September 30th and
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Full 2-Day Student Course

Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, NJ
For further information please call 609-441-2165
or

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Accomodations

ARMC corporate lodging rates are available at the Atlantic City Sheraton. (609) 344-3535 adjacent to the Convention Center. You must call and book through In-House Reservations to receive discounted rate.

2009 Course Dates

January 20-21, 2009 (2 day student course)
May 4, 2009 (Half day refresher course)
June 9-10, 2009(2 day student course)
October 6-7, 2009 (2 day student course)

ATLS® Course For Doctors
The ATLS® Course teaches well-established treatment methods and approaches trauma care in a systematized manner, presenting to the doctor a concise method of establishing assessment and management priorities in the care of the trauma patient.
The Need

	Injury is precipitous and indiscriminate

	The doctor who first attends to the injured patient has the greatest opportunity to impact outcome

	The price of injury is excessive in dollars, as well as human suffering

The Program

	Developed by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeon

	One safe, reliable method for assessing and initially managing the trauma patient

	Revised every four years in an effort to keep current

The Benefits

	An organized approach for evaluation and management of seriously injured patients

	A foundation of common knowledge for all members of the Trauma Team

	Applicable in both large urban centers and small rural emergency departments

The Audience

	Designed for doctors who care for injured patients

	Standards for successful completion established for doctors

Course Objectives
The ATLS® Course provides the participant with basic knowledge necessary to:

	Assess the patient’s condition rapidly and accurately

	Resuscitate and stabilize the patient according to priority

	Determine if the patient’s needs exceed a facility’s capabilities

	Arrange appropriately for the patient’s definitive care

	Ensure that optimum care is provided

Student and Instructor Courses
Medical core content is taught interactively in the Student Course. Student Course participants, identified as having instructor potential, may advance to the Instructor Course, which focuses on how to teach the ATLS® Student Course
CME Credit
As an organization accredited for continuing medical education by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the ACS designates that this CME offering meets the criteria for hour-for-hour credit in Category1

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