Conferences & Courses

Classes will be offered twice per year. Please contact Laura Sturgeon for more information at 217-545-5183.

Advanced Trauma Life Support

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) is a training program for medical providers (MD/DO/DPM/PA/NP/CO) in the management of acute trauma cases, developed by the American College of Surgeons. Similar programs exist for nurses (ATCN) and paramedics (PHTLS). Its goal is to teach a simplified and standardized approach to trauma patients. Originally designed for emergency situations where only one doctor and one nurse are present, ATLS is now widely accepted as the standard of care for initial assessment and treatment in trauma centers. The premise of the ATLS program is to treat the greatest threat to life first. It also advocates that the lack of a definitive diagnosis and a detailed history should not slow the application of indicated treatment for life-threatening injury, with the most time-critical interventions performed early.

Trauma Nurse Specialist

Trauma Nurses treat patients in a state of emergency and handle urgent situations where the cause of injury or disease isn’t yet known. They can work in hospital emergency rooms and other chaotic environments, and often need to coordinate with doctors, family members and other nurses. As a Trauma Nurse, you’ll be saving people’s lives every day.