Utah Committee on Trauma
Advanced Trauma Life Support™ 2018
2018 COURSES
January 5-6Utah Valley Hospital
January 27-28 (10th ed)University of Utah, Salt Lake City (Saturday-Sunday)
March 16-17Utah Valley Hospital
March 23-24 Intermountain Medical Center, Murray
May 4-5 University of Utah, Salt Lake City
May 19* Intermountain Medical Center, Murray
July 27-28 University of Utah, Salt Lake City
August 17-18 Intermountain Medical Center, Murray
October 12-13 Utah Valley Hospital, Provo
November 16-17 University of Utah, Salt Lake City
November 30-December 1 Intermountain Medical Center, Murray
TWO-DAY COURSE
The two-day course runs all day Friday and Saturday, starting at 7:30am both days. All two-day courses include a refresher section on Saturday afternoon. The standard two-day course is limited to 16 two-day students and 8 refreshers. The exception is the January 27-28 course at the University of Utah that runs Saturday and Sunday.
*REFRESHER ONLY COURSE
The refresher only course is offered on Saturday morning and has openings for 16 half-day recerts.
May 19 Intermountain Medical Center
The refresher only course starts at 7:30am on Saturday.
Unless otherwise noted, Utah ATLS will use the 9th edition manual until later in the year.
Note: ATLS is no longer housed at the Utah Medical Association so please do not direct emails and calls to the UMA. I will continue to work with ATLS but outside of regular office hours. Please direct any inquiries about the class to . Phone calls and texts should be directed to my cell number 801-618-7980. I will return calls/texts after hours or during my lunch. It would be helpful to include a cell number where I can reach you if you are calling about payment. Jackie Lehman
2018 ATLS Registration Form
Name
□ MD □ DO □ PA-C □ APRN □ Nurse □ EMT/Paramedic □ Other ______
□ MD (resident) □ DO (resident)
Mailing Address (home address preferred)
Phone
Specialty (area of practice)
Check the course type you will attend.
□ Two-day courseCredit Card $770 Discounted fee if paying by check $750
□ Auditor 2-dayCredit Card $385 Discounted fee if paying by check $375
□ Refresher ½ dayCredit Card $385Discounted fee if paying by check $375
If refresher, when does your ATLS expire?
□ I will pay by credit card. You will receive an invoice from PayPal
□ I will pay by check. Mail check to address below. You will receive an email receipt.
Send invoice to (name and email)
Mark the date you will attend.
□ January 5-6Utah Valley Hospital, Provo
□ January 27-28 (Sat-Sun)University of Utah, Salt Lake City
□ March 16-17Utah Valley Hospital, Provo
□ March 23-24Intermountain Medical Center, Murray
□ May 4-5University of Utah, Salt Lake City
□ May 19 refresher onlyIntermountain Medical Center, Murray
□ July 27-28University of Utah, Salt Lake City
□ August 17-18Intermountain Medical Center, Murray
□ October 12-13Utah Valley Hospital, Provo
□ November 16-17University of Utah, Salt Lake City
□ November 30-December 1Intermountain Medical Center, Murray
Scan/email or mail your registration to Once your registration has been received, you will receive a confirmation and an invoice from PayPal or Utah ATLS depending on payment method. If you do not receive a registration confirmation within a few days, please email .
Make check payable to Utah ATLS and mail to
Utah ATLS
Attn: Lehman
1352 Harrison Avenue
Salt Lake City UT 84105
Sponsorship This course is provided under the sponsorship of the American College of Surgeons and the Utah Committee on Trauma.
Registration Enrollment is limited to 16 students, 8 refreshers, and 4 auditors. A minimum of 12 students is needed to present the course. Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis; registration is not complete until payment has been received. The registration fee includes the ATLS student manual, continental breakfast, and lunch. You will receive an email confirmation once your registration is complete and additional email reminders closer to the date of the course. Questions? Call/text Utah ATLS at 801-618-7980 or email .
Continuing Education The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
ATLS Two-Day Student Course
The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ATLS Half-Day Refresher Course
The American College of Surgeons designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This course also is approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 17 hours of ACEP Category 1 credit for the Student Course and 5 hours of ACEP Category 1 credit for the Refresher Course.
Location
ATLS if offered at three different sites. Registrants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. For lodging information, please email .
University of Utah
Health Sciences Education Building
26 South 2000 East
Salt Lake City, Utah
Intermountain Medical Center
Doty Education Center
5121 South Cottonwood Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah Valley Hospital
Northwest Plaza Auditorium
1034 North 500 West
Provo, Utah
The two-day Student Course runs from 7:30am to 5:00pm on both days. The Refresher Course is scheduled 11:30am to 5:00pm on the second day of the two-day course. Refresher only courses start at 7:30am and conclude by noon. Participants must attend the entire session in order to receive certification.
Note: You may cancel your registration up to five weeks prior to the first day of the course and receive a full refund. Cancellations within five weeks of the course will not receive a refund and registrations will not be transferred to another course. The course may be canceled if less than 12 applications have beenreceived two weeks prior to the course although we have never had to cancel a course. If cancellation occurs, you will receive a full refund and your application will be given first priority should you decide to enroll in another course.
Course Objectives: Upon completion of the ATLS course, participants will be able to
1)Demonstrate concepts and principles of patient assessment;
2)Establish management priorities in trauma situations;
3)Initiate primary and secondary management necessary in the first hour of emergency care for acute life threatening emergencies;
4)Demonstrate the skills necessary in initial management of trauma victims.
Course Description
The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)™ Provider Course combines lectures and practical experience to teach participants to establish priorities and stabilize the critically injured patient. During the two-day course, students will have the opportunity to practice their assessment techniques and their management of simulated patients in a surgical skill practicum. The ATLS course has been specifically designed for the primary care physician.
The student refresher course is a half-day course offered to those who have previously taken the ATLS course. This course must be taken within six months after the expiration of the participant’s ATLS certification. Please include a copy of your current ATLS student card with your registration.
Mid-level Practitioners
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners receive ATLS certification if registering as a student.
Auditors
Anyone may register as an auditor, including nurses and EMTs. Auditors do not receive an ATLS card.
Registration Fees
The fee for two-day students (physicians, residents, mid-levels) is $770. If paying by check, the charge is reduced to $750. The fee for refreshers and auditors is $385; if paying by check, the charge is $375. Please indicate your payment method on your registration
Course Schedule
Friday / Lectures
●Initial assessment
●Airway and Ventilatory Management
●Shock
●Thoracic Trauma
●Abdominal Trauma
Friday / Practical
●Surgical Skill Lab- Simulab
●Airway Intubation
●Shock/ Vascular access and monitoring
●X-Ray Identification of Thoracic Injuries
Saturday / Lectures
●Head injuries
●Spine and Spinal Cord Trauma
●Musculoskeletal
●Injuries Due to Burns and Cold
●Extremes of Age in Trauma
●Trauma in Women
●Transfer to Definitive Care
Saturday /Practical
●Head and Neck Trauma
●Spinal Cord Injury
●Musculoskeletal/Extremity immobilization
●X-Ray identification of spine injuries
●Initial assessment / practical test
●Triage case studies
●Written test