Fall 2025 Virtual Pediatric Trauma Symposium

• Time: 8:30 a.m.–3:45 p.m. Central Time

• Location: Virtual

• Cost: $35

Event Details:

Join St. Louis Children's Hospital and WashU Medicine for our 15th annual Pediatric Trauma Symposium, offered virtually on three different dates to accommodate your busy schedule.

Experts will present live on a variety of topics about pediatric and community health. We welcome all physicians, nurses, EMS, and other health care providers. Registration is required and costs $35 per attendee. A confirmation email will be sent with a link to the symposium date you have chosen.

 Topics and speakers:

• Penetrating Injuries and Massive Transfusion Protocol
  Stephanie Treon, RN, CPNP
  Jill Whiteley, BSN, RN

• Severe Childhood Trauma Ecologies: Focus on Complex Trauma and Gun Violence and Hospital-Based Opportunities for Intervention
  Rachel Wamser, Ph.D.

• Rehabilitation Through the Continuum of Care
  Carly Kraska, RN, BSN
  Abigail Nelson, BSN, RN, CNRN
  Alyssa Smith, MD
  Erika Struckhoff, MA, CCC-SLP, and other members of the Rehab Services Team

• Rural Trauma
  Jeff Coughenour, MD

• Gut Instincts: Recognizing and Responding to Pediatric Bowel Injuries 
  Andrew Yeh, MD

Fall 2025 Virtual Pediatric Trauma Symposium

• Time: 8:30 a.m.–3:45 p.m. Central Time

• Location: Virtual

• Cost: $35

Event Details:

Join St. Louis Children's Hospital and WashU Medicine for our 15th annual Pediatric Trauma Symposium, offered virtually on three different dates to accommodate your busy schedule.

Experts will present live on a variety of topics about pediatric and community health. We welcome all physicians, nurses, EMS, and other health care providers. Registration is required and costs $35 per attendee. A confirmation email will be sent with a link to the symposium date you have chosen.

 Topics and speakers:

• Penetrating Injuries and Massive Transfusion Protocol
  Stephanie Treon, RN, CPNP
  Jill Whiteley, BSN, RN

• Severe Childhood Trauma Ecologies: Focus on Complex Trauma and Gun Violence and Hospital-Based Opportunities for Intervention
  Rachel Wamser, Ph.D.

• Rehabilitation Through the Continuum of Care
  Carly Kraska, RN, BSN
  Abigail Nelson, BSN, RN, CNRN
  Alyssa Smith, MD
  Erika Struckhoff, MA, CCC-SLP, and other members of the Rehab Services Team

• Rural Trauma
  Jeff Coughenour, MD

• Gut Instincts: Recognizing and Responding to Pediatric Bowel Injuries 
  Andrew Yeh, MD

Fall 2025 Virtual Pediatric Trauma Symposium

• Time: 8:30 a.m.–3:45 p.m. Central Time

• Location: Virtual

• Cost: $35

Event Details:

Join St. Louis Children's Hospital and WashU Medicine for our 15th annual Pediatric Trauma Symposium, offered virtually on three different dates to accommodate your busy schedule.

Experts will present live on a variety of topics about pediatric and community health. We welcome all physicians, nurses, EMS, and other health care providers. Registration is required and costs $35 per attendee. A confirmation email will be sent with a link to the symposium date you have chosen.

 Topics and speakers:

• Penetrating Injuries and Massive Transfusion Protocol
  Stephanie Treon, RN, CPNP
  Jill Whiteley, BSN, RN

• Severe Childhood Trauma Ecologies: Focus on Complex Trauma and Gun Violence and Hospital-Based Opportunities for Intervention
  Rachel Wamser, Ph.D.

• Rehabilitation Through the Continuum of Care
  Carly Kraska, RN, BSN
  Abigail Nelson, BSN, RN, CNRN
  Alyssa Smith, MD
  Erika Struckhoff, MA, CCC-SLP, and other members of the Rehab Services Team

• Rural Trauma
  Jeff Coughenour, MD

• Gut Instincts: Recognizing and Responding to Pediatric Bowel Injuries 
  Andrew Yeh, MD

Participants will learn how to identify injuries, including the possibility of internal injuries that require prompt recognition and intervention. Legal definitions and implications surrounding strangulation are discussed, along with the need for accurate documentation, investigation practices, and legal proceedings.

This course is a joint venture between many community partners, including the Chapter 448 East Central Indiana Emergency Nurses Association, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, several Delaware County prosecutors, EMS services, law enforcement, and others.

Registration begins at 0745 (7:45 a.m.) Eastern Time. The course will start at 0800 (8:00 a.m.) and is scheduled to end by 1630 (4:30 p.m.) Eastern Time. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided with registration.

Contact Hours-

• 6.5 Hrs Continuing Legal Education (2.0 Hrs Gen; 4.5 Hrs NLS)

• 6.75 Hrs Continuing Education hours for law enforcement and nurses

Presented by Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Burn Center and Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences EVNS Medical Group Burn Surgeons at Old Dominion University

August 21, 2025: 4:00 PM- 6:00 PM ET

Content Being Offered:

• Burn Assessment & Burn Wound Management

• Airway Management &Burn Inhalation Injury

• Shock & Fluid Resuscitation

• ABA BurnCenter Referral Criteria

• How to refer a Patient to the Burn Clinic for follow-up

Chapter 131 will host the next Medical and Legal Aspects of Traumatic Strangulation and Trial Preparation Course on August 8, 2025, at the Regional Academic Health Center in Bloomington, IN.

Presented by Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Burn Center and Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences EVNS Medical Group Burn Surgeons at Old Dominion University

July 24, 2025: 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM ET

Content Being Offered:

• Burn Assessment & Burn Wound Management

• Airway Management &Burn Inhalation Injury

• Shock & Fluid Resuscitation

• ABA BurnCenter Referral Criteria

• How to refer a Patient to the Burn Clinic for follow-up

Participants will learn how to identify injuries, including the possibility of internal injuries that require prompt recognition and intervention. Legal definitions and implications surrounding strangulation are discussed, along with the need for accurate documentation, investigation practices, and legal proceedings.

This course is presented by Indiana ENA Chapter 133 (SNAP chapter), IU Health, and IU School of Nursing.

• 6.75 hours of continuing education will be available

• Light Breakfast and Lunch Provided

Presented by Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Burn Center and Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences EVNS Medical Group Burn Surgeons at Old Dominion University

June 24, 2025: 4:00 PM- 6:00 PM ET

Content Being Offered:

• Burn Assessment & Burn Wound Management

• Airway Management &Burn Inhalation Injury

• Shock & Fluid Resuscitation

• ABA BurnCenter Referral Criteria

• How to refer a Patient to the Burn Clinic for follow-up

Participants will learn how to identify injuries, including the possibility of internal injuries that require prompt recognition and intervention. Legal definitions and implications surrounding strangulation are discussed, along with the need for accurate documentation, investigation practices, and legal proceedings.

This course is a joint venture between many community partners, including the West Central Chapter 501 Emergency Nurses Association, Indiana University Health West Central Region Center of Hope, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, several Tippecanoe County prosecutors, EMS services, law enforcement, and others.

Registration begins at 0845 (8:45 a.m.) Eastern Time. The course will begin at 0900 (9:00 a.m.) and is scheduled to end by 1700 (5:00 p.m.) Eastern Time. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided with registration.

Contact Hours-

• 6.5 Hrs Continuing Legal Education (2.0 Hrs Gen; 4.5 Hrs NLS)

• 6.75 Hrs Continuing Education hours for law enforcement and nurses

The goal of this 8-hour course is to familiarize the Crime Scene Investigator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, or other students concerned with forensic or medical photography with photographic techniques that can be used to effectively document injuries and other evidence associated with the investigation of sexual assaults. Basic photography and the mechanics of luminescence especially as they pertain to the location and documentation of evidence in sexual assault cases will also be discussed.

Goals & Objectives

Upon completion of this training, the student will:

• Describe the basic fundamentals of forensic and injury photography

• Describe the camera and different settings that can be used to obtain properly exposed and focused images that yield the best results for use in court

• List body fluids that tend to luminesce when excited with visible light or ultraviolet light

• List the steps used to photographically document the presence of luminescence

• Describe why barrier filters are required and how they assist in the visualization of luminescence

• Describe photographic techniques that can be employed to document luminescence

Have you ever heard of Forensic Nursing? Are you curious about what they do and how they do it? Are you considering applying to a forensic nursing program near you, but you're just not sure if it's the right fit?

Wherever you fall on the spectrum, we invite you to join Darienne Kreeger, Certified Forensic Nurse & Project Coordinator for the IU Health & IUSON Academic - Practice Partnership for Forensic Nursing, for a Lunch & Learn style webinar. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and gain knowledge about:

• The History of Forensic Nursing

• What Forensic Nursing Looks Like Today

• How You Can Learn More About Forensic Nursing

This continuing education opportunity is provided FREE of charge thanks to the generous funding provided by HRSA Grant# T96HP53171.

Join us for an immersive, full day training in Downtown Indianapolis. Experts from Zero Abuse Project will collaborate with Forensic Nurses from throughout the State of Indiana to educate participants on best practices from investigation to adjudication.

Presented by IU Health & IU School of Nursing Academic - Practice Partnership for Forensic Nursing. This continuing education opportunity is free of charge due to generous funding provided by Grant #T96HP53171.

Embark on a day of advocacy and engagement at the heart of our state's decision-making hub! Hosted by professional organizations supporting Indiana nurses, the 2025 Nurses Day at the Statehouse is a unique opportunity to connect with legislators, policymakers, and fellow nurses shaping the future of our nursing profession directly from the epicenter of governance in Indiana.

Location: Eskenazi Health, Rapp Conference Center

This day-long seminar starts with a dispatch call of a scenario occurring and from this point forward, participants are invited to guide this patient from his initial treatment at the scene through the first 24 hours of his care in the emergency department, operative suites, and intensive care unit. How much fluid should the patient receive in the first hour? What laboratory and radiological exams should be ordered? What ventilator settings would be appropriate? These, as well as numerous other decisions, are driven by participants who vote anonymously using their smartphones. The results of the votes are immediately displayed on the screen and the case study moves forward based on the majority vote.

Cost: $70

January 16, 2025 (Deadline: January 13, 2025)

Registered nurses, paramedics, law enforcement, social workers, and advocates interested in learning more about trauma-informed care are invited to attend a FREE half-day training on January 16, 2025.

Join the IU Academic-Practice Partnership for Forensic Nursing, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Calvalyn Day, MsED, TICC, for an afternoon of information, inspiration, and discussion on trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, collaborative problem solving, and the Structured Analysis Family Evaluation (SAFE) foster family screening tool. Participants may apply to receive 4.0 CE/CLEs for FREE.

Don’t miss this opportunity! Register today!

Hosted by the University of Kansas Medical Center, the 2024 Mercy Pittsburg Trauma Conference will be held both virtually and in Person on Friday, December 13, 2024, at DePaul Hall, Mercy Pittsburg, Pittsburg, KS.