Add to Calendar 25th Annual Rao R. Ivatury Trauma Symposium 6/27/2025 7:30:00 AM 6/27/2025 5:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://vcu.cloud-cme.com/trauma25 Description: The 25th Annual Rao R. Ivatury Symposium, Trauma: Advances in Trauma Resuscitation, is a multidisciplinary conference designed to inform attendees about advances in trauma care throughout the continuum and about current concepts and best practices across a range of environments, from critical care access hospitals in rural communities to advanced tertiary care centers in urban areas. Marriott Downtown false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Friday, June 27, 2025, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM EST, Marriott Downtown, Richmond, VA

Target Audience
Specialties - Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Medicine, General Surgery , Geriatric Medicine, Multiple Specialties, Neurosurgery, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Orthopedic Surgery, Pain Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacist, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Physicians, Psychology, Respiratory Therapy, Surgery, Trauma Surgery, Wound Care

Overview
The 25th Annual Rao R. Ivatury Symposium, Trauma: Advances in Trauma Resuscitation, is a multidisciplinary conference designed to inform attendees about advances in trauma care throughout the continuum and about current concepts and best practices across a range of environments, from critical care access hospitals in rural communities to advanced tertiary care centers in urban areas.

Objectives
  1. Identify current best practices in trauma care for successful patient outcomes in blunt and penetrating trauma.
  2. Identify the importance of a team approach for successful trauma outcomes.
  3. Describe primary resuscitation differences in unique trauma populations (e.g., burn, peds).
  4. Identify advances in trauma resuscitation across the continuum.
  5. Describe effects of shift work and selfcare for healthcare providers.

Registration

 Click the register tab above to complete your registration online.

Registration Fees:
Physician (Non-VCU): $180.00
Healthcare Providers (non-physician, Non-VCU): $150.00
EMS (VA: EMT-P, EMT-I, EMT-E, EMT, EMR; or Non-VA: Certified EMS provider): $25.00
VCU Health Employee (physicians, nurses, ancillary health, residents/fellows, etc.): $25.00

Registration Deadline: June 13, 2025.

Cancellation Policy
Registration fee, less a 15% non-refundable administrative fee, will be refunded only if written notice of cancellation is received via email to [email protected] on or before June 6, 2025. There will be no refunds after this date.

Rao R. Ivatury Virtual Trauma Symposium Call for Abstracts — 2025

Abstract submission from all disciplines involved in trauma care are encouraged, including physicians, nursing staff, and pre-hospital providers. Original research and quality/performance improvement projects are eligible for submission.

Important Dates

Submission Deadline for Abstracts: May 1, 2025

Notification of oral and posters winners: Week of May 12, 2025

Contact Karen Shipman for more information: [email protected].

Click here to register and find out more!


Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, VCU Health Continuing Education is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

VCU Health Continuing Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 7.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Accommodation
All participants have the right to participate in this continuing education activity without discrimination due to age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex (sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and pregnancy), protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristics under applicable federal, state, or local law. If you need accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact us at [email protected] for more information. Requests for accommodations must be received 21 days prior to activity start date.

Complaint Policy and Resolution Process
All complaints must be made in writing to [email protected].

All complaints will be logged into the complaint log. The Director, Continuing Education will attempt to resolve the complaint within the first contact, when possible, and will respond to the client and customer's concerns within 5 business days of the initial complaint. At the time of the first contact, Director, Continuing Education will inform the complainant if more time will be needed to research the complaint.

If the complaint is still unresolved after communication with the Director, Continuing Education, or if the initial complaint is not addressed in a timely manner, the complainant may contact the President & CEO, UHS-PEP. The President & CEO will then contact the complainant and endeavor to resolve the complaint within 10 business days after being contacted.

The complaint log will be regularly reviewed to identify areas of operations and service that may require improvement. The Director, Continuing Education will research reoccurring complaint matters and recommend process and procedure changes, when appropriate. These changes will be noted on the Complaint Resolution Log, and any necessary policy and/or procedure updates will be made within 15 business days thereafter.

Disclaimers
Minimum and maximum numbers for attendance at this event have been established, and we reserve the right to substitute speakers/topics, adjust credit hours, or cancel if necessary.

By attending this event you grant VCU Health Continuing Education the right at the event to record, film, photograph, or capture your likeness in any media and to distribute, broadcast, use, or otherwise disseminate, in perpetuity, such media without any further approval from or any payment to you. 

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

 


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.50 hours), ANCC - American Nurses Credentialing Center (7.50 hours), IPCE - Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit (7.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.50 hours)