30th Annual USC National Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Symposium

Thursday, May 23, 2024, 6:30 AM - Friday, May 24, 2024, 4:15 PM, Langham Huntington Hotel, Pasadena, CA

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (17.50 hours), ABS (17.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (17.50 hours)

Pre-registration is now closed. To register after May 17, please visit the registration desk on-site at the Langham Huntington starting at 6:30 am on May 23rd and 7:00 am on May 24th. 

The annual USC National Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Symposium is presented by the Division of Acute Care Surgery of Keck USC and the Los Angeles General Medical Center, one of the largest trauma centers in the United States. The symposium features timely topics for lectures, high-caliber plenary sessions, interactive and provocative panel discussions, and inspiring keynote addresses by leaders in the field of acute care surgery, trauma and surgical critical care. A balance between evidence-based principles and innovative thought-provoking discussion will be maintained during lively expert debates. Each session focuses on understanding leading-edge management, latest medical controversies and the implementation of practical procedural skills.

1. • Outline optimal care in the prehospital and emergency room setting.
2. • Integrate new technology and devices for monitoring and treatment in trauma and critical care.
3. • Plan an evidence-based approach to current controversies in trauma, acute care surgery and critical care patient management.
4. • Integrate new temporizing and definitive management options for complex surgical disease.
5. • Discuss the importance of organ donation.
6. • Understand the QI process and how it improves practice.

The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California designates this Live Activity activity for a maximum of 17.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Cancellation Policy 

Registration cancellations must be emailed to the USC Office of CME by May 17, 2024 at 12pm PDT, for a refund of tuition to be issued. A $50 cancellation fee will be applied. In the event of course cancellation by conference organizers, all registration fees will be fully refunded. USC will not refund any travel costs incurred.


Accessibility Statement
 
Keck School of Medicine Healthcare System is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008. If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the USC Office of CME at [email protected].

The Langham Huntington 

The USC Office of CME strongly encourages registrants to book overnight accommodations at the
Langham Huntington. By staying at the conference headquarters hotel, you help the USC Trauma
Symposium meet its contractual obligations with the hotel and maintain your current conference
benefits, as well as keep future hotel guest room rates and registration fees reasonable.

The Keck School of Medicine Healthcare System School of Medicine adheres to ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Keck School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.