Conference Objectives

• Identify early signs of moral injury, cynicism, and emotional numbing and differentiate adaptive emotional distance from spiritually absent practice.
• Incorporate practical clinical pearls to improve decision-making and communication when caring for injured children.
• Describe the essential components of a pediatric-ready Emergency Department, including the role of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators, availability of weight-based equipment, and implementation of pediatric-specific clinical protocols.
• Recognize signs of acute and cumulative trauma and healthcare professionals, including changes in emotional functioning, decision-making, interpersonal relationships, and professional performance.
• Identify maternal and fetal injuries that require immediate recognition and intervention following traumatic injury
• Synthesize parallel practice models in military trauma care and civilian EMS to improve pre-hospital patient outcomes.
• Apply evidence-based principles of interdisciplinary rehabilitation and care coordination to improve patient outcomes and facilitate safe transitions across levels of care.
• Describe the factors that prevent bronchopleural fistula (BPF) from healing and the challenges specific to managing a mechanically ventilated patient with BPF
• Identify and interpret key thromboelastography (TEG) parameters and explain how each parameter reflects specific components of clot formation and coagulation function.
• Understand how to prioritize and manage complex airways in critical patient care situations. This will include: understanding of basic airway anatomy, creating a mental checklist to commit the process to “muscle memory” and optimize patient positioning and chances of success with all airway attempts.