EDUCATION

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• Public Disaster Resource and Training Center
  The Pediatric Disaster Resource and Training Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is hosting the Pediatric Disaster and Emergency Services National Summit, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Emergency Medical Services Agency, and with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  The conference will take place in Los Angeles, CA on September 11 and 12, 2008.

The path to trauma program administration is often through the clinical ladder which rarely prepares the manager for the tasks of financing and operating a trauma center. To assure managers are successful, whatever their background, NFTC provides comprehensive Management and Leadership courses twice a year and audio-web courses on a regular basis.

The NFTC has added a course to educate Trauma Medical Directors about the business and leadership skills needed in their challenging administrative role. The Trauma Medical Director course is limited to a small number of participants to facilitate discussion and problem solving.  The course is held in conjunction with the Annual Leadership Course.

Members enjoy a substantial discount to NFTC conferences and receive audiotapes of the Annual Management Conference each year. Members also enjoy exclusive access to the quarterly Audio Web Conferences.

Conferences

• Trauma Center Designation Course
  May 18-19, 2007, St. Paul, MN
• Trauma Site Surveyor Workshop
  May 20, 2007, St. Paul, MN

Audio Web Conferences

Courses scheduled at the following times:

11:00 am (PST) / 12:00 pm (MST) / 1:00 pm (CST) / 2:00 pm (EST)

*NOW OPEN TO NON-MEMBERS* [click here for more information]

• Terror and All-Hazards Preparedness:
  Are We Really Ready?
  June 12, 2007
• Trauma Center Finance:
  Are We Doing Better?
  September 18, 2007
• EMTALA and Non-Emergent Transfers:
  What Does the Law ReallyRequire?
  October 23, 2007
• Managing/Improving a Trauma Program Using Lean Priniciples
  December 11, 2007

Recorded courses

Please contact Michelle Santos for more information on accessing these recorded sessions:

michelle@traumafoundation.org
(505) 525-9511

• Update on ACS Resources for Optimal Care of Injured Patient:
  How Will Verification Change?
• Fulfilling your Injury Prevention/Outreach Mission:
  Community-Based Programs that Work
• Getting to Closure
  Performance Improvement Best Practices
• Trauma Physician Billing Practices:
  Overcoming the Challenges
  Building Physician Support for Trauma in Community Hospitals
• Creating a Trauma Education Program:
  From General Orientation to Advanced
• State & National Advocacy to Support Trauma:
  Finding Our Voice
• Maximizing Your Trauma Center Revenue:
  Complying with UB-92 Trauma Codes
• Making the Most of Your Trauma Data:
  Telling the Trauma Program Financial Story to Administration
• Emphasis on Excellence
  Performance Improvement on a Shoestring

NFTC programs are the only source of high-level trauma center operations and management education available in the nation.