News, Events, Professional Development

News and training opportunities from Trauma Service BC.

B.C. Physical Trauma Survivors’ Day – Kim's Story

Physical Trauma Survivors Day, marked in B.C. each October 17, raises awareness of prevention, treatment and recovery from traumatic physical injuries. Read about Kim Ferraro's experience of physical trauma and recovery. You can also read Sandy's story from 2022.
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Be water smart: Drowning is preventable

Over 70 British Columbians die in preventable water-related incidents each year. July 17-23 is National Drowning Prevention Week, which aims to bring awareness and education to prevent drowning.

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Events & Professional Development:

Training opportunities

Current training opportunities are listed below.

Advanced Trauma Life Support Course

Provides the skills and knowledge to treat life-threatening injuries. Designed for doctors who care for injured patients.

Provider courses are also offered at Vancouver Coastal Health, Interior Health and Fraser Health. Find out more info about all ATLS courses on this page.

Upcoming sessions:

Find out about general info and registration for all sessions on this page.

Trauma Nursing Core Courses

The Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) is a one-and-a-half day course designed to improve trauma patient outcomes by providing nurses with foundational trauma knowledge, skills, and a systematic Trauma Nursing Process to guide trauma patient care.

Courses offered include:

More info coming soon.

EPICC courses

‎Emergency Practice, Interventions and Care Canada (EPICC) Trauma - 2024 Courses

View upcoming courses on the EPICC Learning website.

STAN Imaging Guidelines for Major Trauma for B.C. (eLearning course)

The Specialist Trauma Advisory Network (STAN), in collaboration with medical imagers/imaging departments and trauma clinicians developed clinical practice guidelines to support clinicians when caring for the major trauma patient. The goal of this learning module is to ensure that clinicians have the right imaging for the right trauma patient at the right time.

Visit PHSA's Learning Hub to enrol in this self-directed course.

Provincial Trauma Team Activation Criteria (eLearning course)

An introductory session on how to understand and apply trauma team activation criteria in the emergency setting for a major trauma patient.

Visit PHSA's Learning Hub to enrol in this self-directed course.

DSTC/ASSET Course

The DSTC/ASSET course will be held in Vancouver (VGH) on March 5-7, 2025 led by Dr. Phil Dawe and Dr. Chantalle Grant. The three-day course costs $3,000 per participant.

Find out more details on the event poster (PDF).

2025 FHA Trauma & Resuscitation Symposium (Feb 20)

The 2025 FHA Trauma and Resuscitation Symposium will be held at RCH on Feb 20, 2025. This education event is open to pre-hospital providers, allied health staff, nurses and physicians. Physicians are eligible for 6.25 UBC CPD mainpro+ credits for attending.

Cost for nurses and allied health to attend is $50 and includes lunch and snacks. A virtual option is also available; the event will also be recorded.

View the event agenda and the registration page. More details available on the event poster (PDF).

VGH Trauma Symposium (April 28)

The first VGH Trauma Symposium will be held on Monday, April 28, 2025. Please see event poster for the preliminary agenda,and visit the registration link.

The Michael Brown Scholarship for Equity in Trauma Care, an award generously supported by the Brown Family in memory of their son Michael, is open to UBC-affiliated residents, medical students, and early career researchers.

For questions about the event, please contact the event organizers by email.

3rd Annual Trauma and Critical Care Conference (May 3)

Save the date! The Third Annual Trauma and Critical Care Conference will be held on Saturday, May 3 at The Prestige Oceanfront in Sooke (reduced rate hotel rooms available). The topic will be trauma and critical care debate/learnings, and the keynote speaker will be Scott Weingart from the EMCRIT podcast. A buffet dinner and dance will follow the event.

For ticket purchases, hotel bookings and for more information, please contact Jolene Milkowski by email.

Trauma Rounds

Fraser Health Trauma Rounds

September 19, 2024: Fraser Health Trauma Grand Round (virtual) -"Trauma Patient-Reported Outcomes: Do we have a blind spot" - email Abigail Holder for registration.

VGH Trauma Rounds

Join VGH every Tuesday at noon for VGH Trauma Rounds (via Zoom).

Visit the VGH Trauma Services website to learn how to join the online rounds.

For more information

Weekly trauma sessions are recorded and the link is posted on the VGH Trauma Services website within 1-2 days of the session.

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