Come attend a two day educational trauma-oriented conference in the golden heart of Alaska.

If you are a medic, paramedic, health aid, nurse, midlevel practitioner or provider, this conference is for you!

Main Speakers

Meet the people you will be learning from:

**Dr. Elizabeth Galloway**
Pediatric Trauma

**Dr.** **Dante Conley**
Geriatric Trauma

Breakout Sesssions

Smaller, hands-on learning:

**Wilderness Medicine**
Dr. Richard Sheridan

Come learn about some of the most common wilderness injuries and how to best manage them when you are a long way from help.

**Suturing/FAST Exam**
Dr. Daniel Kechker

Develop some practical, hands-on skills with Dr. Kechker as you practice how to suture a wound, or how to perform a quick ultrasound FAST exam.

**Emotional/Spiritual Care During Trauma**
Chaplain Jim Rigsbee

Learn why and how to address the emotional and spiritual needs of trauma patients and families in order to promote trust, resilience and healing on a wholistic level.

**Mass Casualty Simulation**
Brett Terbeek

Ever had to respond to an airplane crash? How would you decide what to do? Who to help first? Come practice response and triage with this simulation.

**Pediatric Head Injury**
Dr. Laura Bruner and Dr. Elizabeth Galloway

With the guidance of this awesome duo of experienced pediatricians, come learn about types of pediatric head injury, assessment and identification, and treatment options for this specific type of trauma in one of our most vulnerable population.

Difficult Airways
Dr. Stan Robinson

Come learn techniques for identifying and managing challenging airways. Hone your skills on assessing airway anatomy, using various intubation tools, and troubleshooting complications with an experienced ED doc.

**Military Training Simulation Demonstration**
Fort Wainwright

How do our medics do what they do, and do it with the stress of combat happening around them? Head to the Fort Wainwright Military Simulation Training Center to get a first-hand demonstration.

We love our eyes, and we need them. Get hands on with eyeballs and how to minimize and treat ocular trauma with an experienced optometrist. Like my dad always said… “It’s better than a sharp stick in the eye…”

**Advances in Arctic Medicine**
SSG Brown

Come see what awesome advances in arctic medicine our military has been making; from fieldcraft frostbite treatments to cutting edge fluid rewarming technology.

**Alaska Army National Guard tour of Helicopter**
Alaska Army National Guard

Ever wondered how our national guard can keep patients alive in a tiny flying room in the air? Come get a look inside and hear a presentation from the medics themselves!

Photo Gallery

Huge thanks to our sponsors!

Schedule

Day 1 (Friday May 9th)

Time	Lecture Name	Speaker	Location
9:15- 10:15	Damage Control	Dr. Eileen Bulger	Main Hall
10:30-12:00	#1 Breakout	Various	Various
1:00-2:30	#2 Breakout	Various	Various
2:30-3:30	Orthopedic Trauma	Dr. Tyler Smith	Main Hall
3:45-4:45	Geriatric Trauma	Dr. Dante Conley	Main Hall

Day 2 (Saturday May 10th)

Time	Lecture Name	Speaker	Location
9:00AM	Pediatric Trauma	Dr. Elizabeth Galloway	Main Hall
10:15AM	#3 Breakout sessions	Various	Various
11:45	Neurotrauma	Dr. James Bales	Main Hall

1201 Hoselton Rd, Fairbanks, AK, United States

Journey Church
1201 Hoselton Rd.
Fairbanks, Alaska

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We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to serving the healthcare professionals of Alaska and beyond. Here is our board of directors:

Leah Amundsen

Leah is an ICU Nurse, mom of three sweet-but-sassy girls, and an excellent fooseball player. When she is not doing art or exploring Alaska, she loves to plan events like Trauma-con!

Contact her at: Leah.Amundsen@foundationhealth.org

Jennifer Gehrke

Jen has been an RN since 1997 and a family nurse practitioner 2022. An expert organizer and mom of twin boys, Jen has a special interest in how to use simulation training to further healthcare.

Contact her at: Jennifergehrkeak@gmail.com

Katie Dillon

Katie has been a nurse for nineteen years; thirteen of those as an Alaskan LifeMed flight nurse and at the FMH ED. When not flying or working, you will see her trying to keep up with her three boys and husband, or eating chips and salsa.

Contact her at:

Katie.Dillon1@gmail.com

Cat Miller

A transplant from Texas, Cat is a nurse who moved to the big state with her husband in 2006. She keeps busy with her two boys and coordinating all things trauma at FMH.