Midwest Regional Trauma/Acute Care Surgery Symposium 2026

Milwaukee, WI US
August 12, 2026 to August 13, 2026
The course purpose is to provide the regional community caring for trauma and acute care surgical patients with updates on key topics. Acute Care Surgery continues to evolve as a defined surgical expertise within the surgical community. The increasing severity of illness, gaining population and number of comorbidities of patients has resulted in a need for a special set of skills and knowledge in caring for the acutely ill patient.
 
Trauma surgeons with expertise in critical care and emergency surgical procedures are well positioned as a core resource for others involved in the care of this patient population in the community. Many new developments in critical care, trauma and emergency general surgery have recently occurred and continue to evolve necessitating continued education. Topics of greatest interest due to recent developments in management include, ultrasound, rib fixation, trauma skills for both ER physicians and surgeons, best practices for open abdomen, geriatric trauma, brain injury and psychological effects of trauma.

 

This activity contains content or processes that may be potentially stressful.

 

Target Audience

  • General Surgeons
  • Trauma Surgeons
  • Neurosurgeons and Neuroscientists
  • Nurses and Health Care Professionals
  • Advanced Practice Providers
  • EMS Professionals

Learning Objectives

Participants who engage in this educational intervention will be able to:
 
  • Given a patient with multiple trauma injuries, review the recommended current options for optimal operative and non-operative care management
  • Review updates on key trauma topics
  • Describe the role of the healthcare provider in violence prevention and in the treatment of patients with traumatic injuries.
  • Discuss updates on key acute care surgery topics
  • Review and implement APP integration in teams, identifying opportunities to patient care and access to care improvement
  • Provide updates on APPs in community programs

 

Additional information

Contact

Name: 
Laurie Hein
Phone Number: 
+1 (414) 805-6519
Email: 
[email protected]
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 13.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 0.00 NP Pharmacology
    NP Pharmacology credit.
  • 13.00 NP Contact Hours
Course opens: 
05/25/2026
Course expires: 
09/25/2026
Event starts: 
08/12/2026 - 8:00am CDT
Event ends: 
08/13/2026 - 5:00pm CDT
Cost:
$1.00
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AUGUST 12, 2026 | MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN | PRE- SYMPOSIUM COURSES

COURSE 1
LAPAROSCOPIC COMMON BILE DUCT EXPLORATION | 1:00 – 3:00

DIRECTOR:
Patrick Murphy, MD

INSTRUCTORS: Marc de Moya, MD and Patrick Murphy, MD

  • Presentation on Indications/ Technique/Outcomes
  • Hands-on Practice on Simulator

COURSE 2
POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND FOR THE CRITICALLY ILL | 9:00 – 4:00

DIRECTOR:
Thomas Carver, MD

INSTRUCTORS: Thomas Carver, MD; William Scheels, MD; William Schaeffer, DO
a. Basic Ultrasound Skills | 9:00 – 12:15

-LUNCH-

b. Advanced Ultrasound Skills | 12:15 – 4:00

COURSE 3
SOCIETY OF TRAUMA AND ACUTE CARE SURGERY APPS INAUGURAL MEETING | 8:00 – 3:00

DIRECTOR: Colleen Trevino, PhD, NP

8:00 AM        Introductions
8:20 AM        Surgical Synergy: Finding the "Sweet Spot" in Trauma
8:40 AM        How to Incorporate Resident Education into Clinical Practice on TACS Teams
9:00 AM        Residency Program Director Perspective on Resident Clinical Education Needs
9:20 AM        Panel Discussion Q&A
10:15 AM      Break
10:30 AM     Deep Dive into Billing: Modifiers
11:00 AM     Surgical Notes, Not Novels: Efficient Trauma/EGS Documentation That Supports Billing and Comunicates Clearly
11:30 AM     Panel Discussion Q&A
12:00 PM    Lunch
1:00 PM     Surgical Critical Care: Early Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures: Implications for Pulmonary Outcomes and ICU Resource Utilization in Trauma Patients
1:15 PM     Trauma: Aspirin or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin for Thromboprophylaxis after a Fracture New England Journal of Medicine
1:30 PM     Emergency General Surgery: Guidelines for Breast Feeding Mothers in EGS
1:45 PM     Break
2:00 PM     Evidence Based Practice Guidelines for TACS
2:20 PM     Trauma:  R.Adams Shock Trauma Center Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury (BCVI) Management Protocol
2:40 PM     EGS/Geriatrics: Antibiotic Choice and Treatment Duration in Acute Cholecystitis: What Does the Evidence Show?
3:00 PM     2nd Annual STACS APPs Meeting
 
AUGUST 5, 2025 | MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN CENTER FOR CANCER DISCOVERY
SYMPOSIUM
DIRECTOR: Marc de Moya, MD

8:00 AM       Symposium Welcome and Opening Remarks
SESSION I: TRAUMA
8:05 AM      Trends of Violence, Nationally and in Milwaukee
8:20 AM      New Field Triage Criteria Impact
8:35 AM      ABC vs CBA Concept Update
8:50 AM      Whats the Deal Whole Blood vs Component tx?
9:05 AM      Discussion Panel
SESSION II: TRAUMA UPDATES AND TIPS
9:15 AM       Crime Victim Compensation: How to Help?
9:30 AM       Controlling Pelvic Bleeding
9:45 AM       Early TBI Management Update
10:00 AM     Use of Cryoablation for Traumatic Pain Management
10:15 AM     Discussion Panel
10:25 AM     Coffee Break
LUNDA LECTURESHIP
10:40 AM     Nurse Provider Connection: Essential for Good, Safe Trauma Care
SESSION III: GREAT DEBATE
11:30 AM    TEG in the Trauma Bay: Is it Helpful? No: Stephanie Savage, MD; Yes: Jeff Anderson, MD
12:00 PM     Lunch
SESSION IV: TRAUMA PSYCHOLOGY
1:00 PM       Trauma Survivor Program
1:15 PM       Ketamine Use and Mitigation of PTSD?
1:30 PM       Discussion Panel
SESSION V: ACUTE SURGICAL EMERGENCIES, 
1:40 PM       When to Perform Subtotal Cholecystectomies
1:55 PM       Robot for Cholecystectomy Why and for Who
2:10 PM       Primary Anastomosis in Face of Perforated Diverticulitis
2:25 PM       Defining Workload for Trauma/Acute Care Surgery
2:40 PM       Discussion Panel
2:55 PM       Break
SESSION VI: APPS AND TRAUMA/ ACS CARE 
3:10 PM       The FAST Track for Cholecystectomy/ Appendicitis
3:25 PM       Latest on Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
3:40 PM       Specialized Ostomy Care
3:55 PM       Optimizing Scope of Practice for APPs in Community
4:10 PM       Discussion Panel
SESSION VII: CASE REVIEW: EXPERTS IN THE HOT SEAT 
4:20 PM       Case Review,
                    Kelly Boyle, MD
                    Mason Fisher, MD
                    Patrick Murphy, MD
                    Stephanie Savage, MD

5:00 PM      Closing Remarks
 
 
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
United States
August 12-13,2026
Medical College of Wisconsin
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee WI 53226

 

 

 

 

Activity Director:
Marc de Moya, MD
 
Course Planners:
Thomas Carver, MD
Colleen Trevino, PhD, NP
Sarah Wasz
 

 

In accordance with the ACCME® Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Standard 3, all persons in control of content must disclose any relevant financial relationships. It is the policy of the Medical College of Wisconsin to identify, mitigate and disclose the absence or presence of all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence content of this accredited continuing education. The following in control of content had no relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

Patrick Murphy
Colleen Trevino
Andrew Bernard
William Scheels
Reggie Moore
Thomas Engel II
Jacqueline Blank
Kelly Boyle
Kondragunta Prasad (Raj)
Matthew Chin
Mary Elisabeth Schroeder
Shelly Timmons
Katie Iverson
David Milia
Stephanie Savage
Jeffery Anderson
Sydney Timmer-Murillo
Terri deRoon-Cassini
Jacob Peschman
Lewis Somberg
Marina Affi Koprowski
Benjamin Zarzaur
Tracy Richardson
Kelly Stone
Janice Gorski
Ann Fitzimmons
Christina Megal
Mason Fisher
Jon Messing
Jasmine Garces-King
Abigail Luffman
Allysen Shaughnessy
Jennifer Sherman
Joanne Arellano
Adam DeMay
Alyssa Koberstein 
Morgan Henderson

 

 

The following persons in control of content disclosed the following financial relationships which were reviewed via the MCW conflict of interest mitigation process and addressed:
 
Name
Company
Role
Thomas Carver
CLR Medical
Cytovale
Employee, Stock Options (not exercised)
Consultant
Marc de Moya
Boston Scientific
Consultant

ACCME Accreditation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
The Medical College of Wisconsin designates this activity for up to 13.00 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals. 

Nurse Practitioners:
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 150930.  This program has been approved for 13.00 contact hours of continuing education (which includes 0.00 hours of pharmacology).

Available Credit

  • 13.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • 13.00 Hours of Participation
    Hours of Participation credit.
  • 0.00 NP Pharmacology
    NP Pharmacology credit.
  • 13.00 NP Contact Hours

Price

Cost:
$1.00
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