2025 WakeMed Trauma Conference: When Time Matters Most | WakeMed Raleigh Campus
Cultural Experiences
Course Description
The WakeMed Trauma Conference offers a variety of information for both new & experienced Trauma Care Providers. Dynamic speakers will present current recommendations for Trauma Patient Care from Pre-hospital Treatment to Rehabilitation.
Target Audience
This conference is designed for nurses, pre-hospital providers, advanced practice providers, and rehab specialists (OT/PT/SLT). Focus is for staff of emergency departments, intensive care areas, operating & recovery rooms, medical-surgical units, rehabilitation or other settings where trauma patients are treated.
Conference Topics:
OB Trauma; Pediatric Readiness; Trauma Case Studies; Assessment of a Trauma Patient in Shock; Violence Recovery Program; Trauma survivor story and more...
Program Schedule
Thursday, September 11, 2025
0730-0800-- Registration
0800-0815-- Welcome
0815-0930-- The Big Bad Wolf--Trauma In Pregnancy
PJ Hamilton-Gaertner, MD, MS, MBA/MHA, FACEP
Wake Emergency Physicians, PA
0930-0945 --Break
0950-1050-- “Small Patients, Big Plans: The Power of Pediatric Readiness”
Andy Jakubowicz, MD
Wake Emergency Physicians, PA
1055-1155-- Trauma Case Studies
Brandon Schoonover, MMSc, PA-C
WakeMed General Surgery & Trauma
1200-1250-- Lunch
1255-1410-- Initial Assessment of the Trauma Patient in Shock
Alexis Hess, MD
WakeMed General Surgery & Trauma
1410-1425 --Break
1425-1525-- Violence Recovery Program: A Public Health Approach to Violence in Our Communities
Asia-Alexia Hight, MSW, LCSWA
WakeMed Health & Hospitals-Violence Recovery Program
Gerald D. Givens, Jr.
Raleigh Boots On The Ground
1525-1610-- “My Story”
LaShawn Spencer
1610-1620--Evaluation/Wrap-Up
**Topics, Speakers & Hours of Continuing Education Subject to Change**
6.5 Hours of Nursing Continuing Professional Development will be provided upon completion of the following
Disclosures:
In order to receive credit, the participant must:
Participants must attend the entire conference
Verification of attendance will be noted by the participant’s initial/signature on the roster at the beginning of the session.
Participants must submit a course evaluation by September 19, 2025
• No one with the ability to control content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship with an ineligible company
• Nursing Education Department at WakeMed is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
**Lunch will be provided--participants are welcome to bring breakfast and snacks if desired**
Cancellation Policy
NO refunds will be provided to those that cancel their registration after August 25, 2025. Refund requests prior to August 25th will be honored minus the ticket processing fees.
Please contact the course sponsor, the Nursing Education Department at 919-350-8024
or email Tracey Weeks at
tweeks@wakemed.org
.
Recommended Hotel Accommodations
Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel
4100 Main at North Hills Street · Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 USA
919-571-8773
Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley
4500 Marriott Drive · Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 USA
919-781-7000
Information Source: WakeMed Health & Hospitals Trauma Services & WakeMed Nursing Education | eventbrite