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5th Annual BVRAC Trauma & Acute Care Symposium - February 18th, 2012
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2011 Regional Recognition Awards
 

2011 Acute Care Provider Award

Presented to Amy Plotts, RN, BSN

Acute Care Provider Award honors you for demonstrating leadership in the acute care setting by increasing the standard of care or education within the region.

 

 

2011 EMS / Hospital Educator Award

Presented to Larry Tippin, RN

EMS / Hospital Educator Award honors you for advancing EMS / Trauma Center education in the Brazos Valley through innovation, collaboration and a commitment to improvement.

2011 EMS Medical Director / Trauma Surgeon / ED Physician Award

Presented to Charles Williams, MD

EMS Medical Director / Trauma Surgeon / ED Physician Award honors you for serving as a medical director, on-line or off-line, for an EMS organization, or a Trauma Center and continually demonstrating a commitment to excellent patient care.

 

2011 EMS Administrator Award

Presented to Chris Lamb

EMS Administrator Award honors you for making a positive contribution to EMS and being committed to building a strong team with the ability to respond effectively.

 

2011 Public Information/Injury Prevention Award

Presented to Sherry Jennings, RN, BSN

Public Information/Injury Prevention Award honors you for outstanding achievement in public education or injury prevention

2011 Citizen / Public Official Award

Presented to Brayton Braly

Citizen / Public Official Award honors you for a heroic lifesaving act or unique advocacy of EMS by performing abdominal thrusts on a friend and fellow student who was choking at school.

 

2011 Citizen / Public Official Award

Presented to James Massey

Citizen / Public Official Award honors you for a heroic lifesaving act or unique advocacy of EMS.

2011 EMS Department Provider Award

Presented to Robertson County EMS

EMS Department Provider Award honors you for demonstrating leadership in EMS and patient care, public access, medical control, disaster preparedness, public education and training.

 

 

2011 Volunteer Provider Award

Presented to Hilltop Lakes EMS

Volunteer Provider Award honors you for demonstrating leadership in EMS and patient care, public access, medical control, disaster preparedness, public education and training with a staff of volunteers.

2011 Trauma Center Award

Presented to St. Joseph Regional Health Center

Trauma Center Award honors you for being a designated trauma facility in the Brazos Valley that has demonstrated leadership and set high standards for providing Trauma patient care and for implementing injury prevention programs in the Brazos Valley.

 

2011 RAC Member Outstanding Accomplishment Award

Presented to Kevin Deramus, LP
EMS Director
Washington County EMS

Regional Advisory Council Member Outstanding Accomplishment Award honors you for setting high standards for the improvement of the Brazos Valley EMS/Trauma System.

2012 Speakers

Jorie Klein
Director of Trauma, Disaster, & North Texas Poison Control Center
Parkland Hospital
Title: Penetrating Injuries

Michael Ferrara 
Paramedic , Ski Patrol, and Mountain Rescue Coordinator 
Director of First Responder Recovery Project
Title: Post-Traumatic and Accumulated Stress in the Emergency Response Worker
[READ BIO]

Terry Provo BA, EMT-P
Director of Clinical Marketing
Advanced Circulatory Systems, Inc
Title: Everything You Thought You Knew About Resuscitation, But Don’t
[READ BIO]

John B. Holcomb, MD, FACS
Vice Chair and Professor of Surgery
Director, Center for Translational Injury Research
Title: Damage Control Resuscitation
[READ BIO]

Aaron Buzzard MD
Emergency Physician,
St Joseph Regional Health Center, Bryan, TX
Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine,
Bryan-College Station Campus
Title: Early Recognition, Transmission, & Trends in STEMI Care Today
[READ BIO]

Matthew J. Messa DO, FAAEM
Emergency Physician
St. Joseph Regional Health Center/Bryan
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Ben Taub General Hospital
Title: "Comparison of Bougie-Assisted Intubation versus Traditional Endotracheal Intubation"
[READ BIO]

Erik Wilkie, MD
Emergency Physician
College Station Medical Center
Title: Wilderness and Survival Medicine
[READ BIO]

Kathryn S. Gunter, MD
Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Ben Taub General Hospital
Title: Medical Missions: Lessons Learned in Haiti

Register now for the 2012 Symposium.

Location: Blinn College 2423 Blinn Blvd  Bryan, Texas 77802 (signs will be on campus directing you)

View 2011 Speaker Presentations

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 Thank You to our 2012 Symposium Sponsors!