ATLS for consultants...

[traumamd at nyc.rr.com]

BTW can you get all your consultants to attend Trauma M&M? 

Great point. I can get them to attend if they did something really bad 
or really good.
ron

> 
> Rob Smith
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-
> bounces at trauma.org]On Behalf Of Ronald Simon
> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 2:43 PM
> To: Trauma & Critical Care mailing list
> Subject: Re: ATLS for consultants...
> 
> "Encouraged " is the key word. What we are grappling with is 
> should it be a
> REQUIREMENT for trauma center designation. There is no question 
> that it is a
> good idea BUT do we FORCE the issue my making it a statewide 
> regulation? It
> would be great if all trauma centers only had traumatologists 
> caring for
> trauma patients but it just aint gonna happen so we settle for 
> competentGeneral surgeons to help out. I know the RIGHT answer, 
> but the question is
> how realistic is it amd do we settle.
> Thanks for all the replies so far.
> ron
> 
> Ronald Simon, MD
> Dir of Trauma/SICU
> Jacobi Medical Center, Rm 1213
> Bronx, NY 10461
> 718 918 5598 phone
> 718 918 5593 fax
> 
> 
> 
> Ronald Gross wrote:
> 
> >Ron,
> >
> >We require that ortho and neurosurgeons take ATLS at least once. 
> >
> >Please note that the ACS COT "Optimal Resourses" document states 
> that, 
> >"At a minimum, orthopaedic surgeons on the trauma team should be 
> >encouraged to successfully complete an ATLS Student Course."  The 
> same 
> >statement is repeated in the neurosurgical chapter: "At a 
> minimum, 
> >neurosurgeons on the trauma team should be encouraged to 
> successfully 
> >complete an ATLS Student Course."
> >
> >Best wishes,
> >Ron
> >
> >  
> >
> >>>>Ronald Simon <Traumamd at nyc.rr.com> 10/5/2006 9:16 PM >>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >We are currently having a debate in our State Trauma Advisory 
> Committee>
> >about whether trauma related consultants (neurosurg, ortho, ent, 
> etc) 
> >should be required to have taken ATLS to care for a trauma pt. 
> The 
> >question is whether this should be part of the requirements for 
> trauma>
> >center designation. No question that members of the trauma 
> service and
> >
> >the ED should but what about the subspecialists? Sure its a good 
> >concept but actually getting them to take it is another thing. 
> What is 
> >the practice of other trauma systems?
> >Thanks
> >Ron Simon, MD
> >Jacobi Medical Center
> >Bronx, NY
> >
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