Thursday, May 1, 2025
UNC May Day Trauma Conference Agenda
Time : 8:00 - 9:00 AM Speaker : Redbud Topic : Strength in Collaboration: North Carolina's Disaster Medical Response to Helene
Kimberly Clement, MPH and David Ezzell, MPA
Break
Time : 9:15 - 10:15 AM Speaker : Redbud Topic : Hurricane Helene - Clinical and Logistical Response to Western NC
Leanne Reaves, RN, MSN, CMTE
Break
Time : 10:30 - 11:30 AM Speaker : Redbud Topic : Preparedness in Action: Our Role as a Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center
Brooke Brewer, BSN, RN, MS, CIC
Time : 10:30 - 11:30 AM Speaker : Dogwood Topic : Support the Children of Adult Patients
Christine Marcoux, MS, CCLS and Genesis Adams Pierce, MDiv, BCC
Time : 11:30 - 12:45 PM Speaker : Topic : Lunch and Outside Exhibits
Time : 12:45 - 1:45 PM Speaker : Redbud Topic : Well-Lit Scenes
James Richmond, RN and Evan Bradley, AAS, LP, FP-C
Break
Time : 2:00 - 3:00PM Speaker : Redbud Topic : Resilience and Well-being for Healthcare Workers
Lesley Rink, RN, PhD
Time : 2:00 - 3:00PM Speaker : Dogwood Topic : Ventilator Management
Chris Biancaniello, BSRT, RRT
Break
Time : 3:15 - 4:15PM Speaker : Redbud Topic : Brain Injury Management Made BIG: Optimizing Trauma Transfers with the Brain Injury Guidelines
Jared Gallaher, MD
Friday - May 2, 2025
UNC May DayTrauma Conference Agenda
Time : 8:00 - 9:00 AM Speaker : Redbud Topic : A New Epidemic: Gun Deaths in Children
Thane Blinman, MD
Time : 9:15 - 10:15 AM Speaker : Redbud Topic : The changing demographics and treatment of spinal cord injury
Deb Bhowmic, MD
Time : 9:15 - 10:15 AM Speaker : Dogwood Topic : Should I Stay or Should I Go? The Death and Dying Process in the Prehospital Environment
Justin Preddy, MHS, Paramedic
Break
Time : 10:30 - 11:30AM Speaker : Redbud Topic : A Pharmacist's Approach to Management of Geriatric Trauma
Whitney J. Ly, PharmD, BCCCP, Greta Anton, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP, and Neda AbuGharbiyeh, PharmD
Time : 10:30 - 11:30 AM Speaker : Dogwood Topic : Critical Management of Pediatric Gun Shot Injuries
Melissa Smith, MD
Time : 11:30 - 12:45 PM Speaker : Topic : Lunch and Outside Exhibits
Time : 12:45 - 1:45 PM Speaker : Redbud Topic : Helicopter Crash MASCAL and Initial Trauma Resuscitation - Medical Review
Andrew M. Schaffrina, MD
Break -Silent Auction Bids Close (2:00PM)
Time : 2:00 - 3:00 PM Speaker : Redbud Topic : Prehospital Blood Transfusion in North Carolina
Ben Smith, MD
Time : 2:00 - 3:00 PM Speaker : Dogwood Topic : Severe TBI: optimizing neuro-recovery and longitudinal rehabilitation
Theodore Yip, MD, Hannah Allen, PhD, and Nigel “Biola”Brinson, MD
Break
Time : 3:15 - 4:15 PM Speaker : Redbud Topic : Military Mass Casualty - Survivor
Max Sirkin, MD
** We are still in the process of planning the conference. Please check back for updates. **
