2025 WakeMed Trauma Conference: When Time Matters Most

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...

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:

1. Participants must attend the entire conference
2. Verification of attendance will be noted by the participant’s initial/signature on the roster at the beginning of the session.
3. 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.

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 .

Recommended Hotel Accommodations

4100 Main at North Hills Street · Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 USA

919-571-8773

4500 Marriott Drive · Raleigh, North Carolina 27612 USA

919-781-7000

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

WakeMed Raleigh Campus, 3000 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, United States