Pomphrey Consulting offers online education opportunities that help you get the most out of your trauma registrars — whether they are brand-new or have years of experience. Our Trauma Registrar Mentorship (TRM) Course is designed to provide a solid foundation and standardized work approach for the new trauma registrar. The course covers data management, in-depth…
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Maintaining a full team of registrars is a big challenge for many trauma programs. Pomphrey Consulting offers a full range of staffing support services to help you keep your registry up to date — and keep your hospital compliant with ACS requirements. Our Remote Staffing service is perfect for trauma program managers who struggle with…
For the first time, military surgeons stationed around the world will gather with surgeons at the 2017 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) for the annual meeting of the Excelsior Surgical Society. The day-long event focusing on surgical readiness will take place in San Diego on Sunday, October 22. It will also…
Nearly 40 members of Congress received training on Thursday from surgeon members of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) on how to stop potentially life-threatening bleeding. Lawmakers attending the event included Rep. Steve Scalise, who was shot last June during a baseball practice. Rep. Scalise suffered life-threatening bleeding along with significant injuries to his pelvis…
The September 2017 issue of Trauma System News is devoted to bleeding control. Featured content will include: “Stop the Bleed: 8 pitfalls to avoid in hemorrhage control” by Peter Pons, MD Case study: REBOA for traumatic arrest REBOA training resources Get this issue in your inbox. The Bleeding Control special issue will be emailed to…
A growing number of physicians are showing interest in resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA). Since REBOA is performed only rarely, gaining expertise in this novel procedure is a practical challenge. “I first learned about REBOA two years ago,” said Christopher Kinsella, MD, a general surgeon. “After reading a lot about the procedure,…
Many new trauma program managers have excellent clinical skills, but little or no management experience. They need help understanding their new administrative responsibilities. Even experienced TPMs may need extra guidance when preparing for a verification review. If you face these challenges, the solution is remote mentoring from Pomphrey Consulting. Our Trauma Program Manager Mentorship program…
Does your trauma registry include at least 80% of trauma patients who were discharged in the last 60 days? If not, your trauma program could be uncomfortably close to losing its verification. Many trauma programs struggle with the ACS Committee on Trauma’s “concurrent registry” standard. If your trauma registry has built up a significant backlog,…
The classic indication for resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is uncontrolled bleeding from known injuries to the abdomen or pelvis. But as trauma surgeons become more familiar with the techniques of endovascular resuscitation, many are exploring novel ways to use REBOA in a variety of trauma scenarios. Recently, a team at Grant…
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