Reframing the ABCs of Trauma Resuscitation: Strategies for Goal-Concordant Care for Patients with Traumatic Injury

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The longstanding model of trauma resuscitation has been to initiate "vigorous" CPR on any person in cardiopulmonary arrest unless the person has suffered decapitation, complete severing of the body through the torso, or exhibits obvious signs of prolonged death such as lividity, rigor mortis, or decomposition. However, trauma care is undergoing a paradigm shift, recognizing that such efforts may not be aligned with patient's goals or the realities of their frail, although intact and not long-dead, condition. Join us May 20 as we look at the integration of palliative care principles alongside trauma resuscitation through a “concurrent care model” that aligns life-sustaining interventions with patient values to improve patient- and family-centered outcomes. This session will introduce a novel framework to approach the trauma “ABCDEs” to include goals-of-care consideration and identify effective communication strategies and templates can be used to deliver serious news and guide shared decision making in sudden traumatic illness or death. 

$49 for non-members. Want to become a CCCC member and attend for free? Complete information here.

PLEASE NOTE: Registration closes at 11:00 am PT on May 20, 2026.

1 CE available for nurses and social workers. After you click the Register Myself button, be sure to scroll to the Program section below the Add button to click the appropriate program and enter your license number. Next, click the Proceed to Checkout button at the bottom of the page and then complete your registration by clicking the Submit Order in the cart. Live attendance and survey completion are required to earn 1.0 CE.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Introduce and discuss a novel framework to approach the trauma primary survey’s “ABCDEs” to include goals-of-care considerations that can prevent the initiation of invasive interventions that are not concordant with patients’ goals.
• Identify effective communication strategies and templates can be used to deliver serious news and guide shared decision making in sudden traumatic illness or death.

FACULTY

Amelia Breyre, MD
Medical Director
City and County of San Francisco EMS Agency

Amelia Breyre is a board certified Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Physician. She completed her medical education at the University of Pennsylvania, residency at Highland Hospital and fellowship at UCSF. She currently is the Medical Director for the City and County of San Francisco EMS Agency. She has a research and advocacy interest in improving care and communication with patients and their families near the end of life, in a variety of care settings in particular with emergency first responders.

Carolyn Lee
Emergency Medicine Resident
University of California San Francisco

Caroline Lee is a current third-year resident in Emergency Medicine at UC San Francisco. She received her BA from Rice University and MD from Harvard Medical School. She is passionate about improving communication related to end-of-life care in the Emergency Department and is pursuing a fellowship in Palliative Care after residency. 

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Full attendance at the live webinar (you must attend a minimum of 50 minutes) is a prerequisite for receiving professional continuing education credit. Attendees requesting CE credit must each log into the webinar individually using the computer link from your instruction email for your attendance to be documented. If you do not follow these directions, there is no official documentation of your attendance, and you will not receive CEU credit for this webinar. Ask us about special arrangements offered to CCCC organization members.

You are also required to complete an online survey within 14 days following the webinar to receive a CE certificate or certificate of attendance. A link to the evaluation will be provided in an email sent to you within 48 hours following the webinar. The email will also include links to the presentation recording and slides. Certificates will be sent via email. 

Nursing: Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 15403, for one (1) contact hour.

Social Work: Course meets the qualifications for one (1) hour of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. CCCC is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs and LMFTs, Provider #91987. 

Chaplains: This program may be used for continuing education credit for chaplains certified with the Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellations must be made in writing no later than three (3) business days prior to the webinar and sent to [email protected] to receive a full refund. No refunds will be made after this date. Substitutions are encouraged and can be made by calling (916) 489-2222.

Registrants will receive a separate email from Zoom with their link to join the event.

ANY QUESTIONS?

CCCC maintains responsibility for this course and its content. Please contact us at (916) 489-2222 or email [email protected] with any questions, to address a grievance, or to request special ADA accommodation needs.

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