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Welcome to the Trauma Education Newsletter! Delivered monthly, this newsletter is your go-to source for the latest program updates, best practices, expert spotlights, and more. Stay informed and connected with everything happening in the world of trauma education.
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Plan for ACS System Outage in December
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Due to a system outage from December 5 at 12:00 pm CT to December 9 at 9:00 am CT, the Trauma Education Course Management System (CMS) and ACS Learning Management System (LMS) will not be available during this time.
We strongly recommend that courses using the CMS and/or LMS not be offered from December 2 to December 15. Additional details regarding this outage will follow shortly. Contact traumaeducation@facs.org with any questions.
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MyATLS App Provides Content at the Ready
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The newly redesigned ACS MyATLS mobile app is now available for $9.99 in the Apple Store and Google Play. This app is your ultimate companion for accessing key elements of the ATLS Program in real time. You will gain access to chapter summaries, just-in-time videos, and step-by-step skill guides, along with practical tools like calculators and checklists, and more. You’ll be fully equipped with ATLS decision-making tools. Learn more about the MyATLS app.
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ATLS 11 Is in the Works
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The Advanced Trauma Life Support 11th Edition (ATLS 11) is expected to launch in July 2025, with more than 200 volunteers contributing to the next edition. Details of the updates and new components will be featured in this newsletter each month.
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Online Training in Disaster Response Is Available
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The Committee on Trauma launched two new online disaster response courses on the ACS LMS. Advanced Disaster Medical Response focuses on the multidisciplinary team’s field response to disasters, while eDMEP, an online version of Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness, focuses on the hospital’s response to disasters. While these courses were developed for individual learners, including medical students, residents, hospital faculty, and trauma center staff, discounted bulk orders are available for teams and groups that will benefit from critical disaster management and response training. If you are interested in purchasing five or more registrations in either course, reach out to traumaeducation@facs.org.
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Become an ATLS Associate Instructor
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Beginning September 24, Advanced Practice Providers may be eligible to serve as Associate Instructors and teach components of the ATLS Course, under the supervision of an ATLS Course Director. To learn more, informational webinars will be offered later this month. The webinars are free of charge, but registration is required.
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Mark Your Calendar for Global Symposium 2025
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Plan to attend the Trauma Education Global Symposium in Chicago, March 14–16, 2025. To help you plan your travel, programming will begin Friday morning and continue until 12:00 pm on Sunday. In addition to helping prepare for ATLS 11, sessions will offer best practices across the globe, highlights of Trauma Education courses beyond ATLS, special programming for Coordinators, an awards ceremony, and plenty of networking opportunities. Stay tuned for a Call for Proposals and additional details in the coming weeks.
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BEST PRACTICES & LESSONS LEARNED
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Do You Have a Best Practice to Share?
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Submit a brief description of a best practice to be included in a future issue of this newsletter.
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Help Eliminate Duplicate Records
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Duplicate records in the Trauma Education CMS can cause challenges for learners and course administrators. To mitigate this situation, Coordinators should inquire if the individual has taken an ACS Trauma Education course previously, and inquire what email address may have been used at that time. If necessary, update the email address in the CMS, or if a learner is an ACS member, contact traumaeducation@facs.org to update. Otherwise, it is important to confirm what name was used, including different surnames, aliases, or abbreviations. This will help ensure a duplicate profile is not created.
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Dual Enrollment in LMS Is Causing Access Issues
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The Trauma Education Team is actively resolving an issue that prohibits learners from accessing their current course materials in the LMS if they have been previously enrolled in that same course type and length (e.g., Refresher Course 1 day). It is recommended that Coordinators check the learners’ course histories in the CMS and inform the Trauma Education Team of anyone who has been enrolled in the same course type/length previously. Learners should email traumaeducation@facs.org as soon as possible if they encounter this issue. This will no longer be an issue once ATLS 11 launches!
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TRAUMA EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT
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This month, the spotlight is on the presence of ATLS across the US and in more than 80 countries! Thank you for your commitment to trauma education.
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