Friday, December 4, 2026 | 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Renown Regional Medical Center
1155 Mill Street, Reno, NV
Mack Auditorium
Registration Fee $50
Sponsored by Renown Health. Please contact Johanna Bell at bellj@med.unr.edu for a questions.
Attend in person, from your desktop, or phone via Teams. 7.50 CME available.
Renown Regional Medical Center is the only designated trauma center between Sacramento and Salt Lake City, serving a vast 100,000-square-mile region that includes Nevada, Lake Tahoe, Eastern California, and Southern Oregon. As a vital lifeline for these communities, Renown treats more than 90,000 emergency room visits and over 4,200 trauma cases annually. It is also home to Renown Children's Hospital, the region's only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center.
The theme for the 5th Annual Northern Nevada Trauma Symposium is "Innovating Trauma Care Across the Continuum: From First Response to Full Recovery." Sessions will explore advancements in injury prevention, prehospital whole blood programs, emergency department trauma research, ECMO in trauma care, and the roles of physiatry and physical therapy in the management of disorders of consciousness. Additional presentations will highlight RTEAMS, an innovative military-civilian partnership that strengthens trauma readiness through advanced training opportunities for military personnel nationwide. Attendees will also receive updates on pediatric trauma research and hear keynote speaker Dr. Katie Russell discuss her telehealth and rural outreach initiatives.
Following the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Emergency and critical care Physicians and providers, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and students with an emphasis on smaller trauma hospitals (Barton, Tahoe Forest) and rural hospitals that may stabilize and transfer a trauma patient.
Virtual and in-person registration options are available. Please note in-person registration is limited to 125 attendees, and then only virtual is available.
The UNR CME office, in partnership with Renown, will be collecting all registration fees. The per-participant registration fee is $50.
In-person attendees who register before October 1, 2026, can receive a complimentary tee shirt. You will get a link to the order form in a separate email after you receive your confirmation email. You must be present to pick up your tee shirt; no shirts will be held or mailed to those who fail to attend the symposium.
Free registration is available for UNR Medical Students and Residents, but you must register in advance. For information on how to register, please email bellj@med.unr.edu.
The conference registration deadline is Tuesday, December 1, 2026. Register early, as space is limited. After Wednesday, December 2, 2026, please contact Johanna Bell at bellj@med.unr.edu to inquire if late registration opportunities are available.
For additional information, please contact Johanna Bell at bellj@med.unr.edu.
Cancellations received by Monday, November 16, 2026, will receive a full refund less a $20 administrative fee. Cancellations after November 16, 2026, are non-refundable. For additional information, please call (775) 784-1451 or email bellj@med.unr.edu.
This program is supported by Renown Health.
The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of Renown Health.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 - 8:10 a.m. | Welcome |
| 8:10 - 9:10 a.m. | Initiating Pre-Hospital Blood Stewardship Program Markus Hirt, R.N., CFRN, CMTE Chief Nursing Officer REMSA/Careflight |
| 9:10 - 9:40 a.m. | Trauma Research in the Emergency Department Dave Benaron, M.D. Emergency Medicine Physician Western Emergency Physicians |
| 9:40 - 9:55 a.m. | Break and Visit Exhibitors |
| 9:55 - 10:55 a.m. | Rehabilitation of Patients With Disorders of Consciousness Kendra Webber, MPT Director of Acute Rehab Therapy Renown Regional Medical Center |
| 10:55 - 11:55 a.m. | ECMO and Trauma Care Jason Block, M.D. E-AEC Critical Care Medicine Renown Regional Medical Center |
| 11:55 - 12:25 p.m. | Lunch and Visit Exhibitors |
| 12:25 - 1:10 p.m. | RTEAMS – Advancing Military Trauma Education and Preparedness Through Collaboration Colonel Jon Perlstein USAF ANG 152 MDG/CC |
| 1:10 - 2:55 p.m. | Pediatric C-Spine Clearance – How Research is Shaping Patient Care Frieda Hulka, M.D, FACS Pediatric Trauma Medical Director Renown Regional Medical Center Clinical Professor University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine |
| 2:55-3:10 p.m. | Break and Visit Exhibits |
| 3:10-3:50 p.m. | Telehealth Initiatives/Rural Outreach Katie Russell, M.D. Board Certified General/Pediatric Surgery Primary Children’s Hospital Trauma Medical Director Surgical Director of the ECMO Program Western Pediatric Research Consortium |
| 3:50-4:20 p.m. | Empowering Innovation in Prevention: Protecting Children Together Jorge Montano-Figueroa, BSN, R.N. Pediatric Injury Prevention Specialist Safe Kids Washoe County Coordinator |
| 4:20-4:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks Survey and CME/CEU Credits |
1155 Mill Street
Reno, NV
Mack Auditorium
Directions
Directions from Mill Street Parking:
https://viewer.joomag.com/mill-st-classrooms/0839290001665169524?short&
Payment must be received by November 15, 2026
For additional information, please contact Johanna Bell at bellj@med.unr.edu or call 775-784-1983.
The receipt of this registration form is a commitment to the exhibit/sponsor. Cancellations will not be refunded except in extenuating circumstances; in which case, a request must be made in writing and reviewed by the conference planning committee. Cancellations will be refunded less a $75 processing fee.
As an accredited provider of continuing medical education through the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine must ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities. In order to assure that information is presented in a scientific and objective manner, The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine requires that anyone in a position to control or influence the content of an accredited activity disclose all financial relationships within the prior 24 months with any commercial or proprietary entity producing health care goods or services relevant to the content being planned or presented. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated
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All other presenters, planners or anyone in a position to control the content of this continuing medical education activity have indicated that neither they nor their spouse/legally recognized domestic partner has any financial relationships with commercial interests related to the content of this activity.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and Renown Health. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
The University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.50 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program 7.50 hours of nursing continuing education credit. Nevada State Board of Nursing provider number 120894-1.
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is a provider of continuing education credit through the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy. This program is approved for 7.50 hours of continuing education credit for pharmacists.