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ATOM September 22, 2026
2026-09-22 | R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
Advanced Trauma Operative Management (ATOM)

OBJECTIVES

The student will explain and describe the proper operative technique for dealing with trauma injury.
The student must identify traumatic injuries and develop a management plan in order to surgically repair the injuries.
At the completion of the course the student will be able to demonstrate the following:

Increased self-efficacy in the management of traumatic injuries
Increased knowledge in the management of penetrating injuries
Ability to successfully and safely perform all operative procedures presented in the course

TARGET AUDIENCE

The intended audience includes senior surgical residents, trauma fellows, military surgeons, and fully trained general surgeons who are not frequently called on to treat penetrating injuries.

ACCREDITATION

The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME CREDIT

The American College of Surgeons designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The ATOM manual and CD-ROM can be purchased online at http://cine-med.com/index.php?id=ATOM01. Review of the materials does not qualify for CME credit.
COURSE CONTENT AND MATERIALS

COURSE CONTENT

The COURSE consists of six 30-minute lectures followed by a three-hour lab session during which the students will manage 12 different injuries.

The lectures teach the management of penetrating trauma as related to:

Trauma Laparotomy
Spleen and Diaphragm
Liver
Pancreas and Duodenum
Genitourinary
Cardiac and Vascular

The LAB SESSION, with a 1:1 student-to-instructor ratio, presents students with scenarios in which they must identify and repair simulated injuries. Injured areas include:

Bladder
Urethra
Duodenum
Kidney
Stomach
Diaphragm
Pancreas
Spleen
Liver
Cardiac
Inferior Vena Cava

The students must also complete pre and post course exams and evaluations via the internet.
The ATOM Manual and CD-ROM can be purchased on-line at: http://cine-med.com/index.php?id=ATOM01
HISTORY
Lenworth Jacobs, MD, FACS of the University of Connecticut School and Medicine and Hartford Hospital Trauma Program, developed the ATOM® course. It was established in 1998 out of a demonstrated need for the interactive exchange of knowledge regarding operative procedures in the management of trauma. In 2008, the ATOM program came under the auspices of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.

ATLS Refresher September 25, 2026
2026-09-25
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
ATLS Traditional Student Course
Course Description: The ATLS student course, comprised of interactive group discussion and small group rotation through skill stations, offering hands on practice in the primary areas of initial assessment, airway, breathing, circulation, and disability, with additional practice in other skills. The course concludes with a written post course test and a one-on-one initial assessment testing scenario.
Participants: Physicians, Advanced Practice Clinicians, Residents, Medical Students
ATLS Hybrid Student Course
Course Description: The ATLS Hybrid blends e-learning with the in-person skills stations and initial assessment testing scenarios. Participants complete the ATLS modules online prior to arriving at the course for skills stations and testing. The course concludes with a written post course test and a one-on-one initial assessment testing scenario.
Length of Course: 1.5 Days
Participants: Physicians, Advanced Practice Clinicians, Residents, Medical Students

ATLS Instructor October 2, 2026
2026-10-02
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
ATLS Instructor Course
Course Description: The ATLS instructor course, comprised of interactive group discussion and small group rotation through skill stations, offering hands on practice in the primary areas of initial assessment, airway, breathing, circulation, and disability, with additional practice in other skills. The course concludes with a written post course test and a one-on-one initial assessment testing scenario.
Participants: Physicians, Advanced Practice Clinicians, Residents, Medical Students

ATLS Instructor October 6, 2026
2026-10-06

ATLS Refresher October 7, 2026
2026-10-07

ATLS October 8/9, 2026
2026-10-08 - 2026-10-09
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
ATLS Traditional Student Course
Course Description: The ATLS student course, comprised of interactive group discussion and small group rotation through skill stations, offering hands on practice in the primary areas of initial assessment, airway, breathing, circulation, and disability, with additional practice in other skills. The course concludes with a written post course test and a one-on-one initial assessment testing scenario.
Length of Course: 2 Days
Participants: Physicians, Advanced Practice Clinicians, Residents, Medical Students
ATLS Hybrid Student Course
Course Description: The ATLS Hybrid blends e-learning with the in-person skills stations and initial assessment testing scenarios. Participants complete the ATLS modules online prior to arriving at the course for skills stations and testing. The course concludes with a written post course test and a one-on-one initial assessment testing scenario.
Length of Course: 1.5 Days
Participants: Physicians, Advanced Practice Clinicians, Residents, Medical Students

ATLS Refresher October 9, 2026
2026-10-09

ATCN November 16, 2026
2026-11-16
ATCN Hybrid Course
On March 1, 2021, STN launched the ATCN Hybrid Course, an alternative option to the traditional 2-day ATCN Student Course. Students choosing to take the Hybrid Option will be required to complete the full complement of online mATLS Learning Modules. After successful completion of the mATLS modules, the student must then complete the ATCN skills stations, skills test, and written examination in a classroom setting. The classroom portion of the ATCN Hybrid Course may be completed in 1 day or 1 ½ days. The ATCN Hybrid Course has been approved for 19 continuing education hours.
Upon registration students will receive the required online mATLS Learning Modules that MUST be completed prior to arrival at the course.
ATCN | Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses

The Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) course is taught concurrently with the Advanced Trauma Life support (ATLS) for physicians. This program has been endorsed by the American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma, MD Chapter. Benefits of ATCN include an educational, collaborative, synchronized team approach to trauma care with the participants of the concurrently taught ATLS course.
ATCN was developed to teach established standards of trauma care and practical, life-saving skills. The course is designed for experienced nurses working in the prehospital setting, emergency department, critical care unit, and operating room who wish to increase their knowledge and practical skills in managing critically injured trauma patients.

OBJECTIVES

Demonstrate concepts and principles of primary and secondary patient assessment;
Establish management priorities in a trauma situation;
Demonstrate management priorities necessary when dealing with the trauma patient.

The course includes didactic presentations on initial assessment, airway management, abdominal trauma, thoracic trauma, shock, head and spinal cord trauma, burns, extremity trauma, pediatric trauma, trauma in pregnancy, and stabilization and transportation.
The ATCN skill stations are as follows: Initial Assessment & Management (Practice & Testing), Airway Management, Hemorrhagic Shock, Pediatric Trauma, Head Trauma, Spine& Extremity Immobilization, ATCN Pretest Review, ATCN Triage Scenario Discussion.
The Society of Trauma Nurses is the national oversight organization for ATCN. The ATCN program verifies successful completion of the ATCN course and provides continuing education credit for completion of a course. STN does not certify or credential nurses. To learn more about ATCN or STN, visit the STN home page at: www.traumanurses.org

ASSET November 18, 2026
2026-11-18
Advanced Surgical Skills for Exposure in Trauma (ASSET)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
A course manual is distributed to students prior to taking the course to provide an overview of key surgical exposures in five key anatomic areas: neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis, extremities, upper and lower. The one day cadaver-based course follows this modular, body region approach. Each section begins with a short case-based overview, followed by a hands-on exposure performed by students under the guidance of faculty. The student to faculty ratio is low, allowing extensive faculty guidance and interaction with students. The student assesses his or her ability to perform each exposure independently and is evaluated on knowledge, and technical skills.
ASSET Manuals are available for purchase
For More Information, Contact
ASSET Program Office
American College of Surgeons
633 North St. Clair Street
Chicago, IL 60611-3211
Phone: 312-202-5388
Fax: 312-202-5005
E-mail: asset@facs.org

ATLS November 19/20, 2026
2026-11-19 - 2026-11-20

ATLS Refresher November 20, 2026
2026-11-20

BEST December 1, 2026
2026-12-01
Basic Endovascular Skills for Trauma (BEST)
The BEST course is the third surgical skills course to be offered by the COT. Participants in the course learn endovascular techniques such as resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) to temporize life-threatening hemorrhage.
“BEST was originally developed at the University of Maryland’s Shock Trauma Center as a means to teach basic endovascular techniques to trauma and acute care surgeons who have limited or no formal endovascular training,” said Megan Brenner, MD, FACS, Creator and Chair of the BEST Course.
