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BEST December 2, 2025
2025-12-02 | R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
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.

ATCN December 1, 2025
2025-12-01
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 5, 2025
2025-11-05
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

BEST November 4, 2025
2025-11-04
