Rocky Mountain Rural Trauma Symposium 2026

TBA

Vitalant Blood Drive - 10:00am-2:00pm Babcock East

7:00am MDT

Registration Check-In

8:00am MDT

Welcome and Opening Remarks Grand BallroomBarry McKenzie, MD, FACS

8:15am MDT

Trauma Survivor Panel Grand BallroomTabbatha Courtney • Mandi Crable, NRP, CPST • Lanny Orr, RN • Brent Peters, EMT, Retired Fire Chief • Naomi Wortman, CCEMTP

9:15am MDT

Firearm Deaths in Montana Grand BallroomBarry McKenzie, MD, FACS

10:15am MDT

Break - Visit Sponsors and Exhibitors

10:45am MDT

Ski Fast, Bleed Faster: The Challenge of Splenic Trauma South BallroomDavid Berube, MS, FP-C/CCP-C Management of Chest Wall Injuries North BallroomRichard Lesperance, MD, FACS

11:45am MDT

Lunch on your own

1:00pm MDT

START Triage/Mass Casualty Incidents South BallroomMac Malone, NRP We Do Not Live in Florida. Current Management of Hypothermia and Frostbite in Montana North BallroomPeter Deveaux, MD, FACS, FASCRS • Gordon Riha, MD, FACS

2:00pm MDT

Break - Visit Sponsors and Exhibitors

2:30pm MDT

Traumatic Out of Hospital Circulatory Arrest (TOHCA) Grand BallroomBret Birrer, MD • Michael Englehart, MD

3:30pm MDT

Pathology of Trauma and the Medical Examiner Grand BallroomDeland Weyrauch, MD

4:30pm MDT

Day One Closing Remarks | Evaluation Grand Ballroom

5:00pm MDT

Vendor Showcase Pre-Function Area, Hart Albin and Babcock West

TBA

Red Cross Blood Drive - 10:30am-3:00pm Babcock East

7:00am MDT

Registration Check-In

8:00am MDT

Excellence in Trauma Awards Grand Ballroom

8:30am MDT

Pre-Hospital LTOWB: the Pains and the Gains Grand Ballroom

9:30am MDT

Emergency Airway and Bleeding: Ten Minutes Saves a Life Grand BallroomJesse Falk, DMD

10:30am MDT

Break - Visit Sponsors and Exhibitors

11:00am MDT

Pre-Hospital Assessment for Children with Complex Developmental Needs South BallroomAndersen Foley • Laura Forcella, MS, APRN Facial Trauma Management: From Novice to Expert North BallroomJesse Falk, DMD

12:00pm MDT

Lunch on your own

1:00pm MDT

Non-Accidental Trauma & Mandatory Reporting Requirements Grand BallroomDebra Cole

2:00pm MDT

What Would You Do? Interactive Discussion on the Management of the Trauma Patient and Best Practices Grand BallroomKelly Dinnan, MD • Michael Englehart, MD • Benjamin Miller, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, ACNPC, ENP-C, FAANP • Kalu Rogenes

3:00pm MDT

Closing Remarks | Evaluation