Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. Understand definition of an “austere and/or disaster” environment
2. Review Concept of Operations (“ConOps”) for specific clinical teams developed to respond in these environments
3. Understand challenges/threats to clinical and team function in austere and disaster environments
4. Review clinical “head to toe” systems for current care/techniques and advances for trauma/emergency care in austere/disaster conditions

Faculty

Tyler Putnam, MD
Trauma Surgeon
Baystate Medical Center 

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.