Advocate Injury Institute
For Medical Professionals

Who We Are
The Advocate Injury Institute is comprised of Advocate Health Care's trauma centers. Level I Trauma Centers:

• Advocate Christ Medical Center
• Advocate Condell Medical Center
• Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
• Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
• Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Level II Trauma Centers

• Advocate Bromenn Medical Center
• Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

In addition, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and Advocate Christ Medical Center are designated as POD hospitals with local and regional responsibility for coordinating disaster preparedness. Advocate Health Care is recognized as the largest provider of trauma care in the state of Illinois.

Vision
To be a leader in the metropolitan Chicago area and the state of Illinois in the delivery of state-of-the-art trauma care and associated injury prevention, education and research program.

Trauma 2012: Prepare for the Worst and Hope for the Best!
This event is completed and below are the featured presentations.

Event Presentations:

Thursday, November 14, 2012

• NATO Summit 2012 – Prepare for the Worst, Hope for the Best! – Leslee Stein Spencer, RN
• Advances in Trauma Care Related to the Military Experience – James P. Cole, Jr, DO
• Endovascular Treatment of Head & Neck Vascular Injuries – Thomas Grobelny, MD
• Management of Blunt Cerebrovascular Injuries – Scott Otto, MD
• Resuscitation of the Rich and Famous – Pete Lazarra, EMT-P
• Abdominal Compartment Syndrome – Gary Merlotti, MD
• Unstable Pelvic Fractures – Paul Lamberti, MD

Friday, November 15, 2012

• Trauma in the Elderly – James Doherty, MD
• Caring for the Trauma Patient of Size – Jeffrey Rosen, MD
• Common Errors in Resuscitation – William Watson, MD
• Current Concepts in Trauma Blood Management and Massive Transfusion – Joseph Thomas, RN, BSN
• Spinal Cord Injury Recovery: Diaphragmatic Pacing – Lisa Wolfe, MD