ARMC’s Twelfth Annual Trauma Symposium Draws Record Number of Healthcare Professionals

Pictured left to right are Josh Monk, Nancy Monk, David Monk, family of the late Scott E. Monk, DO, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and John Campbell, RN, BSN, an AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Emergency Center nurse, of Collingswood Heights, winner of the 2010 Scott E. Monk Scholarship. The Monk family established the annual $5,000 scholarship to honor the life and teachings of the former medical director of the Harrah’s Regional Trauma Center at ARMC.
ATLANTIC CITY– Nearly 400 healthcare professionals and volunteers attended the Harrah’s Regional Trauma Center at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center’s (ARMC) Twelfth Annual Trauma Symposium, May 10 through 12 at the Atlantic City Convention Center- a record attendance for the event.
More than 380 people had the opportunity to learn from national and regional experts in trauma, emergency medicine and critical care. The symposium also featured the annual Scott E. Monk Scholarship award presentation. The family of the late Scott E. Monk, DO, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, established the yearly $5,000 scholarship to honor the life and teachings of the former medical director of the Harrah’s Regional Trauma Center at ARMC. This year’s scholarship award winner was John Campbell, RN, BSN, of Collingswood Heights, New Jersey. Campbell is a registered nurse in the ARMC Atlantic City Campus Emergency Center. He plans to use the scholarship to attend the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) to pursue a degree in osteopathic medicine.
Featured topics included airway injuries; aquatic beach injuries; blood component transfusion and respiratory complications; blunt head injury; brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injuries; burn care; chemically contaminated patient; child abuse; foot and ankle trauma; future of acute care surgery; gunshot wounds; head trauma treatment guidelines; laryngeal/upper airway injuries; life-saving procedures in the emergency room; mass casualty incidents; nerve injuries; pancreatic injuries; pediatric drowning prevention; plastic surgery in trauma; splenic injuries; heart attack and stroke treatment; therapeutic hypothermia; traumatic brain injury; upper airway injuries; use of non-invasive ventilation.