Notices and Upcoming Events

American College of Surgeons Disaster Trauma Management Program Courses Available in Florida

• TraumaOne Shands Jacksonville Medical Center has rescheduled this course for February 6, 2012. Physicians, nurses, prehospital personnel, administrators and any other hospital-based providers are welcome to attend. A nominal $50 fee will cover all course materials and meals. The schedule is from 7am-5pm. Below is the course flyer, which contacts registration and contact information.


Course Flyer for TraumaOne Shands Jacksonville

If you are interested in participating, please contact either Verna Bingaman at 904-244-4194 or Julia Paul at 904-244-7427.


• The American College of Surgeons - Disaster Trauma Management Program - one day course will also be held in Melbourne at Holmes Regional Medical Center on March 1, 2012. Contact persons for registration are: Tammy Clemens, RN at (321-434-1913); Cherly McKinney at (321) 434-1962 or Lelane Hayworth (321) 434-1969. The flyer announcement for the course is below.

Course Flyer for Holmes Regional Medical Center



• Tampa - Tentative Friday, April 20, 2012 Point of contact: chughlett@health.usf.edu



• Ft. Myers - Tentative Tuesday, May 29, 2012 (Lee Memorial Hospital Auditorium) Point of contact: TBD

More information will be provided soon regarding the logistics and registration for the April and May courses.

Rule Promulgation Notices and Updates
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Access to the DOH/UF "Burn Center" Trauma Surgeon Training Program

Access to the "Burn Center" trauma surgeon and trauma staff web-based CME/CEU web-based training program was available via a DOH contract administered by the Office of Trauma during 2009-10. Access to the program was free, under the DOH contract, once the nominee was approved and authorized by the Office of Trauma. Access to the course was free, contractually controlled and each authorized user had a unique access code, which was utilized only by the assignee. Over 100 trauma surgeons and trauma residents were provided the opportunity to take the program during 2009 and 2010. Over 100 trauma nurses were also provided the opportunity to take the program during that time period. The DOH funded development of the DOH/UF "Burn Center" Trauma Surgeon Training Program along with the DOH sponsored and paid slots for training has ended. However, individual trauma surgeons, residents and nurses are able to now take this on-line course at a modest cost through a private vendor associated with the University of Florida. The website is https://www.burncentertraining.com/.

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For more information:
Email: Office of Trauma
Write to:
Florida Department of Health
Division of Emergency Medical Operations
Office of Trauma
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C-18
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1738

Phone: (850) 245-4440
Fax: (850) 488-2512

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