Registration now open!

Conference registration includes access to the online event portal where you will have access to syllabus material and continuing education credits. Additionally the fee covers refreshments provided during Wednesday evenings reception, breakfast, lunch and refreshments during the breaks Thursday and Friday. 

Early Bird - Received by Sunday March 31^st

• Physician - $475
• Nurse, N.P., P.A., Resident - $350
• Allied Health (E.M.T., Paramedics, R.T.) - $325
• Student - $225

Regular Registration - Received on and after Monday April 1^st

• Physician - $525
• Nurse, N.P., P.A., Resident - $375
• Allied Health (E.M.T., Paramedics, R.T.) - $350
• Student - $240

Cancellation / Refund

The conference registration fee is refundable minus a $150 processing fee if written cancellation notice is received by April 1^st, 2024. Written notice of cancellation after April 1^st is $200 processing fee and will have access to the virtual platform.

Questions please contact Elizabeth Herber; traumaeducation@ohsu.edu 

Wednesday, April 24th

6:30 – 7:30 p.m.         Registration

7:30 - 9:30 p.m.          Welcome Reception with hors d'oeuvres and cake to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Northwest States Trauma Conference 

7:30 – 8:30 p.m.         Case Study   |   Moderator & Trauma Surgeon from OHSU – Makenzie Cook, M.D., Tribal EMS – Bobby McAllister, EMT, Emergency Medicine from Pendleton – Shannon Servin, D.O., and Life Flight – Sam Gwinn, FP-C, CCP-C, C-NPT

Thursday, April 25th

7:00 – 7:55 a.m.          Breakfast / Registration

8:00 – 8:40 a.m.          Guidelines for the Frontlines: Advancements in Trauma Care

   |   Bellal Joseph, M.D.

8:40 – 9:20 a.m.          Utah Pediatric Trauma Network   |   Katie Russell, M.D.

9:20 – 10:00 a.m.        Air Medical's Role in Trauma Care   |   Ben Clayton, ATP

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.      Break and Exhibits

10:30 – 11:10 a.m.      Minutes Really Do Count: Direct-to-OR Resuscitation in Practice   |   Arvin Gee, M.D.

11:10 – 11:50 a.m.      Rodeo Mass Gathering Planning   |   Shannon Servin, D.O.

11:50 – 1:00 p.m.        Lunch

1:00 – 1:40 p.m.          Engaging Older Adults in Fall Prevention Using Motivational Interviewing   |   Hiroko Kiyoshi-Teo, Ph.D., R.N.

1:40 – 2:20 p.m.          Trauma for the Trauma Providers   |   Jamie Coleman, M.D.

2:20 – 3:00 p.m.          The Impact of a Rural Trauma Program – Making a Difference   |   Stacey Holmes, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.          Break and Exhibits

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.          Patient Story – Benjamin Wing   |   Arvin Gee, M.D., Amelia Glazier, M.D., & Sam Gwinn, FP-C, CCP-C, C-NPT

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.           Evaluation / Adjourn  

Friday, April 26th

7:00 – 7:55 a.m.          Breakfast

8:00 – 8:40 a.m.          Resilience - What It Is and What It Isn't   |   Jamie Coleman, M.D.

8:40 – 9:20 a.m.          Animal Hazards NW!   |   Tom Deloughery, M.D.

9:20 – 10:00 a.m.        Targeted Muscle Reinnervation   |   Albert Chi, M.D.

10:00 – 10:40 a.m.      Break and Exhibits

10:40 – 11:20 a.m.      Oregon is BIG: Keep Them Home?   |   Mackenzie Cook, M.D.

11:20 – 12:00 p.m.      Beyond the Tip of Iceberg: Challenges in Geriatric Trauma

   |   Bellal Joseph, M.D.

12:00 – 1:10 p.m.        Lunch

1:10 – 1:50 p.m.          Pediatric Cervical Spine Clearance   |   Katie Russell, M.D.

1:50 – 2:30 p.m.         3D Printing in Medicine   |   Albert Chi, M.D.

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.          Debate; Burnout in Surgery:  Is it Real or Imagined??   |   Jamie Coleman, M.D. vs.  Bellal Joseph, M.D. 

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.          Evaluation / Adjourn

Jamie J. Coleman, M.D.

Trauma and Acute Care Surgeon, and Associate Professor of Surgery and the Vice Chair of Wellness at University of Louisville

Dr. Jamie Coleman is an Associate Professor of Surgery and the Vice-Chair of Wellness in the Department of Surgery at the University of Louisville. She is an acute care surgeon specializing in trauma, emergency general surgery and surgical critical care. She completed her general surgery residency in Chicago at Cook County Hospital and Rush University and her trauma and surgical critical care fellowship in Atlanta at Grady Memorial Hospital with Emory University.

Her research focus is on the physiologic impact of sleep deprivation, stress, and burnout amongst physicians and surgeons. She is the PI for the SuPer Trial (Surgeon Performance Trial), the largest study of continuous physiologic monitoring of acute care surgeons. She is also a medical media expert, public speaker, avid writer and blogger. She, and her work, have been features in Forbes, Huffington Post, Good Morning America, Glamour Magazine, and US News and World Report.

Bellal Joseph, M.D.

Martin Gluck Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns, and Acute Care Surgery, Chief, Division of General Surgery, Vice Chair, Research at the University of Arizona

Dr. Joseph is the Martin Gluck Endowed Professor of Surgery, Professor of Neurosurgery, Chief of the Division of General Surgery, Chief of the Division of Trauma, Critical Care, Burns, and Emergency Surgery, and Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Arizona.  He authored over 422 peer-reviewed publications and 34 book chapters and presented over 270 presentations.  His research has been funded by the NIA, DOD, and DARPA. His areas of expertise encompass traumatic brain injury, resuscitation and factor replacement in trauma patients, frailty, and equity diversity and inclusion. Dr. Joseph is an esteemed member of various national associations, past president of Arizona ACS and Arizona Trauma Association, and Vice Chair of the Committee on Trauma for the State of Arizona. He is a founding member of the Society of Acute Care Surgery Chiefs.  Dr. Joseph is also a member of the National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP) steering committee. His passion lies in nurturing the professional development and growth of aspiring young surgeons.

Katie Russell, M.D.

Dr. Russell is a leader at Primary Children’s Hospital serving as both the Trauma Medical Director, and the Surgical Director of the ECMO program. She is leading telehealth initiatives to lower cost for families related to travel in both the outpatient and inpatient setting. She is involved in a multi-institutional research collaborative, The Western Pediatric Research Consortium, to push the forefront of rigorous research in pediatric surgical conditions.

Dr. Russell has also been active in the field of global surgery. In 2017 she spent two months in the South Sudan with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). She has completed multiple surgical missions in Haiti, Guatemala and Tanzania. She was also on a surgical team that responded in Nepal after the 2015 Earthquake. She intends to continue her efforts in global surgery throughout her career.

Dr. Russell earned a B.A. degree in visual art at Brown University and earned her M.D. at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California where she was elected AOA. She completed her general surgery residency at the University of Utah including a 1-year research fellowship under the mentorship of Dr. Eric Scaife. During her research fellowship they completed a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect on patient decision making on cost containment in pediatric appendectomy. She also participated in wilderness medicine research and has continued to teach for the Alaska Mountaineering School and the National Park Service. During her residency she received the Chassin Award for the professionalism in surgery. Dr. Russell completed her fellowship in pediatric surgery at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Outside the hospital, Dr. Russell finds joy in the mountains with her husband Dave and their daughter Wild. Whether skiing, snowboarding, or embarking on outdoor
adventures, she embraces the balance between her professional endeavors and personal passions.

Albert Chi, M.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, School of Medicine at OHSU

Dr. Chi came to OHSU in 2016 from Johns Hopkins where he served as Medical Director of the Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Program and Medical Director of the Physician Assistant Surgical Residency Program since 2010. Dr. Chi is also commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy Reserve.

Dr. Chi received his medical degree from the University of Arizona in 2003 and completed its residency program in 2008. His fellowship training was at the University of Maryland’s R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center.

Prior to medical school, Dr. Chi completed both an undergraduate and graduate program in biomedical engineering at Arizona State University, which focused on neuromechanical control. His current research is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with traumatic injuries with an emphasis on motor control. The OHSU TMR program is currently developing virtual reality programs for upper and lower extremity rehabilitation for individuals with nerve injury. Dr. Chi’s Foundation Innovation for Hope has been designing 3D printed custom designs for anyone in need which has included prosthetics for children, adaptive tools and created the CRISIS Ventilator during the COVID pandemic.  

Ben Clayton, ATP

Chief Executive Officer, Life Flight Network

Ben serves as the CEO for Life Flight Network, leading a team of over 900 dedicated professionals in the Pacific Northwest and Intermountain West. Ben joined Life Flight Network in 2015 and has filled a variety of operational, safety, and executive leadership roles of increasing responsibility, becoming the CEO in 2022. A skilled leader, Ben brings with him extensive experience in aviation safety, leadership, and complex operations. His leadership philosophy centers on the people who make up Life Flight Network and ensuring they have what they need to meet the mission of saving lives with industry leading care and transport.

Prior to joining Life Flight Network, Ben served as a helicopter pilot and Aviation Safety Officer in the United States Marine Corps. During this time, he participated in both land and ship-based deployments including to Iraq and several countries in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia. He trained extensively in complex operations and in aviation safety. Following the Marine Corps, and before joining Life Flight Network, Ben flew helicopters in Africa for a global aviation company.

Ben grew up in Canby, Oregon, and graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor’s degree in general science.

He serves on the boards of directors for both the Association of Air Medical Services and the Air Medical Operators Association.

Mackenzie R. Cook, M.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, School of Medicine, Surgery Core Clinical Experience Director, Surgery, School of Medicine at OHSU

Dr. Mackenzie Cook is a trauma surgeon within the division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery with an additional clinical focus on advanced Extracorporal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) management and transport as well as surgical stabilization of rib fractures.  He is the medical student clerkship director and has a strong research interest in surgical education.  His clinical research focuses on the long term outcomes after injury and approaches to optimize recovery after traumatic injury.

Dr. Cook was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in a small town in Connecticut. He attended college at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and then spent a year backpacking and skiing in Utah before attending medical school at Duke University in Durham, NC. He spent his dedicated research year in medical school at the University of Wisconsin in the endocrine surgery lab as a Howard Hughes medical scholar. He then headed west for residency at OHSU, graduating in 2016 from the general surgery residency program. Following residency, Dr. Cook completed a surgical critical care fellowship at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA in 2017.

Dr. Cook lives in Portland with his wife Crystal, their three kids and two rambunctious dogs. Avid hikers, skiers and climbers, the Cook family is happy to call Portland home.

Thomas G. DeLoughery, M.D., M.A.C.P.

Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine at OHSU
Expertise: Cancer and Blood Disorders
Special focus: Amyloidosis, Benign Blood Disorders, Blood Diseases

Tom DeLoughery is a native Hoosier who graduated from Indiana State University in 1981 (one year after Larry Bird) and the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1985. He did his internship at the University of California, Irvine before traveling to Oregon where he finished his internal medicine residency and hematology/oncology fellowship.

He is currently a professor of medicine, pathology and pediatrics in the Divisions of Hematology/Oncology and Laboratory Medicine at OHSU. His clinical interests are in blood diseases, hemostasis, and thrombosis, subjects on which he has written extensively. He has won numerous teaching awards and has given education sessions to national meetings of many professional societies. He is the course director for the medical school Blood Course and was a co-developer of the Blood and Host Defense course for the New Curriculum.

He also has an interest in the hematologic aspects of sport and travel medicine and served six years on the board of directors of the Wilderness Medicine Society and has chaired their research committee. He is a master at the American College of Physicians and Fellows of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine. This year the 3rd edition of his popular handbook Hemostasis and Thrombosis was published.

Arvin Gee, M.D., Ph.D.

General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center

Dr. Arvin Gee is a Trauma and General Surgeon at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center (LEMC) in Portland, OR. After completing his general surgery residency and critical care fellowship at OHSU, practiced at LEMC from 2010 until 2017 when he joined the faculty at OHSU as the Medical Director for Emergency General Surgery. In 2023, he returned to LEMC where he resumed his role as a trauma and general surgeon and serves as the trauma site director for graduate medical education. He pursues his clinical interests that includes applying laparoscopic and robotic surgery techniques to the field of trauma and acute care surgery. When not at the hospital, Dr. Gee enjoys spending time with his family and spending time outside pursuing his hobbies of astrophotography, landscape photography, and wildlife photography.

Amelia Glazier, M.D.

General Surgery at Santiam Hospital

Dr. Amelia Glazier is a general surgeon at Santiam Hospital and Clinics in Stayton, Oregon. She attended Chicago Medical School, part of Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. She then received her general surgical training via residency at OHSU. After completing residency training in 2023, she began her career as a general surgeon at Santiam Hospital. She participates in general surgery, robot-assisted surgery, general endoscopy, and occasional trauma surgical support to the communities of Marion and Linn Counties. When not in the hospital Dr. Glazier spends time bird watching, crocheting, completing puzzles and playing disc golf.

Sam Gwinn, FP-C, CCP-C, C-NPT

Flight Paramedic, Life Flight Network

Sam Gwinn is a Vancouver WA based flight paramedic and clinical educator with a passion for education advancement in transport medicine. His work history includes years of 911 EMS with career fire departments, work in multiple level one trauma centers, and providing pediatric specialty care transport on a dedicated hospital based pediatric team. He most recently came to Life Flight Network in 2020 as a flight paramedic and is currently the Regional Clinical Education Manager for their western operations. In his free time he likes to get outside and also loves to overeat Thai food.

Stacey Holmes, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

Trauma Program Manager, Sky Lakes Medical Center, Klamath Falls Oregon

Stacey is a native of rural Southern Oregon and obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from OHSU in 1997. With over 26 years of Emergency and Trauma nursing experience she remains passionate about rural EMS, Emergency and Trauma Care. In 1998, following a year of medical/oncology nursing she began her career in Emergency/Trauma nursing at Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls, OR.  In 2004, Stacey took on the role of Trauma Program Manager at the Level III Trauma Center.  She has over three years of flight nursing experience, flying both helicopter scene calls as well as critical care interfacility transports.  Stacey is also certified in Critical Incident Stress Debriefing and offers peer support to both first responders and hospital staff.  She is a wife of 28 years and is blessed to be the mother of four amazing boys. Stacey is looking forward to welcoming her first grandchild later this summer. 

Hiroko Kiyoshi-Teo, Ph.D., RN

Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, OHSU

Dr. Kiyoshi-Teo's program of research is to explore strategies to enhance the health and well-being of older adults. With her background in preventing adverse events in hospital settings (infection and falls), her current work focuses on reducing accidental falls among older adults in the community. Since 2016, she has led a number of trials using qualitative and quantitative methodologies to examine the impact of motivational interviewing to engage older adults in fall prevention. 

Bobby McAllister, Firefighter/Paramedic

Firefighter/Paramedic-Training Officer, Umatilla Tribal Fire Department, Pendleton Oregon

Bobby McAllister is a Firefighter/Paramedic- Training Officer for the Umatilla Tribal Fire Department. Located on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation near Pendleton. He has an Associate’s Degree in Fire Science Technology from Blue Mountain Community College and is currently enrolled in Eastern Oregon Universities Bachelors in Fire Services Administration. Bobby graduated and obtained his Paramedic Certification in 2022 through the National Medical Education & Training Center (NMETC) Paramedic Program in Boston, MA. In 2022 Bobby was awarded Firefighter of the Year for the Umatilla Tribal Fire Department.

Bobby has been married to his beautiful wife for four years and has four children. When not on duty he enjoys camping, hunting/fishing, riding dual sports and BBQ.

Shannon Servin, D.O.

Dr. Servin was raised in Helena Montana, attended Montana State University for undergraduate then went onto Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie Pennsylvania. Residency training brought her back to the west to pursue her interests in obstetrics, medical procedures, and rural medicine. During her residency Dr. Servin started moonlighting in the Emergency Department and never left. She found her passion working in Pendleton with her colleagues in rural medicine, nurses and paramedics. Dr. Servin has an adult child in law school and spends her free time with her husband, and their two dogs.

14.25 CME Hours!

Accreditation: The School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Spirit Mountain Casino is the designated hotel of the Northwest States Trauma Conference

Accommodations listed under 'Other Lodging Options' are provided as a courtesy and no group discounts or packages are available.  These have been provided as a courtesy to conference participants who requested information on alternate accommodations at last year's conference.

Exhibitors Opportunity

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Trauma Program is thrilled to present the 35^th Annual Northwest States Trauma Conference April 24-26^that the Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde, Oregon.  We would like to invite you to display your product(s) at the conference. 

This is a CME accredited event with attended by over 250 physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, paramedics, and other healthcare providers from rural areas; levels II & III as well as Critical Access Hospitals throughout the Pacific Northwest, West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii and Canada.

The conference will be held in the Spirit Mountain Casino’s Event Center. Exhibitors will be in the Molalla rooms A & B which will be combined offering just over 4000 sq. feet. Soft walls will be removed allowing for conference attendees to walk through an open exhibitor space as they enter into Event Center A where the lectures are being presented.

Exhibit Fee is $2000.00 and includes:

• 6ft table and two chairs
• Access to power and wireless internet
• Opportunity to interact face-to-face with conference attendees
• Exhibitors are invited to participate in all food and beverage events; including breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks
• A sponsorship acknowledgement on conference website, in the ppt slides that run during breaks and during the opening/closing remarks
• Build visibility for your company in a competitive marketplace
• Expand your customer base and strengthen existing customer relationships
• Introduce new products and services

Exhibit Hours:

• Wednesday, April 24^th 6:30 –9:30 p.m.
• Thursday, April 25^th 7:00 – 4:45 p.m.
• Friday, April 26^th 7:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Payment for the table must be received by Friday April 12^th, 2024

OHSU Foundation tax ID number: 23-7083114 

Register online and pay by credit card or check. Invoices are available upon request.

Exhibitor areas will be available for set up Wednesday April 24^th at 10am. Please check in with Elizabeth when you arrive. Set up should be complete no later than 5:30pm. Conference registration and reception with exhibitors will open to participants at 6:30pm until 9:30pm.

Please join us Wednesday at the Welcome Reception. There will be d’oeuvres, a no-host bar and cake to celebrate the 35^th Anniversary of the Northwest States Trauma Conference. At 7:30 p.m. there will be a captivating panel discussion of a trauma patient from rural Oregon. This case highlights the care received at one of our rural facilities, discusses the challenges that were experienced during the initial care and transfer process, and the management/outcome of the patient while at OHSU.

Exhibit tables should be taken down no later than 3:30pm Friday April 28^th.

To ensure accurate representation of you and your company/product(s) on our website, please send me the following:

• JPEG, PNG or GIF image file under 24 mb that is sized to 100px by 100px of company logo
• Documents and/or links to your website and social media accounts
• Anything else you’d like to include or spotlight