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Overview
The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) 11th Edition is launching in August of 2025! The 11th Edition represents a comprehensive update to a globally influential educational program for emergency trauma care. Rooted in a standardized, systematic approach, ATLS is designed to equip clinicians—regardless of specialty or practice setting—with essential knowledge and skills to rapidly assess and manage critically injured patients. Born from a tragic event and developed to address gaps in trauma response, ATLS has evolved into a vital, evidence-based resource adopted worldwide, impacting more than 1.5 million clinicians and reinforcing the global need for standardized, life-saving trauma care.
The Online Update Courses (Faculty, Coordinator, Educator) for the 11th Edition of the Advanced Trauma Life Support® (ATLS®) course highlight changes between the 10th and 11th Editions – both substantive content changes for learners, and changes to format and delivery for faculty and coordinators. All of the Course components have been completely rewritten and redesigned, and the Update Courses will prepare those involved in continuing to offer high quality trauma education.
To everyone completing this Update Course, we extend our heartfelt thanks. The continued success of ATLS is made possible by your unwavering commitment to teaching excellence and improving patient care. We appreciate your willingness to embrace this new opportunity and contribute to the meaningful work—and rewards—of providing ATLS training around the globe!
In order to be eligible to teach an 11th Edition ATLS Course, faculty are required to:
- Complete the Pre-Course Survey
- Review the Faculty and Student Codes of Conduct
- Watch the entire ATLS 11 Course Update video presented by Dr. John Sutyak, Education Program Chair, ATLS
- Complete the Course Evaluation.
- Claim your CME (or Certificate of Completion) credit
Once the above required elements are completed, the CMS faculty profile will be updated with the “11th Edition” tag, thus permitting ATLS 11th edition teaching assignments. Please note that the CMS will not be updated until the ATLS 11th edition launch, in August of 2025.
Available as resources in the Update Course: (will be added as finalized)
- ATLS 11 Course Manual
- ATLS 11 Instructor Course Manual
- ATLS 11 Administrative Guide (previous Faculty Manual)
- ATLS 11 Policy Guide
- ATLS 11 Videos
- ATLS 11 Online Modules
MyATLS App:
The vision for the MyATLS app is to support and complement the ATLS course, and to be the most updated source for critical trauma care information. This App is a venue for sharing knowledge in new and novel ways that are accessible to a wide variety of learners. Visit MyATLS App | ACS (facs.org), for more information and links to purchase the MyATLS App. The App will maintain 10th Edition content with new content every other “Trauma-Tuesday” and is available for a one-time fee of $9.99. With the launch of ATLS 11, the App will be updated and include new features. Those with the ATLS 10th edition content App, will be provided 6 free months following the upgrade.
Contact:
For questions about the Update Course or the ATLS 11th edition, please contact the COT Trauma Education office at traumaeducation@facs.org.
Target Audience
This Course is intended for all ATLS Course Directors, Instructors, and Associate Instructors. Successful completion of this Course is required to be eligible to teach the ATLS 11th edition.
Learning Objectives
- Summarize the new format of ATLS, including updated educational components and requirements for learners (e.g. required videos, updated patient scenarios, interactive online modules).
- Analyze the updated evidence-based content as it relates to the ATLS way of caring for trauma patients (e.g. addition of x in xABCDE).
- Describe new (as compared with ATLS 10) preparation necessary to teach ATLS 11 to learners.
Faculty
In accordance with ACCME regulations (ACCME Standard 3), the American College of Surgeons must ensure that anyone who is able to control the content of the activity has disclosed all financial relationships with any ineligible companies in the 24 months prior to their involvement in the educational activity. There is no minimum financial threshold; we ask that you disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies. You should disclose all financial relationships regardless of the potential relevance of each relationship to this education.
Ineligible Company: Companies that are ineligible to be accredited in the ACCME system (ineligible companies) are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, reselling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. |
Financial Relationships: Financial relationships are relevant if the following three conditions are met for the individual who will control content of the education: 1) a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company; 2) the financial relationship existed in the last 24 months; 3) the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. |
All CME Planners and Speakers /Moderators/Discussants/Authors/Editors involved in the development and/or presentation of CME content must complete this form. This form must be updated whenever circumstances require.
ATLS 11 Disclosures:
John P. Sutyak, EdM, MD, FACS, MAMSE - Dr. Sutyak does not have anything to disclose
Dany Westerband, MD, FACS - Dr. Westerband does not have anything to disclose
Kimberly T. Joseph, MD, FACS - Dr. Joseph does not have anything to disclose
Sharon M. Henry, MD, FACS - Dr. Henry does not have anything to disclose
Accreditation
Continuing Medical Education Credit Information
Accreditation
The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™
The American College of Surgeons designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Of the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ listed above, a maximum of 3.00 hours meet the requirements for Trauma.*
CME Credit Claiming Information
All attendees must complete the course evaluation in order to claim a CME Certificate or a Certificate of Completion. The course evaluation will appear once you take and complete this course. The following requirements will need to be completed:
- Review all course materials
- Course evaluation
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program.
Diplomates of the American Board of Surgery
By attending an ACS-accredited activity, you may choose to participate in the automatic transfer of your CME credits to the ABS via the ACCME. If you are a physician and Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery (ABS). This is a free offering.
Opt in to Automatically Send your CME Data to the ABS
The direct automatic transfer applies to all learners who have an ACS profile, are Diplomates of the ABS, and have provided their ABS ID and date of birth in the ACS MyCME Portal on the Board Certification page.
Step-by-Step Instructions to Access MyCME and Opt in to Transmit Your CME Data:
- Log in to your MyCME Portal
- Select the Board Certification tab
- Enter the American Board of Surgery
- Enter your ABS ID
- Enter your Day and Month of birth
- Next go to the Send CME Data tab
- Toggle to Opt In (green) “Yes! I choose to Opt-in and permit the ACS to automatically transfer all my ACS -Accredited CME data.
Once you have opted to automatically transfer your CME credits to the ABS, please allow 24 hours after transferring claiming your CME credits before you log into your ABS account to confirm the credits are in your ABS CME Repository. You may opt out at any time.
For more information or to request assistance, contact mycme@facs.org. Please note: if you have previously successfully transmitted your ACS-accredited CME credits to the ABS via ACCME, then you can skip steps 2-6, and go directly to the Send CME Data tab, and Toggle to Opt In (green).
Available Credit
- 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 3.00 Trauma
- 3.00 Certificate of Completion
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Hardware/Software Requirements
Compatible Browsers
- Windows: Google Chrome (latest version), Firefox (latest version), Microsoft Edge (latest version)
- Mac: Google Chrome (latest version), Safari (latest version), Firefox (latest version)
Required Browser Settings
- Pop-ups: Pop-ups must be enabled on your web browser for you to see the modules after you click on “Launch.”
- Javascript: JavaScript must be enabled for published courses to work.
- Font Downloads: Font downloads must be enabled to see the correct fonts and characters.
Tablets
- Ensure your ringer (or volume) is turned on and not muted or you will not be able to hear the sound when viewing videos or the modules.
- The modules are not optimized for viewing on smartphones due to the complexity of the modules.
Additional Software
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Microsoft Office® Word