ATLS 11 - Instructor 1 Day Course English (Non-CME)

ATLS 11 Instructor Course

 

The overall aim of the Advanced Trauma Life Support® (ATLS®) Instructor Course is to prepare new instructors to facilitate the ATLS Course. 

 

The ATLS® Instructor Course is one of the key contributors to the quality and outcomes of ATLS Courses for clinicians. The knowledge and skills acquired in the ATLS Instructor Course will not only enable you to effectively facilitate ATLS Courses but will also enhance your ability to undertake clinical teaching in the future. The principles of the ATLS Instructor Course are grounded in the best medical education evidence and are applicable across various educational settings. 

 

To qualify as an Instructor Candidate, the following are required: 

  • Come prepared for the Instructor Course having read this manual and any other assigned readings.  

  • Attend the entire Instructor Course. 

  • Participate actively in all elements of the Instructor Course. 

  • Apply contemporary adult education principles. 

  • Support fellow participants. 

  • Exhibit professionalism including being punctual and prepared for the Course. 

 

Visit, MyATLS App | ACS (facs.org), for more information and links to purchase the app.  

 

Contact 

For questions about course content, please contact the COT Trauma Education office at [email protected].   

Target Audience

Student Course participants identified as having instructor potential may advance to the Instructor Course within a specified time frame.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing the ATLS® Instructor Course, the participants will be able to: 

  • Identify the roles of the Course Director, Course Coordinator, and faculty in an ATLS Course. 

  • Describe how the ATLS Course incorporates adult education concepts. 

  • Apply key adult education concepts within the ATLS Course. 

  • Perform as an ATLS instructor, incorporating contemporary adult education principles, and facilitate learning throughout all components of the Course. 

  • Describe the importance of constructive feedback to optimize learning. 

  • Demonstrate appropriate feedback in simulated conversations. 

  • Review the principles of assessment and clarify the faculty role when assessing a learner’s performance. 

  • Discuss the principles of simulation. 

  • Recognize and utilize appropriately the different forms used in the Instructor Course. 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.00 Certificate of Completion
Course opens: 
03/21/2025
Course expires: 
12/31/2025
Rating: 
0

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:

Alicia Ponton-Carss, MD, MSc, PhD  
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Wesam Abuznadah, MD, FACS
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Ana Luisa Argomedo
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

William Boyer, DHSc, MS 
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Nori Bradley, MD, FACS 
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Jacqueline Bustraan, MSc 
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Jeannette M. Capella, MD, MEd, FACS  
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

James Colquitt, PhD, RRT-ACCS 
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Dianne Leverone-Baker, MbChB 
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Nisreen Maghraby, MBBS, FRCPC(EM) 
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Sook Muay Tay
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Mayur Narayan, MD, MPH, FACS 
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Jesper Skytt-Kjærgaard, RN, M.L. 
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

Elizabeth de Solezio
No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose

At the completion of this course, learners are awarded a Certificate of Completion. 

Available Credit

  • 0.00 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.  

 

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