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

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 16.00 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 6.00 credits meet the requirements for Self-Assessment.

 

American College of Surgeons and ACGME Logos

 

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:

  1. Log in to your MyCME Portal
  2. Select the Board Certification tab
  3. Enter the American Board of Surgery
  4. Enter your ABS ID
  5. Enter your Day and Month of birth
  6. Next go to the Send CME Data tab
  7. 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 [email protected]. 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

  • 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