Description: 

Trauma M&M provides a structured forum for reviewing challenging diagnostic and treatment pathways in trauma care and identifying opportunities for improvement. Through case-based discussion and focused topic presentations, participants examine treatment and practice options relevant to complex clinical scenarios. The activity is designed to support continuous improvement in trauma and subspecialty practice, strengthen clinical decision-making, and enhance the quality and safety of patient care.

Target Audience: 

Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Nurse, Registered (RN)

Physicians (MD or DO)

Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives: 

By the end of this activity, learners will be able to:

• Analyze challenging diagnostic and treatment pathways encountered in trauma cases to identify factors that influence clinical outcomes.
• Evaluate evidence-based treatment and practice options presented during case review to inform trauma care decision-making.
• Apply lessons learned from morbidity and mortality review to improve trauma care processes and subspecialty collaboration in patient care.

Assembly Bills 1195 & 241- Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases: 

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below: 

• Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)/Cultural or Linguistic Considerations:
  • Mathew, P.J., Sznol, J.A., Ullrich, S.J., Becher, R.D., Davis, K.A., & Schuster, K.M. (2026, January). The unrecognized burden of patient-level social determinants of health on health outcomes following traumatic injury. Injury, 57(1), 112882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2025.112882
  • Lacey, Q. (2023, June). Impact of the Social Determinants of Health on Adult Trauma Outcomes. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 35(2), 223-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnc.2023.02.013
  • Tremont, J.N.P., Ander, E.H., Lim, S.I., Gallaher, J.R., & Reid, T. (2025, May). The effect of social determinants of health on patient outcomes in acute trauma: A systematic review. The American Journal of Surgery, 243, 116284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116284

• Implicit Bias Considerations (as it relates to the content):                                                                                    
  • Mathew, P.J., Sznol, J.A., Ullrich, S.J., Becher, R.D., Davis, K.A., & Schuster, K.M. (2026, January). The unrecognized burden of patient-level social determinants of health on health outcomes following traumatic injury. Injury, 57(1), 112882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2025.112882
  • Dicker, R.A., Thomas, A., Bulger, E.M., Stewart, R.M., Bonne, S., Dechert, T.A., Smith, R., Love-Craighead, A., Dreier, F., Kotagal, M., Kozyckyj, T., Michaels, H., Workgroup, ISAVE, & the, Members of SAVE Workgroup (2021, September). Strategies for Trauma Centers to Address the Root Causes of Violence: Recommendations from the Improving Social Determinants to Attenuate Violence (ISAVE) Workgroup of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 233(3), 471-478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.06.016

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest 

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D. 
 

Planner(s)
Melinda Case, RN, MSN, TCRN has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time. 
Susan Choing  has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Speaker(s)
Elyssa Feinberg, MD has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.