EMS & Trauma Education

 Division of General Surgery
 Section of Trauma/Surgical Critical Care and the New Jersey Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons present
Advanced Trauma Life Support® for Doctors
Half-Day Student Refresher Course

Credit
The American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The American College of Surgeons designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.0 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.  Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that s/he actually spent in the educational activity.

Approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for up to 5.0 hours of ACEP category 1 credit.

Description
A document (card) verifying successful completion of the ATLS® Student Course is provided to each doctor who successfully completes the course.  This document and the individual's student status are valid for 4 years from the date of issue (last day of the Student Course).  To maintain a current status in the ATLS® Program, the Committee on Trauma recommends that these individuals successfully complete a Student Refresher-type Course or retake the entire ATLS® Student Course every 4 years.

The Student Refresher Course is a half-day designed for individuals who successfully completed an ATLS® Student Course 4 years previously.

Prerequisites
Individuals whose ATLS® provider status is current through six months lapsed at the time of the Student Refresher Course may enroll and participate in a Student Refresher Course.  Auditing a Student Refresher Course is not permitted.

Date(s) & Time(s)
All sessions are 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.:

Fee(s)
$295.00 made payable to "The Trauma Education Fund".

Refunds/Cancellations
Business days before the course cancellation received: Amount of tuition refund
More than 15
6-15
0-5		 Full refund (minus $60, if the book was mailed).
50% refund
No refund.

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