The Patrick Gill Memorial Trauma Symposium

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About the Symposium

Patrick Gill Memorial Trauma Symposium

The Patrick Gill Trauma Institute presents: The Patrick Gill Memorial Trauma Symposium, a not-for-profit educational consortium that provides expert educational programs and training in the fields of austere and extreme medicine.  The symposium was founded in 2016 by educator and nurse practitioner Stephen Wood. Steve named the symposium in memory of Patrick Gill, a Winchester High School student who was tragically killed in a car crash in 2014 at the age of 17.  Steve, along with Patrick’s parents Pat and Susan Gill, continue to offer this conference annually.

Top speakers in the field join participants each year to discuss key topics in the management of trauma. The course symposium has educational programs for EMS, police, as well as nursing, advanced practice providers and physicians.  Now in our ninth year, Steve Wood returned as our event facilitator on November 5, 2024 with an exciting group of speakers on new and interesting topics.  OEMS approved Continuing Education and Nursing CEU credit is given for attendance. This year, we hosted 400 attendees and thanks to our generous sponsors we continue to offer the symposium free of charge.

Any questions may be directed to Susan Gill via email at psgill32@gmail.com.

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Registration

Check back soon for the date of our 2025 conference!

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Our Sponsors

Thank you to all of our sponsors!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

agenda

Agenda

Our 2024 event on November 5th was a huge success!  Check out our topics and presenters from that conference below

We have big plans for the 10 year anniversary symposium in 2025 – check back soon for the date!

 

November 5, 2024, Hilton Conference Center Woburn, MA

9:10am – 9:40am Sexual Assault and Trauma, Erin Gill, RN, Tufts

9:45am – 10:15am Cardiac Injury and Commotio Cordis, Dr. Sush Prusty, Southcoast Medical

10:30am – 11:00am Severe Burns and Smoke Inhalation, Stephen P. Wood, ACNP, Northeastern University

11:00am – 11:30am Organ Donation, Craig Tucker, BS,RRT,CPTC, New England Donor Services

12:30pm – 1:00pm Prehospital Blood, Leo Reardon, EMT-P, Canton FD

1:00pm – 1:30pm Drowning and Submersion, Dr. Natasha Brown, Boston Medical Center

1:30pm – 2:00pm Intentional Trauma, Dr. Joyce Li, Boston Children’s Hospital

2:00pm – 3:00pm Medicolegal Issues, Attorney Chad Brouillard, Foster and Eldridge, LLP

speakers

Speakers

Joyce Li, MD, MPH, Boston Children’s Hospital

Joyce Li MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She serves as the Regional Liaison for the Massachusetts Emergency Medical Services for Children, Co-Chair of the Massachusetts ACEP Pediatric Committee and Chair of AAP Society of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Readiness Subcommittee. Locally she is the chair of the New England Regional Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator (PECC) Network. She has devoted her career to understanding and helping to fill the gaps in the care of pediatric care in all emergency department (ED) settings. She has both done research on variations and gaps in care of pediatric patients in the community ED setting as well as extensive on the ground work with New England PECCs.

Stephen P. Wood, ACNP, Northeastern Univeristy / MGB Faulkner

Stephen P. Wood, MS, ACNP-BC, is a seasoned healthcare leader with extensive experience in emergency medicine, critical care, and healthcare education. Currently a Clinical Associate Professor and Program Director for the Acute Care NP Program at Northeastern University, Stephen brings a robust background in toxicology, disaster medicine, and tactical paramedicine. His career spans numerous academic roles, clinical directorships, and fellowships at esteemed institutions like Harvard Medical School, where he has contributed to bioethics and public health. Stephen is recognized for innovative teaching methods and curriculum development, integrating interdisciplinary approaches to complex medical issues, and his commitment to community service and global health initiatives.

Chad P. Brouillard, Foster & Eldridge, LLP

Chad P. Brouillard is a partner at the medical malpractice defense firm of Foster & Eldridge, LLP.  He obtained his J.D. in 2003 from St. John University’s School of Law with a Dean’s List distinction. During law school, Mr. Brouillard interned with the United States Attorney’s Office and then with the Hon. Joseph M. McLaughlin, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. He was also a Comment and Notes Editor for the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review. In 2020, Mr. Brouillard became a faculty member of the Tufts University Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, an Adjunct Instructor for the Health Informatics and Analytics Division and creator of the Information Governance course for health care. He is an international speaker on Electronic Health Records liability, AI implications for medical liability, information governance, e-discovery, data breach and healthcare technology liability for Continuing Medical Education, Continuing Legal Education and Risk Management programs.
Mr. Brouillard was awarded the 2014 MassDLA Rising Star Attorney of the Year Award. Mr. Brouillard has been recognized by “Best Lawyers” (2023), Boston Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” (2023), Massachusetts “Rising Star” attorney for 2011-2015 and a “Super Lawyer” attorney from 2016 through present. He also has been given a “Superb” 10/10 Avvo Attorney Rating for the years 2010-present.
Present areas of practice include Medical Malpractice Defense, Healthcare Law, Healthcare e-Discovery, Healthcare Data Breach Response, Healthcare Technology and Representation of Medical Professionals before State Licensing Agencies.

Sush Prusty, MD, Southcoast Health

Dr. Prusty is the new Medical Director of Urgent Care Services at Southcoast Health. He earned his Bachelor of Arts, Masters, and Medical Doctorate at Boston University. He then went on to complete a medicine internship at Malden Hospital and a residency in emergency medicine at Boston Medical Center.
Dr. Prusty was inspired to become a physician as a young boy, watching the impact his father had on caring for patients as a heart surgeon. Dr. Prusty’s philosophy of care is the patient comes first, along with compassion, and honesty. Patients go to their health care providers with concerns that may be difficult to life altering and there is no safer place than the having honest and compassionate conversations with patients. Dr. Prusty is board certified in Emergency Medicine.
When not at work Dr. Prusty enjoys flying, fishing, and cooking.

 

Erin Gill, BSN, RN, SANE, Tufts Medical Center

Erin is an emergency department nurse at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, and a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  She received her BSN from Endicott College and continued her training thereafter to pursue a specialty in treating survivors of sexual assault.   As a SANE nurse Erin travels to Boston area hospitals as needed, to provide comprehensive health care to sexual assault patients.

Craig Tucker BS, RRT-NPS, CPTC, New England Donor Services

Craig has over 25 years’ experience in Healthcare, serving as Firefighter/EMT and Respiratory Therapist in a large Trauma Center. The last 11+ years he has worked in the Organ Procurement field in both a clinical capacity and leadership capacity. Craig currently oversees Hospital Development and Relations as Senior Director of Donation Strategy for New England Donor Services. Prior to entering into this position he served as a regional director for the Southeastern Region overseeing both clinical and hospital development coordinators and acting as clinical director/administrator on-call. Early in his career at NEDS he spent 3 years as a clinical coordinator managing and facilitating the clinical aspect of the donation process. Craig received his Bachelor’s Degree in Health Science from Northeastern University in Boston, MA and is currently in his final semester at Fitchburg State University obtaining a MBA in Healthcare.

Natasha Brown, MD, Boston Medical Center

Dr. Natasha Brown is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with advanced training in Disaster Medicine. She is currently the EMS Director at St. Elizabeth Medical Center.
After completing her Disaster Medicine fellowship at the Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Dr. Brown joined Carney Hospital and later St. Elizabeth full time as an attending physician. She currently serves as a medical officer on DMAT RI- 1 and an Assistant Professor at Tufts University. Her latest publication focuses on the effects of COVID-19 on residency board certification. She has also published a chapter in the most recent edition of Ciottone’s Disaster Medicine.

Leo Reardon, EMT-P, Canton Fire Department

Leo Reardon is a Firefighter/Paramedic, and USAR Medical Specialist with SEMTRT. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Medicine degree from Purdue and multiple specialty certifications in Technical Rescue, Tactical Medicine, and Emergency Medical Services. He began his career in EMS in 1997 and subsequently joined the US Army as a Combat Medic in the days following 9/11/01. He became a Firefighter with the Canton Fire Department in 2005. He is the Co-Author of the Field Transfusion Paramedic program and currently serves as the EMS Coordinator and Field Transfusion Paramedic Program Director for CFD.

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Sponsorship

SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITING OPPORTUNITIES

We offer sponsorship as well as exhibitor opportunities.   We are a non-profit organization and all of the proceeds will be dedicated to conference expenses.  As a sponsor we will happily display your logo and business contact on our website and at the conference.

Exhibitor space is limited to 10 exhibitors meaning that you will have lots of participant contact. The Exhibitor space is just outside the lecture hall and Sponsors will be highlighted throughout the conference.

To sponsor this conference and to reserve your exhibitor space contact Susan Gill at: psgill32@gmail.com

We will provide you with details and will look forward to greeting you at the conference!

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Our Founder

Stephen P. Wood is a nurse practitioner and is currently the Director of Advanced Practice Providers in the MICU at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. He is also a visiting researcher at the Petrie Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics at Harvard Law School and a former fellow in bioethics at Harvard Medical School. Stephen spent over 30 years in EMS including nine years with Boston MedFlight. Stephen continues to work as an EMT, swerving as a SWAT medic for the NEMLEC SWAT team and as an EMT for the Boston Red Sox. Stephen is also a podcast host for World Extreme Medicine and his podcasts can be found here Stephen is an active educator and is on the faculty at Northeastern University and is active as an educator & content developer for the FDNY EMS Fellowship.

Shortly after a tragic car crash took the life of 17 year old Patrick Gill of Winchester, Stephen had the idea to put together a memorial symposium aimed at updating the education of local first responders and others regarding new methods and protocols for treating trauma in the field.  His ability to gather an outstanding group of speakers to present on a wide variety of topics in medicine made the conference a hit and it became an annual event. Now in our 9th year we are so grateful to Stephen for creating and implementing this Symposium.

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