2026 Connecticut Trauma Conference: Full Schedule

6:45am EDT

Thursday May 14, 2026 6:45am - 7:00am EDT

THIS IS NOT AN IN-PERSON SESSION. IT IS A PLACE HOLDER TO DISPLAY REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION.Nurses This event is approved for 12.75AMA PRA Category 1 Credit hours. You will be issued a certificate of completion with hours claimed - please consult with your local governing body regarding claiming formal continuing education. CME Award of CME credits by ACS is based on...
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2026 CTC Release and Termination CME pdf

2026 Disclosure Information CME pdf

2026CTC Disclosure List Insert Distribution pdf

Thursday May 14, 2026 6:45am - 7:00am EDT

7:00am EDT

Instructions for Claiming Credit

Thursday May 14, 2026 7:00am - 7:15am EDT

THIS IS NOT A SESSION. IT IS A PLACEHOLDER TO PROVIDE YOU WITH IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING CLAIMING CREDIT FOR THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE.Thank you so much for joining us for this year’s Connecticut Trauma Conference. We hope you enjoyed this event and had some good takeaways for the latest in trauma care.Below is information regarding how to claim your continuing education credits.PLEASE READ...
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Thursday May 14, 2026 7:00am - 7:15am EDT

8:00am EDT

Point-CounterPoint: Regional Medical Operations Command Centers: Many can't live without them

Thursday May 14, 2026 8:00am - 8:30am EDT

Ballroom A

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Moderators

Jennifer Tabak, RN

Trauma Program Manager, Connecticut Children's

Speakers

David Shapiro

Chair, CT ACS Committee on Trauma; Chair, ACS Stop the Bleed Program

Dr Shapiro is also an Associate Professor of Surgery, UConn and Associate Professor of Surgery, Quinnipiac University Netter School of Medicine.

Shaprio ProRMOCC pdf

Thursday May 14, 2026 8:00am - 8:30am EDT
Ballroom A

Debate

8:30am EDT

Boots on the Ground vs The Eye in the Sky

Thursday May 14, 2026 8:30am - 9:00am EDT

Ballroom A

This is a session description.

Speakers

Scott Martus

Manager of EMS Education & Operations, Yale New Haven Health

Scott Martus is a dedicated Public Safety and Public Health professional with a long career in Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services. Currently serving as the Manager of EMS Education and Operations for Yale New Haven Health System, Scott plays a pivotal role in shaping the... Read More →

Conference Board

Jennifer Tabak, RN

Trauma Program Manager, Connecticut Children's

D1 02 CTTraumaRMOCCCounterPointEMS Martus pdf

Thursday May 14, 2026 8:30am - 9:00am EDT
Ballroom A

Debate

9:00am EDT

Point-CounterPoint: A Million Billion Words: Video is a High Value Tool

Thursday May 14, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT

Ballroom A

This is a session description

Moderators

Alfred Croteau, MD

Trauma Surgeon, Hartford Hospital

Speakers

Lucy Ruangvoravat

Surgeon, Emergency General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, Yale Medicine/Yale New Haven Hospital

Ruangvoravat ProVideoRecording pdf

Thursday May 14, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Ballroom A

Debate

9:30am EDT

Point-CounterPoint: Resuscitations Should Not Be Recorded

Thursday May 14, 2026 9:30am - 10:00am EDT

Ballroom A

Moderators

Alfred Croteau, MD

Trauma Surgeon, Hartford Hospital

Speakers

Katerina Dukleska

Pediatric Surgeon, Connecticut Children's Hospital

Katerina Dukleska, MD, FACS is a Pediatric Surgeon at Connecticut Children's Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. She completed her general surgery... Read More →

Thursday May 14, 2026 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
Ballroom A

Debate

10:00am EDT

Break

Thursday May 14, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT

Pre-Function/Gateway

Thursday May 14, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Pre-Function/Gateway

Networking

10:30am EDT

Violence Mitigation in the Community

Thursday May 14, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT

Ballroom A

Moderators

Shea Gregg, MD

Trauma Surgeon, St Vincent's Medical Center

Speakers

Larry Johnson

Director of Hospital & Crisis Response, COMPASS Youth Collaborative

With over 10 years of working with youth and in Community Violence Intervention field Larry has worked on the front line, responding to thousands of Crisis calls. Studied, researched and uses his Violence Prevention Professional and Trauma Informed Care training to lead his work.
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Warren Hardy

Warren Hardy is a dedicated youth development professional and street mediator. Born and raised in Hartford, Mr. Hardy graduated from Weaver High School in 1992. He gained valuable street knowledge in the 1990s as a member of Hartford's notorious gang, '20 Love.' Following his release... Read More →

Thursday May 14, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
Ballroom A

Panel Discussion

11:15am EDT

Beyond ATLS: Pregnancy-Specific Modifications in Trauma Resuscitation

Thursday May 14, 2026 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT

Ballroom A

Moderators

Carina Biggs

MD, St Mary's Hospital

Speakers

Andrea Shields

Surgeon, Department of OB/Gyn, UConn Health

Dr. Shields currently holds the positions of Professor and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program Director in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Connecticut Health. Additionally, she serves as the Chair for the Committee on Practice Bulletins... Read More →

D1 05 OBLS Trauma in Pregnancy SHIELDS pdf

Thursday May 14, 2026 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Ballroom A

Expert Presentation

12:00pm EDT

Lunch

Thursday May 14, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

Ballroom B

Thursday May 14, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Ballroom B

Networking

1:00pm EDT

Lenworth Jacobs Keynote Speaker - From Idea to Impact: A Retrospective on the Evolution of Ideas to Meaningful Change

Thursday May 14, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Ballroom A

Moderators

Kevin Schuster, MD

Section Chief, General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, Yale Medicine/Bridgeport Hospital

Speakers

Michael Rotondo

Senior Advisor for Innovation, Academic Engagement & Leadership Development, University of Rochester Medical Center & the UR Health Lab

Dr. Michael F. Rotondo, MD, FACS, is a distinguished Senior Advisor at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), where he champions innovation, academic engagement, and leadership development. With an extensive career spanning over three decades in academic acute care surgery... Read More →

D1 06 The Jacobs Address Rotondo pdf

Thursday May 14, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Ballroom A

Keynote

2:00pm EDT

No Small Problem: Are You Ready to Provide Pediatric Trauma Care?

Thursday May 14, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT

Ballroom A

Speakers

Mark Cicero

Director, Pediatric Disaster Preparedness, Yale School of Medicine/Yale New Haven Children's Hospital

Mark X. Cicero, MD, FAAP, FAEMS, is triple boarded in pediatrics, pediatric emergency medicine, and emergency medical services (EMS). He is an EMS physician, a Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine (PEM) at Yale University School of Medicine and an attending physician at Yale-New Haven Chi... Read More →

Conference Board

Peter Zdankewicz, MD

Trauma Medical Director, Waterbury Hospital

Cicero Peds Readiness pdf

Thursday May 14, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
Ballroom A

Expert Presentation

2:45pm EDT

Break

Thursday May 14, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT

Pre-Function/Gateway

Thursday May 14, 2026 2:45pm - 3:15pm EDT
Pre-Function/Gateway

Networking

3:15pm EDT

Public Safety Legislation: How it Happens

Thursday May 14, 2026 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT

Ballroom A

Speakers

Liz Linehan

Deputy Speaker of the House, Co-Chair Majority Caucus

In 2016, Liz Linehan was elected to represent the 103rd District of the Connecticut General Assembly, which includes Cheshire, Wallingford, and Hamden. She currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the House, as Co-Chair of the Majority Caucus, and sits on the Public Safety & Security... Read More →

Conference Board

Peter Zdankewicz, MD

Trauma Medical Director, Waterbury Hospital

Rep. Linehan Gov101 slideshow Updated pdf

Thursday May 14, 2026 3:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
Ballroom A

Expert Presentation

4:00pm EDT

Trauma, A View from the Other Side

Thursday May 14, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Ballroom A

Speakers

David Shapiro

Chair, CT ACS Committee on Trauma; Chair, ACS Stop the Bleed Program

Dr Shapiro is also an Associate Professor of Surgery, UConn and Associate Professor of Surgery, Quinnipiac University Netter School of Medicine.

Dustin Smoot

Surgeon, Surgical Institute of South Dakota

Dr. Smoot is a highly experienced general surgeon specializing in trauma, critical care & acute care surgery. With over a decade of surgical expertise, he currently practices at the Surgical Institute of South Dakota, where he provides comprehensive surgical care in a 700-bed hospital... Read More →

Smoot TraumaViewFromOtherSide pdf

Thursday May 14, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Ballroom A

Expert Presentation

5:00pm EDT

Networking Reception

Thursday May 14, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

Earth Gateway North

Join us in the Gateway for a networking cocktail hour. You have been given 2 drink tickets to enjoy a beverage courtesy of the CT Trauma Conference. Please enjoy networking, beverages, and appetizers!

Thursday May 14, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Earth Gateway North

6:45am EDT

CME/CE/CEU Information

Friday May 15, 2026 6:45am - 7:00am EDT

THIS IS NOT AN IN-PERSON SESSION. IT IS A PLACE HOLDER TO DISPLAY REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION.NursesThe American Nurses Credentialling Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credits issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. This event is approved for 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit hours. You will be issued a certificate of completion indicating your hours claimed - please...
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2026 CTC Release and Termination CME pdf

2026 Disclosure Information CME pdf

2026CTC Disclosure List Insert Distribution pdf

Friday May 15, 2026 6:45am - 7:00am EDT

7:00am EDT

Instructions for Claiming Credit

Friday May 15, 2026 7:00am - 7:15am EDT

THIS IS NOT A SESSION. THIS IS A PLACEHOLDER FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING CLAIMING CREDIT FOR ATTENDING THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE.Thank you so much for joining us for this year’s Connecticut Trauma Conference. We hope you enjoyed this event and had some good takeaways for the latest in trauma care.Below is information regarding how to claim your continuing education credits.PLEASE READ THIS...
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Friday May 15, 2026 7:00am - 7:15am EDT

8:00am EDT

Sex-Related Disparities in Vehicle Crash Injury

Friday May 15, 2026 8:00am - 8:30am EDT

Ballroom A

Speakers

Susan Cronn

Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric General & Thoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin

Susan Cronn is a trauma nurse practitioner and clinical researcher who recently served as the first Hargarten Injury Prevention Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Comprehensive Injury Center at Medical College of Wisconsin, one of 11 federally funded injury research centers in the US. Her... Read More →

Conference Board

Gary Kaml, MD

Trauma Medical Director, Backus Hospital

D2 01 SusanCronnCTTrauma Conference pdf

Friday May 15, 2026 8:00am - 8:30am EDT
Ballroom A

Expert Presentation

8:30am EDT

What The Healthcare Team Should Know: Tips from Law Enforcement

Friday May 15, 2026 8:30am - 9:00am EDT

Ballroom A

Speakers

Brian Foley

Town Manager, Town of Tolland

Brian Foley is currently the Town Manager of Tolland, CT, and has held that post since June of 2022. Prior to that, Brian was the Assistant to the Commissioner of the State of Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for 3 years, CT DESPP oversees the Connecticut... Read More →

Conference Board

Gary Kaml, MD

Trauma Medical Director, Backus Hospital

BFoley Preserving Evidence for Healthcare Providers pdf

Friday May 15, 2026 8:30am - 9:00am EDT
Ballroom A

Expert Presentation

9:00am EDT

Bridging the Gap: How Forensic Pathology Informs Trauma Care

Friday May 15, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT

Ballroom A

Speakers

Maura DeJoseph

Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, State of Connecticut

Dr. Maura DeJoseph is a board-certified Forensic Pathologist working as the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Connecticut. Dr. DeJoseph has been the Deputy Chief in Connecticut for 12 years and a medical examiner for 19 years, having also worked previously in Long Island... Read More →

Conference Board

Gary Kaml, MD

Trauma Medical Director, Backus Hospital

D2 03 DeJoseph Bridging the Gap Forensic Pathology in Trauma Care 5.15.2026 pdf

Friday May 15, 2026 9:00am - 9:30am EDT
Ballroom A

Expert Presentation

9:30am EDT

Break

Friday May 15, 2026 9:30am - Thursday May 14, 2026 10:00am EDT

Pre-Function/Gateway

Friday May 15, 2026 9:30am - Thursday May 14, 2026 10:00am EDT
Pre-Function/Gateway

Networking

10:00am EDT

A Surgeon In Crisis

Friday May 15, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT

Ballroom A

Moderators

Jonathan Gates, MD

Trauma Medical Director, Hartford Hospital

Speakers

Michael Ivy

Chief Medical Officer, Gaylord Specialty Healthcare

Michael Ivy is the Chief Medical Officer for Gaylord Specialty Healthcare. He assumed that role in March of 2024. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Yale New Haven Health System, a role he was in from Nov 2019 until Feb 2024. Before that, he served as the interim... Read More →

Ivy SurgeonInCrisis pdf

Friday May 15, 2026 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Ballroom A

Expert Presentation

10:30am EDT

EMS in Crisis

Friday May 15, 2026 10:30am - 11:00am EDT

Ballroom A

Moderators

Jonathan Gates, MD

Trauma Medical Director, Hartford Hospital

Speakers

Robert Luckritz

Chief, Austin-Travis County EMS

Robert Luckritz has served in healthcare for nearly 30 years, serving in many roles including EMS Chief and hospital leader. He is currently the Chief of Austin-Travis County EMS, the largest municipal third-service EMS agency in the United States.Prior to joining Austin-Travis County... Read More →

Friday May 15, 2026 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Ballroom A

Expert Presentation

11:00am EDT

Fight Me! Lessons (and Injuries) from the Ring, Cage and Beyond

Friday May 15, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Ballroom A

Moderators

David Shapiro

Chair, CT ACS Committee on Trauma; Chair, ACS Stop the Bleed Program

Dr Shapiro is also an Associate Professor of Surgery, UConn and Associate Professor of Surgery, Quinnipiac University Netter School of Medicine.

Speakers

Alex Arroyo

Director of Pediatric Emergency Department, Maimonides Medical Center

Dr. Arroyo received his undergraduate education at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, graduating magna cum laude with a bachelor of science in biology and a minor in psychology. Dr. Arroyo received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Connecticut school of medicine in... Read More →

Friday May 15, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Ballroom A

Keynote

12:00pm EDT

Lunch

Friday May 15, 2026 12:00pm - Thursday May 14, 2026 1:00pm EDT

Ballroom B

Friday May 15, 2026 12:00pm - Thursday May 14, 2026 1:00pm EDT
Ballroom B

Networking

1:00pm EDT

How EMS Can Impact Trauma Center Verification

Friday May 15, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Ballroom A

Moderators

Kevin Schuster, MD

Section Chief, General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, Yale Medicine/Bridgeport Hospital

Speakers

Scott Sagraves

Surgeon, BaylorScott & White

Dr. Scott G. Sagraves was born in New Britain, CT and graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, CT with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology. He served his community as an EMT/Paramedic for ten years and was an Auxiliary Police Officer with the New Britain Police Department... Read More →

Sagraves EMS and Verification pdf

Friday May 15, 2026 1:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Ballroom A

Expert Presentation

1:30pm EDT

Inpatient Care and Trauma Center Verification

Friday May 15, 2026 1:30pm - 2:00pm EDT

Ballroom A

Moderators

Kevin Schuster, MD

Section Chief, General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, Yale Medicine/Bridgeport Hospital

Speakers

Kimberly Barre

Conference Director, System Registry Manager, Trauma Program Manager, Yale New Haven Health

Kim has been a nurse for over 35 years and has been CCRN certified for 22 years. She has worked in SICU, MICU, CCU, and the Burn Unit. In addition to these populations, she has experience with Trauma, Neuro-trauma, and Cardio-thoracic patients. Supporting critical care education... Read More →

D2 Barre Inpatient and VRC pdf

Friday May 15, 2026 1:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
Ballroom A

Expert Presentation

2:00pm EDT

Break

Friday May 15, 2026 2:00pm - Thursday May 14, 2026 2:30pm EDT

Pre-Function/Gateway

Friday May 15, 2026 2:00pm - Thursday May 14, 2026 2:30pm EDT
Pre-Function/Gateway

Networking

2:30pm EDT

Interesting Cases

Friday May 15, 2026 2:30pm - 4:30pm EDT

Ballroom A

Providers from across the state will share unique and interesting cases as a platform for learning and development.1. More Than Skin Deep: Shock in a Pediatric Patient with a Scald Burn. Mariann Kelley. Connecticut Children's Hospital 2. Prolonged Neuromuscular Blockade in Traumatic Brain Injury: Balancing Cerebral Perfusion with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Jacquiline Danisi. Danbury...
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Moderators

Gary Kaml, MD

Trauma Medical Director, Backus Hospital

Speakers

Sarah Posillico

Trauma Surgeon, St Francis Hospital & Medical Center

Dr. Sarah Posillico went to medical school at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and completed her surgical residency at University Hospitals/Cleveland Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. She received additional fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care at University... Read More →

Sean Ramras

Chief Resident General Surgery, Waterbury Hospital

Sean Ramras is a current Chief Resident in General Surgery at UConn Health Waterbury Hospital and will be continuing as a fellow in Vascular Surgery at UConn Health/Hartford Hospital.

Jacqueline Danisi

DO, Resident, General Surgery, Danbury Hospital

Jacqueline Danisi is a general surgery resident now in her research year at Danbury Hospital, Zucker School of Medicine, Northwell Health. She received her Master of Science in Anatomy at Penn State College of Medicine and her medical degree from University of the Incarnate Word School... Read More →

Mariann Kelley

MD Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Connecticut Children's Hospital

Mariann Nocera Kelley, MD is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine attending at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Dr. Kelley graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine... Read More →

Tiahna Spencer

Fellow, Hartford Hospital

Dr. Spencer is a Surgical Critical Care and Trauma fellow at UConn/Hartford Hospital and a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She completed her general surgery residency at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus in Northern Virginia. She has a strong interest in education... Read More →

Ramras Thoracotomy pdf

Kelley Peds Scald Burn pdf

Danisi NMB and VAP pdf

Posillico Disrupted Airway pdf

Spencer TraumaSystemBluntArrest pdf

Friday May 15, 2026 2:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
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