About LISEI
Surgical education, quality and patient safety have been a central
element of Legacy Health System’s mission. Surgeons and OR
nurses collaborate closely to provide state-of-the-art surgical care to
their patients in the Pacific Northwest. Simultaneously, surgeons,
human factor scientists, and nurse educators are working together
to design curriculum for surgical training at different levels to ensure
quality and patient safety. Three divisions within the Legacy Health
System (LHS) - Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), Advanced Trauma
Life Support (ATLS), and the Carl Peterson Clinical Education
Center (PEC) - are devoted to advancing their educational
endeavors and combine their resources into an accredited
educational institute – Legacy Institute for Surgical Education and
Innovation (LISEI). By joining the accreditation network and following
the policy and regulation of the American College of Surgeons
(ACS), LISEI aims to deliver paramount education services to
surgeons, surgeons-in-training, nurses, OR technicians and other
interdisciplinary team members with measurable outcomes.
About Us
About Advanced Trauma Life Support® (ATLS®)
History
The ATLS® Trauma Center
Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center has been a Level 1
trauma center accredited by the State of Oregon since 1988 and is
the only American College of Surgeon’s accredited trauma center in
the Pacific Northwest. Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center
has been an authorized ATLS® site since January 16, 1981. The
ATLS® center at Legacy is directed by Dr. Christoph Kaufmann, a
faculty member of American College of Surgeons. Dr. Kaufmann
now serves as the International ATLS® Course Director and
recently helped to introduce ATLS® training to Pakistan. Other
faculty members for the ATLS® classes are comprised of
physicians with current ATLS® Instructor status monitored by the
Oregon State ATLS® Coordinator abiding to standards prescribed
by the American College of Surgeons. The ATLS® Coordinator role
is combined into the Trauma Nurse Coordinator role. Currently
there are two ATLS® Coordinators (one in training). A total of 93
courses have been presented since 1981.
The most recent International ATLS® Course was held here in
Portland, Oregon in November 2006. A total of 16 physicians (the
usual class size) attended the ATLS classes at Legacy Emanuel
Hospital & Health Center. Of the attendees, 4 physicians were from
Pakistan: Following successful completion of the three-day course,
they will take a two-day course to learn how to teach ATLS to
physicians in their own country.
- Resources
The main location for hosting the ATLS® training course is the
Lorenzen Conference Center located on the Legacy Emanuel
Hospital & Health Center campus. The Lorenzen Conference
Center is comprised of a large auditorium as well as two large
classrooms that can be revised into four smaller classrooms. All
classrooms come equipped with the following AV equipment:
ceiling mounted projectors, built in VCR and DVD player, access to
a local network, and PC laptops.
The physical simulations used in ATLS® class include TraumaMan
from Simu Lab Corporation. A Laerdal® central line mannequin is
utilized for central and femoral line simulation. A Mr. Hurt model is
utilized for training in facial fractures. In addition, live patient models
are modulated to simulate traumatic injuries in both the Student
and Refresher classes.
| *Disclaimer: The Legacy Institute for Surgical Education and Innovation (LISEI) maintains this website to provide interested physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals with access to information about various educational courses conducted by this institution. We reserve the right to update or change the dates and information provided on this website. Legacy Health System does not claim any responsibility for the content provided on this website. Copyright © 2009 Legacy Institute For Surgical Education & Innovation. All rights reserved |
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