2025 TQIP Annual Conference Preconference Workshops

The vendors below will offer preconference workshops prior to the start of the 2025 TQIP Annual Conference as listed below.

PLEASE NOTE: These workshops are not part of the TQIP Annual Conference program and ACS TQIP is not responsible for their content or management. Registration fees are not included in the cost of registration for the TQIP Annual Conference.

AIS2015 Course

Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)

Two Day Course: Thursday, November 6, and Friday November 7, 2025

Registration Opens: August 1, 2025

Registration Deadline: October 31, 2025

A 2-day course which teaches trauma professionals how to use the Abbreviated Injury Scale when classifying traumatic injuries. The participant will learn the history of AIS, structure of the code, rules and guidelines, configuration of the Injury Severity Score (ISS) and how that is utilized within a trauma program for calculating probability of survival and various other statistics utilized within a trauma program.

Clinical Documentation for AIS

Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM)

One Day Course: Friday, November 7, 2025

Registration Opens: August 1, 2025

Registration Deadline: October 31, 2025

This course is a 4-hour workshop specifically for those who document within a patient's medical record. The focus is on how the documentation within the record can impact not only trauma scoring, but reimbursement, research, and benchmarking results. This course is for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical examiners/coroners, etc.

Trauma APP Certification Course

Acute Care Concepts, Inc.

One Day Course: Friday, November 7, 2025

Registration Opens: June 1, 2025

Registration Deadline: November 1, 2025

The Trauma APP Certification Course is the first of its kind, created specifically for advanced practice providers (APPs) who are new to practice or new to trauma care. This high-impact, hands-on conference focuses on critical trauma knowledge and intensive procedural skills training, including central line placement, chest tube placement, ultrasound techniques, and more. The course is grounded in evidence-based guidelines and tailored to the unique role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in trauma settings. Whether you're entering the field or transitioning from another specialty, this course builds the clinical foundation and hands-on confidence you need to excel in high-acuity environments. Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits are provided.

Trauma Registry Course

American Trauma Society

Two Day Course: Thursday, November 6, and Friday, November 7, 2025

Registration Opens: July 2, 2025

Registration Deadline: October 22, 2025

Your commitment to advancement begins here! Elevate your trauma registry skills and become a catalyst for excellence in trauma care. Secure your spot now for the American Trauma Society’s (ATS) Trauma Registry Course and embark on a cutting-edge educational journey. Designed to empower trauma registry professionals, this intensive course provides comprehensive training over a period of two days, delivered in a dynamic virtual live format. This nationally recognized course has been methodically developed to empower trauma registry professionals by equipping them with state-of-the-art skills and indispensable knowledge. Participants will engage in sessions that seamlessly blend comprehensive lectures, real-world case studies, and have access to valuable take-home materials.

Sharpest Coding for Trauma: ICD10 Refresher Course

KJ Trauma Consulting

Two Day Course: Friday, November 7, 2025

Registration Opens: July 1, 2025

Registration Deadline: October 17, 2025

This trauma-specific refresher course will focus on using ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS within a trauma program.

Introduction to Trauma Data Analytics

Pomphrey Consulting

Two Day Course: Friday, November 7, 2025

Registration Opens: July 7, 2025

Registration Deadline: October 27, 2025

Introduction to Trauma Data Analytics course will review key components of your trauma data, from your data quality plan. We will review examples from verified trauma centers regarding Cribari / NFTI, OPPEs as well as Nelson Scoring. The course will conclude with discussing performance improvement and pulling the data together to improve the care of the injured patient.

Advanced Operations Management for Trauma Centers

Pomphrey Consulting

Two Day Course: Friday, November 7, 2025

Registration Opens: July 7, 2025

Registration Deadline: October 27, 2025

We will go beyond the basic structure and criteria for trauma center verification and dive deeply into the common and critical problems that a trauma medical director or trauma program manager will face in trying to provide optimal care for injured patients. This will include in-depth discussions of performance improvement in all aspects of trauma care delivery ranging from relationships with EMS to discharge and rehabilitation.

Optimal

Society of Trauma Nurses

One Day Course: Friday, November 7, 2025

Registration Deadline: October 23, 2025

The STN Optimal Trauma Center Organization & Management Course (OPTIMAL) is a comprehensive program led by experienced physicians and nurses, specifically aimed at enhancing the overall system of care within trauma centers and ultimately improving patient outcomes. Whether you are part of a verified, established trauma center or a hospital in the process of seeking designation, this course is tailored to equip participants with the necessary tools to develop effective strategies, processes, and operational frameworks that align with the unique needs of their specific environments.

TOPIC

Society of Trauma Nurses

One Day Course: Friday November 7, 2025

Registration Opens: June 2, 2025

Registration Deadline: October 23, 2025

The STN Trauma Outcomes and Performance Improvement Course (TOPIC) course is taught to all members of the trauma system team who participate in the ongoing assessment, evaluation and improvement of trauma care. The Society of Trauma Nurses has developed TOPIC in response to the need for education and better understanding of the Performance Improvement process in trauma care. TOPIC focuses on the ongoing assessment of the continuum of trauma care with a structured review of process and discussions of strategies to monitor trauma patient outcomes.

Advanced Trauma Program Management (ATPM)

Society of Trauma Nurses

Two Day Course: Thursday, November 6, and Friday, November 7, 2025

Registration Opens: June 2, 2025

Registration Deadline: October 30, 2025

The STN Advanced Trauma Program Management (ATPM) course is designed by TPMs for TPMs who seek advanced training and in-depth knowledge related to the Six Performance Domains of Trauma Program Management as outlined in the STN TPM Role Delineation Study. The Six Performance Domains of Trauma Program Management include the following: Continuum of Trauma Care, Professional Issues,
Human Resources, Management of Physical Resources, Financial Resources, and Medical Professionals
Public Relations, Advocacy and Marketing, and Project Management.

Additional Workshop Information

Location

All preconference workshops will be held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

Registration

Registration for the preconference workshops is directly through each individual provider as noted in their workshop links above.

Housing

Please visit the Hotel Accommodations page to reserve your housing using the special TQIP room rate for the TQIP Annual Conference as well as the preconference workshops.

Travel

We highly recommend that you do not book your travel until you have registered and received confirmation of enrollment in your desired workshop(s).