Trauma & Critical Care Symposium 2026
Oct 8
Walker's Bluff Casino & Resort
777 Walkers Bluff Way
Carterville, IL, 62918
Carterville, IL, 62918
7:00 AM -4:00 PM
Free
The SIH Memorial Hospital Carbondale Trauma Department proudly presents:
Trauma & Critical Care Symposium 2026
This year’s speakers cover wide-ranging traumas, treatment options and best practices for positive patient outcomes. The event will be held at Walker’s Bluff Casino & Resort, over two days. Each day includes presentations focusing on Cardiovascular services, Neurosciences, Trauma, and Emergency Medical Services.
Make sure you complete all the necessary registration steps and look for a confirmation email with parking and hotel information.
October 8 Agenda
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast & Registration | |
| 8:00 - 8:15 a.m. | Welcome & Introductions | |
| 8:15 - 8:45 a.m. | EMS Treatment of the Trauma Patient | Brad Robinson, Emergency Medical Services Coordinator, SIH |
| 8:45 - 9:15 a.m. | Anticoagulation Reversal in the Trauma Patient | Raed Al-Dallow, MD, Interventional Cardiology, Prairie Cardiovascular |
| 9:15 - 9:45 a.m. | Neurotrauma | Eric Eskioglu, MD, Neurosurgery, SIH Brain & Spine Institute |
| 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. | Session 1 Q&A Panel | |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Break/Exhibits | |
| 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. | Hollow Viscous Injuries | Kilali Iyalla, MD, General Surgery & Trauma Surgery, SIH Medical Group |
| 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. | Splenic Trauma | Hitesh Reddy, MD, General & Trauma Surgery, SIH Medical Group |
| 11:15 - 11:45 a.m. | Urosurgical Trauma | Srinivas Rajamahanty, Urology, SIH Medical Group |
| 11:45 - Noon | Session 2 Q&A Panel | |
| Noon - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. | Trauma/Critical Care Potpourri - Case Highlighting Saves/Surgical Advances/Insight into SICU | Devin Hosein, MD, General Surgery & Trauma Surgery, SIH Medical Group |
| 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. | The Last Chance Procedure - Emergency Thoracotomy: A Race Against Time | Abbas Badami, MD, General Surgery & Trauma Surgery, SIH Medical Group |
| 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Roadmap to Recovery, Paving the Way Home | Andrea Hammer, FNP-C & Haliee Basler, FNP-C, General Surgery & Trauma Surgery, SIH Medical Group |
| 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Vendor Break | |
| 2:45 - 3:15 p.m. | Pediatric Traumatic Arrest: Using Physiology to Guide Resuscitation | Brian Thompson, MD,FAAP, Pediatric Surgery, Cardinal Glennon Hospital, St. |
| 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. | The Psychological Impact of Trauma: Mechanisms, Emotional Effects and Treatments | Andrew Kastello, MD, General & Trauma Surgery, SIH Medical Group |
| 3:45 - 4:00 p.m. | Session 3 Q&A Panel |
October 9 Agenda
| Time | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 - 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast & Registration | |
| 8:00 - 8:15 a.m. | Welcome & Introductions | |
| 8:15 - 9:15 a.m. | Big City Trauma | Nicholas Namias, MD, MBA, FACS, FCCM, Chief of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Health System, Miami, FL |
| 9:15 - 9:45 a.m. | Initial Care and Assessment of the Trauma Patient in the Emergency Department | Matthew Etherington, MD, Emergency Medicine, SIH Medical Group |
| 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. | Session 1 Q&A Panels | |
| 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Break/Exhibits | |
| 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. | Use of Drug Assisted vs. Rapid Sequence Intubation in the Pre-Hospital Setting | Joseph Haake, MD, Emergency Medicine, EMS Medical Director, SIH Medical Group |
| 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. | Working Together: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Orthopedic Trauma | Merdardo Maroto, MD, Orthopedic Surgery, SAMGI |
| 11:15 - 11:45 a.m. | Vascular Trauma | Roger Shinnerl, MD, Vascular Surgery, SIH Medical Group |
| 11:45 - Noon | Session 2 Q&A Panel | |
| Noon - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. | Myths of Critical Care: Dogma versus Evidence Based Medicine | Heather Dolman, MD, FACS, FCCM, Associate Professorof Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine/Detroit Medical Center, Michael and Marian Ilitch Department of Surgery |
| 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Initial Management of Soft Tissue Injuries | Awni Shahait, MD, General Surgery & Trauma Surgery, SIH Medical Group |
| 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Vendor Break | |
| 2:45 - 3:15 p.m. | Vendor Break | |
| 2:45 - 3:15 p.m. | ED & Beyond: A View of Patient Care for the Critically Injured Trauma Patient | Dana Gabe, RN & Kendra George, RN, SIH |
| 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. | The Other Side of the Trauma Bay | |
| 3:45 - 4 p.m. | Wrap Up |