2026 LB TraumaCon Schedule

(please note, schedule is subject to change)

DAY 1—Thursday, December 3, 2026

07:00 Registration, Breakfast, Visit with our sponsors

07:30 Welcome - Bryan Love, MD, FACS - Trauma Medical Director

07:35 Color Guard - Long Beach Police Color Guard

07:40 Blessing - Reverend Stanley Kim

07:45 Opening Remarks - Carolyn Caldwell, St. Mary Medical Center CEO

SESSION 1: THE FRONTLINES: PRE-HOSPITAL RESCUE OPERATIONS

Moderator: Kathy Dollarhide, RN

08:00 Beyond the Walls: Deploying the Hospital Emergency Response Team (HERT)

  • Damon Clark, MD

08:30 Beneath the Surface: The Physiology and Reality of Water Rescue

  • Matt Wojcik, MS

09:00 Tape Review & Discussion

SESSION 2: STROKE AND TRAUMA

Moderator: Devin Creighton, NP

09:15 STRAUMA

  • Lisa Johnson, MSN, NP-C

09:30‍ ‍Inside the Brain: Neuro Interventional Radiology’s Frontier in Trauma

  • Elie Dancour, MD

09:45 Tape Review & Discussion

10:00 BREAK (15 MINUTES)

SESSION 3: THE GOLDEN HOUR: EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DYNAMICS

Moderator: Sherry Haghighat, MD

10:15 Urban Menace: The E-Bike Trauma Epidemic

  • Danny Fernandez, MD

10:30 Managing the Obese Trauma Patient

  • Rey Henry

10:45 Topic TBD

  • John Mark Sawyer

11:00 Emerging and re-emerging Infections

  • Arlene Vernon, MD

11:15 Tape Review & Discussion

SESSION 4: SPECIAL POPULATIONS: TRAUMA IN PREGNANCY & NEONATOLOGY

Moderator: Hector Ludi, MD

11:30 Pregnancy & Trauma Management Principles

  • Bryan Love, MD, FACS

11:50 Tiny Patients, Massive Stakes: The Golden Minutes of Neonatal Resuscitation

  • Marianne Gaushe-Hill, MD, FACEP, FAAP, FAEMS

12:10 Tape Review & Discussion

12:25 LUNCH (45 MINUTES)

SESSION 5: KEYNOTE

Moderator: Bryan Love, MD, FACS

13:10 The Pediatric Pipeline: Triage, Treatment, and Transfer of the Injured Child

  • Dr. Donald Moores

13:55 Discussion

SESSION 6: BEYOND THE ER: CRITICAL CARE & ICU MANAGEMENT

Moderator: Joseph Sirody

14:40 Turf Wars: The Open vs. Closed ICU Debate

  • Karim Tadlaoui, MD

14:25 Gut Check: The Truth About Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

  • Adam Golden, MD

14:40 The Hardest Conversation: Palliative Care in the Trauma Setting

  • April Aloiau, DNP, AGNP-C, APRN, PHN, Palliative Care Specialist

14:55 Moral Injury: Navigating Ethical Minefields in Trauma Care

  • Speaker: TBD

15:10 Tape Review & Discussion

15:25 BREAK (15 MINUTES)

SESSION 7: Disaster Management

Moderator: Bill Paige, RN, Trauma Program Director

15:40 Shockwave: The Physics and Physiology of Blast Injuries

  • James Tatum, MD

15:55 Invisible Threat: Frontline Management of Radiation Exposure

  • Arlene Vernon, MD

16:10 Grab and Go: Mastering Personal Emergency Preparedness

  • Johnathon Pryor, MD

16:25 Tape Review & Discussion

16:40 Closing Remarks

  • Bryan Love, MD, FACS - Trauma Medical Director

16:50 - ADJOURN

DAY 2—FRIDAY, December 4, 2026

07:00 Registration, Breakfast, Visit with our sponsors

SESSION 8: ESSENTIAL UPDATES: TRAUMA, BURN & PREPAREDNESS

Moderator: Matt Wojcik

07:30 Trial by Fire: Critical First Steps in Severe Burn Management

  • Akira Sugiyama, MD

07:50 When the Sky Falls: MCI on the Tarmac

  • Kathy Dollarhide, RN, BSN, CEN, CEM(r) Certified Emergency Manager

08:15 Tape Review & Discussion

SESSION 9: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE: CASE MANAGEMENT, REHAB, & OUTREACH

Moderator: Bill Paige, RN, Trauma Program Director

08:30 Connecting the Dots: The Critical Role of Trauma Case Management

  • Stephanie Estrada

08:45 The Long Road Back: Redefining Recovery and Resilience in Trauma Rehab

  • Mirabelle Fobi, DHA, FACHE, MBA, CHPC, CIPP, BSN, CMSRN

09:15 Tape Review & Discussion

09:30 BREAK (15 MINUTES)

SESSION 10: CONFRONTING HIDDEN CHALLENGES: RESILIENCE, TEAMWORK, AND ADVOCACY

Moderator: Arlene Vernon, MD

09:50 Hidden in Plain Sight: Identifying Human Trafficking

  • Special Agent Ronald G. Schloegel, FBI

10:10 Healing the Healers: Surviving Burnout on the Frontlines

  • Christy Martinez, RN

10:30 Synchronized Chaos: Building High-Performance Teams

  • James Keany, MD, MBA, FACEP

10:50 Tape Review & Discussion

SESSION 11: THE FUTURE OF TRAUMA: EMERGING TRENDS & THREATS

Moderator: Dr. Garg

11:05 The AI Revolution

  • TBD

11:25 See You in Court: Navigating the Medicolegal Minefield of Trauma Care

  • Michael Liu (Bonne, Bridges)

11:45 Code Black: Defending Against Cyber Warfare

  • Jesse Munoz, DTS

12:05 Tape Review & Discussion

12:20 Farewell/Closing Remarks

  • Bryan Love, MD, FACS

12:30 - ADJOURN