The VetCOT Pulse--March 2025

VetCOT 2025 10th Annual Conference Registration Closes MARCH 31

Go to www.vetcot.org

for full conference details

Join us with trauma subject matter expert speakers, an interactive translational medicine panel including trauma expert MD counterparts, and a new Saturday working lunch workshop addressing key trauma topics.

April 11-13, 2025

Hope to see you in Las Vegas!

Subcommittee Highlights

Join us March 26 at 8PM EST with Dr. T.J. Langlois as a our guest speaker. https://zoom.us/j/98322803482

Hear from these subject matter experts at the spring conference:

Optimizing Geriatric Care in the ICU

 Presenters: Dr. Tanya Egodage (MD), Dr. Page Yaxley (DVM)

The Truth About TXA

Presenters: Dr. Patrick Georgoff (MD), Dr. Ian Destefano (DVM)

x ABC vs CAB

Presenters: Dr. Martin Schreiber (MD), Dr. Erin Long Mays (DVM)

Giving Them Back (Early) What They’re Already Bleeding: Prehospital

whole blood for all (ped through geriatric)

Presenters: Dr. Jennifer Gurney (MD), Dr. Tom Edwards (DVM)

If you have topics you would like to see reviewed, please submit your suggestions to info@vetcot.org.

Registry Data and Publications

We have 32 published articles using VetCOT Registry Data and 9 more in process.

Thanks to your continued efforts we also have over 72,000 registry case entries. We saw an increase in feline trauma cases in Q4 2024.

The files will open as a download.

Trauma Support Subcommittee

A special lunch workshop at the spring conference is focused on how to build trauma support staff tools...how to create an SOP from problem identification to a final, stored/shared document, communication best practices and identified roles during an arrest, developing consistent training tools to help everyone on the floor.

Verification & Identification Subcommittee: Call for applications for "Wave 9" Hospitals-- deadline to apply is May 1, 2025

VetATLS Course Development

The journey continues...We plan to have a live demo of Module 1 at the Spring Conference!

Don't forget to take care of you!

We are grateful for a special contribution from Dr. Jackie Henry and Dr. Heidi Strohmaier with H&S Wellness Consultants on "The Compassion Fatigue-Depression Loop in Emergency Medicine". You can reach them at hswellnessconsultants.com if you would like more information.

Hope to see you in Las Vegas!