“ATLS MENA & mATLS”

Wesam Abuznadah MD MEd FRCS(C) FACS RPVI National Educator MENAAssistant Professor of Vascular SurgeryCollege of Medicine – JeddahKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

• What is ATLS?

• MENA update

• What is SEAB?

• ATLS Offerings

• mATLS Update

Content

What is ATLS?

• The Advanced Trauma Life Support®

• Inisiative by the American College of Surgeons

• ATLS®program teaches providers a systematic, concise approach to the care of a trauma

ATLS

• 2014

Courses: 2,992

Students: 51,909

• 2015 (through January 31, 2016)

Courses: 3,276

Students: 66,775

• Total 9th edition numbers to date

6,792 courses

126,595 students

• International Promulgations

Moldova

Sudan

Iraq

Global ATLS STATISTICS

ATLS MENA

• Palestine

• Algeria

• Yemen

New Promulgations

• Student Course

• Instructor Course

• MyATLS App

• mATLS

MENA Contributions

SEAB

• Chicago 2009

• Focuses on the educational aspect of the ATLS offerings

• Approval of new educators

• Report to the COT

• World wide membership representing the COT Regions

• Communication is done electronically & through video conferencing

Senior Educator Advisory Board

ATLS Offerings

• Provider Course

• Instructor Course

• myATLS

• mATLS

Overview

• 2.5 days very interactive &intense course

• Unfolding scenario based teaching all through each lesson is the big change

• Psychomotor skill acquisition based on the scenarios following ABC

• Moulage simulation for trauma cases

• ATLS and Trauma Team Resource Management

10th Edition Provider Course

MyATLS

• It is a mobile app

• Practicality and every day clinical use

• Essential information, videos and clinical decision support tools

• Just in time

• Assure interactivness

• User experience/interface is key

MyATLS

204,651 downloads since Sept 2012 in 182 countries worldwide.

Approximately 60 countries currently have ATLS.

Steady trend of around 56k downloads per year continues with peaks corresponding with courses and Android numbers increasing to align with iOS.

myATLS - App Analytics

Android numbers are catching up as myATLS spreads into Asia and the developing world.

• 57% iOS

• 43% Android

myATLS - App Analytics

Indonesia, India and Thailand now in the top 10.

Number of countries increases to 182

myATLS - App Analytics

mATLS

• Time constrains of providers

• Time constrains of faculty

• Success of MyATLS

• Budget friendly on the long term

Why m-Learning now?

• 1 day course

• Online modules

• Pre-test (post-module test)

• 90 minute structured Q&A

• Skills stations

• Initial assessment practice and test

• Post-test

mATLS Course

• Content

• Links to book

• Videos

• Voice of experience

• Interactivity

• Critical thinking questions

• Multiple choice knowledge check questions

• End-of-module test

Modules

• MANY policies and procedures need to be addressed

Requirements to be able to put on a hybrid course

Technical

Faculty, course director, coordinator

Credit for teaching

Window for registering

Dealing with failures/retakes

• Faculty Development

Challenges

• Beta Course

Test at two sites in each Region

Saudi in December 2017

Will have specifics about eligibility for participation

Work with Region Chiefs to select

• Final global release

March 2017

Operationalizing

• Exciting

• On target

• Will continue to improve content and processes

• HUGE thanks to all who have contributed

• Next step VR/AR

Summary

• Dr. Frederic J. Cole• Dr. Julie Dunn• Dr. Dan Michael• Dr. Adam Fox• Dr. Newton Djin Mori• Dr. Randeep Jawa• Dr. Roxolana Horbowyj• Dr. Sarvesh Logsetty• Dr. Saud Al Turki• Dr. Scott D'Amours• Dr. Stephen Bush• Dr. Maggie Brandt• Dr. Andrew Baker• Dr.Bertil Bouillon• Dr. Eric vogllio• Cathy Wilson• Lesley Dunstall• Dr. Neil Parry• Dr. Eric Kuncir• Dr. Hunter Moore

• Dr. Rosalin Rolden• Dr. Suresh Agarwal• Dr. Dave Schulz• Dr. Jay Yelon• Sherri Marley• Dr. Lewis Jacobson• Dr. Chad McIntyre• Dr. Dan Michael• Dr. Walter Henny• Dr. Kenneith Santorinni• Dr. Jay Doucet• Pascale LeBlanc• Autumn Zarlengo• Dr. David Efron• Dr. Kim Joseph• Dr. Maria Fernada JiJimenez• Dr. Eric Kuncirr• Dr. Guy F. Brisseau• Dr. John Sutyak• Dr. Karen Brasel

• Dr. Eliesa Ing• Dr. David Skarupa• Dr. Susan Briggs• Dr. Travis Polk

SEAB• Debbie Paltridge• Elizabeth Vallejo de Solezio• Joe Acker• Jacqueline Bustraan• Dr. Claus Stobas• Dr. Wesam Abuznadah

Contributors

THANK YOU