In accordance with Law 4702/2020, the 2 days-subsidized ATLS seminar, is addressed to 6th year Medical School students who do not have due compulsory courses from previous years and graduates who have up to 3 due compulsory courses only from the 6th year.
Βασισμένο στις αρχές εκπαίδευσης ενηλίκων, η εκπαίδευση είναι διαδραστική, η εξάσκηση γίνεται σε προπλάσματα και σε υποδυόμενους ασθενείς με τη χρήση σεναρίων από πιστοποιημένους εκπαιδευτές.
ATLS teaches established and commonly accepted treatment methods. It approaches trauma care in a systematic way, presenting the physician with a comprehensive method of prioritizing, assessing, and managing the care of the injured patient.
ATLS was developed by the Trauma Committee of the American College of Surgeons, is revised every 4 years to incorporate all developments, and objective criteria have been established for successful completion of the program.
The theoretical part is shared with the Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) program and includes 13 co-taught ATLS and ATCN lectures.
The seminar structure promotes critical thinking, collaboration, and a team approach to multitrauma care. Concurrent training of physicians and nurses helps develop a common code and practice that promotes interprofessional collaboration and optimizes the outcome of the injured.
Based on the principles of adult education, the training is interactive, practiced on models and pretend patients using scenarios by certified trainers.
The ATLS course provides participants with the basic knowledge necessary to:
- Assess the patient’s condition quickly and accurately
- Resuscitate and stabilize the patient based on priorities
- Determine if the patient’s needs exceed the capabilities of the particular hospital
- Take appropriate measures to ensure the definitive treatment of the patient
- Ensure the provision of the best possible care
The core medical content is taught through interactive methods during the Student Course.
ATLS is a very intensive program, which requires excellent preparation and study of the ATLS Student Course Manual / 10th Edition, so that the active participation of the trainees is possible.
The trainees, in order to prepare properly, receive:
- One month before the start of the seminar, the ATLS training manual.
- Multiple choice questions that they are asked to answer, in order to help them in their peparation, to understand the philosophy of the program and to assess their level.
The ATLS Student Course requires full attendance of the entire program, successful completion of the skills at the various stations and correct answers to 75% of the written test questions. Finally, the trainee will be evaluated on the correct treatment, in real time, of a virtual casualty.
Upon successful completion of the seminar, the participant is given certification by the American College of Surgeons with 4-year international validity.
