Atls® International Meeting Minutes October 22-23, 2011 ⦁ San Francisco, ca saturday, October 22, 2011 Welcome – Dr. John Kortbeek Tribute to Dr. Brent Krantz – Dr. Brent Eastman

Egypt – Dr. Hakim El-Kholy

1. 
   The inaugural course was held in June of this year.
   
2. 
   The second ATLS course was held last September, and the third course was in October.
   
3. 
   Trauma is one of the biggest reasons for death in Egypt.
   

Sunday, October 23, 2011
Region Reports
Latin America

1. 
   Countries with ATLS
   
   1. 
      14 countries
      
2. 
   Countries without ATLS
   
   1. 
      27+ countries
      
3. 
   Population
   
   1. 
      Region 14: 569 million
      
   2. 
      Countries with ATLS: 485.6 million
      
   3. 
      Countries without ATLS: 83.4 million
      
4. 
   Annual Region 14 Meetings
   
   1. 
      The 1^st annual Region 14 meeting was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2009
      
   2. 
      2^nd annual meeting was held in Santa Cruz de La Sierra, Bolivia in 2010
      
   3. 
      3^rd annual meeting was in Bonito, Brazil in 2011
      
   4. 
      
      
5. 
   25^th anniversary of ATLS in Mexico – May 19-21, 2011 in Acapulco, Mexico
   
6. 
   Honduras Promulgation 2011
   
   1. 
      Student course & Instructor course for Honduras was held in Costa Rica
      
7. 
   Promulgation – Other Courses
   
   1. 
      DMEP Promulgation in Latin America
      
      1. 
         September 2011: 2^nd and 3^rd courses in Brazil
         
   2. 
      ATCN Promulgation in Colombia
      
      1. 
         June 2011: Student course and Instructor course in Brazil
         
      2. 
         November 2011: Student course in Colombia
         
   3. 
      ATCN Promulgation in Paraguay
      
      1. 
         November 2011: Course in Paraguay during Panamerican Trauma Congress
         
   4. 
      PHTLS Promulgation in Ecuador
      
      1. 
         September 2011
         
   5. 
      TOPIC Promulgation in Brazil
      
      1. 
         December 2011
         
   6. 
      ATOM Promulgation in Brazil
      
      1. 
         November 2010
         
      2. 
         2^nd course in July 2011
         
      3. 
         A course was held during Panamerican Trauma Congress in Paraguay
         
8. 
   Thanks to Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela Chairpersons and others, the Chicago office, etc.