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

Asia and Australasia

1. 
   Myanmar
   
2. 
   Promulgation initiated in Bangladesh
   
3. 
   Region 16 meeting in Pattaya, Thailand, July 2011
   
   1. 
      Concurrent Regional Trauma Meeting
      
   2. 
      Residents Papers Competition
      
   3. 
      Business Meeting
      
   4. 
      Coordinators Meeting
      
   5. 
      Preparation Triage & Initial Assessment Scenarios
      
   6. 
      Policy Development
      
   7. 
      Outcomes
      
      1. 
         Initial local policy decisions
         
         1. 
            Non-surgical Directors
            
         2. 
            Medical Educators
            
      2. 
         National reports with identification problems
         
      3. 
         Resident Papers Competition
         
         1. 
            Dr. Chih Yun Lin, Taiwan
            
         2. 
            Predicting prognosis of burn patients by assessing heart rate variability
            
4. 
   Australian/New Zealand Director Workshop
   
5. 
   Common Problems
   
   1. 
      Cost
      
   2. 
      Instructor burnout
      
   3. 
      Surgical Skill Station esp. Simulation
      
   4. 
      Educators
      
6. 
   Regional COT Courses
   
   1. 
      ATLS, DMEP, ATOM
      
7. 
   PHTLS
   
8. 
   ATLS Future Promulgation
   
   1. 
      Not just collecting stamps
      
   2. 
      Need to understand individual nations and their people
      
   3. 
      Genuinely ask what is best for each situation