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

2011 Promulgations
Lebanon – Dr. George Abi Saad

1. 
   Lebanon is a small country with about 4 million to 4.5 million
   
2. 
   Site Visit- November 2008: Dr. Chris Kaufmann & Dr. Claus Falck Larsen
   
3. 
   Went to Fujairah for the Student and Instructor course in 2009. We graduated in October of 2009.
   
4. 
   The Inaugural Course – November 8, 2010
   
   1. 
      Both courses: Student Course and Instructor Course provided back to back
      
   2. 
      International Faculty and Coordinators, mainly from Chicago and the Middle East Chapter – Saudi Arabia and UAE
      
5. 
   Later courses
   
   1. 
      February 2011
      
   2. 
      May 2011 – Iraqi Doctors
      
   3. 
      October 2011 – sponsored by “Roads for Life” foundation
      
6. 
   May 17, 2011 – Saudi Arabia Regional Meeting
   
   1. 
      Committees were formed
      
   2. 
      Celebration of the 20^th year anniversary of ATLS in SA
      
7. 
   Challenges
   
   1. 
      Other courses: German course given by another University in town. Short & different but it’s an alternative. Costs less.
      
   2. 
      ATLS is not a prerequisite in University programs, Trauma centers, or different Emergency Departments.
      
   3. 
      Relatively expensive
      
   4. 
      Doctors are convinced that they’re “ok without it”
      
   5. 
      Hospitals in the nation are not properly classified, Trauma or otherwise.
      
   6. 
      There is a fight against ATLS and its “exclusivity”.
      
   7. 
      Language problems.
      
   8. 
      The course is not endorsed by the Lebanese Order of Physicians or Ministry of health.
      
   9. 
      Sometimes we have an issue with the volume of trauma victims.
      
8. 
   We have a strategy and funds for other courses like ATCN and ATOM. We’d like to help bring ATCN and PHTLS to Lebanon.