Advancing the EMS profession

World Trauma Symposium Program

World Trauma Symposium 2026: Pursuing Excellence in Prehospital Trauma Care

Tuesday, September 29, 2026  –  8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET

Orlando, Florida  –  held in conjunction with EMS World Expo

8:00 a.m. Welcome, Review of Program, Sponsor Recognition Moderators: CAPT Margaret Moore, MD and Col (Ret) Warren Dorlac, MD
8:05 a.m. EMS Response to Austin Sixth Street Shooting Speaker: Chief Robert Luckritz
8:35 a.m. Pediatric Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Speaker: Jennifer Anders, MD
9:05 a.m. The POWR to Save Lives, Prehospital O+ Whole-Blood Resuscitation Program Speaker: Mark Warth, NRP
9:35 a.m.  –  Break and Exhibits (15 minutes)
9:50 a.m. Prehospital Trauma Research Initiatives Speakers: Abstract Winners – PCRF
10:20 a.m. Emergent Vascular Access in Profound Shock Speaker: Scotty Bolleter, NRP
10:50 a.m. Point/Counterpoint: Prehospital Patient Stabilization Speakers: Carlos Palacio, MD and Douglas F. Kupas, MD
12:00 p.m.  –  Lunch
12:30 p.m. Scott Frame Lecture: Avoiding Iatrogenic Resuscitation Injury after Traumatic Brain Injury: Repairing the Blood–Brain Barrier Speaker: John Holcomb, MD
1:30 p.m. Welcome to the Afternoon Session Moderators: CAPT Margaret Moore, MD and Col (Ret) Warren Dorlac, MD
1:35 p.m. Ten Second Triage Speaker: Phil Cowburn, MD
2:05 p.m. Removing Cervical Collars from Prehospital Practice Speaker: Ben Abo, MD and trauma team
2:55 p.m.  –  Break (15 minutes)
3:20 p.m. Are We Over Resuscitating Burn Patients? Speaker: COL Jenn Gurney, MD
3:50 p.m. Importance of Prehospital Hemorrhage Control Speaker: David Shapiro, MD
4:20 p.m. Trauma Patient Extrication Speaker: Chief Rommie Duckworth
4:45 p.m. Closing Comments and Presentation Highlights
5:00 p.m.  –  Adjourn