Trauma 2026
Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino
21 Blackjack Boulevard
East Peoria, IL 61611
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 7:45am CT - 4:15pm CT
TraumaInfo
Topic
Blunt Trauma in Pregnancy; Mass Sporting Events; Pediatric Foreign Bodies; Resuscitation, Communication, Patient Delivery; Trauma Journey of Family Member; What Happens to Patient After Death.
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Additional Information
Applying for 7.25 contact hours from AACN, an ANCC approved provider, and 7.0 continuing education hours from Illinois Dept. of Public Health / PAEMS for EMS personnel. I will update this site when I hear from those organizations.
Join us for Trauma 2026 on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at the Par-A-Dice Hotel in East Peoria, IL. We have a great line-up of speakers including Dr. William Hampton, from Green Bay, WI, Dr. Vishnu Mani, OSF Trauma, Critical and Acute Care Surgery Attending, Carol Tulley, Trauma Coordinator from Northwestern Medicine DuPage Hospital, and Jamie Harwood, the Peoria County Coroner. This year, there is student rate for Student RNs in their initial RN Program if you know of any 1st time RN students interested. There will be rooms available at the Par-A-Dice Hotel and the hotel will release the block on March 3rd. Please get our room before March 3rd. If you find you need a room after March 3rd, call me and I will work with the sales manager at the Par-A-Dice. Registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, any snacks provided, and any handouts posted on this site. I do ask speakers to provide the presentation two weeks before the conference so I can make and post handouts, but I rarely receive all of them in that time period but I will post them as I get them.
Call me for any information or issues (309-256-8498) or email me (galucas@att.net).
Speakers
Emergency Physician, Bellin Hospital / Green Bay;
Emergency Medical Services, Green Bay, WI
OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center
Attending: Trauma, Acute & Critical Care Surgery
Clinical & Medical Director of Emergency General Surgery & Surgical Services, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Trauma Coordinator - Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
Peoria County Coroner
Exhibit
Come join us for a day-long trauma conference and exhibit your wares to nurses and EMS personnel from in and out of our region. We typically host over 200 people at this conference, and they do visit the vendors before the conference and during breaks and lunch. The exhibitor registration fee is $250.00 and includes one table and we provide lunch for one sales representative per table. I try to assign tables before you arrive so I can get those tables that are close to outlets assigned to those that requested electricity. If you need additional information, please call or email me. I will attach a copy of the brochure to be distribute. Gayle Lucas 309-256-8498, galucas@att.net
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Display Table
Electric Outlet, if needed [Let me know ahead of time so I can assign a table close to outlet(s)]
Lunch for one sales representative per table
Register For This Event
National AACN Member Discounted to $80.00. National AACN Member Number is Required.
Student RNs in their initial RN program (ADN, BSN, Diploma) can attend with a discount. Need to list what Nursing School / College they are attending in the Employer section.