Trauma Symposium
Join us for a thought-provoking two-day event bringing together leading experts across surgery, emergency medicine, intensive care and rehabilitation, including acute care and rehabilitation nursing and allied health, offering a holistic view of trauma care across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Event overview
It's not too late to join us this Friday 21 and Saturday 22 November in Adelaide.
Learn from leading experts across surgery, emergency medicine, doctors, nursing, and rehabilitation and allied health, across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, offering a holistic view of trauma care. The 2025 Trauma Symposium will explore this spectrum of injury from the significant single event to the multiple concussions and will look at the causes, treatment and options for prevention. Join us for one or both days - it's up to you.
Keynote speakers include:
- Professor Mark Fitzgerald, Director of the National Trauma Research Institute and Director of Trauma Services at The Alfred.
- Dr Adam Wells, FRACS, Neurosurgeon
- Associate Professor Rowena Mobbs, FRACS, Neurologist
Theme: Navigating the brain injury spectrum
Dates: 21 - 22 November 2025
Venue: Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide
View Program outline (PDF 1.84MB) | View speaker profiles (PDF 5.26MB) | View event booklet (PDF 16.82MB)
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Professionals in this field are confronted with a wide spectrum of trauma which can be isolated or multi-trauma after a single event. This includes a wide spectrum of injury and disease, and the brain is no different and is frequently involved. There is, however, a range of disease mechanism leading to brain injury. It can, at one end, be a single significant event or repeated minor injuries or ‘concussions’, each potentially leading to brain dysfunction.
Why it matters
Trauma affects people in complex and often life-altering ways. Whether it’s a single severe incident or the cumulative impact of repeated minor injuries, the consequences—especially for the brain—can be profound. Understanding the full spectrum of brain injury is essential for improving outcomes.
That's why we're holding this symposium to bring together diverse voices from across the trauma care continuum to explore how we can better respond, treat, and prevent these injuries.
Symposium purpose
The 2025 Trauma Symposium aims to foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing across disciplines involved in trauma care. With a focus on brain injury—from severe trauma to concussion—our program will explore mechanisms of injury, current treatment approaches, and emerging strategies for prevention. By bringing together experts from surgery, emergency medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, and allied health, the symposium offers a holistic view of trauma care across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Who should attend
This event is designed for all professionals involved in trauma care, including:
- RACS Fellows and leadership
- Surgeons and emergency physicians
- Nurses and trauma coordinators
- Rehabilitation specialists and allied health professionals, including physiotherapists
- General practitioners and rural health workers
- Researchers and policy makers.
If you work with trauma patients or contribute to their recovery, this symposium is for you.
Why you should attend
- Earn up to 10 CPD hours: Enhance your professional development with accredited learning opportunities.
- Stay ahead of the curve: Gain insights into the latest research and clinical practices in traumatic brain injury and concussion —from acute injuries to chronic concussion syndromes.
- Multidisciplinary perspectives: Learn from leading experts across surgery, emergency medicine, doctors, nursing, and rehabilitation and allied health, across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, offering a holistic view of trauma care.
- Practical takeaways: Discover evidence-based strategies for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention that you can apply immediately in your clinical setting.
- Network with peers: Connect with fellow professionals who share your commitment to improving traumatic brain injury and concussion outcomes.
- Collaborative care models: Discover how surgeons, physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals can work together to deliver integrated, patient-centered care.