As surgeons and health care professionals, you see first-hand how 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.

Join us for the 2025 Trauma Symposium on 21 and 22 November to explore the full spectrum of brain injury, from acute trauma to chronic concussion syndromes. Held over two days, the event brings together leading voices from surgery, emergency medicine, intensive care, nursing, rehabilitation, and allied health across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

This multidisciplinary gathering offers a holistic view of trauma care, with sessions focused on mechanisms of injury, current treatment approaches, and emerging technology and research. Attendees will gain practical insights they can apply immediately in clinical settings.

Why attend?
•    Earn up to 10 CPD hours.
•    Stay up to date with the latest research and clinical practices.
•    Learn from experts across the trauma care continuum.
•    Discover collaborative care models for integrated, patient-centred treatment.
•    Network with peers committed to improving outcomes in brain injury and concussion.

Dr Matthew Hope FRACS, Chair of RACS Trauma Committee, says, “Brain injury is a significant component, with lifelong consequences, in the spectrum of trauma that cannot be underestimated. RACS Trauma will be exploring current concepts, research and recommendations in this multidisciplinary two-day event.”

Key sessions and speakers include
•    Fast decisions, lasting Impact: Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Management with Professor Mark Fitzgerald, Director of the National Trauma Research Institute and Director of Trauma Services at The Alfred, Melbourne, and neurosurgeon Dr Adam Wells, Clinical Academic FRACS.
•    Life after the siren: living with the impact of concussion with David Maddocks. 
•    Rebuilding and restoring function: multi-disciplinary care after traumatic brain injury.

Event details
Theme: Navigating the brain injury spectrum: From severe trauma to concussion
Dates: 21 – 22 November 2025
Venue: Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide

Cost: You can choose to attend both days or just one day—it’s up to you.
RACS Fellows: $425 (two days) / $300 (one day)
Nurse/Allied Health Professional/Others $250 (two days) $175 (one day)
Other medical specialist: $500 (two days) / $350 (one day)
RACS contact: David Watson

The provisional program outline is available now

Register to attend here