2025 Northwest States Trauma Conference
April 23 - 25th at the Spirit Mountain Casino

The OHSU Trauma Program is thrilled to present the 36th Annual Northwest States Trauma Conference
This conference strives to provide high quality, cutting-edge education in pre-hospital emergency and trauma care. Join us to hear the most current and topical information presented by nationally renowned faculty in the fields of adult and pediatric trauma, critical care, emergency medicine and pre-hospital care. Topics will include trauma care during the pre-hospital, resuscitative, operative, critical care and recovery phases. The program content is targeted towards physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and allied health professionals who care of injured adult and pediatric patients.
Our distinguished national guest speakers are Ms. Sharnae Phagan, MSN, RN, Trauma Program Manager at UChicago Medicine, with over 20 years as an ED Trauma Nurse, and Drs. Matthew Landman, M.D., M.P.H., Pediatric and Thoracic Surgeon, Associate Professor of Surgery and Trauma Medical Director at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health and introducing Justin Regner, M.D. as the new Trauma Medical Director at OHSU coming to us from Baylor, Scott & White Medical Center in Temple Texas where he was the Trauma Medical Director and Division Chief for Trauma & Acute Care Surgery.
- Registration
- Agenda
- CME
- Lodging
- Exhibitor Opportunity
- What's new this year?
Registration
Registration Now Open!
Conference registration includes access to the online event portal where you will have access to syllabus material and continuing education credits. Additionally, the fee covers refreshments provided during Wednesday evenings reception, breakfast, lunch and refreshments during the breaks Thursday and Friday.
Early Bird - Received by Monday, March 31st
- Physician - $500
- Nurse, N.P., P.A., Resident - $380
- Allied Health (E.M.T., Paramedics, R.T.) - $350
- Student - $250
Regular Registration - Received on and after Tuesday, April 1st
- Physician - $530
- Nurse, N.P., P.A., Resident - $410
- Allied Health (E.M.T., Paramedics, R.T.) - $380
- Student - $280
Cancellation / Refund Policy:
The conference registration fee is refundable minus a $150 processing fee if written cancellation notice is received by April 1st, 2025. Written notice of cancellation after April 1st is $240 processing fee and will have access to the virtual platform.
Agenda
CME
Lodging
Exhibitor Opportunity
What's new this year?
Speakers
National Guest Speakers

Matthew Landman, M.D., M.P.H.
Pediatric and Thoracic Surgeon, Associate Professor of Surgery and Trauma Medical Director at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
Dr. Matt Landman is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the IU School of Medicine and Trauma Medical Director at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health. He is a native of rural Iowa and attended Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, for his undergraduate education. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in biology with a minor in chemistry. He attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN. Following the completion of medical school, he continued his training in the general surgery residency program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. During this residency, he also completed a Masters of Public Health degree through Vanderbilt University. He then completed a pediatric general and thoracic surgery fellowship at Children’s Hospital Colorado. He is board-certified in adult and pediatric general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of both the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is currently Vice-Chair of the Indiana Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the IN State Trauma Commission.

Sharnae Phagan, MSN, RN
Trauma Program Manager at UChicago Medicine

Justin Regner, M.D.
Trauma Medical Director, Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, School of Medicine, Surgery Core Clinical Experience Director, Surgery, School of Medicine, OHSU
Justin L. Regner, MD, FACS joined OHSU’s Level 1 Trauma Center as the Trauma Medical Director in 2025. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery for the Department of Surgery at OHSU. Dr. Regner’s career is focused on the critical patient through education, research, process improvement and surgical quality outcomes. He is certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Surgical Critical Care.
Dr. Regner previously served as the Trauma Medical Director and Division Chief for Trauma & Acute Care Surgery at Baylor, Scott & White Medical Center -Temple’s Level 1 Trauma Center from 2015 – 2024. He has held several other leadership positions, including Associate Program Director for General Surgery at BSW from 2012-2022, the Medical Director for the Texas ACS-TQIP Collaborative from 2018 – 2023, and State Chair for South Texas ACS-Committee on Trauma from 2022 – 2024. He also enjoys serving the Multi-Center Trials and Research Committee for the Southwest Surgical Congress.
Dr. Regner earned his M.D. from Texas Tech University Health Science Center in Lubbock in 2003, graduating as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and Top Ten Medical Graduate. General Surgery Residency was with the University of Arkansas Medical School in Little Rock, AR where he received multiple awards for surgical service and research. He then completed a fellowship in Trauma & Surgical Critical Care at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in San Diego, CA in 2011.
Local Speakers

Diana Clapp, A.C.N.P.
Instructor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine, Advanced Practice Provider, Pain, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine, OHSU
Diana found her love of healthcare as an EMT and then Paramedic in College. She completed her BSN and DNP at the University of Maryland in 2003 and 2018 respectively. In between these studies, she enjoyed 4 years in the trauma ICU at John Hopkins Bayview as well as 10 years in the Trauma Resuscitation Unit at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. She moved to Oregon in 2018 and joined the OHSU Trauma Acute Care team as a Nurse Practitioner. For the past 2 years, she’s worked with the Adult Pain service at OHSU. In 2023, she also joined the faculty for the OHSU School of Nursing for the Adult Gerontologic Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program. When not at the hospital or teaching, she can be found hiking with her rescue pup Koa or throwing pottery!

Jim Cole, MA, FP-C
Injury Prevention Coordinator & Trauma Educator for PeaceHealth Riverbend
Jim Cole is a highly skilled emergency services professional with 40 years of experience in critical care, 9-1-1, and medevac services. He holds a bachelor's degree in Community Health and a master's degree in Higher Education Administration. Jim's extensive career includes roles as a practitioner, educator, and administrator, with expertise in trauma and pediatrics.
Currently, Jim serves full-time as Injury Prevention Coordinator/Trauma Educator for PeaceHealth Riverbend Trauma Center with focus on older adult and pediatric injury prevention as well as providing trauma education courses and continuing education to all levels of caregivers.

Mackenzie R. Cook, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, School of Medicine, Surgery Core Clinical Experience Director, Surgery, OHSU
Dr. Mackenzie Cook is a trauma surgeon within the division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery with an additional clinical focus on advanced Extracorporal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) management and transport as well as surgical stabilization of rib fractures. He is the medical student clerkship director and has a strong research interest in surgical education. His clinical research focuses on the long term outcomes after injury and approaches to optimize recovery after traumatic injury.
Dr. Cook was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in a small town in Connecticut. He attended college at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and then spent a year backpacking and skiing in Utah before attending medical school at Duke University in Durham, NC. He spent his dedicated research year in medical school at the University of Wisconsin in the endocrine surgery lab as a Howard Hughes medical scholar. He then headed west for residency at OHSU, graduating in 2016 from the general surgery residency program. Following residency, Dr. Cook completed a surgical critical care fellowship at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA in 2017.
Dr. Cook lives in Portland with his wife Crystal, their three kids and two rambunctious dogs. Avid hikers, skiers and climbers, the Cook family is happy to call Portland home.

Maj. John Fletcher, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, School of Medicine, OHSU
Dr. Fletcher is an active‐duty US Army trauma and acute care surgeon who holds academic appointments at both Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). Currently assigned to the military‐civilian partnership program at OHSU, Dr. Fletcher began his career in medicine with nearly ten years as a civilian fire‐fighter/paramedic and SWAT medic in Southern Arizona. His interest in austere medicine and surgery began while growing up in Africa watching his missionary surgeon father. He completed residency in General Surgery and Fellowships in Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery at Brooke Army Medical Center. He has worked as a General Surgeon, a Trauma Surgeon and as the Chief of General Surgery. His service has permitted him to perform surgery on three continents and he has deployed in support of Special Operations Command ‐ Africa. His clinical, academic and research interests include austere surgery, chest wall injury and blood product resuscitation.

Lt. Sean Fogarty
Public Information Officer, Station 24, Portland Fire & Rescue
Portland Fire & Rescue Lieutenant/Paramedic Sean Fogarty began his fire service career as a Rogue River Hotshot in 2001. He currently serves on Engine 24 in North Portland as a member of the Land Based Marine program, working with regional partners from other agencies to prepare and train for ship fires. Prior to that, he was a member of the Technical Rescue Team and a Training Officer for new firefighters at Portland Fire's training station. He helped develop a first-of-its-kind Crisis Intervention for Firefighters curriculum and performs with the Portland Fire Fighters Pipes and Drums Band. Lt. Fogarty was also honored to be named the 2023 Portland Firefighter of the Year.

Daniel Gates, Capt, ORANG
Medical Plans Officer, 142nd MDG Detachment-1, 102nd Oregon CERFP MEDEL, Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon
Capt. Gates takes great pride in serving the public as an experienced fire service professional and a member of the Oregon Air National Guard. When he’s not busy with his professional careers or family activities, he finds time to give back to my community as a youth sports coach. Capt. Gates values higher education and continuously seek opportunities to better develop himself as a public service professional. He completed a master’s in public administration: Health Administration program at Portland State University, received a Bachelor's in Fire Service Administration from Eastern Oregon University and an Associate's in Fire Protection Technology from Portland Community College. Personal interests include snowboarding on Mt. Hood, hiking the Oregon Coast, relaxing to the performing arts, and antiquing.

Daniel Hoover, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine, OHSU
Dr. Hoover specializes in the care of persons with substance use disorders, including withdrawal management services, medication to support recovery, and complex care coordination. Dr. Hoover chose this field to help expand access to life-saving medications to treat opioid use disorder and to advocate for better community care and outcomes for persons who use substances. He enjoys forming deep relationships with his patients and partnering alongside them on the profound, personal, and spiritual journey of recovery. His academic interests include education and dissemination of best practices for substance use care, and substance use care within the criminal justice system.
Dr. Hoover's personal interests include taking his 3 children hiking and exploring nature parks around the Portland area, birdwatching / bird photography, and strategy board games. He also loves cooking for his family, especially authentic Mexican recipes, curries, and homemade ice cream.

Torree McGowan, M.D.
Emergency Medicine, St. Charles Redmond
Dr. Torree McGowan, MD, FACEP, graduated from Oregon Health and Science University and completed her emergency medicine residency with the US Air Force. A combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, she retired after 27 years of service in the active and reserve Air Force components. Now at St. Charles Medical Group in Central Oregon, she is a nationally recognized expert in disaster preparedness and mass casualty response, serving on national committees with the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Emmanuelle Paré, M.D.
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, OHSU
Dr. Emmanuelle Paré (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor of OBGYN at OHSU, in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She is the co-Director of OHSU Maternal Cardiac Program and the Director of the OBGYN Residency OB Simulation curriculum. She enjoys taking care of patients with cardiac and other complex medical issues which require multidisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration. She is passionate about maternal health, health equity and reproductive justice.

MaryClare Sarff, M.D.
Associate Trauma Medical Director, Medical Director of the Surgical ICU, and Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgeon, St. Charles Medical Center Bend
Dr. MaryClare Sarff is an Acute Care Surgeon with 15 years of experience in trauma and emergency surgery. She is board-certified in Surgical Critical Care and currently serves as a key member of the medical staff at St. Charles Health System in Bend, OR, a 200-bed Level II trauma center serving central and eastern Oregon. In her leadership roles, Dr. Sarff serves as the Surgical ICU Medical Director and the Associate Trauma Medical Director. Beyond her clinical responsibilities, Dr. Sarff is deeply involved in healthcare advocacy, serving as the Vice Chair of the Oregon Committee on Trauma, where she focuses on advancing trauma care policies and improving patient outcomes. Outside of her professional commitments, Dr. Sarff is passionate about a variety of activities including her own personal fitness, playing her grand piano, Bernard, and spending time on the water, paddleboarding with her husband, Maurice, and their dog, Shady. Dr. Sarff is dedicated to providing exceptional care and leadership while maintaining a well-rounded and fulfilling personal life.

Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Webb
Commander of the 142nd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) at Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Ore.
As a member of the command staff of the Oregon CERFP, he oversees operations of a 56-person Air National Guard emergency medical response force. Additionally, he is responsible for both short and long-range organizational planning to include developing the squadron training calendar, designing mass-casualty exercises, and collaborating with local, state, and federal emergency services to ensure readiness for joint response to disaster situations involving mass medical casualties.
Lt Col Webb entered the Air Force Reserve in September 1997 and completed training as an enlisted aerospace medical technician in April 1998. He transferred to the Air National Guard in September 2001. He was promoted to Technical Sergeant in August 2003 before taking time away from the military to pursue graduate studies. Lt Col Webb completed his Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Kentucky in July 2003. His bachelor degree is in Psychology, completed in May 1997 also at the University of Kentucky. Prior to his current position, he served as a physician assistant on the CERFP team, providing medical care to victims of mass-casualty disasters. Other leadership positions he has held in the 142nd CERFP include Flight Commander of the CERFP Search and Extraction Flight, Director of Operations, and Deputy Commander.
Lt Col Webb has previously commanded a delegation of U.S. emergency medical providers to Long Bien Vietnam where his team trained with the Vietnamese military in emergency response protocols. He has been activated in a leadership role for a number of statewide emergencies to include wildland firefighting and COVID-19 pandemic response. In the summer of 2021, he was also activated to serve as the interim Oregon State Medical Planner to coordinate military support of the state’s COVID-19 response efforts. Lt Col Webb also serves as the lead medical planner for Oregon’s State Partnership Program with Vietnam and Bangladesh, a position that he has held since 2019. As lead medical planner, Lt Col Webb plans and coordinates global events that foster a positive working relationship between partner nations and the U.S. military. In Vietnam, he served as the lead planner in a multi-agency project to establish the first International Trauma Life Support training chapter in Vietnam to support their United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. He is currently working to do the same in Bangladesh.
In his civilian career, Lt Col Webb has worked as a physician assistant in general, bariatric, oncological, and endocrine surgery for the past eight years. Prior to his current position, he worked in orthopedic surgery for eleven years. He has completed a surgical fellowship in orthopedics at the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute in Chicago, Illinois, then later became Director of that program. He is also a co-founder of a PathFinderEX, a non-profit organization that teaches disaster response principles and practices to individuals and organizations.

Obert Xu, MBBS, BSN
Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Administrative Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine, OHSU
Obert Xu, MBBS, BSN completed medical school at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia and residency training in Emergency Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. He is currently an Administrative Fellow in Emergency Medicine and completing a Master of Business Administration degree at Oregon Health and Science University.
Dr. Xu has a well-rounded, interdisciplinary background, with over ten years of experience in the healthcare industry. He has worked in multiple healthcare systems in both the United States and Australia. He spent six of those years as an Emergency Department Registered Nurse, and more recently as an Emergency Medicine Physician. He currently practices in the academic and community settings, and previously in the critical-access rural setting.
He has served on and led many departmental, institutional and national committees focused on quality improvement, patient safety, operations and education. He has a passion for collaborative interdisciplinary team-based work to solve complex healthcare challenges. His project portfolio includes work focused on Emergency Department throughput, physician scheduling innovation, physician-in-triage workflow implementation, transition of care optimization, physician documentation development, psychiatric care improvement, Emergency Department-based buprenorphine induction pathways, and diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives. His research interests include metric-driven work in operations, quality improvement, and interdisciplinary teamwork.
Recordings from our 2024 conferences are available for continuing education credits
35th Annual Northwest States Trauma Conference

The 35th Annual Northwest States Trauma Conference was recorded live April 24-26th at the Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde Oregon. The Trauma Program is thrilled to offer the recordings of this conference as an asynchronous educational opportunity. Registration will open the first week of June. The recordings and NCPD continuing education credits will be available through March 31st, 2025.
Registration is $240 and includes:
- The recordings of all the speaker’s presentations
- Downloadable PDFs of the presentations (when available)
- 14.0 hours of Nursing Professional Development (NCPD) contact hours
- Recordings and continuing education credits will remain available on the conference event site until March 31st, 2025
If you registered and attended the conference live email Elizabeth at traumaeducation@ohsu.edu for the link to the conference site.
29th annual Fall Trauma Nursing Conference

The 29th annual Fall Trauma Nursing Conference was recorded live October 19th and offers a wide variety of clinical topics to enhance nursing knowledge and clinical practice in the adult and pediatric critical care, emergency medicine and acute care units. Featuring International, regional and local speakers.
Our distinguished national guest speakers this year are Katherine Joseph, BS, MPH with the Trauma Survivors Network and Maria Bautista Durand, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, CPNP-PC from Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
Registration is $75 and includes:
- PDFs of the speakers talks (when available)
- 7.25 NCPD with up to 0.75 pharmacotherapeutic NCPD contact hours
- Access to the recording of the entire conference
- Recordings will be available to view the week of November 25, 2024 through September 19, 2025
If you registered and attended the conference live email Elizabeth at traumaeducation@ohsu.edu for the link to the conference site.
Continuing Education Credit Hours
Attendees must watch the entire conference and submit an evaluation of the presentation to earn NCPD contact hours. Participants who successfully complete the requirements will receive a Certificate of Successful Completion.
OHSU is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Oregon Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.