The University Surgery Clinic of the Medical Department of the University of Thessaly and the University General Hospital of Larissa is a center for conducting the ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) seminar which is an official program of the American College of Surgeons. The ATLS Student Course does not present new concepts in trauma care, but teaches the priorities in accepted existing treatment methods. The systematic, lean clear and methodical approach to the initial assessment and care of the multiple trauma patient is the hallmark of the ATLS Program.
The seminar is addressed to doctors from all over Greece and medical students on graduation and lasts two (2) days. The two-day intensive training consists of lectures, hands-on practice of rescue techniques on mannequins and volunteers pretending to be injured. The program provides physicians with knowledge and techniques that are understandable and easily adaptable to their own needs. At the end of the seminar, written and oral exams are given which document the knowledge that the trainee doctor has acquired and who is granted a certificate of international recognition, valid for four years.
This specific program is fully accepted and internationally recognized. To date, more than 350,000 doctors have been trained on five continents. It is a necessary condition for occupying a medical position related to trauma in the USA and Israel, and is a prerequisite for obtaining FRCS in the United Kingdom and FCS in South Africa. In Greece, since 1993, it has been organized by the Surgical Clinic of the University of Patras. The center of the University Surgical Clinic of the University General Hospital of Larissa has been officially recognized as an ATLS Center since 2002 and more than 400 doctors have been trained to date.
In the Educational Program of ATLS at P.Th. The Scientific Manager and Coordinator is Professor of Surgery Mr. Kon/nos Tepetes together with Mr. Michael Spyridakis Director of Surgery (P.G.N.L.) and the administrative coordinator of the program is Ms. Anastasia Poimenidou.
The next seminar is scheduled to be held on May 24-25, 2025, for applications please contact e-mail: poimenidou.a@gmail.com and telephone: 6939403554 (daily 8:30 -14:30).

Advanced Trauma Life Support for Physicians ATLS American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma