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Patrick Gill Memorial Trauma Symposium

The Patrick Gill Trauma Institute presents: The Patrick Gill Memorial Trauma Symposium, a not-for-profit educational consortium that provides expert educational programs and training in the fields of austere and extreme medicine. The symposium was founded in 2016 by educator and nurse practitioner Stephen Wood. Steve named the symposium in memory of Patrick Gill, a Winchester High School student who was tragically killed in a car crash in 2014 at the age of 17. Steve, along with Patrick’s parents Pat and Susan Gill, continue to offer this conference annually.

Top speakers in the field join participants each year to discuss key topics in the management of trauma. The course symposium has educational programs for EMS, police, as well as nursing, advanced practice providers and physicians. OEMS approved continuing education credits are always approved for EMTs and nursing contact hours are approved for those nurses in attendance. Thank you to our friends at Northeastern University School of Nursing for providing nursing contact hours as an accredited provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Our 2025 November conference marked our 10th year with an exciting group of speakers on new and interesting topics. We hosted 250 attendees and thanks to our generous sponsors we continue to offer the symposium free of charge.

Any questions may be directed to Susan Gill via email at psgill32@gmail.com.

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Registration

Check back soon for our Fall 2026 conference date

our-sponsors

Our Sponsors

Thank you to all of our sponsors!

agenda

Agenda

As we plan for our 2026 symposium, check out last year’s lineup:

Hilton Conference Center Woburn, MA

Workplace Violence in the Hospital Setting, Sgt Dan Perenick & Ron Knight, ACT for Safety, BI-Lahey

Changing Priorities and Challenges in Disaster Medical Response, Dr. Susan Briggs, MGH

Management of Blast Injury: Updates and Challenges, Dr. Stephen P. Wood, Northeastern University, MGB Falkner

When Seconds Count: Strengthening the Trauma Chain of Survival, Michael Anchan, MS3, NRAEMT, Boston University

Prehospital Whole Blood: Stories From the Field, Leo Reardon, EMT-P, Canton FD

Normalization of Deviance, Tim Redding, Emergency Education Consultants

speakers

2025 Conference Speakers

Stephen P. Wood, ACNP, Northeastern Univeristy / MGB Faulkner

Stephen P. Wood, MS, ACNP-BC, is a seasoned healthcare leader with extensive experience in emergency medicine, critical care, and healthcare education. Currently a Clinical Associate Professor and Program Director for the Acute Care NP Program at Northeastern University, Stephen brings a robust background in toxicology, disaster medicine, and tactical paramedicine. His career spans numerous academic roles, clinical directorships, and fellowships at esteemed institutions like Harvard Medical School, where he has contributed to bioethics and public health. Stephen is recognized for innovative teaching methods and curriculum development, integrating interdisciplinary approaches to complex medical issues, and his commitment to community service and global health initiatives.

Leo Reardon, EMT-P, Canton Fire Department

Leo Reardon is a Firefighter/Paramedic, and USAR Medical Specialist with SEMTRT. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Medicine degree from Purdue and multiple specialty certifications in Technical Rescue, Tactical Medicine, and Emergency Medical Services. He began his career in EMS in 1997 and subsequently joined the US Army as a Combat Medic in the days following 9/11/01. He became a Firefighter with the Canton Fire Department in 2005. He is the Co-Author of the Field Transfusion Paramedic program and currently serves as the EMS Coordinator and Field Transfusion Paramedic Program Director for CFD.

Michael Anchan, AEMT

Michael Anchan is a third-year medical student at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and an Advanced EMT in the Brockton EMS system. He began his EMS career in 2018 after obtaining his EMT while in high school and has since worked with Brewster Ambulance Service, Beth Israel Milton Hospital, and the Sherborn Fire Department, where he served as EMT, Field Training Officer, and Assistant EMS Coordinator. After graduating from Boston University’s Sargent College with a B.S. in Human Physiology in 2023, he matriculated into medical school through the MMEDIC early assurance program. As a surgery-bound medical student, he continues to work in EMS while co-managing the Boston Medical Center–Canton Fire Department Field Transfusion Program registry and contributing to prehospital trauma research. He also co-founded the REACH Initiative, a community program focused on improving bystander emergency response. His interests include trauma and acute care surgery, critical care, prehospital medicine, and community medical preparedness. Outside of medicine, he is an avid outdoorsman and an amateur photographer.

Timothy S Redding NRP, I/C

Tim has been serving EMS since 1992, with experience as a Paramedic and EMS Instructor since 1996. He’s worked in suburban, urban, and ALS intercept systems and remains an active patient care provider. He founded and manages Emergency Education Consultants, a firm striving to improve patient care through quality, current education, and best-practice guidelines.
As an instructor for the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training, Tim teaches the Active Threat Integrated Response Course. He’s an Instructor Coordinator for New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and a sought-after speaker across the U.S. and internationally, with presentations in Guyana, Guatemala, Ireland, and Australia.
Tim is also a member of the NH Prehospital Protocol Subcommittee and balances his intense professional life with an active personal life — he’s a two-time Ironman and a Boston Marathon finisher. Tim lives in NH with his wife and their three pitbulls. He is an avid traveler.
Join Tim’s sessions to learn from a leader passionate about improving patient care through quality education and real-world experience.

Daniel Perenick

Dan retired as a Sergeant with over 33 years of service with the Winchester, Massachusetts Police Department, 15 of which was as a School Resource Officer (SRO). He was the law enforcement co-chair of the Winchester Public School District Incident Management Team (IMT) and played an instrumental role in initiating, organizing, and training the Rescue Task Force (RTF) with the Winchester Fire and Police Departments. He was a founding member and former commander of the North Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) School Threat Assessment Response Systems (STARS), a forty plus member task force comprised of law enforcement officers, educators, fire service members and mental health professionals. He commanded this “one in the nation” task force that coordinates violence prevention, threat assessment and response efforts to provide a safe, orderly, and secure environment conducive to learning in over 500 of the region’s schools.
Dan was a member and a past President of the Massachusetts Juvenile Police Officers Association (MJPOA). He was also a member of the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) where he held the national certification of Practitioner. He is a certified American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) instructor and owner of Heart Start CPR & First Aid. He is the Senior Public Safety Liaison for BeSafe Technologies. He also proudly served six years with the Massachusetts Army National Guard as a Military Police Officer. Dan was honored by the Winchester Chamber of Commerce for dedicated service to students and residents of Winchester, being named the 42nd Citizen of the Year. He earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Salem State University.
Dan has extensive training and experience in school and workplace safety and is a partner in A.C.T. for Safety, LLC consulting. He has worked with schools and private industry in creating safe school/workplace plans, implementing safety drills and exercises, building strong partnerships with local public safety agencies.

Susan M Briggs, MD, MPH

Dr. Susan Briggs is a general and trauma surgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Briggs completed her surgical training at the MGH and her MPH in international health at the Harvard School of Public Health. She is director of the International Trauma and Disaster Institute at MGH and past-president of the Pan American Trauma Association. She is editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Disaster Medicine and editor of the Advanced Disaster Medical Response, Manual for Providers. Dr. Briggs has participated in numerous national and international disaster relief activities with the US Government and non-profit organizations, including the Armenia earthquake, the World Trade Center bombing in New York; the Bam, Iran earthquake, Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana; and the Haiti earthquake. Currently she is team commander of the International Medical Surgical Response Team (IMSURT), one of the US Government’s Specialty Disaster Medical Assistance Teams. Dr. Briggs is a fellow of the American Colege of Surgeons. She has received numerous awards for her academic and humanitarian achievements, including the American Red Cross (Massachusetts Bay) Clara Barton Humanitarian Award, The National Disaster Medical System Outstanding Achievement Award (US Government), the National Library of Medicine (NIH) exhibition (“Changing the Face of Medicine)” honoring women physicians, the New England Women’s Leadership Award, the New England Surgical Society’s Nathan Smith Distinguished Service Award and the 2009 Nina Starr Braunwald Achievement Award (Association of Women Surgeons).

Ronald Knight

Ronald Knight is an accomplished safety/security business operations professional with a solid track record of success leading and driving operational improvement and mitigating risk. He is an advocate for clinical staff with developing a safer workplace. Member of the Massachusetts Hospital Association Statewide Workplace Violence Committee. Ron has a background in Corporate Healthcare, Emergency Management, Law Enforcement, Regional Homeland Security Preparedness initiatives and Statewide efforts for safer/better care for those who need it.

During non-working hours he enjoys spending time with his NICU RN wife, three boys and hound dog. He can often be found traveling to someplace warm or hanging out at the athletic fields watching his boys succeed in their athletic contests. When home alone he likes to go into his Ham Radio Shack and talk to family and friends from Europe.

sponsorship

Sponsorship

SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITING OPPORTUNITIES

We offer sponsorship as well as exhibitor opportunities. We are a non-profit organization and all of the proceeds will be dedicated to conference expenses. As a sponsor we will happily display your logo and business contact on our website and at the conference.

Exhibitor space is limited to 10 exhibitors meaning that you will have lots of participant contact. The Exhibitor space is just outside the lecture hall and Sponsors will be highlighted throughout the conference.

To sponsor this conference and to reserve your exhibitor space contact Susan Gill at: psgill32@gmail.com

We will provide you with details and will look forward to greeting you at the conference!

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Our Founder

Stephen P. Wood is a nurse practitioner and is currently the Director of Advanced Practice Providers in the MICU at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. He is also a visiting researcher at the Petrie Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics at Harvard Law School and a former fellow in bioethics at Harvard Medical School. Stephen spent over 30 years in EMS including nine years with Boston MedFlight. Stephen continues to work as an EMT, swerving as a SWAT medic for the NEMLEC SWAT team and as an EMT for the Boston Red Sox. Stephen is also a podcast host for World Extreme Medicine and his podcasts can be found here Stephen is an active educator and is on the faculty at Northeastern University and is active as an educator & content developer for the FDNY EMS Fellowship.

Shortly after a tragic car crash took the life of 17 year old Patrick Gill of Winchester, Stephen had the idea to put together a memorial symposium aimed at updating the education of local first responders and others regarding new methods and protocols for treating trauma in the field. His ability to gather an outstanding group of speakers to present on a wide variety of topics in medicine made the conference a hit and it became an annual event. Now in our 10th year we are so grateful to Stephen for creating and implementing this Symposium.

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Roster

Click the link to download the roster of attendees:

2024 Trauma Symposium Roster (OEMS)

2023 Trauma Symposium Roster (OEMS)

2022 Trauma Symposium Roster

2021 Trauma Symposium – All Virtual Sessions

2019
2019 Trauma Symposium – Morning Session
2019 Trauma Symposium – Afternoon Session

2018
2018 Trauma Symposium- Morning Session
2018 Trauma Symposium- Afternoon Session

2017
2017 Trauma Symposium Rosters (.pdf)