Speaker Biosketch
Christine Smith Schulman has lectured on a variety of trauma and critical care topics throughout the Pacific Northwest
and nationally, including the AACN National Teaching Institute and the ENA Scientific Assembly. She has published in
Critical Care Nurse, Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, and The AACN Procedure Manual (5th ed). She received her
Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Wyoming and her Master of Science Degree from OHSU . After working as a
critical care staff nurse at Denver General Hospital and Oregon Health & Science University, she was the Trauma &
Surgery CNS at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington for 8 years. Known for her ability to help nurses
understand complex concepts, Christine’s extensive clinical experience and sense of humor make her presentations
interesting, enjoyable, and clinically relevant.
Trauma & Critical Care Presentations
Correlating Mechanism of Injury to Physical Assessment of the Trauma Patient
Endpoints of Resuscitation: Are We Looking at the “Right Stuff?”
Bloody Lethal Triad of Trauma: Hypothermia, Acidosis, & Coagulopathy
Blood Transfusions: Are they as Helpful as We Think They Are?
Physiologic Considerations of the Critically Ill and Injured Geriatric Patient
The Immune Response to Trauma: The “Oooh-La-La Factor”
Maintaining Cerebral Perfusion in the Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury
Manipulating the Body’s Thermostat: Clinical Implications of Being Too Hot or Too Cold
Inducing Hypothermia to Optimize Neurologic Outcomes
Physiologic Considerations of Alcohol Use & Abuse: Don’t be Fooled
Cardiac Trauma: Mending the Broken Heart
Sepsis: The Unifier of Critical Care
Pathophysiology, Assessment and Management of Shock
Using Oxygen Delivery & Consumption Parameters to Guide Resuscitation
Trauma Case Studies
End-Tidal CO2 Monitoring
GI Issues in Critical Care: Pancreatitis, Liver Failure, & GI Bleeds
Professional Development & Research Presentations
Evidence Based Practice: How to Make it Work for You
Nursing Research Council: Guiding Clinician Led Research
Creating an Environment of Clinical Expertise
Clinician Led Research: A Practical Path for the Bedside Nurse
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