1. Do ATLS Instructor Courses Have an Impact on Teaching Skills and Attitude of Instructors? By Dr. Mohammed Y. Al-Naami FRCSC, FACS, M Ed.

2. History of ATLS ® in the Saudi Arabian Chapter Introduced to Riyadh in October 1991 and consists of 15 Centers 13 centers in the Saudi Kingdom 1 center in Bahrain (1998) 1 center in Qatar (2000) In 2005, 47 ATLS ® courses were conducted in the Saudi Arabian Chapter

3. Number of ATLS ® courses conducted at each center since their establishment until December 2005 is 400 Course Statistics

4. Total number of ATLS ® Providers & Instructors Trained in all 15 centers from Oct 1991 to Dec 2005 is 5,532

5. Number of ATLS ® Faculty Trained Course Directors = 40 Instructors = 401 Educators = 1 Coordinators = 34

6. History of ATCN Program in the Saudi Chapter Introduced in Riyadh, KSA in September 2001 Under the auspices of the Society of Trauma Nurses (STN) in cooperation with COT of the ACS Designed especially for nurses The Saudi Chapter has 3 ATCN centers: Riyadh, Doha & Bahrain

9. History of PHTLS Program in the Saudi Chapter Introduced in Riyadh, KSA in May 2000 Under the auspices of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) in cooperation with the COT of the ACS. Designed for all health care professionals The Saudi Chapter has 4 PHTLS Centers: Riyadh, Dhahran, Makkah & Bahrain

12. Accomplishments

13. Total Number of Trauma Courses ATLS ®, ATCN & PHTLS Conducted since 1991 to Dec 2005 in the Saudi Arabian Chapter is 473

14. 2006 Plans

15. 2006 To conduct 84 Provider and Instructor Trauma Courses Establishment of 2 new ATLS Centers Establishment of 1 new ATCN Center Establishment of 2 new PHTLS Centers

16. Expected number of ATLS ® Providers and Instructors to be trained in 2006

19. Scheduled Number of ATLS ® Courses in 2006

20. Scheduled Number of Trauma Courses ATLS ®, ATCN & PHTLS in 2006

22. Impact of the instructor course on my Educational Knowledge

33. Overall Instructors Courses Evaluation