Education and Outreach

Mission: The Education and Outreach subcommittee is a panel of pre-hospital and hospital providers as well as injury prevention experts dedicated to providing the best trauma care and reducing trauma morbidity and mortality in Southern Minnesota. Our goal is to supplement or make recommendations for quality outreach education in the public, EMS and hospital arenas that is already provided across Southern Minnesota.

The NEXT SMRTAC General Meeting (Hybrid option available – In person and by Zoom) – Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Atwood Plaza, 4th Floor 209 South 2nd Street, Mankato MN 56001 *Parking is available in the Civic Center parking ramp at 125 S. Riverfront Drive. A Mayo badge is required to access the fourth floor. Someone will be available to assist you.
1-3 pm
The Agenda and Zoom links will be posted prior to the next meeting

The NEXT SMRTAC Education Session is scheduled for December 16, 2025 from 11 to noon at : Atwood Plaza, 4th Floor

209 South 2nd Street, Mankato MN 56001 *Parking is available in the Civic Center parking ramp at 125 S. Riverfront Drive. A Mayo badge is required to access the fourth floor. Someone will be available to assist you. Topic is EZ-IO and Quik Clot. email admin@smrtac.org for more information.

Chair

Co-Chair, Peggy Sue Garber, Trauma Coordinator MCHS Fairmont

Co-Chair Bobbi Sandberg, Trauma Coordinator MCHS St. James

EMS Trauma Education- VIDEO

Watch the video from the SMRTAC Education Session Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Dr. Katie Johnson, Child Abuse Specialist with Mayo Clinic will present on child abuse topics including burns and fractures and what to look for. VIDEO

Watch the video from the SMRTAC Education Session Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Dr. Matt Sztajnkrycer with Mayo Clinic Ambulance discusses RSI in hemodynamically unstable trauma patients. VIDEO 

Watch the video from the SMRTAC Education Session Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Topic of the education session Rhiannon Osborne, RN, BSN, CFRN Flight Nurse with Mayo Clinic Ambulance will present a trauma case review involving a challenging flight watch the VIDEO.

Watch the Video from the SMRTAC Education Session Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Todd Dorn, Paramedic with Mayo Clinic Ambulance presented burn education watch the VIDEO

Meeting Minutes