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Special Operations Medical Association Scientific Assembly (SOMSA)

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Online registration will remain open continuously through the end of the Scientific Assembly.  Need to register a few days, a few hours, or even a few minutes be​fore the Scientific Assembly?  No problem.  Skip the lines at the Assembly by simply registering online at your convenience then pick up your name badge at the convention center where a friendly staff member will print your badge when you arrive.  Staff will still be available at the Assembly to assist you with registering or making changes to your registration, if needed.

ATTENTION 2019 SOMSA ATTENDEES
LAB TICKETS MUST BE PRESENTED TO ENTER A LAB

Upon your arrival at Charlotte Convention Center, attendees must check in at the SOMA Registration De​sk to obtain name badge and tickets for events while at SOMSA.  

As in the past, your name badge must be worn at all times when in the Convention Center during Scientific Assembly hours.  Tickets for the following will be printed with your name badge.

  • TICKETS - Drink tickets for the opening reception
  • TICKETS - Labs for which you registered
  • TICKETS - Mess Night tickets, if purchased
  • Note:  Balance due must be paid prior to Assembly participation.​

​SOM​SA Program

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Note:  "Lab swapping" while onsite will not be allowed.  Should you no longer want to attend a lab for which you are registered, you will need to request a refund for that lab.  Separate registration, including fee, will be required to register for a new lab.

SOM​SA Registration

IMPORTANT: Please note that member or non-member registration fee is populated based on your membership type and status. 
  1. If your membership is current (expiring 12/31/2019), you will be registered at the member rate.
  2. If your membership expired 12/31/2018, you will be registered as a non-member.  Registering as a non-member does not include SOMA membership for 2019.  Separate membership renewal transaction is required."​
Should you need to register and pay by check, please contact us​.
Questions? Contact us at SOMA@kellencompany.com ​
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Labs At-A-Glance

​Please review the labs you select so that they do not overlap. Many lab sessions are offered more than once and are labeled with A.M or P.M. if on the same day.

MONDAY,​ May 6​ Time All Medics All Other
K9 Tactical Emergency Casualty Care 0800-1700 $50 $200
Introduction to REBOA for Medics A.M. 1000-1200 $50 $100
Wilderness & Austere Medicine 1000-1500 $50 $200
PFC Package in INDOPACOM 1000-1200 $50 $100
SOFsono in PFC: Ultrasound Interpretation A.M. 1000-1200 $50 $100
Women's Health Care in Austere Environment A.M. 1000-1200 $50 $100
Teleflex Prehospital Procedure Cadaver Lab 1200-1400 $50 $100
Critical Care Prolonged Field Procedure Lab 1300-1700 $50 $150
Introduction to REBOA for Medics P.M. 1300-1500 $50 $100
Introduction to Tactical Ultrasound 1300-1700 $50 $150
Fundamentals of Simulation: Prehospital Provider Ed 1300-1700 $50 $150
Non Trauma Modules 1300-1700 $50 $150
Tactical Medicine Review & Exam Workshop 1300-1700 $50 $150
Fresh Whole Blood & Freeze Dried Plasma 1300-1700 $50 $150
Moulage Basic Theory and Practice 1300-1700 $50 $150
Teleflex Prehospital Procedure Cadaver Lab 1430-1630 $50 $100
SOFsono in PFC: Ultrasound Interpretation P.M. 1500-1700 $50 $100
Women's Health Care in Austere Environment P.M. 1500-1700 $50 $100
SOF Dentistry Review 1700-2100 $50 $150
TUESDAY, May 7​​​
SOF Dentistry Review  ​0800-1200 ​$50 ​$150
Improvised Extremity & Junctional Tourniquets A.M. 0800-1100 $50 $150
Critical Care Prolonged Field Procedure Lab A.M. 0800-1200 $50 $150
SOFsono in PFC: Ultrasound Interpretation 0800-1000 $50 $100
Fresh Whole Blood & Freeze Dried Plasma A.M. 0800-1200 $50 $150
Battlefield Auricular Acupuncture A.M. 0800-1200 $50 $150
Moulage Advanced Theory and Practice 0800-1200 $50 $150
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine A.M. 0800-1200 $50 $150
Portable Mechanical Ventilation Techniques A.M. 0800-1200 $50 $150
Good Medicine in Bad Places w/ Ltd Resources A.M. 0800-1200 $50 $150
Team Health: Core Anatomy, Exercise Injury Prevention, Sports Medicine Dirty Tricks A.M. 0800-1200 $50 $150
Detection and Mitigation of Malaria A.M. 0800-1200 $50 $150
Advanced Tactical Ultrasound 0800-1200 $50 $150
​Prolonged Field Care–SOF Training, Medicine Included 0800-1700 $50 $200
CONTOMS Medical Directors Course for Tactical Law Enforcement 0800-​1700 $150 $200
SOMA/NAEMSP EMS Medical Director Overview Course for Military Operations 0800-1700 $150 $200
K9 Tactical Emergency Casualty Care 0800-1700 $50 $200
Introduction to REBOA for Medics 1300-1500 $50 $100
Improvised Extremity & Junctional Tourniquets P.M. 1300-1600 $50 $150
Critical Care Prolonged Field Procedure Lab P.M. 1300-1700 $50 $150
Fundamentals of Simulation: Prehospital Provider Ed 1300-1700 $50 $150
Fresh Whole Blood & Freeze Dried Plasma P.M. 1300-1700 $50 $150
Battlefield Auricular Acupuncture P.M. 1300-1700 $50 $150
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine P.M. 1300-1700 $50 $150
Portable Mechanical Ventilation Techniques P.M. 1300-1700 $50 $150
Good Medicine in Bad Places w/ Ltd Resources P.M. 1300-1700 $50 $150
Team Health: Core Anatomy, Exercise Injury Prevention, Sports Medicine Dirty Tricks P.M. 1300-1700 $50 $150
Detection and Mitigation of Malaria P.M. 1300-1700 $50 $150
Practical Case-based Tactical Ultrasound 1300-1700 $50 $150
PFC Package in INDOPACOM 1500-1700 $50 $100
Women's Health Care in Austere Environment 1500-1700 $50 $100​

SOM​SA Hotel Information

 
Click here​ for 2019 hotel information.

Important Notice for Military and DoD Registrants

 
Important Notice

The 2019​ Special Operations Medicine Scientific Assembly (SOMSA) is an independently SOMA-hosted event. By registering for annual training at SOMSA as a Military Medic or Current DoD Employee, you will receive continuing education credits (up to 37.2​5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits for Physicians, application has also been mad e through CAPCE for non-physician credits), primary access to presentations, lectures, and SOMSA events while being granted free access to the SOMSA Exhibition Hall. 

Military and DoD personnel must follow the policy for attending a Non-DoD-Hosted event and are encouraged to keep individual costs below $3,000. (IAW DoD Conference Guidelines, Version 4.0 dated 26 June 16, "For conferences estimated to cost less than $3,000 per attendee and less than $600 per day per civilian employee or military member, and for no-cost conferences, approval authority is delegated to supervisors with normal TDY/TAD approval authority, consistent with organizational guidelines.") Individuals and units are encouraged to initiate internal command-directed approval procedures as early as possible to ensure attendees are eligible.

SOMA remains committed to improving the survival and reducing the suffering of those that serve in harm's way through the continuous advancement of SOF medicine and will continue to pursue options that will allow as many military and DOD personnel to attend SOMSA as possible. ​​

SOM​SA Continuing Education Certificates

 
Please contact us​ should you need continuing education verification/certificates for past events.​​

Future SOMSA Dates

 
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2020 SOMA Scientific Assembly
May 11-15, 2020
Raleigh Convention Center
Raleigh, North Carolina
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