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Scientific Program
 

  2013


 



SUNDAY, March 17 2013

7:00 a.m.  
Registration

MEDICAL DISASTER RESPONSE 2013
Palace Tower, 3rd Floor, Promenade Level
3:00-5:30 p.m.  
Early Registration

TRAUMA, CRITICAL CARE & ACUTE CARE SURGERY 2013
Palace Tower, 4th Floor, Emperors Level
 
 

MONDAY March 18, 2013
 

7:00-8:30   Continental Breakfast served in Exhibit Hall
7:00   Registration
Palace Tower, 4th Floor, Emperors Level

SESSION 1
HOT BUTTON ISSUES

Moderator: Carlos V.R. Brown
7:45-7:55  

Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery 2013
Kenneth L. Mattox

7:55 - 8:10   Frozen Blood and 9/11: what Do They Have in Common?
Martin A. Schreiber
8:10 - 8:25   Is 1:1:1 the Right Ratio?
Kenji Inaba
8:25–8:40   The General Surgeon as Gatekeeper for Vascular Surgery
Todd Rasmussen
8:40 - 8:55   Pradaxa, Prasugrel, Plavix - The Three P's of Despair
Lynette Scherer
8:55 - 9:05   Appendicitis and Cholecystitis - When Should You Operate?
Peter Rhee
9:05 - 9:20   Surgical/Orthopedic Treatment of High Energy Wounds -
War Experience Translated to Civilian Practice
Col. James R. Ficke  
9:20 - 10:00   Panel Discussion
10:00–10:30   Break & Visit Exhibits

SESSION 2
CASE MANAGEMENT
MEDICAL LEGAL CASES
Hits and Near Misses -
You Be The Judge

10:30 – 12:30
Moderator: Kenneth L. Mattox
Panelists:
Kenji Inaba
Robert C. Mackersie
Michael J. Sise
Matthew J. Wall
Alison Wilson
David H. Wisner

SESSION 3
LUNCHEON SESSION

12:30-2:00
Luncheon Served
Augustus Ballroom, Palace Tower, 4th Floor

Moderator: Kenneth L. Mattox
"NEW ACS Optimal Resource Guide for
Care of the Injured - COMPENDIUM OF CHANGES"

 

Michael F. Rotondo, MD, FACS
Chairman, Committee on Trauma
American College of Surgeons
Professor & Chairman, Department of Surgery
Director, Center for Excellence for Trauma & Surgical Critical Care
The Brody School of Medicine
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

SESSION 4
TECHNIQUES
HOW TO DO IT

Moderator: Kenji Inaba
2:00-2:15   PIGTAILS in the Treatment of Hemopneumothorax
Peter Rhee
2:15-2:30  

Burn Operative Techniques
Hamed Amani

2:30-2:45   Lung Trauma Procedures - Video Presentation
Demetrios Demetriades
2:45-3:00   Endovascular Control of Subclavian Artery Injury
Matthew J. Wall, Jr.
3:00-3:15   The Difficult Duodenum
Robert C. Mackersie
3:15-3:50   Panel Discussion
3:50-4:10   Break

SESSION 5
THE HOUDINI SESSION -
HOW DO I GET OUT OF THIS ONE?

Moderator: Robert C. Mackersie
4:10-4:25   Mild Epidural, GCS of 6, Level 4 Emergency Center -
No Neurosurgeon
Richard A. Sidwell
4:25-4:40   Managing Bariatric Surgery Complications
Michael F. Rotondo

4:40-4:55

 

Transmediastinal GSW's
Demetrios Demetriades

4:55-5:10   Phlegmasia Cerulia Dolens and Its "cousins"
Todd Rasmussen
5:10-5:25  

Perforation of Duodenum During ERCP
Ali Salim

5:25-6:00   Panel Discussion

TUESDAY MORNING, March 19, 2013

SESSION 6
NEW (AND OLD) TECHNOLOGY
HOT OR HYPE

Moderator: Demetrios Demetriades
7:00-8:30   Continental breakfast served in Exhibit Hall
7:30-7:45   EC & ICU Ultrasound - Do Results Just Lead
to More Tests?
Alexander L. Eastman
7:45-8:00   Respiratory Failure in Spinal Cord Injury - Diaphragmatic Pacing
Alison Wilson
8:00-8:15   Smart Phones, iPads, ICU Rounds, and Acute Care Surgery
Peter M. Rhee
8:15-8:30  

Rib Plating - Who Does It Really Benefit?
Martin A. Schreiber

8:30-8:45  

Gastric & Intestinal Temporary Stents
Mitchell J. Cohen

8:45-9:30   Panel Discussion
9:30-10:00   Break

SESSION 7
CRITICAL TRAUMA/CRITICAL CARE TREATMENT

Moderator: Lynette Scherer
10:00-10:15   Ventilatory Support in ther SICU - Why So Many Choices?
Raul Coimbra
10:15-10:30   Biofilm Associated Infections
Alison Wilson
10:30-10:45   Pain Management, Including Prevention & Treatment
of ICU Psychosis
Sydney J. Vail
10:45-11:00   Good Bug, Bad Bug
Martin A. Schreiber
11:00-11:15   Diagnosing Brain Death in 2013
Ali Salim
11:15-11:30   PE's - Are All Clots "Equal?"
David H. Wisner
11:30-11:45   Clean Up Your Act - Infections in the ICU
Todd Rasmussen
11:45-12:30   Panel Discussion
12:30-2:00

Free Time

 
12:30 - 2:00
Augustus Ballroom
Satellite Luncheon Program
"Changing the Standard of Care for Management of the Open Abdomen:
New Research Revealed from the Leading Trauma Facilities in the Nation"

*This program is not accredited by or affiliated with the American College of Surgeons or Trauma, Critical
Care & Acute Care Surgery 2013
 

SESSION 8
CAPSULE COMMENTARIES
EVOLVING ISSUES -
ANNUAL UPDATES

Moderator: Raul Coimbra
2:00-2:08   Managing Diverticulitis
Kenji Inaba
2:08-2:16   Drains - Tails of the Devil
Norman E. McSwain, Jr.
2:16-2:24   Practical Applications of Temporary Abdominal Closure
Lynette Scherer
2:24-2:32   The VAC Wound Care Revolution
Carlos V.R. Brown
2:32-2:40   Fluids in ARDS
Ronald M. Stewart
2:40-2:48   You Swallowed WHAT?
R. Todd Maxson
2:48-2:56   GI Bleeding in the Elderly - Is Management Different?
Raul Coimbra
2:56-3:04   Rise and Fall of Pulse Evacuators
Sheldon H. Teperman
3:04-3:12   Trauma Billing and Coding: Fun for All...Or Not
Sydney J. Vail
3:12-3:35   Break

SESSION 9
MY WORST NIGHTMARE COMES TRUE

Moderator: Martin A. Schreiber
3:35-3:50 Blunt Trauma Mainstem Bronchus Separation
Matthew J. Wall, Jr.
3:50-4:05 Neonatal Surgical Emergencies for the General Surgeon
R. Todd Maxson
4:05-4:20 Iatrogenic Pelvic Vascular Injuries
Michael J. Sise
4:20-4:35 Cirrhosis, Ascites, & Perforated Umbilical Hernia
Miguel Cubano
4:35 - 4:50 Cholangitis/Sepsis in the 3rd trimester
Ali Salim
4:50 - 5:45 Panel Discussion

SESSION 10
MEET THE MASTERS

5:30 – 6:15
Moderator: Kenneth L. Mattox
Surgical residents, trauma & acute care surgery fellows, medical students and others in training are invited to participate with the faculty.  "Meet the Masters" is for trainees only. This session is a fast-moving, interactive dialogue on topics relavant to trainees.

INTERACTIVE SESSION

SESSION 11
MEET THE PROFESSOR
DISCUSS THE ISSUES

RECEPTION/DANCE
7:00 – 9:00

WEDNESDAY MORNING, March 20, 2013


SESSION 12
HENRY C. CLEVELAND FORUM ON
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN
TRAUMA, CRITICAL CARE &
ACUTE CARE SURGERY
Turf Zones - Why We Need Each Other
& How Do We Make It Work?

6:30-8:30 Continental breakfast served in Exhibit Hall

Moderator: Henry C. Cleveland
7:00-7:15   Physician Peer and Hospital Quality Review
Michael J. Sise
7:15-7:30   Trauma Surgeons, Emergency Physicians, and Trauma Care
Christopher Colwell
7:30-7:45   Intensivists, Hospitalists, Pharmacists & Clinical Case Management
Carlos V.R. Brown
7:45-8:00  

Professional Organizations & Regulatory Agencies
David B. Hoyt

8:00-8:30  
Panel Discussion
 

SESSION 13
ANNUAL TRAUMA DEBATE
HOT TOPIC 2013

8:30-9:30
Moderator: Ali Salim
Resolved: Tranexamic Acid (TXA) should be given to all trauma patients
Pro: Mitchell J. Cohen
Con: Kenji Inaba
9:30-9:50   Break

SESSION 14
WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY, AND "HE IS US"

Moderator: Matthew J. Wall, Jr.
9:50-10:05   EMR - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly for
ACS Practice
David H. Wisner
10:05-10:20  

Dealing with the Dysfunctional and/or Aging Colleague
Ronald M. Stewart

10:20-10:35   Why is this Patient Coming Here?
Role of Level 4 in Rural Trauma Care
Richard A. Sidwell
10:35-10:50   Crisis in Vascular Surgery
Michael J. Sise
10:50 -11:20   Panel Discussion

SESSION 15
THE FINAL WORD

11:20 - 1:00   Commentary on Presentations
Kenneth L. Mattox

 

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