Trauma, Critical Care, & Acute Care Surgery 2008
TRAUMA, CRITICAL CARE, & ACUTE CARE SURGERY
TRAUMA, CRITICAL CARE, & ACUTE CARE SURGERY
TRAUMA, CRITICAL CARE, & ACUTE CARE SURGERY
 

TRAUMA, CRITICAL CARE & ACUTE CARE SURGERY March 24-26, 2008

Sunday, March 23

7:00 a.m.



7:50 a.m. -
5:30 p.m.
Medical Disaster Response 2008
Registration
Palace Tower, 3rd Floor, Promenade Level

Medical Disaster Response 2008

3:00-5:30 p.m.
Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery 2008
Early Registration
Palace Tower, 4th Floor, Emperors Level


Monday, March 24

6:30

7:25
Registration

Welcome & Announcements

Kenneth L. Mattox

Session 1 - Critcal Decisions

Moderator: Karim Brohi

7:30-7:45
The Acute Abdomen: What NOT To Do With a Laparascope
Michael J. Sise
7:45-8:00
Damage Control: Have We Gone Too Far?
David H. Wisner
8:00-8:15
Colon Injuries: Five Things To Remember
Alison Wilson
8:15-8:30
Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections - Beyond Initial Operation
Philip S. Barie
8:30-8:45
Torsion, Epididymitis, Hernias - To Operate or Not To Operate?
Michael Coburn
8:45-9:00
Massive Pelvic Fracture: ORIF/Pack/Embolize?
David C. Teague
9:00-9:15
Thoracic Aortic Injury: To Cut, Stent, Hold or Fold?
Kenneth L. Mattox
9:15-10:00
Panel Discussion

10:00-10:30
Break

Session 2

10:30-12:00 Noon
 
Moderator: Kenneth L. Mattox

Panelists:  
Juan C. Duchesne
Ronald M. Stewart
 
Robert Todd Maxson

Alison Wilson

Session 3
12:00-1:30
 
Moderator: Kenneth L. Mattox

"Acute Care Surgery: Promise and Pitfalls"

Timothy C. Fabian
President
American Association for the Surgery of Trauma


Session 4
 
Moderator: Demetrios Demetriades

1:30-1:45
The Neck: Inside & Out
Asher Hirshberg
1:45-2:00
Massive Upper GI Bleeding: Sequential Surgical Strategies
David W. Tuggle
2:00-2:15
Assessing and Reversing Medication Coagulopathies
John J. Fildes
2:15-2:30
Who Your Gonna Call? Ghostbuster!
Urgent Intraoperative Surgical Consult

Michael J. Sise
2:30-2:45
Abdominal Pain - When Imaging Fails You
M. Margaret Knudson
2:45-3:00
Traumatic Abdominal Vascular Catastrophies: What to Ligate? What to Fix?
Norman E. McSwain, Jr.
3:00-3:40
Panel Discussion

3:40-4:00
Break

Session 5

Moderator: Robert C. Mackersie

4:00-4:15
GSW to Surgical Soul
Rao R. Ivatury
4:15-4:30
Necrotizing Pancreatitis - After the Third Operation
Timothy C. Fabian
4:30-4:45
Open Abdomen; Long ICU Stay; Multiple Enteric Fistulas
Demetrios Demetraides
4:45-5:00
Inaccessible Intercostal Bleeder
Matthew J. Wall, Jr.
5:00-5:15
Acute Ischemic Small Bowel
Eric R. Frykberg
5:15-5:30
Ruptured Omphalocele in a Community Hospital
Robert Todd Maxson
5:30-6:00
Panel Discussion


Tuesday, March 25

Session 6
  
Moderator: Norman E. McSwain, Jr.

7:00-7:15
Burn Therapy in Adults & Children
William G. Cioffi
7:15-7:30
Thoracotomy/Sternotomy 101
Matthew J. Wall, Jr.
7:30-7:45
Urology for the Acute Care Surgeon
Michael Coburn
7:45-8:00
CPR and EC Thoracotomy: Children vs Adults
David W. Tuggle
8:00-8:15
Ophthalmology for the Acute Care Surgeon
Amy G. Coburn
8:15-8:30
Multi-Injured Patients with Multiple Fractures
David C. Teague
9:00-9:40
Panel Discussion

9:40-10:00
Break

Session 7
  
Moderator: David W. Tuggle

10:00-10:15
Clostridium difficile - An Iatrogenic Injury?
John J. Fildes
10:15-10:30
Decreasing Hypermetabolic State - Beta Blockade
William G. Cioffi
10:30-10:45
Antibiotic Resistant Realities
Michael H. Metzler
10:45-11:00
Trauma Contributors to ARDS
David B. Hoyt
11:00-11:15
Vent Strategies That Work
Michael J. Sise
11:15-11:30
Intensive Glycemic Control
Ronald M. Stewart
11:30-11:45
Non-Antibiotic Treatment of Infections & Sepsis
Philip S. Barie
11:45-12:30
Panel Discussion

12:30-2:00

Free lunch time for independent satellite lunch programs.
Not accredited by or affiliated with the American College of Surgeons


Session 8
 
Moderator: Alison Wilson

2:00-2:10
Bowel Anastomosis: Practical Lessons
Matthew M. Carrick
2:10-2:20
Crotalid Envenomations: Evolution of Therapy
Ronald M. Stewart
2:20-2:30
Protecting the Cervical Spine in Adults & Children
David E. Persse
2:30-2:40
Diagnostic Radiology Radiation Risks
Robert C. Mackersie
2:40-2:50
PTSD in Kids
Robert Todd Maxson
2:50-3:00
Critical Steps: Upper and Lower Extremity Fasciotomy
Juan C. Duchesne
3:00-3:10
Artificial Blood - Is It Ready for Prime Time?
M. Margaret Knudson

3:10-3:30
Break

Session 9
3:30-5:30
 
Moderator: David B. Hoyt

Panelists:  
Matthew M. Carrick
Rao R. Ivatury
 
Timothy C. Fabian
Norman E. McSwain, Jr.

Session 10
5:00-5:45

Moderator: Kenneth L. Mattox

INTERACTIVE SESSION

(Limited to Residents and Faculty Attendees ONLY)

Topics for Discussion:

  1. Status of Acute Care Surgery Training
  2. Proficiency in Open Procedures
  3. The General Surgeon & Vascular/Thoracic Emergencies
  4. Feedback on Conference Presentations

Session 11

Wednesday, March 26
Session 12
6:30-8:00

Moderator: Henry C. Cleveland

A Catastrophic Challenge: Are You & Your Hospital Ready?


6:30-6:45
Mass Casualty: On-Scene Triage - Right Patient to Right Hospital
David E. Persse
6:45-7:00
Improvised Explosive Devices Equal Catastrophic Blast Injuries
Warren C. Dorlac
7:00-7:15
IED Victims In Your EC
Michael Stein
7:15-7:30
IED Victims In Your ICU
Gina R. Dorlac
7:45-8:00
Panel Discussion

Session 13
8:00-9:30
 
Moderator: Michael J. Sise

Resolved:
New 1:1 hemotherapy strategies should replace traditional transfusion protocols

Pro:
Karim Brohi
Con:
David H. Wisner

9:30-9:50

Break

Session 14

Moderator: M. Margaret Knudson

9:50-10:05
Age and Obesity Affect Outcomes
Demetrios Demetriades
10:05-10:20
Stop the Bleeding Strategies
Warren C. Dorlac
10:20-10:35
Near Infrared Spectroscopy - Practical Applications
Rao R. Ivatury
10:35-10:50
Hypotensive Resuscitation - The Next Step(s)
Matthew M. Carrick
10:50-11:05
Preventing Pulmonary Embolism
David B. Hoyt

Session 15
11:05-12:30
Editorial Review of Lessons Learned
Kenneth L. Mattox



 

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