Program
MEDICAL DISASTER RESPONSE
CAESARS PALACE • LAS VEGAS
April 11, 2021
| 7:00-8:30 |
Continental Breakfast Served in Exhibit Hall |
| 7:00 | Registration Opens Palace Tower, 3rd Floor, Roman Ballroom |
SESSION 1
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT – LESSONS LEARNED
Moderator: Chadwick P. Smith
| 7:45-7:55 | Setting the Stage: Review/Preview 2021 Kenneth L. Mattox |
| 7:55-8:15 | A Disaster Within A Disaster: The Beirut Explosion Haytham Kaafarani |
| 8:15-8:35 | A Trauma Surgeon Directs COVID-19 Response in a Flyover State Stephen L. Barnes |
| 8:35-8:50 | COVID-19 ICU Surge- A Challenge Without End: Triage of ER and Critical Care Resources Demetrios Demetriades |
| 8:50-9:10 | CMOC – Regional Disaster Oversight: An Essential Element of Response Lori Upton |
| 9:10-9:30 | Walking Blood Banks: How Do They Work? Who Needs Them? Martin A. Schreiber |
| 9:30-9:50 | Panel Discussion |
| 9:50-10:15 | Break & Visit Exhibits |
SESSION 2
NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
Moderator: Martin A. Schreiber
| 10:15-10:30 | Tactical Combat Casualty Care 2020 Updates: Advanced Resuscitative Care and Battlefield Pain Management Jennifer M. Gurney |
| 10:30-10:45 | Optimal Role of Hospital Ships in Disasters Miguel Cubano |
| 10:45-11:00 | Maintaining Resilience in MCI Personnel Elizabeth R. Benjamin |
| 11:00-11:15 | Disaster Magnets: How to Prepare for Whatever Comes Your Way Sheldon H. Teperman |
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11:15-11:30 11:30-11:45 |
Palliative Care During Disasters – Unmet Needs? David Zonies Panel Discussion |
SESSION 3
LUNCHEON SESSION
11:15 – 1:45
Palace Tower, 4th Floor, Palace Ballroom
Moderator: Kenneth L. Mattox
“Pandemic Realities – First Hand and in Retrospect”
Alexander L. Eastman, MD, MPH, FACS,FAEMS
Senior Medical Officer – Operations
US Department of Homeland Security
Lieutenant and Chief Medical Officer
Dallas Police Department
Dallas, TX
SESSION 4
CASE MANAGEMENT: LIFE IN A COVID HOT ZONE
1:15 – 3:15
Moderator: Kenneth L. Mattox
Panelists:
| Stephen L. Barnes Jennifer M. Gurney Matthew J. Martin |
Chadwick P. Smith Sheldon H. Teperman Lori Upton |
| 3:15-3:45 | Break & Visit Exhibits |
SESSION 5
BEYOND TRIAGE & RESUSCITATION
Moderator: Miguel Cubano
| 3:45-4:00 | Earthquakes: Before, During, and After Andre Campbell |
| 4:00-4:15 | Biological Warfare/Bioterrorism Jay J. Doucet |
| 4:15-4:30 | When the Rules Don’t Apply: Ethics and Futility in the COVID-19 Environment Christy Cauley |
| 4:30-4:45 | Challenges of Radiation and Directed Energy Exposure Carlos V.R. Brown |
| 4:45-5:00 | Coralling the Herd – Managing Outside “Help” in an MCI Lori Upton |
| 5:00-5:15 | Learning from our Mistakes: The Missouri Tornados Stephen L. Barnes |
| 5:15-5:30 | A Surgeon’s Top 5 (or 10) Asks Of My Hospital Administration for Disaster Preparedness David Zonies |
| 5:30-5:45 | Multiple Adult and Pedi Burn Patients in Your EC Sydney J. Vail |
| 5:45-6:00 | Late Breaking News Kenneth L. Mattox |
| 6:00-6:30 | Panel Discussion |
| 6:30 | Conference Adjourns |
