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ABOUT

Our faculty are physicians in active practice who continue “in the trenches” day after day, night after night, dealing with the most complex surgical challenges.   Each year, new “rising stars” join seasoned expert faculty.  As you visit the Scientific Program section of our site, you will be impressed that such a stellar faculty has been assembled and how so much practical surgical information has been incorporated into two and one-half days.  Past attendees have aptly described the conference content as an, “Incredible journey in surgical knowledge, with “tour guides” whose expertise and personalities make every excursion a uniquely exceptional experience,” “Amazingly wonderful, fast paced experience – like drinking water from a fire hose; it blew me away!” No other course like this in the world; can’t wait to return next year.”

OBJECTIVES

• Describe innovative, appropriate techniques and technology for optimal care of the injured or seriously ill patient in urban and rural environments
• Apply concepts from urban and rural trauma and acute care surgery cases to the practice setting
• Describe practical exposure techniques and guidelines for management and early control of injuries and acute surgical conditions
• Identify the dilemmas, ethics, and solutions relative to managing critically ill and injured patients
• Discuss care issues particular to the surgical intensive care unit, including use of steroids, advanced rescue strategies, sepsis, vasopressors, nutrition, and non-hemorrhagic shock
• Address issues relative to trauma and acute care surgery evolution, including managing TBI, rib fractures, bowel obstruction, appendicitis, and peripheral vascular trauma
• Discuss ongoing advances and the controversies surrounding them, including appropriate use of REBOA, opioids for trauma patients, nonoperative management, and endovascular management of trauma
• Discuss how to manage complications of missed injuries, difficult stomas, and injuries in the presence of incorporated mesh
• Discuss the COVID-19 challenges presented to surgeons
• Discuss evolving nonclinical issues, including the acute care surgery model,  proliferation of trauma centers, ICU bundles, burnout, guidelines vs good judgement, and the challenges of training emergency surgeons

TARGET AUDIENCE

The course is designed primarily for trauma surgeons working in Level I-IV trauma centers.  in addition, general surgeons, emergency physicians, anesthesiologists, trauma coordinators, surgical residents, thoracic surgeons, trauma nurses, PAs, and NPs administrators, and EMS coordinators will benefit from this course.

ACCREDITATION

CME credit has been awarded.  Please visit the ACCREDITATION PAGE of the site for accreditation designation.
For the purposes of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 credits^tm issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

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