Trauma & Critical Care Symposium 2024
The care of injured and critically ill patients is complex and challenging. The goal for the Trauma & Critical Care Symposium at Massachusetts General Hospital, aims to give clear guidelines to practicing clinicians who manage such patients. This symposium offers an ideal mix of the traditional standard-of-care principles with new, cutting-edge information. It explores issues in several areas including resuscitation, surgical techniques, bleeding control, inflammation and infection, respiratory care, nutrition, prehospital care, rehabilitation, and ethics. Multiple learning modalities will be incorporated into the course to engage the learner in the educational process and help them develop new strategies they can apply in their own practice setting.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for Physicians, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and other members of the healthcare team who focus on critical care, emergency medicine, general surgery and trauma/acute surgery.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the activity, participants will be able to:
- Apply treatment plans for trauma and acute surgery patients.
- Describe indications for operative versus non-operative management after complex emergency surgical problems.
- Evaluate challenges related to systems of, and leadership in, patient care.
- Create systems to improve quality of trauma care in their own institutions.
- Organize multidisciplinary teams to provide well-coordinated care.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
American Board of Surgery (ABS) MOC Recognition Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirement of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
Additional Information
Massachusetts General Hospital, and Mass General Brigham
Monday, November 11, 2024 | 7:00am - 4:20pm
Trauma & Critical Care
7:00am | Welcome | George Velmahos, MD, PhD |
Session I: DEBATES IN PREHOSPITAL TRAUMA CARE | |
7:15 | Mechanical v. Hand Chest Compression | Jason Cohen, MD |
7:30 | Blood Product Transfusion v. Traditional Fluids | Crisanto Torres, MD |
7:45 | Intubation v. Bag Valve Mask | Lauren Nentwich, MD |
8:00 | Discussion |
Session II: WE DISAGREE! - CLEARANCE OF THE C-SPINE | |
8:10 | MRI Is Needed To Clear It With Confidence | Adrian Maung, MD |
8:20 | CT is Good Enough If You Know How To Read It | Kathryn Albutt, MD |
8:30 | Rebuttal/Discussion/Vote |
Session III: WE DISAGREE! - EVACUATION OF RETAINED HEMOTHORAX | |
8:40 | VATS is Efficient, Fast, The Best | Reza Askari, MD |
8:50 | Fibrinolytics Are Gentle, Safe, The Best | Sara Zhao, MD |
9:00 | Rebuttal/Discussion/Vote |
Session IV: WE DISAGREE! - REBOA FOR TEMPORARY BLEEDING CONTROL | |
9:10 | REBOA Saves Lives! | Jane Keating, MD |
9:20 | REBOA is a Passing Fad! | Kristina Kramer, MD |
9:30 | Rebuttal/Discussion/Vote |
9:40 | BREAK |
Session V: TRAUMA JEOPARDY | |
10:00 | A Game of Trauma Knowledge and Fast Reflexes! | Matt Elson, MD; Adam Fields; MD/BI fellow |
Session VI: THE IMPOSSIBLE TRAUMA OPERATION | |
10:40 | Pancreatic Resection v. Packing and Drainage | Casey Luckhurst, MD |
10:50 | Hepatic Repair v. Packing and Embolization | Edward Kelly, MD |
11:00 | Explore Always the Zone - Penetrating Retroperitoneal Injury? | Kevin Schuster, MD |
11:10 | Discussion |
Session VII: CHALLENGING TRAUMA POPULATIONS | |
11:20 | The Top 5 Differences of Pediatric Trauma Patients | Danielle Cameron, MD |
11:40 | The Top 5 Differences of Geriatric Trauma Patients | Zara Cooper, MD |
11:50 | The Top 5 Differences of Pregnant Trauma Patients | Tracey Dechert, MD |
12:00pm | The Top 5 Differences of Superobese Trauma Patients | Peter Hedberg, MD |
12:20 | LUNCH |
Session VIII: A PANEL ON TRAUMA LEADERSHIP | |
1:30 | Can a Terrible Leader Be A Great Clinician? | Petrut Gogalniceanu, MD |
1:45 | Creating Order Out of Chaos in the Trauma Bay | Haytham Kaafarani, MD |
2:00 | What Type of a Leader Do We Want? | Discussion and Audience Participation |
Session IX: A PANEL ON QUALITY AND SAFETY | |
2:15 | Introduction | Haytham Kaafarani, MD |
2:20 | In-Hospital Never-Events: Truly Never? | Sue Algeri, MD |
2:30 | Zero Preventable Deaths: Truly Zero? | Robert Winchell, MD |
2:40 | Rescue Before The Rescue | Aalok Agarwala, MD |
2:50 | Discussion |
Session X: WHAT ON EARTH IS HAPPENING HERE? | |
3:00 | Mystery picture 1 | Jason Brocker, MD; Kristina Kramer, MD; Anupamaa Seshadri, MD |
3:05 | Mystery picture 2 | Jason Brocker, MD; Kristina Kramer, MD; Anupamaa Seshadri, MD |
3:10 | Mystery picture 3 | Jason Brocker, MD; Kristina Kramer, MD; Anupamaa Seshadri, MD |
3:15 | Mystery picture 4 | Jason Brocker, MD; Kristina Kramer, MD; Anupamaa Seshadri, MD |
Session XI: THE SURVIVOR GAME | |
3:20 | A Game of Mystery, Trauma Expertise, and Audience-Seducing Skills | Kevin Schuster, MD; Kristina Bermas, MD; Jane Keating, MD; Megan Janeway, MD; Geoff Anderson, MD |
4:20pm | Adjourn |
Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | 7:30am - 4:00pm
Acute Care Surgery
Session XII: WHAT'S NEW IN…. | |
7:30am | Perforated Diverticulitis | Hiroko Kunitake, MD |
7:40 | Necrotizing Pancreatitis | Casey Luckhurst, MD |
7:50 | Non-Operative Cholecystitis | Charu Paranjape, MD |
8:00 | Discussion |
Session XII: MESH OR NO MESH OR WHAT MESH? | |
8:15 | Small Umbilical Hernia: Elective or Strangulated | Reza Askari, MD |
8:30 | Contaminated/Infected Ventral Hernia | Jonathan Parks, MD |
8:45 | Parastomal Hernia: Elective or Strangulated | Josh Ng-Kamstra, MD |
9:00 | Discussion |
Session XIII: THE ONE QUESTION THAT MATTERS | |
9:15 | Enteral or Parenteral Nutrition? | Geoff Anderson, MD |
9:25 | Which Wound Dressing? | Jeremy Goverman |
9:35 | How to Come Off Anesthesia Without Coughing? | Jamie Sparling, MD |
9:45 | When to Give Anticoagulation Reversal? | Karim Fikry, MD |
9:55 | Discussion |
10:00 | BREAK |
Session XIV: THE MAGIC INTERVENTION IS… | |
10:30 | …Robotic Acute Care Surgery | Michael DeWane |
10:40 | …Prediction/Prescription Through AI | Gabriel Bratt, MD |
10:50 | …Surgical Palliative Care | Matt Bartek, MD |
11:00 | …Home Hospital | Denise Gee, MD |
11:10 | Discussion |
Session XV: KEYNOTE LECTURE | |
11:25 | Introduction of the Keynote Lecturer | George Velmahos, MD, Ph D |
11:30 | Memento Mori | Robert Winchell, MD |
12:00pm | LUNCH |
Session XVI: THE MAGIC DRUG IS… | |
1:00 | …Controls Persistent Pain | Stefani Schwartz, MD |
1:15 | …Controls Persistent Bleeding | Jonathan Gates, MD |
1:45 | …Controls Persistent Crisis | Petrut Gogalniceanu, MD |
2:00 | Discussion |
Session XVII: My Greatest Catastrophe (and the moral of the story) | |
2:15 | Case #1 - The Uncontrollable Leak | Ed Kelly, MD |
2:25 | Case #2 - The Impossible Bowel Fistula | Jonathan Parks, MD |
2:35 | Case #3 - The Supermobile Bowel | Amory de Roulette, MD |
2:45 | Discussion |
Session XVIII: LAST PERSON STANDING | |
3:00 | Trauma Knowledge From This Symposium - An Interactive Game with The Audience |
4:00pm | Adjourn |
Course Director
George Velmahos, MD, PhD
Division Chief of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care,
Massachusetts General Hospital;
John F. Burke Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Faculty
Kathryn Albutt, MD
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Geoff Anderson, MD
Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Reza Askari, MD
Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Matt Bartek, MD
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Gabriel Bratt, MD
Surgery, Beth Israel Lahey Health
Jason Cohen, MD
Boston MedFlight
Charles Cook, MD
Surgery, Beth Israel Lahey Health
Tracey Dechert, MD
Boston Medical Center
Amory de Roulette, MD
Mount St John's Hospital, Caribbean
Michael DeWane
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Karim Fikry, MD
Anesthesia, Beth Israel Lahey Health
Jonathan Gates, MD
Hartford Hospital
Denise Gee, MD
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Petrut Gogalniceanu, MD
Guy's and St Thomas NHS Trust, King's College, United Kingdom
Jeremy Goverman
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
John Hwabejire, MD
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Haytham Kaafarani, MD
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Jane Keating, MD
Hartford Hospital
Edward Kelly, MD
Baystate Health
Kristina Kramer, MD
Baystate Health
Hiroko Kunitake, MD
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Casey Luckhurst, MD
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Adrian Maung, MD
Surgery, Yale Medicine
Lauren Nentwich, MD
Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Josh Ng-Kamstra, MD
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Charu Paranjape, MD
Surgery, Newton-Wellesley Hospital;
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jonathan Parks, MD
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Erika Rangel, MD
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Ali Salim, MD
Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Kevin Schuster, MD
Surgery, Yale Medicine
Stefani Schwartz, MD
Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital
Jamie Sparling, MD
Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital
Crisanto Torres, MD
Boston Medical Center Surgery
Robert Winchell, MD
Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine
Sara Zhao, MD
Interventional Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
In support of improving patient care, Mass General Brigham is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements
AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
Mass General Brigham designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing
Mass General Brigham designates this activity for 14.5 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Physician Assistants
Mass General Brigham has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 14.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Available Credit
- 14.50 AAPA Category I CME
- 14.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 14.50 Nursing Contact Hours
- 14.50 Participation
Price
Tuition Type | Early Bird Tuition Fees (until September 18, 2024) | Regular Tuition Fees (after September 18, 2024) |
---|---|---|
Physician (MD/DO) | $800.00 | $850.00 |
Nurse (RN/APRN) | $650.00 | $700.00 |
Resident/Fellow | $550.00 | $600.00 |
Allied Health Professional / Other | $650.00 | $700.00 |
Cancellation Policy:
Registrations cancelled on or before October 28, 2024 will be refunded, less a $90 administrative fee. Registrations cancelled after October 28, 2024 will not be refunded.
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