7:00am

Welcome | George Velmahos, MD, PhD

Session I: DEBATES IN PREHOSPITAL TRAUMA CARE
Moderator: Ali Salim, MD

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
Moderator: Charles Cook, MD

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
Moderator: Charles Cook, MD

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
Moderator: Charles Cook, MD

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
Moderator: Kathryn Albutt, MD

10:00

A Game of Trauma Knowledge and Fast Reflexes! | Matt Elson, MD; Adam Fields; MD/BI fellow

Session VI: THE IMPOSSIBLE TRAUMA OPERATION
Moderator: Jonathan Gates, MD

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
Moderator: Fred Millham

11:20

The Top 5 Differences of Pediatric Trauma Patients | Danielle Cameron, MD

11:40

11:50

12:00pm

12:20

LUNCH

Session VIII: A PANEL ON TRAUMA LEADERSHIP
Moderator: George Velmahos, MD, PhD

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
Moderator: Haytham Kaafarani, MD

2:15

Introduction | Haytham Kaafarani, MD

2:20

2:30

2:50

Discussion

Session X: WHAT ON EARTH IS HAPPENING HERE?
Moderator: Ali Salim, MD

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
Moderator: George Velmahos, MD, PhD

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

Session XII: WHAT'S NEW IN….
Moderator: Charu Paranjape, MD

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?
Moderator: Jonathan Parks, MD

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
Moderator: John Hwabejire, MD

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…
Moderator: Ed Kelly, MD

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…
Moderator: Erika Rangel, MD

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)
Moderator: Ali Salim, MD

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
Moderator: George Velmahos, MD

3:00

Trauma Knowledge From This Symposium - An Interactive Game with The Audience

4:00pm

Adjourn