Join Drs. Liz Dauer, Tatiana Cardenas, Samantha Tarras, Mohammed Bawazeer, and Melissa Warta as they interview speakers from the 37th EAST Annual Scientific Assembly including incoming EAST President Dr. Ben Zarzaur, in addition to Drs. Amy Goldberg, Jennifer Brewer, Simin Golestani, Nicole Tapia, Marcelo Robiero, Tara van Veen, Kendra Black, and Melike Harfouche.  Also included are medical students Rachel Cary and Cox-Templeton Award winner Grace Keegan. Supplemental Material:  EAST Awards and Scholarship Opportunities

Join Drs. Liz Dauer, Tatiana Cardenas, Samantha Tarras, Mohammed Bawazeer, and Melissa Warta as they interview speakers from the 37th EAST Annual Scientific Assembly including outgoing EAST President Dr. Jason Smith, in addition to Drs. TJ Schaid, Amanda Witte, Lauren Gallagher, Sneha Bhat, Caleb Butts, Rachel Choron, Julia Coleman, Bishwajit Bhattacharya, George Kasotakis, Susan Kartiko, and Melissa Boltz.  Also hear from Annika Kay PA-C and Colleen Trevino NP. Supplemental Material:  EAST Awards and Scholarship Opportunities

Join Drs. Prerna Ladha, Hassan Mashbari and Lauren Dudas and learn about Global Surgery from Drs. Mike Mallah, Chris Dodgion, Katie Iverson and the EAST Global Surgery Ad Hoc Task Force.  What does Global Surgery  even mean? How can you get involved, who is out there practicing internationally or can you practice Global Surgery domestically?   Supplemental Material: ♦https://www.mcw.edu/departments/surgery/education/global-surgical-programs♦https://medicine.musc.edu/departments/surgery/global-surgery-program♦https://www.panamtrauma.org/♦Incision (International Student Surgical Network) - https://incisionetwork.org/♦GSSA (Global Surgery Student Alliance) -  https://www.globalsurgerystudents.org/♦American College of Surgeons Resident and Associate Society Global Surgery Workgroup (https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/membership-community/resident-and-associate-society/leadership/) form to self nominate♦AAGS (Association of Academic Global Surgery) - https://www.academicglobalsurgery.org/ - opportunities for faculty, resident and student involvement in committees.

Join Drs. Tatiana Cardenas, Zaffer Qasim and Jacob Edwards as they talk with guests Drs. Marissa Mery and Jeremy Cannon.  They discuss trauma resuscitation through the continuum of the trauma bay to OR with perspectives of emergency medicine, surgery and anesthesia providers.  Topics include permissive hypotension, use of pressors, massive transfusion practices, cell saver usage, additional anesthesia trauma training and more!

Join new moderator Dr. Mohammed Bawazeer and Dr. Lauren Dudas discuss the planning and implementation of a robotic ACS program with Drs. Bruce Crookes and Heather Evans.  They talk about the benefits for both patients and the institution and how it has transformed their practices.  The episodes finishes with a game of surgery truth or dare: Lap, Open or Robotic.

Join Drs. Tatiana Cardenas, Liz Dauer and Zaffer Qasim chat with Drs. Paula Ferrada and Sharven Taghavi about ED vs OR intubation in patients with hemorrhagic shock.  They address  ABC vs CAB, the physiology of intubation of patients in shock and reconsidering the dogma.   Supplemental Material:  Ferrada P, Dissanaike S. Circulation First for the Rapidly Bleeding Trauma Patient-It Is Time to Reconsider the ABCs of Trauma Care. JAMA Surg. 2023 May 17. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.8436. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37195675.

Join Dr. Tatiana Cardenas host Drs. Leah Tatebe and Rochelle Dicker to discuss trauma informed care.  Learn about what it is, how it affects patients, curriculum you can soon bring to your institution and why it is so important it will be part of ATLS 11! Supplemental Material:Dicker RA, Thomas A, Bulger EM, Stewart RM, Bonne S, Dechert TA, Smith R, Love-Craighead A, Dreier F, Kotagal M, Kozyckyj T, Michaels H; ISAVE Workgroup; Members of the ISAVE Workgroup. Strategies for Trauma Centers to Address the Root Causes of Violence: Recommendations from the Improving Social Determinants to Attenuate Violence (ISAVE) Workgroup of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 Sep;233(3):471-478.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.06.016. Epub 2021 Jul 30. PMID: 34339811.  Sakran JV, Bornstein SS, Dicker R, Rivara FP, Campbell BT, Cunningham RM, Betz M, Hargarten S, Williams A, Horwitz JM, Nehra D, Burstin H, Sheehan K, Dreier FL, James T, Sathya C, Armstrong JH, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Charles S, Goldberg A, Lee LK, Stewart RM, Kerby JD, Turner PL, Bulger EM. Proceedings from the Second Medical Summit on Firearm Injury Prevention, 2022: Creating a Sustainable Healthcare Coalition to Advance a Multidisciplinary Public Health Approach. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Jun 1;236(6):1242-1260. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000662. Epub 2023 Mar 6. PMID: 36877809.

Join Dr. Lauren Dudas with guest moderator Dr. Hillary Prince of the EAST Injury Control and Violence Prevention Committee discuss ICVP programs with national leaders.  Listen to Injury prevention coordinators Courtney Edwards, DNP, MPH and Mary R. Lauby as well as Jill Braselton, RN, BSN with ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation discuss their role in violence and injury prevention, creating community partnerships, advocacy and education.  We discuss the importance of a comprehensive prevention plan, trauma surgeon involvement and navigating all this with sparse financial resources.

Join Drs. Lauren Dudas, Jeremy Levin and Samantha Tarras interview speakers from the 36th EAST Annual Scientific Assembly including outgoing and incoming EAST Presidents Dr. Deborah Stein and Dr. Jason Smith, in addition to Drs. Avi Bhavaraju, Milad Behbahaninia, Maggie Bosley, Anthony Douglas, Irma Fleming, Gabrielle Hatton, Lea Hoefer, Sami Kishawi, Jeremy Levin, William “Aaron” Marshall, Ashley Meagher, Ronnie Mubang, Marshall Wallace and Cox-Templeton Winner Dr. Ashley Williams. Supplemental Material:EAST Awards and Scholarship OpportunitiesLaparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration information from Wake Forest Study

Join Drs. Jeremy Levin, Michal Radomski and Lauren Dudas discuss the results of the EAST MCT with PI Rachel Choron.  Hear about management options of duodenal injuries, why they can be so clinically challenging and a bit about spearheading an EAST multicenter trial.  Abstract was presented at the 36th EAST Annual Scientific Assembly.  Look for the publication soon! – “Outcomes Among Trauma Patients with Duodenal Leak Following Primary vs. Complex Repair of Duodenal Injuries: An EAST Multicenter Trial” Supplemental Material: Check out the abstract from the 36th EAST Annual Scientific AssemblyInterested in getting involved in an EAST MCT? - EAST Multicenter Trials - The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma  

Join Drs. Cardenas and Dudas discuss the history, role, potential benefits and implementation of FFP resuscitation as a strategy in burn patients with burn specialists Drs. Robel Beyene, Colonel Jennifer Gurney and Tina Palmieri.  What other options are being studied and what is on the horizon?  Don’t miss this information packed discussion!Supplemental Material: Fellowships - The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma