In the Arena

By The Eastern Association for the Surgery of TraumaMedicine

In the Arena episodes

February 06, 2025 EAST In the Arena: Leading with Empathy - Trauma Informed Care
Join the hosts of EAST: In the Arena as they talk with Dr. Libby Schroeder from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, WI and her work with trauma informed care – an empathy driven approach to treating our patients, for their benefit.
27 min
December 04, 2024 EAST In the Arena: EGS Alert!
Join the hosts of EAST In the Arena as they talk with Dr. Rachel Rodriguez of Indiana University Medical Center about her work through to minimize the time to source control with an innovative alert system for emergency general surgery patients, similar to trauma systems.
26 min
October 01, 2024 EAST In the Arena: The S.A.M.I. Study
Join the hosts of EAST: In the Arena as they talk with Dr. Vanessa Ho from MetroHealth Medical Center about her work through EAST Multicenter Trials to identify which geriatric trauma patients we should be scanning to minimize missed injury.

Supplemental Information
Ho VP, et al. Scanning the aged to minimize missed injury: An EAST multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2024 May 27.
doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000004390. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38797882.

25 min
July 26, 2024 EAST In the Arena: Teaching Stop The Bleed® in Peds
Join the hosts of EAST: In the Arena as they talk with Missy Anderson, MBA, BSN, RN, Pediatric Trauma Program Manager at Denver Health, about her experience teaching pediatric populations how to Stop The Bleed(R)!

28 min
June 11, 2024 EAST In the Arena: Don’t say “pull the plug” - Protocolizing Goals of Care Discussions in the ICU
Join the hosts of EAST: In the Arena as they talk with Dr. Lisa Kodadek about her push to protocolize goals of care discussions to empower and support providers having difficult conversations and ensure we provide the highest quality health care to our patients.
27 min
April 30, 2024 EAST In The Arena: Building a National Trauma System from the Ground Up!
Join the hosts of EAST: In the Arena as they talk with Dr. Hassan Mashbari about his journey from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi to Chicago to Boston and back, all in the efforts of building a burgeoning national trauma system from the ground up in his home country.
27 min
March 22, 2024 EAST In The Arena: Smile, You're On Camera!
Join the hosts of EAST In the Arena as they talk about trauma video review with a pioneer in the field, Dr. Ryan Dumas. Learn about how to set up a program by listening to the episode and by reading this review: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36096880/Supplemental InformationABS EPAs: https://www.absurgery.org/get-certified/epas/general-surgery/
27 min
February 06, 2024 EAST In the Arena: Artificial Intelligence – The Next Frontier in Acute Care Surgery
Join Drs. Kaitlin Ritter, Shyam Murali, Mike Radomski, and Jeremy Levin as they talk with Dr. Chris Tignanelli of University of Minnesota about his work in artificial intelligence, its implementation in trauma care, and how it is definitely NOT about robots taking over the world.
25 min
December 18, 2023 EAST In the Arena: Everybody has an Auntie in Anchorage
Join Drs. Andrea Tsoris, Shyam Murali, and Jeremy Levin as they talk with Dr. Elisha Brownson of Alaska Native Medical Center about how she cares for Alaskans despite weather, geography, and EXTREME PERIODS OF DARKNESS(!), serving as trauma medical director in one of only two level two traumas in the state!The discussion is the opinion of the Drs. Tsoris, Murali, Levin and Brownson. EAST DOES NOT RECOMMEND OR ENDORSE, AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY RELATING TO, any particular products, procedures, opinions or other information presented or referred to on or through this podcast (including but not limited to the content of any advertisement), except for any statements specifically identified as expressing a policy or position officially approved by EAST.
25 min
October 16, 2023 EAST In the Arena: To Be A Trauma Surgeon in Canada
Join Drs. Jeremy Levin, Shyam Murali, and Mike Radomski as they revisit their conversation with Dr. Pat Murphy as he reflects his experience in the Canadian trauma system. And stay tuned to “In the Arena” as we explore non-US trauma systems with our international colleagues in Canada and beyond!The discussion is the opinion of the Drs. Murali, Radomski, Levin and Murphy. EAST DOES NOT RECOMMEND OR ENDORSE, AND DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY RELATING TO, any particular products, procedures, opinions or other information presented or referred to on or through this podcast (including but not limited to the content of any advertisement), except for any statements specifically identified as expressing a policy or position officially approved by EAST.
12 min