Traumacast

By The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

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What's Traumacast about?

A series of audio interviews addressing upcoming research and its application to the injured patient, education efforts related to trauma, and novel methods in the management of injury.
Select EAST Traumacasts now eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM self-assessment credits toward Part 2 of the ABS MOC Program. Visit the EAST Education Center for details.

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Highlights from the 2019 Pe...

01.09.2020

In this EAST Traumacast, Drs. Ian Mitchell (@ianmitchellMD), Alexander Gibbons (@AlexGibbonsMD), and Alejandra Casar Berazaluce (@alejandracasar) present highlights from the 2019 Pediatric Trauma Society Annual Meeting (@PediTraumaSoc). Great stuff on head injury risk calculation, whole blood and viscoelastic assays in ...

Traumacast episodes:

01.09.2020 Highlights from the 2019 Pediatric Trauma Society Annual Meeting In this EAST Traumacast, Drs. Ian Mitchell (@ianmitchellMD), Alexander Gibbons (@AlexGibbonsMD), and Alejandra Casar Berazaluce (@alejandracasar) present highlights from the 2019 Pediatric Trauma Society Annual Meeting (@PediTraumaSoc). Great stuff on head injury risk calculation, whole blood and viscoelastic assays in ...
01.08.2020 All About Hemothorax: Does Chest Tube Size Matter? Join us as we discuss how percutaneous techniques have changed the contemporary management of hemothorax. How did percutaneous (pigtail) thoracostomy come about? Are conventional large bore tubes safer or better? How do you approach undrained hemothorax? Dr. Peter Rhee and ...
12.04.2019 Vasopressin in Hemorrhage Resuscitation Pressors in trauma resuscitation? Heresy! Or is it…? Dr. Carrie Sims discusses her recently published study showing use of low-dose vasopressin in the trauma bay resulted in lower utilization of blood products, with equivalent outcomes. Dr. Sims also discusses how ...
10.21.2019 Palliative Care in Your ACS Practice Join guests Dr. Red Hoffman and Dr. Benoit Blondeau as they help dispel myths and drop knowledge about how to incorporate Palliative Care into your ACS practice. Also, check out these great articles by Dr. Hoffman that deal with some ...
09.04.2019 Pediatric Blunt Solid Organ Injury Guidelines: A joint Pediatric Trauma Society and EAST Traumacast So you think you know how to handle pediatric solid organ injuries? In this Traumacast, we hear from Drs. Ian Mitchell, Regan Williams, Judith Hagedorn, and Bindi Naik-Mathuria from the Pediatric Trauma Society (PTS) about updates to practice management guidelines ...
07.16.2019 Life as a Military Surgeon Join us for an in depth look at life as a military surgeon. How did they get involved? What motivates them to re-enlist? How do they prepare for combat surgery? Drs. Ben Miller, Pam Choi and Matt Martin (as a ...
07.10.2019 Highlights from the Surgical Infection Society 2019 Meeting In this special EAST Traumacast episode , guest moderators Drs. Dante Yeh, April Mendoza, Rishi Rattan, Rondi Gelbard, and Vanessa Ho bring you some of the interesting science and topics presented at the 2019 Surgical Infection Society Annual Meeting. On ...
06.24.2019 Traumatic Flank Hernias - The Scan Shows What?! In this EAST Traumacast, Dr. Firas Madbak interviews Dr. Ben Zarzaur and Dr. Alfredo Carbonell about these rare and challenging hernias. Join us for an in-depth discussion covering optimal timing, repair approaches and management priorities.
04.22.2019 Highlights from the 2019 Chest Wall Injury Summit This Traumacast contains highlights from the recent Chest Wall Injury Summit held March 28-30, 2019. If you have an interest in chest wall injury or chest wall stabilization surgery you will probably enjoy this episode. Click here for more information ...
03.25.2019 The Pancreas is Kinda Like a Crawfish Drs. Carrie Valdez and Dave Morris interview our colleague across the pond- Dr. Mansoor Khan! We review management of penetrating injuries to the upper abdomen, how the pancreas is like a crawfish and finish up with some thoughts on when ...
03.19.2019 Case Records of the Joint Trauma System Episode 6 (Critical Care Edition): From the 2019 SCCM Meeting At the 2019 annual meeting of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the US military Joint Trauma System (JTS) held another session of the increasingly popular "Case Records of the Joint Trauma System". This is a planned series of presentations ...
03.18.2019 Bringing Stop the Bleed into Your Neighborhoods Introducing our first Traumacast guest moderator, Aditi Kapil! Join Drs. Kapil and Valdez as they interview Dr. Laurie Punch, a trauma surgeon who brought the Stop the BleedSM campaign into the highest risk neighborhoods of St. Louis. www.bleedingcontrol.org Stop the ...
03.08.2019 Alphabet Soup! NTI, NTRR, CNTR Oh My! Join us as Pam Bixby, Drs. Don Jenkins, Joseph Dubose and Eileen Bulger explain NTI, NTRR and CNTR – and how these organizations can take your research to the next level! The National Trauma Institute (NTI) is a nonprofit, national ...
02.22.2019 EAST Master Class Webinar - Correction of Coagulopathy: Factor-based vs. Plasma In this special episode of Traumacast, we present the audio portion of our recent EAST Master Class Webinar. We had a pro con debate of the utility of clotting factor concentrates in resuscitation and reversal of anticoagulation, with Matt Martin ...
02.19.2019 Highlights from the 32nd EAST Annual Scientific Assembly - Jan 15-19, 2019 The 32nd EAST Annual Scientific Assembly took place January 15-19, 2019 in Austin, TX. The assembly boasted a wide array of educational, scientific, career development, and social programs. EAST Traumacast was there to cover it all and bring you highlights, ...
02.11.2019 Firearm Injury Prevention Update Join us for an intimate conversation with Dr. Joe Sakran, EAST Injury Control and Violence Prevention Committee Chair as he updates us on the #ThisIsOurLane movement and Dr. Eileen Burger, Chair of the American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma, to ...
12.14.2018 Rethinking Damage Control Surgery Is the era of damage control surgery over? Moderators Dr. Dave Morris and Dr. Carrie Valdez talk with Drs. John Harvin and John Holcomb about the role for DCS in the era of hemostatic resuscitation. Perhaps it is time to ...
11.21.2018 Peptic Ulcer Disease Emergencies Dr. Ted Pappas, Professor and Chief of the Division of Advanced Oncologic and GI Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Duke Medicine and Vice Dean for Medical Affairs joins us for an overview of surgical emergencies due to peptic ...
11.19.2018 ThisIsOurLane Join our panel of trauma surgeons to discuss @ThisIsOurLane, why surgeons are so enraged and what solutions are possible. @carrievaldezmd @saranimd @scrubbedin #bloodyscrubs #ThisIsOurLane. Supplemental materials: ACP position statement NRA position statement National Network of Hospital Based Violence Intervention Programs ...
11.13.2018 Stats! The Traumacast you've been waiting for! Join your moderators and Dr. Dan Holena as we dive into how to set up research projects and what the stats really mean. Plus Dan explains why you should watch The Blob and what ...
08.24.2018 PAMPer Trial Authors Drs. Jason Sperry and Mark Yazer discuss the PAMPer trial — recently published in the New England Journal. This important study adds randomized prospective evidence to the benefit of using blood products, and specifically plasma in the pre-hospital resuscitation ...
08.23.2018 Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Acute mesenteric ischemia of all types is still associated with high mortality rates, despite advances in diagnostic modalities and supportive care, largely due to delay to initiate the appropriate therapy. Dr. Michael Sise joins us to discuss this relatively uncommon ...
08.06.2018 Damage Control Thoracic Surgery So...when's the last time you packed a chest? Join us as Dr. Jim O'Connor walks us through management of severe thoracic trauma including packing the chest and leaving it open. Do you have a suggestion for a Traumacast? Submit your ...
07.17.2018 The National Trauma Research Repository Drs. Don Jenkins and Michelle Price from the National Trauma Institute introduce the National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR) an exciting new undertaking that aims to combine data from previous and future trauma research sources, such as PROPPR, PROMMTT, the Glue ...
06.20.2018 Inside a Surgical Mission What is it like to travel to a foreign country on a surgical mission? We take an in depth look at the experiences of the surgeons, nurses, students, mission leaders, and anesthetists. Join your moderator, Dr. Carrie Valdez, as she ...
06.05.2018 Ouch!! Can We Manage Acute Pain Better? Can we help reduce the risk of addiction while also improving pain management in the acute setting? How does a pain management team improve patient care and satisfaction? Is your practice on the cutting edge of pain management? Join Drs. ...
05.22.2018 Contemporary Management of Esophageal Trauma Esophageal perforation is a critical and potentially life-threatening event with considerable morbidity and mortality. The management tends to be controversial and it requires a thoughtful and individualized approach. Dr. J. David Richardson and Dr. Roxie Albrecht join us for an ...
05.14.2018 Responsible Opioid Prescribing in Trauma With the recognition of the Opioid Overdose Epidemic, greater scrutiny is being paid to provider prescribing practices. Trauma patients represent a unique population due to higher rates of substance abuse, multiple sources of acute pain, and the emergency nature of ...
05.09.2018 Contemporary Management of Traumatic Brain Injury Join your moderators Dr. Carrie Valdez and Dr. Dave Morris as they interview Dr. Deb Stein, Chief of Trauma and Director of Neurotrauma at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. Dr. Steinreviews current management of TBI patients in a ...
04.23.2018 What is EVTM? A Discussion with Dr. Tal Hörer about Endovascular Trauma and Resuscitation Management As stated on the website for the Endovascular Trauma and Resuscitation Management (EVTM) Society, “EVTM aims to provide a truly Open Access platform for the dissemination of knowledge and peer-reviewed research in the field of endovascular and hybrid hemorrhage control. ...
04.13.2018 Case Records of the Joint Trauma System - From the 2018 WTA Annual Meeting At the 2018 annual meeting of the Western Trauma Association, the US military Joint Trauma System (JTS) held a an educational session called "Case Records of the Joint Trauma System". This is a planned series of presentations where an expert ...
03.15.2018 Ultrasound in Trauma and Critical Care - Supported by ImaCor Ultrasound (U/S) has been described as the "stethoscope of the 21st century." Guests Charity Evans, MD and Benjie Christie, MD, discuss how they have incorprorated U/S in their management of critical patients -- including evaluation of the pleural space, cardiac ...
03.01.2018 Highlights from the 31st EAST Annual Scientific Assembly - Jan 9-13, 2018 The 31st EAST Annual Scientific Assembly took place January 9-13, 2018 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The assembly boasted a wide array of educational, scientific, career development, and social programs. The EAST Traumacast was there to cover it all and ...
02.21.2018 Anorectal Emergencies Join us for an in-depth discussion of acute anorectal emergencies Dr. Scott Steele, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Colorectal Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic (and co-moderator of the Behind the Knife podcast). We cover anorectal abscess, anal fissure, ...
02.12.2018 Intimate Partner Violence An important but under-recognized disease in our communities, intimate partner violence represents a significant threat to the health and well-being of the people we serve. Guests Catherine Otway, RN, SANE-A, SANE-P and Bellal Joseph, MD discuss the scope of the ...
11.15.2017 Case Records of the Joint Trauma System Episode #4 - Part 2: The Experts Go to War At the 2017 annual meeting of the Military Health System Research Symposium, the US military Joint Trauma System (JTS) held a session of the newly created educational program called "Case Records of the Joint Trauma System". This is a planned ...
11.14.2017 Case Records of the Joint Trauma System Episode #4 - Part I: The Experts Go to War At the 2017 annual meeting of the Military Health System Research Symposium, the US military Joint Trauma System (JTS) held a session of the newly created educational program called "Case Records of the Joint Trauma System". This is a planned ...
10.10.2017 Continuing the Conversation from the 76th AAST Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery - Part 3 of 3 Part 3 of 3 Your hosts, Drs. David Morris and Carrie Valdez kept the conversation going with these Traumacasts recorded during the 2017 AAST Annual Meeting featuring clinical leaders in the fields of trauma, critical care and acute care surgery. ...
10.09.2017 Continuing the Conversation from the 76th AAST Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery Part 2 of 3 Part 2 of 3 Your hosts, Drs. David Morris and Carrie Valdez kept the conversation going with these Traumacasts recorded during the 2017 AAST Annual Meeting featuring clinical leaders in the fields of trauma, critical care and acute care surgery. ...
10.08.2017 Continuing the Conversation from the 76th AAST Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery - Part 1 of 3 Part 1 of 3 Your hosts, Drs. David Morris and Carrie Valdez kept the conversation going with these Traumacasts recorded during the 2017 AAST Annual Meeting featuring clinical leaders in the fields of trauma, critical care and acute care surgery. ...
07.19.2017 EAST April 2017 Literature Review: Arterial Shunts in Damage Control Vascular Surgery In this episode of the EAST Traumacast, we discuss the paper "Temporary arterial shunts in damage control: Experience and outcomes" with authors Dr. Sarah Matthew and Dr. Mark Seamon, and EAST reviewer Dr. Tareq Kheirbek. Have you used an arterial ...
06.28.2017 Robotics in Acute Care Surgery? Robotics in acute care surgery? "Fire up the robot at 3am? It's not a pipe dream. We talk to two acute care surgeons who have incorporated robotics in their daily practice. Drs. Ruby Skinner and Andrea Pakula have successfully navigated ...
06.26.2017 ATLS: Where It All Began Learn the story behind one of the most successful medical education efforts in history. In this episode, moderator Dr. Dave Morris speaks with Randy Styner, son of Dr. James Styner, and survivor of the plane crash that started the whole ...
06.16.2017 Elderly Falls Prevention "Have we changed the PS 50 (probability of survival) for the elderly trauma patient?" Dr. Robert Barraco quotes one of his mentors, Dr. Carl Valenziano, in this episode about the topic of elderly falls prevention. Joining Dr. Barraco in this ...
06.08.2017 The Angel® Catheter for Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism Dr. Bruce Crookes and Dr. Ronald Sing join moderator Dr. Dave Morris in discussing a new device that was developed for “bridging prophylaxis” against pulmonary embolus. “Bridging prophylaxis” doesn’t sound familiar? Listen to this episode to learn more. This podcast ...
06.05.2017 Advanced Practitioners Training Programs Crossover episode! Just like the time the Fonz was on Mork and Mindy, this episode brings the moderators of EAST's Traumacast, Dr. Dave Morris and Careercasts, Dr. Brad Dennis (we'll let you decide who is Mork and who is the ...
05.30.2017 The Epic Battle of Giants! Point-Counterpoint 2017 Is TEG better than 1:1? Do field tourniquets save lives? Does targeted temperature management in TBI improve outcomes? Just a few highlights from this year’s Point Counterpoint Conference in Baltimore, MD, hosted by Dr. Scalea. The EAST Traumacast was there ...
05.01.2017 Inguinal Hernia Bailouts Ever find yourself in the middle of night wondering “What am I going to do with this hernia disaster??” Join us as we pick the brains of two experts in the field, Drs. Mike Sarr and Shirin Towfigh, as they ...
04.26.2017 Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections Join us for an in depth discussion of NSTI with Dr. Eileen Bulger, MD, Professor of Surgery at the University of Washington and Chief of Trauma Surgery for Harborview Medical Center and Dr. Rondi Gelbard, MD, upcoming NSTI PMG Team ...
04.24.2017 Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections Join us for an in depth discussion of NSTI with Dr. Eileen Bulger, MD, Professor of Surgery at the University of Washington and Chief of Trauma Surgery for Harborview Medical Center and Dr. Rhondi Gelbard, MD, upcoming NSTI PMG Team ...

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What's Traumacast about?

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Traumacast episodes:

Highlights from the 2019 Pediatric Trauma Society Annual Meeting

All About Hemothorax: Does Chest Tube Size Matter?

Vasopressin in Hemorrhage Resuscitation

Palliative Care in Your ACS Practice

Pediatric Blunt Solid Organ Injury Guidelines: A joint Pediatric Trauma Society and EAST Traumacast

Life as a Military Surgeon

Highlights from the Surgical Infection Society 2019 Meeting

Traumatic Flank Hernias - The Scan Shows What?!

Highlights from the 2019 Chest Wall Injury Summit

The Pancreas is Kinda Like a Crawfish

Case Records of the Joint Trauma System Episode 6 (Critical Care Edition): From the 2019 SCCM Meeting

Bringing Stop the Bleed into Your Neighborhoods

Alphabet Soup! NTI, NTRR, CNTR Oh My!

EAST Master Class Webinar - Correction of Coagulopathy: Factor-based vs. Plasma

Highlights from the 32nd EAST Annual Scientific Assembly - Jan 15-19, 2019

Firearm Injury Prevention Update

Rethinking Damage Control Surgery

Peptic Ulcer Disease Emergencies

ThisIsOurLane

Stats!

PAMPer Trial

Acute Mesenteric Ischemia

Damage Control Thoracic Surgery

The National Trauma Research Repository

Inside a Surgical Mission

Ouch!! Can We Manage Acute Pain Better?

Contemporary Management of Esophageal Trauma

Responsible Opioid Prescribing in Trauma

Contemporary Management of Traumatic Brain Injury

What is EVTM? A Discussion with Dr. Tal Hörer about Endovascular Trauma and Resuscitation Management

Case Records of the Joint Trauma System - From the 2018 WTA Annual Meeting

Ultrasound in Trauma and Critical Care - Supported by ImaCor

Highlights from the 31st EAST Annual Scientific Assembly - Jan 9-13, 2018

Anorectal Emergencies

Intimate Partner Violence

Case Records of the Joint Trauma System Episode #4 - Part 2: The Experts Go to War

Case Records of the Joint Trauma System Episode #4 - Part I: The Experts Go to War

Continuing the Conversation from the 76th AAST Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery - Part 3 of 3

Continuing the Conversation from the 76th AAST Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery Part 2 of 3

Continuing the Conversation from the 76th AAST Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery - Part 1 of 3

EAST April 2017 Literature Review: Arterial Shunts in Damage Control Vascular Surgery

Robotics in Acute Care Surgery?

ATLS: Where It All Began

Elderly Falls Prevention

The Angel® Catheter for Prevention of Pulmonary Embolism

Advanced Practitioners Training Programs

The Epic Battle of Giants! Point-Counterpoint 2017

Inguinal Hernia Bailouts

Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections

Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections

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