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 bring you highlights, interviews, and summaries from this great meeting. This traumacast starts out with an interview with the 31st EAST President,  Dr. Bruce Crookes, then covers the highlights from the entire meeting, and closes with an interview with the 32nd EAST President, Dr. Andrew Bernard. Interviews with Drs. Crookes, Bell, Barron, Kale, Pandit, Landman, Sarani, Dennis, Fang, Bernard.Click here to view videos of select keynote presentations delivered during the 31st EAST Annual Scientific Assembly.

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, hemorrhoidal crises, rectal prolapse, rectal trauma and rectal foreign bodies.  Moderated by Drs. Firas Madbak and Carrie Valdez Supplemental materials:Clinical Practice Guidelines from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

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 problem, how it relates to trauma care, and how we as trauma providers can influence those within our care for the better.Resources Mentioned in the TraumacastCDC Resources on Intimate Partner ViolenceStrangulation InstituteDr. Joseph's JAMA Surg 2015 Paper

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 series of presentations where an expert panel is presented with interesting and challenging battlefield trauma cases drawn from the Department of Defense Trauma Registry. This registry has captured data on all wounded patients treated at forward military medical treatment facilities during combat and post-combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This program has been spearheaded by Colonel Jennifer Gurney, an Army trauma surgeon and the current Chief of Trauma Systems Development with the JTS. This challenging and entertaining session featured an expert panel representing multiple military services and several allied nations, and was co-moderated by Colonel Gurney and Colonel Marty Schreiber. The 2-hour session has been broken into two podcasts - part 1 and part 2. A brief introductory review of the military "echelons of care" system and terminology is provided by Colonel Gurney and Colonel Matthew Martin, and was recorded live from Baghdad, Iraq.Supplemental Materials:Joint Trauma System websiteFor any questions about this program, suggestions for future venues or cases, and to submit any cases or case material, please email Dr. Jen Gurney at: [email protected]

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 series of presentations where an expert panel is presented with interesting and challenging battlefield trauma cases drawn from the Department of Defense Trauma Registry. This registry has captured data on all wounded patients treated at forward military medical treatment facilities during combat and post-combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This program has been spearheaded by Colonel Jennifer Gurney, an Army trauma surgeon and the current Chief of Trauma Systems Development with the JTS. This challenging and entertaining session featured an expert panel representing multiple military services and several allied nations, and was co-moderated by Colonel Gurney and Colonel Marty Schreiber. The 2-hour session has been broken into two podcasts - part 1 and part 2. A brief introductory review of the military "echelons of care" system and terminology is provided by Colonel Gurney and Colonel Matthew Martin, and was recorded live from Baghdad, Iraq.Supplemental Materials:Joint Trauma System websiteFor any questions about this program, suggestions for future venues or cases, and to submit any cases or case material, please email Dr. Jen Gurney at: [email protected]

Part 3 of 3Your 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.  There were so many great interviews captured, we split the Traumacast into a three part series.This Traumacast includes interviews with Drs. Coimbra, Arbabi, Benjamin, Bruns, Delano, Jenkins, & Mehta.

Part 2 of 3Your hosts, Drs. David Morris and Carrie Valdez kept the conversation going with these Traumacasts recorded during the 2017 AAST AnnualMeeting featuring clinical leaders in the fields of trauma, critical care and acute care surgery.  There were so many great interviews captured, we split the Traumacast into a three part series.This Traumacast includes interviews with Drs. Eastman, Hall, Hall, Napolitano, Pieracci, and Rotondo.Supplemental MaterialsSTB 2016 Final Parkland Implementation Guide Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society

Part 1 of 3Your 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.  There were so many great interviews captured, we split the Traumacast into a three part series.Interviews with Drs. Coimbra, Arbabi, Benjamin, Bruns, Delano, Jenkins, & Mehta.

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 shunt lately? The authors discuss this infrequent intervention and complications that may occur.  Supplemental MaterialsTemporary arterial shunts in damage control: Experience and OutcomesJ Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2017 Mar;82(3):512-517. doi: 10.1097/TA.0000000000001334

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 the robotic space and share their tips and tricks on implementation at your institution.  They also share their vision for robotics for acute care surgeons.   Dr. Kevin Pei serves as moderator.