30th Annual USC National Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Symposium

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30th Annual USC National Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Symposium Self-Study Course (2024) includes 73 lectures:

CME Expiration Date: September 1, 2027

  1. Welcome and Opening Remarks (12:02)
  2. Prehospital Care: Whole Blood, Plasma, TXA or Scoop and Run? (15:44)
  3. Videotaping Trauma Resuscitations: A QI Tool or a Legal Risk? (15:00)
  4. Cybersecurity and Ransomware Attacks Against Hospitals (10:11)
  5. Los Angeles Police Department Tactical EMS Program (15:34)
  6. Session 1 - Discussion (14:26)
  7. Preparing in Trauma for Future Military Conflicts (19:04)
  8. New and Emerging Technologies in Military Trauma (14:31)
  9. Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injuries: Lessons Learned from the Battlefield (15:44)
  10. Session 2 - Discussion (10:07)
  11. Keynote Lecture: Bringing Precision Medicine to Trauma Patients (35:01)
  12. Surgical Emergencies in the Pregnant Patient (11:51)
  13. Managing Short Gut and High Output Fistulas (10:08)
  14. Management of Rhabdomyolysis: Evidence-Based Guidelines (10:35)
  15. 5 Top Trauma Papers: 2022–2024 (11:31)
  16. Migrant Border Crossings: Deaths and Injuries, Falls and Drowning (12:42)
  17. Lessons in Raising the Surgical Bar; Too Fast, Too High, vs. Too Slow! (33:05)
  18. Special Guest - Dr. Adam Kendall (11:27)
  19. Donation After Cardiac Death: What’s Registry Got to Do With It?  (12:39)
  20. Top 3 Papers for Organ Donation, 2020–2024 (9:33)
  21. Pharmacological Interventions in Septic Shock: Where Are We in 2024? (10:19)
  22. ECMO in Trauma: An Experimental Tool or the Standard of Care? (10:56)
  23. Proximal Protective Diverting Ostomy for Colon Resection and Anastomosis: Is It Really Protective? (8:09)
  24. Whole Blood for Trauma Resuscitation: Benefits, Risks, and Costs (11:55)
  25. Cerebral Fat Embolism: Diagnostic Challenges, Management and Outcomes (10:09)
  26. Session 7 - Discussion (6:45)
  27. REBOA in 2024: A Spectacular Failure in Trauma or a Life-Saving Tool? (12:19)
  28. Artificial Intelligence in Emergency Surgery: Cheaper and Better Care? (9:56)
  29. Open Surgery vs. Endovascular Approach for Visceral Arterial Injuries (10:05)
  30. Session 8 - Discussion (7:25)
  31. Pre-Injury Illicit Stimulant Use in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Does It Affect Outcome? (6:50)
  32. Beta Blockers in Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries: Should They Be in the Management Protocol? (7:02)
  33. Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Should Calcium Channel Blockers Be in the Management Protocol? (9:04)
  34. Thoracostomy Tube for Drainage of Hemothorax: Does the Size Matter? (9:00)
  35. Prehospital and Hospital C-Collar: Use, Abuse and Consequences (7:52)
  36. Session 9 - Discussion (5:55)
  37. One Hour with Dimitri: Believe It or Not! (51:16)
  38. Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections: Searching for the Silver Bullet! (10:36)
  39. Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pitfalls (15:00)
  40. Artificial Intelligence in Critical Care (11:16)
  41. Anesthesia Management in the Multi-Trauma Patient with Associated Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (16:49)
  42. Session 11 - Discussion (7:14)
  43. The Establishment of Trauma Systems and Trauma Centers in China: Progress and Challenges (16:16)
  44. From the L.A. General Hospital to Estonia: Putting Together a National Trauma Program (22:22)
  45. The Real Impact on Suicide and Suicide Attempts on Trauma Hospitals and Communities (14:33)
  46. Team Communication and Collaboration for a Healthy Work Environment (16:51)
  47. Session 12 - Discussion (4:48)
  48. The Evolution of Medical Care in Space Exploration (37:45)
  49. Non-Accidental Head Trauma of Infants (25:25)
  50. Session 14 - Discussion (4:13)
  51. Splenic Repair or Splenectomy (7:49)
  52. Exposure of the Abdominal Aorta and Its Branches (8:06)
  53. Complete Duodenal Mobilization and Exposure (7:24)
  54. Bowel Resection and Hand-Sewn or Stapled Anastomosis (8:16)
  55. Fasciotomies of the Lower Leg (7:32)
  56. Skin Grafting: Technique, Tips and Pitfalls (9:02)
  57. Session 15 - Discussion (10:24)
  58. Pursuing Excellence in the LA County Health System (19:49)
  59. Appendicitis: Myths and Facts About Antibiotics (14:18)
  60. Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and Oropharynx in ICU Patients: Does It Work? (7:15)
  61. VTE Prophylaxis After Blunt Solid Organ Injury: When and What? (15:08)
  62. Oral Antibiotics in Surgical Infections: Myths and Facts (13:16)
  63. Session 17 - Discussion (9:37)
  64. Delayed Tracheostomy, Don’t Rush In! (11:28)
  65. Get It Done, Do It Early! (8:32)
  66. Resolution: Let’s Agree! (7:26)
  67. Acute Cholecystitis in Pregnancy: Same Admission or Planned Post- Pregnancy Cholecystectomy? (9:22)
  68. Small Bowel Obstruction in the Virgin Abdomen (8:23)
  69. Blunt Pancreatic Trauma: Operate or Observe? (9:13)
  70. Surgical Management of Peptic Ulcer Disease (13:45)
  71. Resistance is Futile! Robotics in Acute Care Surgery (10:04)
  72. Session 19 - Discussion (12:16)
  73. Rheeopardy (43:27)

29th Annual USC National Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Symposium Self-Study Course (2023) includes 71 lectures:

CME Expiration Date: December 31, 2026

  1. Welcome and Opening Remarks (9:59)
  2. Air 5 Flight Medics (17:34)
  3. Tips and Pitfalls in the Evaluation and Management of the Pregnant Trauma Patient (13:43)
  4. Shock Index or Systolic Blood Pressure for Trauma Team Activation? (13:57)
  5. Hypertonic Saline or Mannitol in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: What Is the Evidence? (16:00)
  6. The Multi-Trauma Patient with Intra-Abdominal Bleeding and a Low GCS: CT Scan or Operating Room? (11:28)
  7. Discussion (11:17)
  8. LAC+USC Medical Center and US Navy Trauma Training Program: 20 Years of Productive Partnership (15:26)
  9. Military & Civilian Collaborations in Trauma Training: Where Are We in 2023? (11:04)
  10. Humanitarian Trauma Care by US Military During Combat Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq (16:57)
  11. Discussion (8:10)
  12. Keynote Lecture: Controlling Risk, in a Dangerous World (28:06)
  13. Necrotizing Pancreatitis: Optimizing Outcomes (11:25)
  14. Reducing the Risk of Postoperative Recurrent Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction (11:09)
  15. Preoperative Discontinuation of Pharmacological VTE Prophylaxis: Finding the Perfect Risk/Benefit Balance (10:31)
  16. Routine or Selective VTE Surveillance in the ICU for Trauma Patients? (10:53)
  17. Management of Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis: Challenging Decades of Standard of Care! (6:43)
  18. Discussion (5:05)
  19. Ergonomics in Surgery (48:25)
  20. Special Guest (15:49)
  21. Specialized Centers for the Care of Organ Donors: The LA Experience (15:13)
  22. Thoracic Organs from the DCD (27:45)
  23. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pitfalls (9:05)
  24. Ultrasonography for the Intensivist (9:06)
  25. The Use and Abuse of Vasopressors in the ICU (9:19)
  26. REBOA in 2023: What Is the Evidence? (9:37)
  27. REBOA in Non-Trauma Emergencies (10:38)
  28. REBOA in Severe Multi-Trauma: The Unknown Complications That We Should Know! (9:15)
  29. Discussion (4:45)
  30. Reducing the Risk of Surgical Wound Infection (5:05)
  31. Pressure Ulcers in the ICU: Can We Do Better? (19:06)
  32. Rib Fixation for Flail Chest in the High Risk Obese or Chronic Cardiorespiratory Patient! (7:18)
  33. Rib Fixation for Flail Chest: Liberal or Highly Selective? (8:05)
  34. Asymptomatic COVID Trauma Patients: Worse Outcomes, More Hospital Resources (5:23)
  35. Discussion (2:07)
  36. Panel Session - One Hour with Dimitri: Believe It or Not! (1h, 03m)
  37. Updates and Trauma Lessons Learned From the Battlefield in Ukraine (21:04)
  38. Immunonutrition in the ICU Trauma Patient: Facts and Myths! (8:41)
  39. Delirium in the ICU: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment (9:06)
  40. Probiotics for Infection Prevention in ICU: Do They Work? (9:30)
  41. VTE Pharmacological Prophylaxis in the Severe Multi-Trauma ICU Patient: Optimal Time and Type (10:07)
  42. Striving for Better Outcomes: Data Science in Intensive Care (11:34)
  43. Discussion (6:35)
  44. Nursing Magnet Status: Impact on Patient Care and Outcomes (18:29)
  45. Should Age Be a Criterion for TTA? (6:12)
  46. Geriatric Trauma: The New Trauma Verification Requirements (8:22)
  47. Discussion (5:27)
  48. Keynote Lecture: Outcomes Disparities in Trauma: Who, Why, When! (33:20)
  49. Evaluation of Gunshot Wounds in Forensic Pathology (28:52)
  50. Cricothyrodotomy: Technique, Tips and Pitfalls (6:34)
  51. Thoracostomy Tube Insertion: Technique, Tips and Pitfalls (4:16)
  52. Intraosseous Access: Technique, Tips and Pitfalls (3:59)
  53. Cardiac Repair: Technique, Tips and Pitfalls (7:07)
  54. Vascular Shunts for Damage Control: Techinique, Tips and Pitfalls (7:28)
  55. Discussion (16:12)
  56. Pursuing Excellence Through the Quality Improvement Process (25:48)
  57. Prophylactic Angioembolization of Solid Organs: A Risk-Free Procedure? (10:40)
  58. Routine Screening for False Aneurysms After Solid Organ Injury: Should it Be the Standard of Care? (8:56)
  59. Occlusion of the Left Subclavian Artery in Stenting Thoracic Aortic Injuries: Consequences (11:42)
  60. Carotid Artery Injury with Neurological Deficits: Repair, Ligation or Observation? (10:35)
  61. Intraoperative Retroperitoneal Hematomas (11:03)
  62. Discussion (8:37)
  63. Early and Liberal Damage Control Improves Outcomes (10:59)
  64. Damage Control has been Overused and Results in Adverse Outcomes (11:49)
  65. Resolution: Lets Agree! (5:02)
  66. Peripheral Vascular Trauma: Endovascular or Open Approach? (10:35)
  67. Severe Peritonitis: Laparotomy of Demand, Open Abdomen or Postoperative Lavage? (11:51)
  68. Severe Pelvic Bleeding: Pelvic Binders, Angioembolization, Preperitoneal Packing, Bilateral Internal Iliac Ligation (15:58)
  69. Colectomy for Complicated Diverticulitis: Diversion, Primary Anastomosis, or Primary Anastomosis with Protective Proximal Stoma? (10:54)
  70. Discussion (10:26)
  71. Panel Session - Rheeopardy (42:37)

28th Annual USC National Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Symposium Self-Study Course (2022) includes 71 lectures:

CME Expiration Date: October 15, 2025

  1. Welcome and Opening Remarks (4:05)
  2. Emergency Medical Treatment in the Hot Zone (17:41)
  3. Acute Resuscitation in 2022: Whole Blood, Routine TXA the New Standards? (15:01)
  4. CT Scan Evaluation of the Pediatric Trauma Patient (14:54)
  5. Reversal of Novel Oral Anticoagulants (NOACs) in Trauma: When and What? (12:31)
  6. Routine Intubation in All TBls with GCS<g: Is It Still the Standard of Care? (12:50)
  7. Discussion (3:57)
  8. Blast Injuries (15:50)
  9. Decompressive Craniectomy for Severe TBI: Lessons Learned from the Recent Wars (13:05)
  10. Damage Control Teams In An Austere Environment: Personnel, Training, and Equipment (15:32)
  11. Discussion (9:28)
  12. Keynote Lecture: It Takes a Village… Building Teams to Lead in Academic Surgery and Global Health (27:08)
  13. Emergency General Surgery in Pregnancy (11:10)
  14. Trauma in Pregnancy (12:14)
  15. Small Bowel Obstruction in the Virgin Abdomen (5:38)
  16. The Difficult Ostomy: Tips and Pitfalls! (8:04)
  17. Management of Short Bowel Syndrome (9:59)
  18. Discussion (11:57)
  19. Success Factors in Academic Surgery (34:16)
  20. Organ Donation: The Family’s Perspective (7:16)
  21. The Effect of COVID-19 on Organ Donation (12:16)
  22. Management of Organ Donors in Special Centers Improves Results (17:08)
  23. Acute Appendicitis: Is Selective Nonoperative Management the New Standard? (9:19)
  24. VTE Chemoprophylaxis After Solid Organ Injury: Optimal Time and Type of Prophylaxis (8:51)
  25. ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery): Does it Work? (9:12)
  26. Anesthesia: Tips and Pitfalls in the Critically Unstable Trauma Patient (10:07)
  27. Discussion (12:06)
  28. Trauma in the Cirrhotic Patient (7:39)
  29. Bowel Anastomosis or Bowel in Discontinuity in Damage Control Laparotomy? (8:31)
  30. Retrohepatic IVC Injuries Revisted: A New Approach? (11:43)
  31. Retained Bullet Fragments and Lead Poisoning: Fact or Myth (2:21)
  32. Zones Approach in Penetrating Neck Injury: Perpetuating Useless Dogma? (6:42)
  33. Hemodynamic Management of Spinal Cord Injury (7:55)
  34. Enzymatic Debridement of Acute Burns: What’s New? (7:09)
  35. Diagnostic Pertoneal Aspirate in the Era of eFAST and CT Scan? (8:11)
  36. Discussion (12:23)
  37. Panel (49:18)
  38. Integrating TEG: Practicing Tips and Pitfalls, Clinical Versus Lab Run, How to Interpret! (11:08)
  39. Beta Blockers for Traumatic Brain Injury: Should They Be Part of the Standard Protocols? (9:10)
  40. Food for Thought: Nutrition Delivery and lmmunonutrition in the Critically Ill Patient (8:15)
  41. Proning in Severe ARDS: Life-Saving or a Dangerous Escalation? (11:14)
  42. End of Life Discussions in the ICU (9:26)
  43. Discussion (3:43)
  44. Using Technology in Disaster Plans (10:01)
  45. International Trauma Outreach: The UAE Experience (11:55)
  46. Should Helmets Be Compulsory for Skateboarders? (10:41)
  47. Discussion (6:59)
  48. Keynote Lecture: Mission to Mars: Preparing for Medical Emergencies (36:17)
  49. Unusual Coroner’s Cases (24:17)
  50. Discussion (9:27)
  51. Rib Fixation Step By Step (9:12)
  52. Popliteal Vascular Exposure (7:15)
  53. Mediastinal Vascular Exposure (7:45)
  54. Resuscitative Thoracotomy: Technique, Tips, and Pitfalls (7:46)
  55. VATS in Trauma (7:39)
  56. Discussion (4:42)
  57. Burnout and Depression in the Era of COVID-19 and Social Isolation: A Real Threat to Trauma Surgeons and Nurses! (29:19)
  58. Proliferation of Trauma Centers - Solution or Dilution? (10:26)
  59. Surgical Advocacy: Why It Is Important and How To Be Effective (11:55)
  60. Local Management of Entero-atmospheric Fistulas: Tips and Pitfalls (11:17)
  61. REBOA For Non-Trauma Surgical Emergencies? (10:24)
  62. Discussion (5:05)
  63. Balanced Component Therapy is the Evidence-Based Standard of Care! (12:33)
  64. Whole Blood is Superior and the New Standard for Trauma Resuscitation! (14:09)
  65. Let’s Agree! (6:17)
  66. Damage Control for Pelvic Fracture Bleeding: Preperitoneal Packing or Abdominal Exploration? (14:27)
  67. Vascular Damage Control: Techniques and Pitfalls (13:16)
  68. Damage Control Laparotomy: Tips and Pitfalls (13:17)
  69. Discussion (6:42)
  70. Panel (37:48)
  71. Pain and PTSD in Soldiers With Gunshot and Mine Injuries (21:04)

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