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Welcome and Opening Remarks
Demetrios Demetriades, MD, PhD
Jorge Orozco, CEO, Los Angeles General Medical Center
Hilda Solis, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors-First District
SESSION 1: Prehospital, Emergency Room and Hospital Systems Hot Topics
Moderator: Kenji Inaba, MD, MSc
- Prehospital Care: Whole Blood, Plasma, TXA or Scoop and Run? Galinos Barmparas, MD
- Videotaping Trauma Resuscitations: A QI Tool or a Legal Risk? Brant A. Putnam, MD
- Cybersecurity and Ransomware Attacks Against Hospitals Oscar Autelli
- Los Angeles Police Department Tactical EMS Program Edward Leverich, PhD
- Session 1 - Discussion
SESSION 2: Military Session
Moderator: CDR Obinna Ugochukwu, MD
- Preparing in Trauma for Future Military Conflicts COL Stacey A. Shackelford, MD
- New and Emerging Technologies in Military Trauma COL Stacey A. Shackelford, MD
- Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injuries: Lessons Learned from the Battlefield COL Matthew Martin, MD (ret.)
- Session 2 - Discussion
SESSION 3: Distinguished Professor and Keynote Speaker
Introduction: Demetrios Demetriades, MD, PhD
- Keynote Lecture: Bringing Precision Medicine to Trauma Patients CAPT Eric Elster, MD (ret.)
SESSION 4: Advances and Challenging Problems in Acute Care Surgery
Moderator: COL (ret.) Matthew Martin, MD
- Surgical Emergencies in the Pregnant Patient Ali Salim, MD
- Managing Short Gut and High Output Fistulas Subarna Biswas, MD, PhD
- Management of Rhabdomyolysis: Evidence-Based Guidelines Meghan Lewis, MD
- 5 Top Trauma Papers: 2022-2024 Elizabeth R. Benjamin, MD, PhD
- Migrant Border Crossings: Deaths and Injuries, Falls and Drowning LT COL Jay J. Doucet, MD, MSc (ret.)
SESSION 5: The Kenneth L. Mattox Luncheon Session
Introduction: Demetrios Demetriades, MD, PhD
- Lessons in Raising the Surgical Bar; Too Fast, Too High, vs. Too Slow! Kenneth L. Mattox, MD
SESSION 6: Organ Donation
Moderator: Lydia Lam, MD
- Special Guest Adam Kendall, MD
- Donation After Cardiac Death: What’s Registry Got to Do With It? Aaron Cheng, Esq.
- Top 3 Papers for Organ Donation, 2020-2024 Jennifer A. Smith, MD
SESSION 7: Better Trauma and Emergency Surgery and Critical Care
Moderator: Morgan A. Schellenberg MD, MPH
- Pharmacological Interventions in Septic Shock: Where Are We in 2024? Bradley Allen, MD
- ECMO in Trauma: An Experimental Tool or the Standard of Care? Areti Tillou, MD
- Proximal Protective Diverting Ostomy for Colon Resection and Anastomosis: Is It Really Protective? Elizabeth R. Benjamin, MD, PhD
- Whole Blood for Trauma Resuscitation: Benefits, Risks, and Costs Anaar E. Siletz, MD, PhD
- Cerebral Fat Embolism: Diagnostic Challenges, Management and Outcomes Raul Coimbra, MD, PhD
- Session 7 - Discussion
SESSION 8: Challenging Controversies in Trauma
Moderator: Kenneth L. Mattox, MD
- REBOA in 2024: A Spectacular Failure in Trauma or a Life-Saving Tool? Bellal Joseph, MD
- Artificial Intelligence in Emergency Surgery: Cheaper and Better Care? Areg Grigorian, MD
- Open Surgery vs. Endovascular Approach for Visceral Arterial Injuries Michael Sise, MD
- Session 8 - Discussion
SESSION 9: Capsule Commentaries - Trauma Care
Moderator: Kazuhide Matsushima, MD
- Pre-Injury Illicit Stimulant Use in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Does It Affect Outcome? Rembrandt VanDruff, MD
- Beta Blockers in Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries: Should They Be in the Management Protocol? Laura Bloom, MD, MS, MBA
- Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Should Calcium Channel Blockers Be in the Management Protocol? Jaehee Yoon, MD
- Thoracostomy Tube for Drainage of Hemothorax: Does the Size Matter? Peter Rhee, MD, MPH
- Prehospital and Hospital C-Collar: Use, Abuse and Consequences Carlos V. R. Brown, MD
- Session 9 - Discussion
SESSION 10: One Hour with Dimitri - Believe It or Not!
Moderator: Demetrios Demetriades, MD, PhD
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Panel
Kenneth L. Mattox, MD
Mark Kaplan, MD
Daniel R. Margulies, MD
Raul Coimbra, MD, PhD
Brant A. Putnam, MD
Michael Sise, MD, PhD
SESSION 11: In the ICU
Moderator: Meghan Lewis, MD
- Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections: Searching for the Silver Bullet! Brad Spellberg, MD, FIDSA, FACP
- Intra-Abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pitfalls Mark Kaplan, MD
- Artificial Intelligence in Critical Care J. Perren Cobb, MD
- Anesthesia Management in the Multi-Trauma Patient with Associated Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Rodney McKeever, MD, DABA
- Session 11 - Discussion
SESSION 12: Community and International Outreach
Moderator: Damon H. Clark, MD and Demetrios Demetriades, MD, PhD
- The Establishment of Trauma Systems and Trauma Centers in China: Progress and Challenges Tianbing Wang, MD, PhD
- From the L.A. General Hospital to Estonia: Putting Together a National Trauma Program Peep Talving, MD, PhD
- The Real Impact on Suicide and Suicide Attempts on Trauma Hospitals and Communities Damon H. Clark, MD
- Team Communication and Collaboration for a Healthy Work Environment
- Session 12 - Discussion
SESSION 13: Keynote Speaker
Moderator: Demetrios Demetriades, MD, PhD
- Keynote Lecture: The Evolution of Medical Care in Space Exploration Kjell Lindgren, NASA Astronaut
SESSION 14: The Tom Noguchi Session - Coroner’s Corner
Moderator: Thomas Noguchi, MD
- Non-Accidental Head Trauma of Infants Odey C. Ukpo, MD, MS
- Session 14 - Discussion
SESSION 15: Video Sessions - How To…
Moderator: Elizabeth R. Benjamin, MD, PhD
- Splenic Repair or Splenectomy Kelly Boyle, MD
- Exposure of the Abdominal Aorta and Its Branches Amanda Hambrecht, MD
- Complete Duodenal Mobilization and Exposure Edward Cho, MD
- Bowel Resection and Hand-Sewn or Stapled Anastomosis Jamie Knell, MD
- Fasciotomies of the Lower Leg Smita Mascharak, MD
- Skin Grafting: Technique, Tips and Pitfalls Maxwell Johnson, MD
- Session 15 - Discussion
SESSION 16: Luncheon Session
Moderator: Demetrios Demetriades, MD, PhD
- Pursuing Excellence in the LA County Health System Christina Ghaly, MD, DHS Director
SESSION 17: Challenges and Controversies in Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Moderator: Brad Spellberg, MD
- Appendicitis: Myths and Facts About Antibiotics Peep Talving, MD, PhD
- Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and Oropharynx in ICU Patients: Does It Work? Jacqueline Urbina, RN
- VTE Prophylaxis After Blunt Solid Organ Injury: When and What? Morgan Schellenberg, MD, MPH
- Oral Antibiotics in Surgical Infections: Myths and Facts Brad Spellberg, MD
- Session 17 - Discussion
SESSION 18: DEBATE: Tracheostomy in the ICU: Early or Late?
Moderator: Kenji Inaba, MD, MSc
- Delayed Tracheostomy, Don’t Rush In! Ali Salim, MD
- Get It Done, Do It Early! Carlos V.R. Brown, MD
- Resolution: Lets Agree!
SESSION 19: Abdominal Surgical Challenges
Moderator: Peep Talving, MD, PhD
- Acute Cholecystitis in Pregnancy: Same Admission or Planned Post-Pregnancy Cholecystectomy? Angela Neville, MD
- Small Bowel Obstruction in the Virgin Abdomen Eugenia Lee, MD, MPH
- Blunt Pancreatic Trauma: Operate or Observe? Adriana Valera-Reyes, MD
- Surgical Management of Peptic Ulcer Disease Daniel R. Margulies, MD
- Resistance is Futile! Robotics in Acute Care Surgery COL Matthew Martin, MD (ret.)
- Session 19 - Discussion
SESSION 20: Rheeopardy
Moderator: Peter Rhee, MD, MPH
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Panel
Adriana Valera-Reyes, MD (USC)
Jin Sui, MD (Harbor-UCLA)
Harriet Barratt, MD (Cedars-Sinai)
Mallory Jebbia, MD (UCI)