Acute Care Surgery

Focused on the acutely ill surgical patient, with in-depth information on emergency general surgery, surgical critical care and trauma care.

An In-Depth Review of Acute Surgical Care

This Acute Care Surgery course focuses on the acutely ill surgical patient, with in-depth information on emergency general surgery, surgical critical care and trauma care. Practicing general surgeons and allied health professionals who would like to improve their knowledge and skills learn how to:

• Describe the appropriate resuscitation of the trauma patient
• Describe the role of the non-invasive and invasive monitoring in goal-directed care of the critically ill patient
• Describe appropriate indications for rib stabilization in the trauma patient

TOPICS/SPEAKERS

• Acute Care Surgery and Transition to Practice Program - Tom Cogbill, MD, FACS

• Antibiotics for Appendicitis - Ready for Prime Time? - Travis Webb, MD, MHPE, FACS
  

• Management of Intraabdominal Infection - Tom Carver, MD, FACS

• You Got Your Patient Through an Episode of Acute Diverticulitis: Now What? - Marshall Beckman, MD, FACS

• ECMO-Use and Abuse - Marcus Kaiser, MD

• Abdominal Compartment Syndrome - Definition and Management Approaches - Todd Neideen, MD, FACS

• Emergence of PICS in our ICU Survivors - Panna Codner, MD, FACS

• Delirium - Risk Factors and Prevention and Strategies for Management - Kristin Shields, MD

• Complex Pelvic Fracture - How Your Orthopedic Surgeon Can Help You Manage the Complex Pelvic Fracture - Harmeeth Uppal, MD

• Endovascular Management of Blunt Aortic Injury - Michael Malinowski, MD, FACS

• Emergency Airway Management - Where in Field, in ED, in ICU? - Lexi Goldin, MD

• Critical Care Update: Team Care, C. difficile Disease, New Oral Anticoagulants, Blood Transfusion - John A. Weigelt, MD, DVM, FACS

Self Assessment

The Acute Care Surgery activity provides up to 9.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™ and self-assessment credits toward Part 2 of the American Board of Surgery Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program for Physicians.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

• Define best practices for clostridium difficile infection
• Identify when a pelvic fracture can be life threatening
• Recognize patients that might benefit from ECMO
• List appropriate patients for medical management of appendicitis
• Recognize the difference between uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis
• Explain how endovascular repair of aortic injuries reduces morbidity and mortality
• Describe a patient who needs operative therapy for diverticulitis

Intended Audience

This educational activity was designed for general surgeons and other healthcare professionals.

Date of Original Release: May 31, 2016
Date Credits Expire: May 31, 2019