27th Annual USC National Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Symposium: Self-Study

Overview

The 27th Annual USC National Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Symposium: Self-Study is a comprehensive digital course featuring 71 in-depth lectures that cover current topics in acute care surgery, trauma, and surgical critical care. This on-demand resource provides a broad range of expert insights, combining evidence-based principles with innovative discussions to support clinical decision-making and procedural skills development.

On-demand acute care surgery education — accessible anytime, anywhere.

Format: Full set with high-resolution HD video and audio lectures available for online streaming or download via Google Drive.

Agenda

This self-study course includes 71 detailed lectures addressing key issues and evolving practices in trauma surgery and critical care. The content balances medical controversies and practical procedural implementation, providing a thorough review of topics such as prehospital management, resuscitative care, injury-specific treatment strategies, ethical considerations, and COVID-19 related challenges.

• Welcome and Opening Remarks
• Challenges in the Triage and Care of the Trauma Patient in the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Doctors in the Ambulances: Do They Make a Difference?
• C-Collars: Indications, Contra-Indications and Pitfalls
• Prehospital Management of Non-Compressible Bleeding
• REBOA: More Than Just a Tool for Trauma?
• Discussion
• Military-Civilian Partnerships: Pursuing Zero Preventable Deaths!
• Advances in Resuscitative Care
• Body Armor: Missile and Blast Injuries
• Discussion
• Keynote Lecture: Reflections of an Academic Surgeon, Educator and Researcher
• Small Bowel Obstruction in the Virgin Abdomen
• Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pitfalls
• Toxic Megacolon: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges
• Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
• Bias, Compassion, and Professionalism in Trauma Care
• Organ Donation and the Donor Family Experience
• Organ Donation During COVID: The RN Perspective
• Ethical Dilemmas: Registered Donor but Family Does Not Agree!
• Discussion
• Gunshot Wounds to Abdominal Solid Organs: Selective Nonoperative Management is the New Standard of Care
• Prehospital Spinal Board: Science or Dogma?
• Blunt Trauma Duodenal Hematomas: Observe, Operate, Unroof?
• Is ICP Monitoring in Head Trauma the Standard of Care?
• Discussion
• Systemic and Local Hemostatic Agents: Prehospital, ED and Operating Room
• Minimizing Radiation Burden in Trauma and Alternative Options
• Intrahospital Transport of the Critical Patient
• Discussion
• Reducing Surgical Site Infection
• Human Bites: Antibiotics, Suturing and Other Controversies
• Thoracostomy Tube Insertion: Tips, Pitfalls and Catastrophes
• Thoracic Aorta Stenting for Trauma: Revisiting Device-Related Complications
• ECMO in Trauma: Pushing the Envelope
• Discussion
• Panel – One Hour with Dimitri: Believe It or Not!
• Rescue Ventilation in the ICU
• Challenges of Taking Care of the COVID-19 Patient: Lessons Learned in a Large Trauma Center
• Ambulation of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient
• Anesthesia for the Severe Trauma Patient: Tips and Pitfalls
• COVID-19: Critical Care Challenges
• Discussion
• Surgical Equity in the US: Where Are We Now?
• Trauma Care and Violence Prevention in the Immigrant Community
• Trauma Care in Low Socioeconomic Countries
• Discussion
• Keynote Lecture: Space Medicine: Preparing for Space Flight Launch and Landing Medical Emergencies
• The Role of CT Scan in Coroners Trauma Cases
• Unusual Coroners Cases
• Discussion
• Leg and Buttock Fasciotomy
• Cricothyroidotomy: Tips, Pitfalls, Catastrophes and Controversies
• Axillary Vessels
• Duodenal Exposure
• USC-Navy Trauma Training Center Collaboration
• Discussion
• Preparing for Trauma Center Verification: What to Do and Not Do!
• VTE Prophylaxis in Severe Trauma: Timing and Modality
• Double Hit: The Burn Patient with Associated Trauma
• Rib Plating 2021: The Evidence
• The Mangled Extremity: What to Do, Who Should Do It, and When?
• Pro: Routine Prehospital and Emergency Room Application for all Suspected Fractures
• Con: We Are Repeating the MAST Suit Mistakes!
• Resolution: Let’s Agree!
• The Septic Abdomen: Negative Pressure Therapy, Instillation Therapy or Laparotomy on Demand?
• Enteroatmospheric Fistulas: The Local Control Nightmare!
• Definitive Closure of the Difficult Open Abdomen: Tips and Pitfalls
• Discussion
• Panel of Fellows
• Closing Remarks

Speakers

This course features lectures and discussions led by expert faculty involved in trauma surgery, critical care, and acute care surgery. The speakers include leading surgeons, researchers, and clinicians actively engaged in advancing trauma care education and practice.

Target Audience

This course is intended for surgeons, trauma and critical care specialists, emergency medicine physicians, surgical residents, and healthcare professionals involved in the management of trauma and acute surgical emergencies. It is also suitable for those seeking to update their knowledge on current controversies and evidence-based practices in trauma and critical care.

Why This Topic Matters

The 27th Annual USC National Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Symposium: Self-Study addresses critical challenges and developments in trauma surgery and acute care. It provides a structured resource to strengthen clinical expertise in managing complex trauma cases, reinforcing evidence-based protocols and innovative approaches relevant to surgical specialties.

This course reflects the commitment of MedHub Central to delivering specialized, high-quality education that supports trauma and acute care surgeons in maintaining clinical proficiency and adapting to evolving care paradigms in this demanding specialty.