1st SSMC Trauma and Acute Care Symposium – TACS

It’s our pleasure to invite you to the “1st SSMC Trauma and Acute Care Symposium – TACS” on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. This symposium will be jointly organized by the Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), in partnership with Mayo Clinic, and will take place at SSMC in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The symposium aims to address issues and complex topics related to trauma and acute care surgery, and provide attendees the most up-to-date data on management, treatment options and outcomes. Experts will address damage control strategies for resuscitation and surgical control, as well as the common acute care surgery challenges for surgeons.This one-day course will represent a unique networking opportunity for surgeons to discuss and share experience to improve clinical results for our patients. We have designed a comprehensive, interactive program in consultation with a renowned faculty from the field, and we strongly believe that participating in the course will be a memorable and valuable experience for you. We are looking forward to your participation.

Learning Objectives

Upon participating in this scientific educational activity, participants will be able to:
  • Identify the challenges in the management of complex trauma patients.
  • Discuss what is new on the management of the most common acute care surgery diseases.
  • Understand the physiological implications after an acute injury, as well as the physiological response of patients.
  • Outline the highest level of evidence for treatment.

Target Audience

  • Health personnel related to trauma care.
  • Trauma and acute care surgeons.
  • Residents, medical students.
  • General surgeons.
  • This activity is accredited by the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi

Dr. Sharon Henry

Professor of Surgery R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Maryland, USA

Dr. Gary Alan Bass

Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

Dr. Balamurugan Rathinavelu

Consultant, Department of Clinical Imaging Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Thomas M. Scalea

Physician-in-Chief R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Maryland, USA

Dr. Kimberly A. Davis

Professor of Surgery Chief of the Division of General Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care Yale School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA

Dr. Juan Duchesne

Chief of the Division of Acute Care Surgery Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA

Dr. Shahin Mohseni

Consultant, Division of Trauma, Burns, Surgical Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Marcelo Ribeiro

Consultant and Chair, Division of Trauma, Burns, Surgical Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Time Agenda Speaker
8:30 – 9 a.m. Registration
9 – 9:05 a.m. Opening remarks Dr. Marcelo Ribeiro Consultant and Chair, Division of Trauma, Burns, Surgical Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery, SSMC, UAE
9:05 – 9:10 a.m. Welcome message Dr. Matthew Gettman Chief Medical Officer, SSMC, UAE
Time Agenda Speaker
First session
9:15 – 9:50 a.m. Coagulopathy in trauma: Lessons learned in the last 20 years Dr. Sandro Rizoli (Qatar)
9:55 – 10:30 a.m. Hybrid trauma resuscitation: The EVTM approach to the multi-injured hemodynamically unstable patient Dr. Megan Brenner (USA)
10:30 – 10:40 a.m. Discussion
10:40 – 11:10 a.m. Coffee break
Second session
11:10 – 11:45 a.m. Damage control resuscitation: Is there more to come?
11:45 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Damage control surgery: Best tricks to take you out of trouble Dr. Thomas Scalea (USA)
12:10 – 12:45 p.m. Current management of severe soft tissue infections Dr. Sharon Henry (USA)
12:45 – 12:55 p.m. Discussion
12:55 p.m. – 1 p.m. Lunch break and prayer
Third session
1:55 – 2:10 p.m. It is a stone there! How to manage the CBD calculi Dr. Shahin Mohseni Consultant, Division of Trauma, Burns, Surgical Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery, SSMC, UAE
2:10 – 2:25 p.m. Diverticulitis in 2023: When and how to operate Dr. Carlos Yanez (Spain)
2:25 – 2:40 p.m. Acute appendicitis: Is it no longer a surgical disease? Dr. Gary Bass (USA)
2:40 – 2:55 p.m. Acute cholecystitis: When operation is not an option and what to do Dr. Kimberly Davis (USA)
2:55 – 3:05 p.m. Discussion
3:05 – 3 :30 p.m. Coffee break
Fourth session
3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Open abdomen: Have we gone too far? Indication, approach and results Dr. Marcelo Ribeiro Consultant and Chair, Division of Trauma, Burns, Surgical Critical Care, and Acute Care Surgery, SSMC, UAE
3:50 – 4:05 p.m. Tips and tricks on abdominal CT scan for surgeons: What the radiologist can teach us Dr. Balamurugan Rathinavelu Consultant, Department of Clinical Imaging, SSMC, UAE
4:10 – 4:25 p.m. Penetrating cervical injuries: What the trauma surgeon needs to know Dr. David Feliciano (USA)
4:30 – 5:15p.m. Online open discussion with panelists Live online
5:15 – 5:30 p.m. Closing remarks
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