Topics in General Surgery Full Course (20 CME)

$510.00

This 20 unit course is consistent with a course of up to 7 days duration and includes 10 CDs and accompanying detailed written summaries on the material discussed by the lecture on each CD.

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Course Description

HIGHLIGHTS FROM TRAUMA, CRITICAL CARE, AND ACUTE CARE SURGERY 2019
Audio-Digest General Surgery (2/7/20)
Debate: Is Prehospital Tranexamic Acid Essential to Patient Well-being? – Alison Wilson, MD; Martin A. Schreiber, MD
Creating a Consensus for Guidelines on Prophylaxis for Deep Venous Thrombosis – Lynette A. Scherer, MD
Abdominal Trauma: Surgery vs Nonoperative Management – Andrew C. Bernard, MD

PRINCIPLES OF PERIOPERATIVE MEDICINE: A REVIEW
Audio-Digest General Surgery (1/21/20)
Principles of Perioperative Medicine: A Review – Steven L. Cohn, MD

RECTAL CANCER/COLORECTAL SURGERY/PANCREATITIS/BURN MANAGEMENT
Audio-Digest General Surgery (1/7/20)
New Approaches to Treating Rectal Cancer – Anna Serur, MD
Robotics in Colorectal Surgery – Mehraneh Dorna Jafari, MD
Update on Severe Necrotizing Pancreatitis – Andrew C. Bernard, MD
Burn Management: Pearls for the General Surgeon – Chadwick P. Smith, MD

OBSTETRICAL CONSIDERATIONS/CANCER SCREENING/APPENDECTOMY CHALLENGES
Audio-Digest General Surgery (12/21/19)
Obstetrical Pearls for the Rural Surgeon – Benjamin Andrew, MD
Update on Screening for Anal and Cervical Cancer – Eric Ganz, MD
Mimics of Acute Appendicitis – Christine Hsieh, MD

ANAL CANCER/BARIATRIC SURGERY/ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS
Audio-Digest General Surgery (12/7/19)
Diagnosis and Management of Anal Carcinoma – Nipa Gandhi, MD
Bariatric Surgery: Considerations for the General Surgeon – Luke M. Funk, MD, MPH
Direct Oral Anticoagulants and General Surgery – Eliot C. Williams, MD, PhD

AORTIC DISSECTION/DEBRIEFING/PAIN MANAGEMENT
Audio-Digest General Surgery (11/21/19)
Update on Aortic Dissection – Mead Ferris III, MD, MS
Surgical Debriefing: Improving Instruction and Reinforcing Learning – Patrick M. Forgione, MD
Pain Management With and Without Opioids – Richard Sidwell, MD

RECTAL CANCER/TRAUMA SURGERY
Audio-Digest General Surgery (11/7/19)
Rectal Cancer: Matching the Procedure to the Patient – Bradley J. Champagne, MD
National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC): How Important Is It for My Institution? – Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD
The Case For and Against Unblinding Trauma Center Outcomes – Mark J. Kaplan, MD
Managing Caustic Injuries of the Esophagus – David Notrica, MD

UPDATE ON TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE SURGERY, PART II
Audio-Digest General Surgery (10/21/19)
Whole Blood Transfusion – Martin A. Schreiber, MD
Management of Blunt Duodenal Trauma – Carlos V.R. Brown, MD
Managing Hemothorax – Matthew J. Wall Jr, MD
Fungal Infections in the ICU – Carlos V.R. Brown, MD
Update on Geriatric Trauma – Ali Salim, MD

UPDATE ON TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE SURGERY
Audio-Digest General Surgery (10/7/19)
Antibiotics in the ICU: Debunking Myths – Mark J. Kaplan, MD
Unstable Patients in the ED: Image First, or Immediate Surgery? – Ali Salim, MD
Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) in 2019 – Joseph J. DuBose, MD
Pelvic Fracture Hemorrhage: Has Placement of REBOA in Zone III Changed the Algorithm for Management? – Martin A. Schreiber, MD
Update on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) – David Zonies, MD, MPH, MS

PERIOPERATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT/PATIENT TRANSFERS
Audio-Digest General Surgery (9/21/19)
Perioperative Pain Management of the Opioid-dependent Patient – Michael Hillegass, MD
Considerations for Initiating and Accepting Patient Transfers – James Cole Jr, DO

(2/10/20)

Cancellation Policy

A course may be cancelled up to 7 days before the seminar is scheduled to take place. Once we recieve back the seminar material we will refund your tuition, minus a $50 administrative fee, to your credit card.

COURSE MATERIALS CANNOT BE REISSUED. Keep your original course materials and photocopies of your test forms until you have received full credit and documentation from TMS. Replacement test forms will be provided at a charge of $15 per test form. No exceptions.

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