east Foundation The EAST Foundation was officially incorporated in 2002 for the purpose of providing the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma the capability to fully achieve its objective of supporting and promoting the key missions of EAST, including the care, investigation, and prevention of injury, trauma education, and encouraging the development of the young trauma practitioner and investigator. This will be accomplished by raising funds and managing their growth through prudent investment, without the restrictions imposed upon EAST as a nonprofit corporation. EAST is the sole member of the EAST Foundation, EASTERN ASSOCIATION FOR THE SURGERY OF TRAUMA Inc., and has the authority to appoint the Foundation Board of Directors, and thus assure that its vision continues in the right direction, but the Foundation is otherwise free of any direction or control by EAST over its activities. January 13-17, 2009 The EAST Foundation seeks your support as an EAST member to fulfill its mission: Disney Yacht & Beach Club Resort Assuring the future for the care, investigation, and prevention of injury. As our financial resources grow, we envision several projects to support this mission. Already, the EAST Orlando, FL Foundation is managing the funds for the Scott B. Frame Memorial Lecture, the Raymond H. Alexander Resident Paper Competition, the John M. Templeton, Jr. MD Injury Prevention Paper Competition, and the Wyeth Scholarship. Other plans for the future include such ideas as a conference for trauma nurses and fellows, funding of liaisons with other organizations involved in trauma care, expanding lectureships by major figures at the annual EAST meeting, and support of public advocacy and legislation on behalf of victims of injury. Fundraising has already been quite successful from the EAST membership. The Board of Directors of both EAST and the EAST Foundation have pledged their full commitment by contributing to the Foundation, to demonstrate to you, the EAST members, the utmost importance they attach to this endeavor. Please consider a yearly tax-deductible contribution to this worthy cause. You, your colleagues, and your profession are the direct beneficiaries. The Board of Directors of the EAST Foundation is available to you for any questions or suggestions you may have and are grateful for your generosity. Twenty-Sixth Sincerely, The Board of Trustees, EAST Foundation TWENTY SECOND ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY This activity is jointly sponsored by Wake Forest University School of Annual ScientificMedicine and the Eastern Association for Assembly theJanuary Surgery of Trauma 15-19, 2013 JW Marriott Camelback Inn Scottsdale, Arizona This activity is jointly sponsored by Wake Forest School of Medicine and the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma GENERAL INFORMATION Welcome to Scottsdale and the 26th Annual Scientific Assembly of the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST). The Program Committee, chaired by EAST Recorder Stan Kurek, and the Careers in Trauma Committee, led by Nicole Stassen, has developed an outstanding program of scientific sessions, sunrise sessions, and workshops. Join your colleagues and friends and catch up at the Opening Reception and the annual barbecue that will take place in the resort’s own Wild West town, Mummy Mountain (weather permitting). While we had to replace the annual Dodge Ball Tournament with a competition event that features laser tag, we expect the institutional rivalries between teams to remain lively. As you can see, we have planned an exciting week of education and recreation, with plenty of time for networking! As is customary, our Scientific Sessions will start off with the Raymond H. Alexander, MD Resident Paper Competition, and the EAST Foundation will again support the Cox-Templeton Injury Prevention Paper Competition. This year’s Scott B. Frame lecturer will be one of EAST’s founding members, Norman E. McSwain, Jr., who was one of Dr. Frame’s mentors. His presentation will focus on the history of the PreHospital Trauma Life Support course. C. William Schwab, a past EAST President, will serve as our 4th Oriens Award Keynote Speaker. For a number of years, EAST has collaborated with the Society of Trauma Nurses (STN) to develop a series of sunrise sessions and one parallel plenary session. In addition to STN, EAST also welcomes participation by the Pediatric Trauma Society in the Annual Scientific Assembly. I offer my gratitude to the members and Chairs of EAST’s Committees for their efforts in conceiving the wide array of topics and organizing the plenary and sunrise sessions, as well as the workshops. We believe this year’s agenda is both full and engaging. The educational offerings truly provide “something for everyone” and stand ready for your participation. I also recognize the significant contributions made to the EAST Foundation by the its President, Fred Luchette, and its Board of Trustees, all supported by the Foundation’s Executive Director, Pamela Bowerman. Their ongoing fundraising continues to grow the Foundation corpus, as well as support many of EAST’s scholarly activities. I am grateful to all EAST members who have contributed to our Foundation. While the meeting is jam-packed, I hope you will find some time to spend with your family enjoying the many recreation activities offered by this beautiful venue. As you get out and explore the many features found in the Phoenix metropolitan area, I’m confident you will enjoy your visit to the Valley of the Sun! Finally, I thank you, the members of EAST, for trusting me to lead your organization over the last year. I am gratified by EAST’s continued growth and am proud to boast that it now has the largest membership of any trauma society in the US. EAST has achieved its many successes because of the hard work of its members, and I thank those who have contributed over the past year. Our Committees and Ad Hoc Committees are always looking for new ideas and welcome those who eagerly volunteer both their time and talents. I am deeply humbled to have been elected to lead this great organization and thank you for this opportunity. Enjoy the meeting! Best wishes, Jeffrey P. Salomone, MD, FACS, NREMT-P President, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma EAST Mission Statement EAST is a scientific organization providing leadership and development for young surgeons active in the care of the injured patient through interdisciplinary collaboration, scholarship, and fellowship. EAST Vision Statement EAST seeks to improve care of the injured by providing a forum for the exchange of knowledge in the practice of trauma surgery; to promote trauma prevention, research, and improved trauma systems design; to encourage investigation and teaching of the methods of preventing and treating trauma; and to stimulate future generations of surgeons to meet the challenge. Future Meetings January 14-18, 2014 Naples Grande Beach Resort Naples, Florida January 13-17, 2015 Disney’s Contemporary Resort Lake Buena Vista, Florida January 12-16, 2016 JW Marriott San Antonio San Antonio, Texas January 10-14, 2017 Diplomat Resort Hollywood, Florida January 9-13, 2018 Location to be Determined OFFICE OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION LEARNER BILL OF RIGHTS Wake Forest School of Medicine (WFSM) recognizes you are a lifelong learner who has chosen to engage in continuing medical education (CME) to identify or fill a gap in knowledge, skill, or performance. As part of WFSM’s duty to you as a learner, you have the right that your CME experience with us includes: • Content that: o Promotes improvements or quality of health care; o Is valid, reliable, and accurate; o Offers balanced presentations that are free of commercial bias for or against a product/service; o Is vetted through a process that resolves any conflicts of interest of planners, teachers, or authors; o Is driven and based on learning need, not commercial interests; o Addresses the stated objectives or purpose; and o Is evaluated for its effectiveness in meeting the identified educational needs. • A learning environment that: o Supports learners’ ability to meet their individual needs; o Respects and attends to any special needs of learners; o Respects the diversity of groups of learners; and o Is free of promotional, commercial, and/or sales activities. • Disclosure of: o Relevant, financial relationships planners, teachers, and authors have with commercial interests related to the content of the activity; and o Commercial support (funding or in-kind resources) of the activity. Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma 26th Annual Scientific Assembly Accreditation This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of Wake Forest School of Medicine and the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma. The Wake Forest School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. CME/CE Credit & Certificates The Wake Forest School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. (This maximum total includes all scientific sessions, plenary sessions, poster walk rounds, special lectures, and one sunrise session each of the days they are offered.) The Society of Trauma Nurses (STN) has applied to the Georgia Nurses Association to provide continuing education for the STN-developed programming. A total of 4.5 educational contact hours are being submitted for approval. This activity is acceptable for 2.0 CEU’s. Within five business days following the conference, you will receive an e-mail from Ms. Andrea Smalt, Registrar for the Office of Continuing Medical Education at Wake Forest School of Medicine. The email, which will contain the name of the conference in the subject line, includes a web-based link to an online evaluation form.