Bought mine! Support promoting gun violence awareness and fundraising to support firearm injury prevention research. #AASTurningAdvocacyIntoAction

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major problem in trauma patients and earlier prophylaxis is thought to be better.

But how much better is it?
Should 'door-to-prophylaxis' time be a quality metric for trauma centers?

Van Gent et al explore this:
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Are you an AAST Associate Member? Do you have a research project that would be great for Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (TSACO)?

Look out for this edition of Turnover Time where we highlight Dr. Joshua Dilday and his work through the TSACO Scholarship

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Powerful Grand Rounds Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Surgery Dept. by Sunil Geevarghese on moral injury. Conversations that he sparks are what’s needed to improve surgical culture, for patients & providers. Lucky enough to get advice from this incredible leader too - let your academic passions be your compass.

Associate members, please join us for a town hall to talk about the results of the member wide survey, share your thoughts and hear about our new upcoming changes!

Once you register you will receive a calendar link.

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Don’t miss this opportunity if you’re a resident, fellow, or early career surgeon! Loved serving my term working with Lucy Nguyen Caroline Park MD, MPH Jeff Nahmias MD MHPE FACS FCCM Ron Barbosa MD FACS Elliott R Haut, MD, PhD

Another successful American College of Surgeons Leadership & Advocacy Summit with the Ohio team! We met with various senators and house representatives’ staff to discuss how to expand & improve care for patients in Ohio SurgeonsVoice Kaitlin Ritter Alisha Reiss Amy McDonald MD FACS #ACSLAS24

Appreciative to Franpisco with Sherrod Brown for the opportunity meet and advocate for expanded and high quality surgical patient care in Ohio American College of Surgeons SurgeonsVoice #ACSLAS24 Kaitlin Ritter Amy McDonald MD FACS Alisha Reiss

Appreciative to LA Lyndsey Hannah with Rep. Shontel Brown for the opportunity meet and advocate for expanded and high quality surgical patient care in Ohio American College of Surgeons SurgeonsVoice #ACSLAS24 Kaitlin Ritter

Are you a resident, fellow-in-training, pre-FACS early career surgeon? Join American College of Surgeons Resident and Associate Society (RAS) to get involved in advocacy, education, research, on a local & national level! It’s free, accessible, and impactful! Kaitlin Ritter RAS-ACS #ACSLAS24

The RAS Engagement Brunch is happening now at the Birch ballroom! Join us for coffee, croissants, and Caroline! (and a bunch of other great food) Kaitlin Ritter Julia R Coleman, MD MPH Rebecca Williams-Karnesky, MD PhD MEdPsych Rachael Essig, MD

One of my highlights of the American College of Surgeons Leadership and Advocacy Summit every year is hearing from our Executive Director Patricia L. Turner, MD, MBA, FACS, with a special shout out to the trauma program - lots of great work coming out of ACS COT! 👏 #ACSLAS24

Amazing to hear from Dr. Brian Williams at the American College of Surgeons Leadership and Advocacy Summit on the habits of advocacy. His advice when engaging with representatives: lead with your ask, tell your story, offer the solution, finish with your ask, and then…FOLLOW UP! #ACSLAS24

Every time I hear Dr. John Armstrong speak, I get excited about advocacy. At American College of Surgeons Leadership and Advocacy Summit, he reminds us that advocacy is a core component of leadership & a tenet of professionalism. It’s as easy as starting by following SurgeonsVoice #ACSLAS24

The best part of conferences is spending time with friends and #surgfamily in American College of Surgeons. Loved sitting with Elise EH Fannon, MD, MPP Bonnie Simpson Mason. I admire and respect the exemplary work done by both these leaders in the fields of DEI and advocacy 👏💪 #ACSLAS24

His talks never disappoint. Incredible talk by Haytham Kaafarani at the American College of Surgeons Leadership & Advocacy Summit on quality and safety, specifically an inside perspective of the Joint Commission, the meaningfulness conundrum, and diagnostic errors and cognitive bias #ACSLAS24

A sobering talk by Dr. Robin Blackstone at the American College of Surgeons Leadership and Advocacy Summit on sustainability in healthcare and medical waste - an underappreciated topic in medicine and quality. Our current patient - planet earth. 😳👏 #ACSLAS24

'Globally, surgery generates 5% of greenhouse gases. However, in the global north it can account for 8-10% of emissions.'

🎙️: Dr. Robin Blackstone | #ACSLAS24

Wow, just wow. Incredible opening talk by Sunil Geevarghese at American College of Surgeons Leadership & Advocacy Summit on moral injury. Creating a culture that allows surgeons to be human, allows surgeons to be better. Looking forward to his Grand Rounds at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Surgery Dept. this month! #ACSLAS24

And so it begins! Another great day at the American College of Surgeons Leadership and Advocacy Summit. Membership Director Michael Sutherland opening our day which is focus on surgeon well-being, engaging in the surgical practice environment, and looking to the future #ACSLAS24