Scientific Program / March 16, 2023

07:30 - 8:30

Registration, exhibits

08:30 - 08:35

Opening remarks; Prof. Dr. B. Schnüriger, Bern

SESSION 1: Special Circumstances in the Shockroom

Location

Ettore Rossi

Moderators

Prof. Dr. B. Schnüriger, Bern; Prof. Dr. T. Lustenberger, Bern

08:35 - 8:50

The Do’s and Don’ts in severe spinal trauma

 

Dr. S. Bigdon, Bern

08:50 - 9:05

Polytraumatized patient at a small regional hospital: Now what?

 

Dr. C. Pitteloud, Moutier

09:05 - 9:20

She’s pregnant! Update on the radiation burden of trauma CT scans

 

Prof. Dr. H. Alkadhi, Zürich

09:20 - 09:35

Severe maxillofacial trauma: Tips and Tricks!

 

Prof. Dr. B. Schaller, Bern

09:35 - 10:00

Discussion

Handouts

 

10:00 - 10:30

Refreshment break, exhibits

SESSION 2: Workshops

Workshop 1

   

10:30 - 11:10

Ettore Rossi

Neurosurgical management of traumatic brain injury

   

Prof. Dr. W. Z’Graggen, Bern; Dr. L. Häni, Freiburg, Deutschland

10:30 - 11:10

Room 1

Extremity Tourniquets: Hands-on for everybody!

   

Prof. Dr. T. Lustenberger, Bern; Dr. D. Jakob, Bern

10:30 - 11:10

Rooms 2 & 3

Advanced E-FAST: Hands on for everybody!

   

Dr. B. Lehmann, Bern; and others

10:30 - 11:10

Room 4

How to read a TEG

   

Prof. Dr. W. Hautz

     

Workshop 2

   

11:20 - 12:00

Ettore Rossi

Crush injury, kidney failure after trauma: ICU management

   

Prof. Dr. C. Pfortmüller, Bern; Dr. med. M. Nebiker, Aarau

11:20 - 12:00

Room 1

Extremity Tourniquets: Hands-on for everybody!

   

Prof. Dr. T. Lustenberger, Bern; Dr. D. Jakob, Bern

11:20 - 12:00

Rooms 2 & 3

Advanced E-FAST: Hands on for everybody!

   

Dr. B. Lehmann, Bern; and others

11:20 - 12:00

Room 4

Publications from the Swiss Trauma Registry: Findings over the past 5 years

   

Prof. Dr. H.P. Simmen, Zürich; PD Dr. T. Zingg, Lausanne

Handouts

   

12:00 - 13:00

Lunch, exhibits

Lunch Session

Supported by Medical Systems Solution

Location

Ettore Rossi

12:15-12:45

Efficacy of the hypochloric solution Microdacyn® in treatment of severe infection

 

Dr. med. A. Bruhin, Luzern

SESSION 3: STACS Special Guest Lecture

Location

Ettore Rossi

Moderator

Dr. D. Jakob, Bern

13:00 - 13:30

Epidemiology of pediatric trauma in Switzerland: What is known?

 

Dr. A. Bartenstein, Bern

Handouts

 

SESSION 4: Challenging Dogmas in Trauma Care

Location

Room 1

Moderators

Prof. Dr. V. Neuhaus, Zürich; Prof. Dr. B. Schnüriger, Bern

13:30 - 13:45

TXA in every patient! Sense or non-sense?

 

PD Dr. J.  Knapp, Bern

13:45 - 14:00

Log-roll and rectal exam: Always?

 

Dr. C. Maschmann, St. Gallen

14:00 - 14:15

Chest and pelvic x-ray: Still necessary?

 

Dr. S. Guglielmetti, Aarau

14:15 - 14:30

Discussion

Handouts

 

SESSION 5: Military Session – Lessons Learned the Hard Way

Location

Ettore Rossi

13:30 - 13:40

Introduction

Divisionär Dr. A. Stettbacher, Bern

13:40 - 14:20

Small Surgical Teams

COL L. C. Benavides, MD, US Army

14:20 - 14:30

Discussion

Handouts

SESSION 6: State-of-the-Art Lecture

Location

Ettore Rossi

Moderator

PD Dr. T. Zingg, Lausanne

14:30 - 15:00

Management of hemodynamically unstable trauma patients with severe pelvic fracture

 

Prof. Dr. C. Gaarder, Oslo, Norway

15:00 - 15:30

Refreshment break, exhibits

SESSION 7: How I do it!

Location

Ettore Rossi

Moderators

PD Dr. J.  Knapp, Bern; Dr. J. Lavanchy, Bern

15:30 - 15:45

REBOA: Indications and Pitfalls

 

Prof. Dr. V. Neuhaus, Zürich

15:45 - 16:00

Application of C-clamp in severe pelvic trauma: When? How? Who?

 

Prof. Dr. J. D. Bastian, Bern

16:00 - 16:15

Need for rapid transfusion: How to get iv access!

 

Prof. Dr. L. Theiler, Aarau

16:15 - 16:30

Discussion

Handouts

 

SESSION 8: REBOA Hands-on Workshop

Location

Room 1

15:30 - 16:30

Prof. Dr. W. Hautz, Bern; Dr. T. Birrenbach, Bern; Dr. S. Jungi, Bern

SESSION 9: Tough Trauma Cases: The Experts’ Decisions

Location

Ettore Rossi

Experts panel

Prof. Dr. C. Gaarder, Prof. Dr. V. Neuhaus, Prof. Dr. J. D. Bastian, Prof. Dr. T. Lustenberger, Dr. S. Bigdon, Dr. S. Guglielmetti, Dr. D. Jakob

16:30 - 17:15

Case presentations and discussion of unusual and tricky trauma cases

 

Prof. Dr. B. Schnüriger, Bern; PD Dr. T. Zingg, Lausanne

17:15 - 17:25

Closure, Prof. Dr. B. Schnüriger, Bern

Eat, Meet and Greet!

18:00 - 23:00

Get-Together and Dinner at the Schweizerhof Hotel, Bern