Schedule

Moderator:

PD Dr. B. Schnüriger, Bern

8:35 – 8:50

The ten commandments in trauma care, Prof. Dr. A. Exadaktylos, Bern

8:50 – 9:05

The obese trauma patient: Special considerations and outcomes, Dr. L. Mica, Zürich

9:05 – 9:20

Initial evaluation and management of the burn patient, Dr. P. Ducommun, Zürich

9:20 – 9:35

Femur shaft fracture in the multiply injured patient: Timing and technique of fixation, Prof. Dr. H.C. Pape, Aachen, Germany

9:35 – 10:00

Discussion

Workshop 1 (Ettore Rossi Lecture Hall)

10:30 – 11:10

Acute compartment syndrome: Diagnostic pathway and how to salvage arm, hand, leg or foot!, Prof. Dr. A. Platz, Zürich, PD Dr. L. M. Benneker, Bern, Dr. E. Benninger, St. Gallen

11:20 – 12:00

Endocrine response after trauma – the surgeons‘, endocrinologists‘ and intensivists‘ perspective, Prof. Dr. M. Keel, Bern, Prof. Dr. M. Maggiorini, Zürich, Dr. P. Kirchner, Bern

Workshop 2 (Room 1)

10:30 – 11:10

Cannot intubate! Cannot ventilate! – Surgical airway management hands-on course, Prof. Dr. R. Greif, Bern, and others

11:20 – 12:00

Cannot intubate! Cannot ventilate! – Surgical airway management hands-on course, Prof. Dr. R. Greif, Bern, and others

Workshop 3 (Room 4)

10:30 – 11:10

Setting up a trauma registry at your hospital: requirements, expenses, benefits, Dr. R. Hasler, Zürich, Dr. N. Bless, Basel

11:20 – 12:00

Surgical control of severe hepatic trauma: Patients selection and how I do it!, Prof. Dr. A. B. Peitzman, Pittsburgh, USA, Prof. Dr. D. Candinas, Bern, PD Dr. B. Schnüriger, Bern

Workshop 4 (Room 2 and 3)

10:30 – 11:10

E-FAST: Hands-on for everybody!, Dr. B. Lehmann, Bern, Prof. Dr. J. Osterwalder, St. Gallen, and others

11:20 – 12:00

E-FAST: Hands-on for everybody!, Dr. B. Lehmann, Bern, Prof. Dr. J. Osterwalder, St. Gallen, and others

Moderator:

PD Dr. B. Schnüriger

13:00 – 13:30

Current management of blunt solid abdominal organ injury, Prof. Dr. Andrew B. Peitzman, Pittsburgh, USA

Moderator:

Prof. Dr. M. Keel, Bern

13:30 – 13:45

Neurogenic shock: The anesthesiologists’ nemesis, Dr. S. Sulser, Winterthur

13:45 – 14:00

Coagulopathy after traumatic brain injury – Incidence, time course, and therapeutic options, Dr. T. Lustenberger, Frankfurt, Germany

14:00 – 14:15

Diffuse axonal brain injury: The dos and don‘ts to improve patients’ outcome, PD Dr. M. Hänggi, Bern

14:15 – 14:30

Discussion

Moderator:

Divisionär Dr. A. Stettbacher

13:30 – 13:50

Coordinated medical services in disaster management in Switzerland, Divisionär Dr. A. Stettbacher

13:50 – 14:10

Sandy – what you can learn from a storm, Prof. Dr. S. Teperman, New York, USA

14:10 – 14:30

Modern Management of Major Haemorhage, Prof. Dr. K. Brohi, London, UK

14:30 – 15:00

Discussion

Moderator:

Prof. A. Platz, Zürich

14:30 – 14:40

Plate it! The importance of surgical restoration of chest wall integrity, Dr. R. Kuster, Bern

14:40 – 14:50

Don‘t do the patient more harm! – Don’t plate it!, Prof. Dr. R. Stocker, Zürich

14:50 – 15:00

Discussion

Moderators:

Dr. M. Brodmann Mäder, Bern, Prof. Dr. J Osterwalder, St. Gallen

15:30 – 15:50

From the ‘Pizzo della Croce’ to the Highway ‘A2’ – Lessions learned from preclinical trauma care in the Ticino region, Dr. B. Savary-Borioli, Lugano

15:50 – 16:10

Targeting the most suitable trauma center for my severely injured patient: Is it time for guidelines?, Dr. M. Lehmann, REGA

16:10 – 16:30

Mountain Rescue – Swiss Rescue Skills brought to the Himalayas, G. Biner, Zermatt, Dr. M. Brodmann Mäder, Bern, B. Jelk, Zermatt

16:30 – 16:50

Discussion

Experts panel:

Prof. Dr. A. B. Peitzman, Pittsburgh, USA, Prof. Dr. S. Teperman, New York, USA, Prof. Dr. H. C. Pape, Aachen, Germany, Prof. Dr. A. Platz Zürich, Prof. Dr. J. Osterwalder, St. Gallen, PD Dr. B. Schnüriger, Bern, Dr. T. Lustenberger, Frankfurt, Germany

17:00 – 17:40

Case presentations and discussion of unusual and tricky trauma cases, Prof. Dr. M. Keel, Bern

17:40 – 17:50

Summary and Closure, Prof. Dr. H. Zimmermann, Bern