FREE COURSE - BIG T Trauma Series

Brain Death

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What's in this course?

This episode of the BIG T Trauma series discusses brain death and why you as a provider must be able to provide clarity when it is needed most.
This episode is packed with useful information on a very complicated topic.

Surgery

Trauma Surgery

Target Audience

This epidode has been specifically designed to train surgery trainees and practicing surgeons in the United States.

Varied activities

Podcast, transcript and assessment.

Duration

45 minutes

Level

Intermediate

Discuss with others

Participate in the course discussion, share your thoughts and ask questions.

Course Hosts

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Patrick Georgoff, MD
Patrick is a trauma, emergency and critical care surgeon at Duke University. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, General Surgery Residency and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Michigan, and Trauma Surgery Fellowship at the University of Texas in Houston. He is passionate about surgical education and caring for injured patients and is co-director of Behind the Knife.  
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TEDDY PUZIO, MD
Dr. Puzio attended college at Virginia Tech and his time spent volunteering with the Fire Department and Rescue Squad solidified his dream to become a physician. He attended the Medical College of Virginia (MVC) for medical school and completed a general surgery residency at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Following residency, he completed a surgical critical care fellowship at Indiana University in Indianapolis. He then completed a second fellowship in Traumatology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
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JASON BRILL, MD
Jason has worked as a surgeon in a wide variety of roles—including austere care and humanitarian aid—and in many different locations, from remote, isolated hospitals to the busiest trauma center in the US. As a trauma surgeon with The Queen’s Medical Center, his approach to care is to respect that this is not a normal, routine day for the patient, and to focus on turning their life-threatening event into the best possible outcome. 
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ACUTE CARE SURGERY & TRAUMA

ED Thoracotomy

A clinical tutorial on patient selection criteria, resuscitative indications, and step-by-step surgical execution of emergency department thoracotomy in trauma care.
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  • 1h 15m
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  • Expert discussion

Course Description

Join Drs. Patrick Georgoff, Teddy Puzio, and Jason Brill for a high-level discussion on the one surgical procedure that trumps them all – the ED thoracotomy. 

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  • Specialty: Trauma Surgery
  • Subspecialty: Surgery
  • Target audience:This epidode has been specifically designed to train surgery trainees and practicing surgeons in the United States.
  • Level: Intermediate
  • Language: English
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Learning Objectives

  • By the end of this course, you will determine which patients are candidates for an ED thoracotomy and understand how to perform an ED thoracotomy.

Course Structure

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Name of the Content Author(s)

Expert contributors from around the globe

  • Patrick Georgoff, MD

    Patrick is a trauma, emergency and critical care surgeon at Duke University. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan, medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, General Surgery Residency and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Michigan, and Trauma Surgery Fellowship at the University of Texas in Houston. He is passionate about surgical education and caring for injured patients and is co-director of Behind the Knife.

  • TEDDY PUZIO, MD

    Dr. Puzio attended college at Virginia Tech and his time spent volunteering with the Fire Department and Rescue Squad solidified his dream to become a physician. He attended the Medical College of Virginia (MVC) for medical school and completed a general surgery residency at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Following residency, he completed a surgical critical care fellowship at Indiana University in Indianapolis. He then completed a second fellowship in Traumatology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

  • JASON BRILL, MD

    Jason has worked as a surgeon in a wide variety of roles—including austere care and humanitarian aid—and in many different locations, from remote, isolated hospitals to the busiest trauma center in the US. As a trauma surgeon with The Queen’s Medical Center, his approach to care is to respect that this is not a normal, routine day for the patient, and to focus on turning their life-threatening event into the best possible outcome.

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