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31
Mar
International Satellite Conference 'Modern management of severe orthopaedic injuries in war, mass casualty situations and humanitarian disasters'
09:00 - 16:30
26A Anniņmuižas bulvāris, Rīga
Conference Hall
Organised by RSU in co-operation with Bar-Ilan university (Israel) and the Association of Traumatology and Orthopaedic surgeons of Latvia.
Co-chaired by Andris Jumtiņš, MD, PhD, Professor, Head of Department of Orthopaedics, RSU (Latvia) and Alexander Lerner, MD, PhD, Professor of Bar-Ilan University/Ziv Medical Center/Visiting Professor of RSU (Israel).
Programme
| 9:00 | Opening of the conference A. Jumtiņš, A. Lerner |
| Session 1: Triage under combat condition and primary treatment (Damage Control) | |
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| 9:10–9:40 | Tactical medicine on battlefield Raimonds Mihaļovs, authorised NAEMT representitive in Latvia |
| 9:40–10:00 | Primary external fixation in combat trauma Nikolaj Wolfson (USA) |
| 10:00–10:20 | Infection prophylaxis – tissue debridement after combat trauma Alexander Lerner (Israel) |
| 10:20–10:50 | Vascular trauma to the extremities. Endovascular resuscitation and trauma management (EVTM) and Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) for hemorrhage control in hemodynamically unstable patients David McGreevy (Sweden) |
| 10:50–11:20 | Discussion |
| 11:20–11:50 | Coffee break |
| Session 2: Advances in combat trauma of extremities | |
| 11:50–12:20 | Injuries of extremities in military conflicts – reconstruction principles Mārtiņš Malzubris (Latvia) |
| 12:20–12:35 | Case report: war injuries of extremities Mantas Jukna, Šarūnas Venckus (Lithuania) |
| 12:35–12:50 | Case report: war injuries of extremities Vladislavs Makovskis (Latvia) |
| 12:50–13:05 | Case report: microsurgery in war injuries of extremities Uldis Krustiņš (Latvia) |
| 13:05–13:20 | Case report: microsurgery in war injuries of extremities Mārtiņš Kapickis (Latvia) |
| 13:20–13:35 | Case report: microsurgery in war injuries of extremities Dr Olga Rimdenoka (Latvia) |
| 13:35–13:50 | Limb salvage versus amputation – the dilemma and challenge Alexander Lerner (Israel) |
| 13:50–14:15 | Discussion |
| 14:15–14:45 | Lunch |
| 14:45–16:30 | Masterclass workshops |
Primary external fixation on plastic bones (pelvis, upper and lower limb injuries)
Instructors: Alexander Lerner (Israel), Nikolaj Wolfson (USA), Frans Verhaegh (Netherlands)
REBOA simulator
Instructor: David McGreevy (Sweden)
International Faculty
- Prof. Alexander Lerner, MD PhD, Visiting Professor of RSU, Professor of Bar-Ilan University/Ziv Medical Center, Israel
- Nikolaj Wolfson MD, FACS, FRCSC, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, USA
- David McGreevy, MD, Chair of EVTM-ST, Secretary of Aortic Trauma Foundation, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden
- Andris Jumtiņš, MD, PhD, Professor, Head of Department of Orthopaedics, RSU, Latvia
- Mārtiņš Malzubris, MD, Hospital of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Latvia
- Ruta Jakušonoka MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Department of Orthopaedics, RSU, Latvia
Registration
Registration for participants opens on 8 March at https://rw2023.rsu.lv/general-information or at the conference venue.
- Participation in the conference, including workshops, is free of charge.
- Certificate and 8 CME credit points are awarded for attending / presenting in the conference.
Location
Room
Conference Hall
