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    AAST Grand Rounds

    A piloted project for the last year, National Trauma Grand Rounds, has been hosted by the University of Pittsburgh, with participation from eight Universities, hospitals and medical centers.  The concept has been proven and renamed AAST Grand Rounds and the most recent two are linked to the AAST website.  The two are:  Management of Blunt Splenic Injury by Andrew B. Peitzman, MD and Abdominal Wall Defects: Acute and Long-term Management by Martin Croce, MD (to access either you must type in pass code: 33683).  Starting in March these will be webcast for greater participation from a wider audience.  Please watch the AAST website and E-News for more information. 

    The next AAST Grand Rounds will be held March 31, 2010 in the late afternoon - a confirmed time will be available by February 23rd.  More information will be uploaded to the AAST website as it becomes available and will be included in the March E-News. 

    Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) for Unhealthy Alcohol Use Trauma Guide

    CDC has developed Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) for Unhealthy Alcohol Use: A Step-By-Step Implementation Guide for Trauma Centers to help Level I and II trauma centers plan, implement, and continually improve the new Committee on Trauma (COT) alcohol-screening and brief intervention requirements.  The trauma guide is located on the CDC website in the injury response section. 

    Search for New Editor of the Journal of Trauma

    A search is underway for the new Editor of the Journal of Trauma.  The third and final term of the current Editor ends on December 31, 2011.  All nominations must be received by March 15, 2010.  The call for nominations is available.  A job description will be available shortly.  Questions on the nomination process should be directed to Sharon Gautschy. 

    AAST on Facebook and Twitter!

    AAST is now on Facebook.  If you are on facebook, to find AAST's page, got to Facebook, www.facebook.com, and type in "American Association for the Surgery of Trauma" and click on  the "pages" tab on the left.  Become a fan and get updates directly on your Facebook page.  AAST is now on Twitter! If you have a twitter account, search for us by typing in "traumadoctors."

    Online Abstract System Open for 69th AAST Annual Meeting, September 22-25, 2010 in Boston, MA

    The online abstract process is now open.  With the development of the Acute Care Surgery training paradigm and subspecialty, the AAST Board of Managers is encouraging the submission of abstracts in the area of Acute Care Surgery.  As AAST has developed the educational part of Acute Care Surgery, it is imperative that AAST pursues both clinical and basic science research to compliment this role.  The Program Committee is interested in all clinical and basic science abstracts of high quality that pertain to our academic mission.  Acute Care Surgery should represent one of the many facets of our specialty.

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