Conference

Thursday, August 31st, 2023

7:00a | Educational Conference | Dana 7

TWIS: SCORE Liver Neoplasms and Portal Hypertension. Discussion lead by Drs. Caesar and Kyros, both now happily married (not to each other). Please take the quiz!

8:00a | Morbidity & Mortality | Dana 7

  • Dr. Trimble will present a case on Pedaitric Surgery of an infected VP shunt.
  • Dr. Caffé will present a case of rectal perforation with EEA or case of biliary peritonitis.

9:00a | Grand Rounds | Dana 7

Dr. Brittany Misercola will present on four years away from Maine Medical Center, bridging military and civilian practices.

10:00a | Chair Conference

Dr. Nolan demystifies the Joint Commission.

Monday, August 28th, 2023

7:00a | Educational Conference | Dana 9

Journal Club with Colorectal Surgery. Disussion lead by Drs. Caffé and Degener-O’BrienPlease read the attached articles:

  • Prospective Cohort Study to Investigate the Safety of Preoperative TNF Inhibitor Exposure in Patients With IBD
  • Anti-TNF Therapy Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Postoperative Morbidity After Surgery for Ileocolonic Crohn Disease

Thursday, August 17th, 2023

7:00a | Educational Conference | Dana 7

Nutrition

8:00a | Morbidity & Mortality | Dana 7 or Zoom

TBD.

9:00a | Grand Rounds | Dana 7 or Zoom

AI Presentations.

10:00a | Chair Conference

TBD.

Monday, August 14th, 2023

7:00a | Educational Conference | Dana 9

Professor Rounds: Assessment of shock, cases from Trauma & SICU

Thursday, August 9th, 2023

7:00a | Educational Conference | Dana 7

This Week in Score: Biliary neoplasms and jaundice. Drs. . Please read the modules and complete the TWIS quiz!

8:00a | Morbidity & Mortality | Dana 7 or Zoom

Trauma death after splenectomy.

9:00a | Grand Rounds | Dana 7 or Zoom

Guest speakers, Dr. Dhruv Singhal & Dr. Ted A. James, The Boston Lymphatic Center, Lymphatic Surgery.

10:00a | Chair Conference

Per Dr. Nolan, "Think about a time you gave someone some poor advice.  What made it bad advice? If you had it to do over, what advice you would give instead."

Monday,

7:00a | Educational Conference | Dana 9

Journal Club: Nutrition

Dr. Spencer Scott will lead discussion on following two papers, please read in advance:

  • Early versus Late Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Adults
  • Guidelines for the provision of nutrition support therapy in the adult critically ill patient: The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Thursday, August 3rd, 2023

7:00a | Educational Conference | Dana 7

This Week in Score: Organ System Dysfunction, Part 1 of 2. Drs. Olsen and Vernamonti will lead our discussion. Please read the modules and complete the TWIS quiz!

8:00a | Morbidity & Mortality | Dana 7 or Zoom

TBD.

9:00a | Grand Rounds | Dana 7 or Zoom

"Feedback," with Dr. Jaswin Sawhney, Acute Care Surgery, Program Director.

10:00a | Chair Conference

TBD.

Monday, July 31, 2023

7:00a | Educational Conference | Dana 9

Intro to the Library

Amy from the MMC Library will join us for our first "research meeting." She is going to give us an overview library resources and things we can use for research.  The topics she is planning on covering are:

  • Brief introduction to the library
  • How to find books, journals
  • Requesting articles, books, literature searches
  • Tour of the PubHub and the resources for scholarly activity
  • Knowledge Connection, institutional repository 
  • EndNote demonstration 
  • EBM and Information Literacy, time permitting

Thursday, July 27th, 2023

7:00a | Educational Conference | Dana 7

This Week in Score: Pain & Anesthesia. Please real the modules and complete the TWIS quiz!

8:00a | Morbidity & Mortality | Dana 7 or Zoom

TBD.

9:00a | Grand Rounds | Dana 7 or Zoom

"Colon Cancer: An Overview of the Basics," with Dr. Marie Audett, Colorectal Surgery.

10:00a | Chair Conference

TBD.

Monday, July 23rd, 2023

7:00a | Educational Conference | Dana 9 and 10

Mock Orals: BIliary

Teams will likely be the Jack/Laura families and the Chris/Ben families. There is no pre-assigned reading. If you don't know by now...

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