The Annual Lenworth M. Jacobs MD, MPH, FACS Trauma Lecture

Topic: Leading Beyond the Bedside

The Power of Personal Narratives in Medicine presented by Joseph V. Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA, FACS, Executive Vice Chair of Surgery, Director of Clinical Operations, and Associate Professor of Surgery and Nursing at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Objectives

By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Recognize the significance of personal storytelling in shaping effective healthcare leadership and advocacy.
• Identify strategies to transition from clinical roles to broader leadership positions within the healthcare system.
• Discuss the role of healthcare professionals in advocating for policy changes, particularly in areas impacting patient safety and public health.
• Apply storytelling techniques to enhance communication and influence within their professional practice.

Virtual Panelists

Elinore Kaufman MD, MSHP, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Emergency Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania

Randi Smith MD, MPH, FACS
Trauma and Critical Care Surgeon at Grady Memorial Hospital
Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Emory University's Department of Surgery

Brendan Campbell MD, MPH, FACS
Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Donald W. Hight Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery
Chief Surgical Quality Officer at Connecticut Children’s Hospital

Topic: Responding to Crisis

Changing Priorities of Disaster Medical Response presented by Susan Miller Briggs, MD, MPH, FACS, Senior Surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Director, International Trauma & Disaster Institute at MGH, Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School.

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Virtual Panelists

Paula Ferrada, MD, FACS, FCCM, MAMSE
Inova Healthcare System & University of Virginia 

Jamie J. Coleman, MD, FACS
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Eric Goralnick, MD, MS
Director, Military and Veterans Initiatives, Mass General Brigham
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Topic: Acute Care Surgery

The Continuing Evolution of a Specialty presented by L.D. Britt, MD, MPH, FACS, Henry Ford Professor & Edward J. Brickhouse Chairman, Department of Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Jacobs Trauma Lecture 2023

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Virtual Panelists

Stephanie Savage, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, University of California San Francisco
Chief of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, USCF Medical Center

Joe DuBose, MD, FACS
Vascular Surgeon, Institute for Cardiovascular Health, a clinical partnership between Ascension Seton and UT Health Austin
Professor, Dell Medical School Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, The University of Texas at Austin

Matthew Martin, MD, FASMBS
Director of Acute Care Surgery Research and Chief of Emergency General Surgery for the Division of Traum and Acute Care Surgery, Los Angeles General Medical Center
Attending Acute Care Surgeon, University of Southern California Keck Medical Center

The inaugural lecture in 2022 was attended by more than 350 people, both virtually and in person, with attendees from ten countries across North America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

Topic 

Research That Has Transformed Trauma Care presented by Raul Coimbra, MD, Phd, FACS, Professor of Surgery at Loma Linda University School of Medicine.

Honoring Lenworth Jacobs, MD, MPF, FACS

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Virtual Panelists

Selwyn O. Rogers, Jr, MD, MPH
Professor of Surgery
Executive Vice President, Community Health Engagement
Founding Director, Trauma Center
Chief, Section of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Thomas M. Scalea, MD, FACS, MCCM
Physician-in-Chief, Shock Trauma Center
System Chief for Critical Care Services
University of Maryland Medical System

Francis X. Kelly, Professor of Trauma Surgery
Director, Program in Trauma
University of Maryland School of Medicine

John B. Holcomb, MD, FACS, COL (retired)
Director of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
University of Alabama at Birmingham