Wednesday, April 20, 2016

USA Surgery Hosts Greater Gulf Coast Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Symposium

The University of South Alabama Department of Surgery hosted its 7th annual Greater Gulf Coast Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Symposium earlier this month. The event had more than 170 attendees and 25 vendors.

The symposium, designed for health care professionals involved in the management of trauma & critically ill patients, provided evidenced-based concepts and techniques in critical care in today’s world.

The 9th annual William A. L. Mitchell Endowed Lectureship in Traumatology and Surgical Critical Care was held in conjunction with the seminar. This year’s lecture featured Dr.  L.D. Britt, professor of surgery at the Eastern Virginia Medical School located in Norfolk, Va. Dr. Britt has served as president of the American College of Surgeons as well as president of the Southern Surgical Associates.

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