Case Records of the Joint Trauma System Episode #3: The Experts Go to War

At the 2017 annual meeting of the Western Trauma Association, the US military Joint Trauma System (JTS) held the third session of a new educational program called "Case Records of the Joint Trauma System". This is a planned series of presentations where an expert panel is presented with interesting and challenging battlefield trauma cases drawn from the Department of Defense Trauma Registry. This registry has captured data on all wounded patients treated at forward military medical treatment facilities during combat and post-combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This program has been spearheaded by Lieutenant Colonel Jennifer Gurney, an Army trauma surgeon and the current Chief of Trauma Systems Development with the JTS. This challenging and entertaining session featured an expert panel representing both civilian and military trauma surgeons, and was co-moderated by Dr. Gurney and Dr. Matt Martin.Panelists: Carlos Brown, MDMitch Cohen, MDJim Davis, MDMatt Eckert, MDJoe Galante, MDOscar Guillamondegui, MDStephanie Savage, MDDeb Stein, MDSupplemental Materials:Joint Trauma System WebsiteFor any questions about this program, suggestions for future venues or cases, and to submit any cases or case material, please email Dr. Jen Gurney.