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Treating Complex Field Trauma

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Webinar Date:
Monday, September 28, 2026 12:00–1:00 PM EST (18:00–19:00 CEST)

Host:
CAPT Ian L. Valerio, MD, MS, MBA, FACS – Associate Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital

Speakers:

  • Mark Mims, MD – Assistant Professor at University of Oklahoma
  • Prof. Lars-Peter Kamolz, M.D., M.Sc. – Professor at Medical University of Graz
  • Lt. Col. Prof. Steven Jeffery – Consultant Burns and Plastic surgeon with 42 years of service in the British Army

Audience:
Surgeons, trauma teams, burn specialists, military and humanitarian clinicians, wound care professionals, hospital leaders, and medical education stakeholders

Duration:
60 minutes

Program Overview

Program Overview
Modern warfare has changed the way traumatic injuries occur, how quickly patients can be evacuated, and what surgical teams must be prepared to manage. The evolution of drone warfare, delayed evacuation, contaminated wounds, burn injuries, and high-complexity reconstruction has created a new clinical reality for frontline and referral hospitals.

This webinar will bring together experts in war medicine, surgery, burns, and reconstructive wound care to discuss how clinical practice has changed from the beginning of the war to the current environment. The session will explore the impact of drones on casualty patterns and evacuation, the need to cross-train surgeons for broader readiness, the challenge of stalled and contaminated burn injuries, and the role of skin grafting in Role 3 and Role 4 hospital settings.

 

 

Learning Objectives

By the end of the webinar, participants should be able to:

  1. Describe how drone warfare has changed war medicine
    Understand how injury patterns, evacuation timing, exposure risk, and treatment priorities have shifted from the start of the war to the present.
  2. Explain why surgical cross-training is increasingly important
    Identify how surgeons may need to adapt across specialties, settings, and resource levels to address modern combat-related injuries.
  3. Recognize the clinical challenges of delayed evacuation and contaminated burns
    Discuss how stalled transport, delayed intervention, and contamination affect burn wound progression, infection risk, and treatment strategy.
  4. Evaluate the use of skin grafts in Role 3 and Role 4 care environments
    Review current wound coverage options in Ukraine and consider clinical examples involving skin graft application in complex traumatic wounds.
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Date & Time

September 28, 2026
12:00 pm
EST

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