About This Event
Trauma care has progressed significantly over the last 20 years. Patients arriving to a modern US emergency room (or those arriving at a Combat Support Hospital) have a better than 90 percent chance of survival to discharge thanks to improved resuscitation, surgical skills, critical care, and rehabilitation.
However, there remain a number of settings where there are significant opportunities to make a difference in outcome, including during prolonged casualty care (in the military) and care of patients in a rural setting (civilan). This is the "low-hanging fruit" (to use a business term) for affecting outcomes in trauma care. In his talk, Dr. Beilman will discuss identified gaps in care, and relate potential opportunities to help with care in these settings.
About the Speaker
Dr. Gregory Beilman is Associate Dean for DoD Relationships for the University of Minnesota Medical School and is Owen Wangensteen Research Chair and Professor of Surgery at the University of Minnesota. As a surgeon, Dr. Beilman has a career-spanning interest in surgical management of acute and chronic pancreatitis. He is a retired Colonel in the Army Reserves and has deployed five times.
Dr. Beilman has an active translational research program funded by the Department of Defense, the NIH, and industry. He has significant experience in Global Health efforts, with his experience in the Army, a decade of patient care and research efforts in Uganda, and recent efforts in Ukraine.