AAST E-NEWS NOVEMBER 2019
- 2019 AAST Research and Education Scholarship Applications
The AAST scholarship application site will begin accepting application in December for Research and Education Scholarships in Trauma Critical Care and Emergency General Surgery. There are three $50,000 scholarships available for 2020. The deadline for applications submission is February 1, 2020 at 11:59 PM (all US time zones). Applications must be submitted via the online application portal. Click here for more information. If you have any questions or need assistance with your application, please email Jermica Smith.
- Membership Dues/Journal of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery Subscriptions
2020 AAST membership renewal notices will be emailed/mailed out starting in October, and we want to remind everyone that membership dues include a subscription to the JTACS. All membership dues must be paid by January 1, 2020. Please note: dues and subscription payments received after December 1, could result in a temporary interruption of your subscription. If you do renew on time, but find that you have stopped receiving issues, please contact the AAST Central Office immediately. If you have any questions regarding your subscription, please email Jermica Smith or contact by phone at 312.202.5553.
We would also like to encourage members to update their contact information on the renewal notices. Membership dues can be paid online. Online payment instructions can be found on the back of renewal notices. If you have any questions regarding your membership dues, please email Jermica Smith or contact by phone at 312.202.5553.
- Remaining Grand Rounds and Webinar Schedule for 2019
The AAST Grand Round/Webinar Educational Series for 2019 is ending soon, don’t miss the final four presentations:
November 20, 2019 - Entero-cutaneous and entero-atmospheric fistulas: Have we had a paradigm shift in management?
- Speaker: Richard Miller, MD
- Moderator: Nicole Stassen, MD
Please click here to download the sign-in sheet. All sign-in sheets are due to Rachel Sass at rsass@aast.org by Friday, November 22, 2019.
December 2019 - Blood Transfusions and Disaster Situations
- Speakers: Daniel Grabo, MD
- Moderator: Jay Doucet, MD, MSc
- THANK YOU TO OUR 78th ANNUAL MEETING
AAST would like to thank our 2019 Meeting attendees. AAST looks forward to seeing you all in Waikoloa, HI next year! Save the Date! 79th Annual Meeting of AAST and Clinical Congress of Acute Care Surgery September 9-12, 2020.