Meeting Program

The AAST 2023 Annual Meeting Schedule

View the 2023 Abstracts below:

• 2023 Oral Papers here
  
  
• 2023 Quickshots here
  
  
• 2023 Posters here
  • Group One: Shock and Transfusion
  • Group Two: Geriatrics and Trauma Systems
  • Group Three: EGS and Trauma
  • Group Four: Thoracic Trauma and Trauma Systems
  • Group Five: Neurotrauma 
  • Group Six: Pediatrics and Injury Prevention
  • Group Seven: Trauma Systems and Global Health
  • Group Eight: Critical Care
  • Group Nine: Health Disparities
  • Group Ten: Abdominal Trauma

Please see the Program Book here.

Please see the Guide Book here.

Please see the Preliminary Program here.

Please see the Lunch/Pre-/Add-on sessions here.

Please see the Annual Meeting schedule here.

Please see the Military Track schedule here and the oral presentation breakdown here.

Please see this year's poster lineup here.

• This year we will have one poster session: Thursday, September 21 from 12:45-1:45 PM PST

Please see the 2024 Grand Rounds Schedule here.

• Please note this year we will have one poster session: Thursday, September 21 from 12:45-1:45 PM PST

The Emergency Surgery Course will take place on Monday, September 18th and Tuesday, September 19th. More information here

• The course will begin at 7:30 AM PST on Monday, September 18th 

Highlights:

• The presidential address by Eileen Bulger, MD, "'We Are in this Together:' The Power of Social Connection" will take place on Wednesday, September 20th at 11:50 AM PST
• On Wednesday, September 20th from 6:00-7:00 PM PST there will be a Welcome Reception
• On Friday, September 22nd AAST will host a lunch with Exhibitors - lunch will be provided to attendees
• Fitts Lecture: Thursday, September 21st at 11:30 AM PST from J. Wayne Meredith, MD
• Expert Surgeon Lecture: Friday, September 22nd 10:30 AM PST from Lillian Kao, MD, MS
• Two panels: 
  • Thursday, September 21st at 10:00 AM PST: "Community Engagement Models for Violence Prevention" 
    • Panelists: Charity Evans, MD; Ashley Williams, MD; Deepika Nehra, MD; Kate Stadeli, MD; Moderator: Rochelle Dicker, MD
  • Friday, September 22nd at 11:00 AM PST: "Innovative approaches to Research in Acute Care Surgery"
    • Panelists: Zara Cooper, MD, MSc; Elliot Haut, MD, PhD; Deborah Stein, MD, MPH; Moderator: Eileen Bulger, MD
• The Friday banquet is an additional $50 fee (free for students/residents). There is no table sign-up for the banquet