Virtual Grand Rounds is a web-based educational series. AAST offers these webinars for educational purposes.
(The link to the webinar will be live approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of the event.)
All Grand Round webinars are held at 4:00 PM CST
Once the archived version of the live event is posted to the AAST website, you will receive an email prompting you to log in and claim CME (if the archived Grand Round offers CME). To receive this email, you must email the sign-in sheet here by the Friday after the live Grand Round takes place (two days after the live event).
To download the sign-in sheet, click here. Sign-in sheets are due here the Friday after every Grand Round
2025 Virtual Grand Rounds Schedule
July 16, 2025 - Patient Assessment Committee
- Pain Control in the Trauma and Acute Care Surgical Patient: This is How We Do It
- Moderator: Tanya Anand, MD, MPH, MT
- Speakers: Saskya Byerly, MD; Asanthi Ratnesekera, DO; Megan Lundy, MD
August 13, 2025 - Geriatrics Committee
- Achieving Best Practices for our Older Patients using Automation: Ordersets and Protocols that work
- Moderators and Speakers TBD
August 20, 2025 - Healthcare Economics
- Value in Acute Care Surgery
- Moderator & Speakers TBD
October 15, 2025 - Pediatrics Committee
- Pediatric Trauma: Experts on the Hotseat
- Moderator: David Notrica, MD
- Speakers: Katie Russell, MD; Additional TBD
October 22, 2025 - Prevention Committee
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Moderator: Christine Castater, MD, MBA
November 5, 2025 - Prevention Committee
- Training the Future Acute Care Surgery Workforce: The Economic Implications of the Two-Year Fellowship
- Moderator: Diane Haddad, MD
November 12, 2025 - Communication, Palliative Care, Critical Care, and Geriatrics Committees
- Crucial Communications: Navigating the Multi-disciplinary Team and Complex Surrogate Situations
November 19, 2025 - Experts on the Hot Seat: Hosted by R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
December 10, 2025 - Associate Member Scholarship, Awards and Development Committee
- Practical Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Trauma Care
December 17, 2025 - Patient Assessment Committee
*Please note the 2025 schedule is subject to change. Please visit this website to view the most up-to-date Grand Round schedule/speakers.
Past Grand Rounds and Webinars
View Past Grand Rounds Webinars
If you are interested in presenting or being a live site, please contact the AAST Central Office at (312) 202-5252 or the AAST Education Coordinator, Kaitlyn Sanders here. Additional information on the sessions will be sent out in future member correspondence or on this page. There is no cost to participate during the live session, and all are welcome for the webcast portion.