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Sat Mar 17 16:45:37 GMT 2007

This is NOT an advertisement; it is a progress note; it is to inform you of  
the status of the Las Vegas Course and to let each of you know of certain  
evolutionary trends.  

1.    The Las Vegas Trauma Course is now in its 40th  year and this year 
changed its name from Trauma Critical Care to Trauma,  Critical Care, & Acute Care 
Surgery

2.    The course was CLOSED to enrollment 6 weeks ago  due to all spaces in 
the convention hall being full.   Exhibit space  was filled before the end of 
2006.   With ONE mail out of the  advertising flyer, AND word of mouth from 
previous attendees, this course has  been sold out every year for the past 10.   
IF ANYONE IS PLANNING TO  COME TO VEGAS AND REGISTER ON SITE, PLEASE DO NOT 
COME AS THERE IS NO MORE ROOM  TO PUT ANYONE ELSE.    SORRY.   

3.    This year the percentage of attendants who are  physicians has 
increased even more than in previous years.  Now well over  80% are physicians and the 
majority of the other attendees are nurses in trauma  and critical care 
roles.  

4.    The hunger for presentations in  "acute care  surgery" subjects has 
been overwhelming.   Even hospital  administrators have contacted us expressing 
interest in sending surgeons to this  course, because, "IN OUR COMMUNITY THE 
NEED FOR A SURGEON THAT CAN TAKE CARE OF  THE BIG EMERGENCY SURGERY ACROSS ALL 
GAMITS, IS OUR GREATEST NEED.    WE WILL BE WILLING TO PAY ALMOST ANYTHING TO 
GET A SURGEON WHO IS  NOT SINGLE ORGAN LIMITED, ONE WHO IS NOT AFRAID OF THE 
TOUGHEST CASE,  AND WHO IS LIKE THE GENERAL SURGEON OF 2 DECADES AGO."

5.    I have reviewed the syllabus material and the  powerpoint presentations 
of the 52 presentations.  ALL are original fresh  presentations with current 
EBM references (except where the lectures are  strictly technical approaches). 
 The syllabus material is like a textbook,  but fresh and cutting edge.  The 
powerpoint presentations contain several  of the best medical subject 
presentations I have ever seen,  EVER.   EVERY talk is ORIGIONAL, specifically 
constructed for  this conference.   Over the past 40 years, many of the practice  
changing concepts, techniques, and practices were launched at this conference,  
and this year is no exception.    

6.    The ethics, pediatric surgery, surgical  subspecialty topics are 
intertwined throughout the presentations and case  presentations. 

7.    Every attendee, every speaker,  every powerpoint presentation, every 
case presentation, every comment  on the evaluation forms have been tabulated, 
collated, cross referenced and  analyzed to meet the needs of evolving practice 
of surgery, trauma care,  critical care, and supporting nursing.   

8.    I will be unable to give you a day by day report  of the presentations 
and exciting stuff, as I will be busy, but if no one else  shares the 
conference with you, I will try to give a summary in a few weeks  after the course is 
over.   

9.   Remember there is NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION for this  course.   

For those of you who are attending, I look forward to seeing you in Las  
Vegas at Caesars Palace in a week.   I strongly recommend the two  newest shows, 
LOVE at the Mirage and Phantom of the Opera at the  Venetian.   

k

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