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Wed Nov 19 19:23:42 GMT 2008

 Yes, I was approached by one of the guys from PETA this past week about instructing at this.  I was asked to create a traumatic injury similar as to what we might do in the ATOM course on the pig.  Their obvious goal is to do away with animal experimentation and use this as a replacement.  Our conversation centered mostly around the use of animals in the ATOM course.  You might notice that Terence O'Keefe (Tucson) will be one of the instructors.  I am actually curious about the technology, but not sure of it's utility in the ATOM course.

Forrest "Dell" Moore, MD, FACS
Trauma Critical Care Surgery
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ

-----Original Message-----
From: Dr. Stephen Schein <drstephenschein at canada.com>
To: trauma-list at trauma.org
Sent: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:17 pm
Subject: New cadaver-based method for penetrating trauma training?

Has anyone else heard about this?

‘Living Cadaver’ Surgical Skills Training Demonstration and 
Workshop

Anatomy Gifts Registry Bio Skills 
Lab

Glen 
Burnie, Md.

Saturday, January 31, 
2009

Dr. Emad Aboud, a neurosurgeon at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, has 
developed a new model that uses human or animal cadavers to replace the use of 
live anesthetized animals for surgical training. A perfect laboratory training 
model is one that can accurately mimic the experience of actual surgery in the 
same ana
tomy—the closer to live surgery the model is, the greater the benefit. 
The lack of an accurate vascular model has sometimes resulted in the use of 
live-animal models, when bleeding and vascular-liquid filling is desired. 

This event is designed as an interactive workshop using 
Dr. Aboud’s perfused cadaver method for surgical training. In Dr. Aboud’s 
method, a mechanical pump, artificial blood reservoirs, a pressure mechanism, 
and a tubing system are connected to a cadaveric specimen through its major 
vessels. The device pumps artificial blood into the vessels of the specimen and 
applies pulsation to the arteries. This provides a perfect simulation of live 
surgery in terms of anatomy, bleeding, pulsation, soft oozing tissue, and, in 
the case of head and spine specimens, cerebrospinal fluid simulation. 

The following procedures will be demonstrated by experts 
in their respective fields: penetrating torso trauma repair, military injury 
management techniques, micro-neurosurgical techniques, and device implantation. 
There will be an opportunity for workshop participants to engage in hands-on 
learning.

Agenda 
                       Saturday, January 31, 
2009

7:30 a.m.                     
Transportation to 
Anatomy Gifts Registry; meet in lobby of BWI 

                              Airport 
Marriott

8–8:30 a.m.                 
Continental 
breakfast at Anatomy Gifts Registry

8:30–9 a.m.                 
Presentation by Dr. 
Emad Aboud

9 a.m.–1 p.m.              Cadaveric lab (scrubs will be 
provided)

1–2 p.m.                      
Catered 
lunch

2 p.m.                          
Wrap up and course 
evaluation

2:30 p.m.                     
Transportation to 
airport or hotel

Course 
Director

Emad Aboud, M.D., Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, 
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center

Faculty

Tamim Antakli, M.D., Arkansas Heart and Lung 
Institute

Peter Goth, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., Director, Critical Care 
Training Institute (Bremen, 
Maine)

Terence O’Keeffe, M.B., Ch.B., 
M.S.P.H., Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

Additional faculty to be 
announced.

Accreditation

Attende
es will receive a participation certificate that 
can be used to fulfill informal CME requirements. 

Registration

There is no registration fee for this workshop. To 
register, complete the attached form and return to Chrissy Matthies at ChrissyM at peta.org or via fax to (860) 
812-2280.  

The organizers will be happy to assist you with any 
special needs (e.g., physical, dietary) and to answer questions regarding the 
course or registration. Contact Chrissy Matthies at (757) 842-6730. 

Hotel 
Accommodations

A courtesy block will be set up at a group rate of $109 
for January 30 under the name AGRAGRA. To receive this rate, reservations 
must be made by January 9.

You can make your reservations online: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bwiap?groupCode=agragra&app=resvlink&fromDate=1/30/09&toDate=1/31/09 

BWI Airport Marriott

1743 West Nursery 
Rd.

Baltimore, MD 21240

410-859-8300 rm

410-691-4555 (fax)

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