TITLE
Tewodros Tefera: Gunshot Injury during wartime
TALK INFO
Every gunshot wound is different. Primary access and staged reconstruction are challenging. Dr. Tewodros Tefera is a maxillofacial surgeon in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Learn how he approaches these difficult cases.
THIS EVENT IS ACCREDITED
CLINICAL PATHWAY
Trauma
SPEAKER
DATE
14/08/23
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Understand the patterns and mechanisms of gunshot injuries encountered in wartime and conflict settings.
Identify immediate life-threatening priorities in the assessment and stabilization of gunshot wound patients.
Differentiate civilian versus wartime ballistic injuries and their implications for management.
Review surgical and non-surgical management strategies for complex soft tissue, vascular, and skeletal injuries.
Recognize challenges unique to resource-limited and conflict environments, including delayed presentation and infection risk.
Apply principles of damage control surgery and trauma systems to improve outcomes in wartime gunshot injuries.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dr Tewodros Tefera (DMD,MDS) is an AOCMF National Faculty, Fellow IAOMS, Fellow AfAOMS, the President of Ethiopian Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ESOMS), Consultant Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgeon and the Head of the Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
CE ACCREDITATION
surgeOn is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. surgeOn designates this activity for 1 credit hour of continuing education credits.
This event may also be accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) for a maximum of 1 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. If you are a learner based in the U.S. or Canada EACCME credits are recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
DECLARATION
In accordance with criterion 13 of document UEMS 2023.07.rev “EACCME® Criteria for the Accreditation of Live Educational Events (LEEs)” and the Standard v. Commercial or Promotional Conflict of Interest, published by the American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP), all surgeON presenters sign a Conflict of Interest form to document all perceived or actual conflicts of interest for the last 3 years, whether due to a financial or other relationship. This document can be viewed at the beginning of the event or on request by emailing info@surgeon-events.org No fee, honorarium or arrangement for re-imbursement of expenses in relation to the this event has been provided to the speaker.
