TRACSCON 2026

CONFERENCE DAY 1
08:00 – 09:00	TRAUMA	Damage Control Resuscitation: What Actually Saves Lives? Damage Control Surgery: Indications, Limits & Pitfalls Abdominal Closure After Damage Control Surgery
09:00 – 10:00	ACUTE CARE SURGERY	Damage Control in Acute Care Surgery – how Is it different? Sepsis Bundles: What the Surgeon Must Know Comorbidities that Determine Outcomes in Emergency Surgery
10:00 – 11:00	INAUGURATION	Opening Ceremony Welcome Address Chief Guest Address Lighting of the Lamp
11:00 – 11:15	TEA BREAK
11:15 – 12:15	TRAUMA Every General Surgeon Must Know	Head Injury Thoracic Injury Extremity Injury
12:15 – 13:15	ACUTE CARE SURGERY – Abdominal Emergencies	The Difficult Appendix Mesh in Contaminated Peritoneum Minimal Access Surgery in Perforation Peritonitis
13:15 – 13:45	LUNCH BREAK
13:45 – 14:45	NECK & VASCULAR TRAUMA	Initial Assessment in Vascular Trauma Temporary Vascular Shunts Neck Trauma Interventional Radiology in Vascular & Neck Trauma
14:45 – 15:00	TEA BREAK
15:00 – 16:00	ACUTE CARE SURGERY – Complex Scenarios	Acute Cholecystitis Pancreatic Necrosis – Surgical Treatment Bleeding GUT Tumors – To Resect or Not Obstructing Gut – Is Palliative Stoma Beneficial?
16:00 – 17:00	SOFT TISSUE INJURY & INFECTIONS	Necrotising Soft Tissue Infections – Recent Advances Traumatic Soft Tissue Injuries – Primary Closure or Not Scoring Systems in Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections NPWT & Hyperbaric Therapy

CONFERENCE DAY 2
08:00 – 09:00	ACUTE CARE SURGERY – Peri-operative Optimization	Enhanced Recovery After Emergency Surgery (ERAES) Pain Management After Emergency Surgery Peri-operative Nutrition in Surgical Emergencies
09:00 – 10:00	TRAUMA – Solid Organ Injury	AAST Grading Systems – Should We Still Follow It? Grades That Actually Matter High-Grade Liver Injuries – Operative Tips
10:00 – 11:00	TRAUMA – Imaging	CT Protocols in Trauma Contrast Use in Torso CT POCUS Beyond FAST Radiological Primary Survey for Surgeons
11:00 – 11:15	TEA BREAK
11:15 – 12:15	INTERACTIVE – Debates & Evidence	SSRF vs Conservative Management Top 5 Practice-Changing Trauma Papers Top 5 Practice-Changing Acute Care Surgery Papers
12:15 – 13:15	SYSTEMS & CAREERS	Inclusive vs Exclusive Trauma Systems Trauma & Acute Care Surgery as a Specialty Trauma & Acute Care Surgery as a Career Path
13:15 – 13:45	LUNCH BREAK
13:45 – 14:45	ACUTE CARE SURGERY – Videos	Difficult Appendix Volvulus Diaphragmatic Emergencies Gall Bladder
14:45 – 15:00	TEA BREAK
15:00 – 16:00	EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT	Trauma Room Decision-Making Who leads the ER in TRACS – EP or Surgeon? Massive Transfusion Protocol
16:00 – 17:00	MISCELLANEOUS	Perineal Injuries Amputation – When & How to Decide Bizarre Cases in Trauma & Acute Care Community First Responder Programs

TRACSCON 2026 Schedule