Robert J. Marx, DO, FACOS, FACS: No financial relationships to disclose
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to demonstrate understanding that surgery in an austere environment can be effective and life-saving when resources are limited.
Upon completion, participants will be able to explain ways in which surgical care learned for use in the austere environment can also be used in the rural setting when there are limited resources due to staffing and budgetary constraints.
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe hows care that has been provided in the austere environment has become effective and life-saving and has transitioned to use in the larger medical center environments