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Kyle Cunningham MD MPH FACS
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Kyle Cunningham MD MPH FACS
@TraumaMPH
Trauma + critical care | public health | #quality | https://t.co/1L8oWxFqcp
Charlotte, NC Katılım Temmuz 2015
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PERFECT PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: Our AI Simulator is Kicking Ass New pod 🎧🫛 today! The BTK team dives deep into the 2026 evolution of their AI Simulator. With over 10,000 exams completed and a 99% recommendation rate from recent examinees, we’re showing you how AI is leveling the playing field for residents everywhere. ➡️ app.behindtheknife.org/podcast/perfec… Simulator: behindtheknifeoralboardsimulator.org (full platform integration pending some last minute tweaks!) @georgoff Dr. Matt Swenson Dr. Ayman Ali
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@rbarbosa91 @shane_jensen19 That’s the point. People will inherently grab the tube and lines to secure them, realize they are a barrier to the plan in motion, reset attention to your intent, and prepare the equipment for transport.
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@shane_jensen19 Everyone keeps saying that. But there are wires and tubing and ventilators and such.
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❓for the Trauma attendings:
A severely injured patient is getting resuscitated and needs an operation.
No one is doing anything explicitly wrong…but everything is just moving too slowly.
How do you get the team to start moving faster (without getting yourself written up)?
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Kyle Cunningham MD MPH FACS retweetledi
I should’ve negotiated a NIL deal with @EAST_TRAUMA. That’s definitely my image and likeness. 😉
But, seriously. Sign up for the amazing EAST #SurgMentoring program.
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#CLT Please stay off the roads, @MecklenburgEMS and @AtriumHealth need to get our equipment and staff through!
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@EAST_TRAUMA Always great talking to the surgeons responsible for founding EAST 40 years ago.
I hope we have followed you ideas and embody the vision
“To be the premier organization for early and mid-career surgeons.”
Check out my selfie with them, Bill Schwab, Nicole Fox, and Mayur Patel.
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Kyle Cunningham MD MPH FACS retweetledi
Video review in the trauma bay show that we are very bad at enacting trauma informed care. We must do better.
Great talk at @EAST_TRAUMA #EAST2026
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Kyle Cunningham MD MPH FACS retweetledi
I would start first with the debate about whether we have the statistical power to meaningfully measure surgeon-specific outcomes—most often we do not.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas…
Elliott R Haut, MD, PhD, MAMSE@elliotthaut
Important topic at @hopkinssurgery Grand Rounds resident debate. “Should Health Systems Be Required to Publicly Report Procedure-Specific Outcomes at the Individual Surgeon Level?” @jessicamruck vs. Dane Paneitz w/ Mohammed Aref moderating. #Transparency #PublicReporting
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Kyle Cunningham MD MPH FACS retweetledi
🚨 Med students! Heading to #EAST2026?
Don’t miss Medical Students’ Day on Jan 22 in Atlanta!
👥 Meet trauma surgeons
📚 Attend sessions
📝 RSVP by Dec 19: bit.ly/4q4pQD4
#TraumaSurgery #MedTwitter #FutureSurgeons #MedStudentLife #SurgicalEducation #CareerInSurgery #MentorshipMatters
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@thefighter_sm @rbarbosa91 @TSACO_AAST @elliotthaut @JJcolemanMD @pbatesmurphy @docmartin22 @bryanacotton1 @traumamom4 @CPark_MD @jnahmias1 I’ll count your comment as the first vote for a population-based staffing model. Provocative proposal!
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@rbarbosa91 @TraumaMPH @TSACO_AAST @elliotthaut @JJcolemanMD @pbatesmurphy @docmartin22 @bryanacotton1 @traumamom4 @CPark_MD @jnahmias1 With that reasoning we should admit the whole population since they will get sick at one point in their life, or have a physician in every hotel since the hospital is being used as one and any of the guest might become ill 🤔
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Kyle Cunningham MD MPH FACS retweetledi
How many patients on the trauma service is too many?
How many patients can a single surgeon see?
What about when they have resident/APP support?
ICU patients?
See what the current national opinion is from an EAST multicenter survey by Wilson et al:
bit.ly/4i6YCbz
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Kyle Cunningham MD MPH FACS retweetledi
@TSACO_AAST @elliotthaut @JJcolemanMD @docmartin22 @bryanacotton1 @traumamom4 @TraumaMPH @rbarbosa91 @CPark_MD @jnahmias1 Truly a collaborative effort from 40 centers across the country and many acute care surgeons who want to provide high-quality patient care. Looking forward to the discussion - ~70% of centers suggest the 'right patient' census was less than their current census
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@rbarbosa91 @TSACO_AAST @elliotthaut @JJcolemanMD @pbatesmurphy @docmartin22 @bryanacotton1 @traumamom4 @CPark_MD @jnahmias1 Do not forget the patients awaiting placement will become ‘active’ if they are neglected by poor staffing models. Preventable conditions will become active problems.
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@TSACO_AAST @elliotthaut @JJcolemanMD @pbatesmurphy @docmartin22 @bryanacotton1 @traumamom4 @TraumaMPH @CPark_MD @jnahmias1 Interesting. Also noted in the paper is that the number of trauma patients the team can see presupposes that many of them are getting therapies and awaiting placement and won't need much in a given day.
Your whole day is determined by how many 'active' patients there are.
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@JMGreenMD @SCCM @American_Heart @AmBdSurg Agree RQI quarterly is wasteful. @AmBdSurg got it right with cont certification. I found the process educational and enjoyable!
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@TraumaMPH @SCCM @American_Heart @AmBdSurg We are at that point. There are no data to support changes forcing board certified critical care physicians to recertify these quarterly. If I am wrong someone please correct me. This is just another administrative burden devaluing our contribution to a broken system.
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At what point should board certification supersede BLS/ACLS/PALS renewal cycle? The practice of medicine is devolving to a state of constant testing @SCCM @American_Heart @AmBdSurg #MedTwitter
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Kyle Cunningham MD MPH FACS retweetledi
In the 1500s a man could own this for zero money down and have huge tracts of land his children could play in, while still living a life of leisure and overseeing a small workforce in his spare time. RETVRN!
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@rbarbosa91 Great 🧵! Don’t forget to look for the corresponding posterior injury. Also, if having difficulty suturing, BRIEFLY elevate the heart. It will slow/stop long enough to complete a throw.
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Pig heart was sourced from Asian Family Market.(Beaverton, OR; Nov 2-3 2025). Consent was waived.
Anyone that has done at least 5 cardiac repairs in live people should feel free to add suggestions and commentary to this 🧵.
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It's 4:00 AM and a patient comes in with a stab wound to the heart.
Repair it by 4:02 and the patient will walk out in a few days.
Wait until 4:05, and he'll be wheeled out in a bag.
🧵regarding a few surgical pointers on repair of traumatic cardiac injuries.
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Kyle Cunningham MD MPH FACS retweetledi
This month’s EAST Monthly Literature Review on Quality, Safety, and Outcomes is brought to you by W. Ian McKinley, MD, MS, John Gaspich, MD and Dina Galaktionova, DO. Thank you to our sponsor @HaemoneticsCorp! Read the #EASTLitReview here and share your feedback: bit.ly/4oPP9rg
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Kyle Cunningham MD MPH FACS retweetledi
@TopKniFe_B @ameerfarooq Totally agree - internally/externally a shift is not a shift is not a shift. Important work by KU Trauma being presented @EAST_TRAUMA in 2026 using NASATLX. Hopefully our related study on patient ratios just accepted to @TSACO_AAST will further advance this important discussion
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