b'2 EAST news | 2019 Issue 1EAST Mission StatementMessage from the President (continued from page 1)EAST is a scientificAmerican College of Surgeons in collaboration with nearly 50 organizations.organization providing lead-EASTs mission shined with members Drs. Stephanie Bonne, Joe Sakran,ership and development for and Ronny Stewart giving impassioned talks, and I summarized EASTsyoung surgeons active in the accomplishments in the field. I will make sure to disseminate the officialcare of the injured patient meeting proceedings as they are completed over the coming months. through interdisciplinary collaboration, scholarship, Thank you for the opportunity, honor, and privilege to be the 2019 EASTand fellowship.President. Please contact me any time via email (ehaut1@jhmi.edu) or Twitter (@elliotthaut) about EAST-related matters. Sincerely, EAST Vision StatementEAST seeks to improvecare of the injured by provid-Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD, FACS ing a forum for the exchange EAST President of knowledge in the prac-tice of trauma surgery; to promote trauma prevention, research, and improvedtrauma systems design;to encourage investigationDates to Remember and teaching of the methods of preventing and treating Visit the News and Events section of the EAST website fortrauma; and to stimulatethe most up-to-date news and listing of upcoming events. future generations of sur-geons to meet the challenge.Apr 28May 3, 201922nd TCAA Annual Conference 2019May 1314, 201938th Annual Point/Counterpoint AcuteCare Surgery Conference Location: Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden YardsJun 28, 20192019 Executive Leadership Program inHealth Policy and ManagementLocation: Brandeis UniversityJun 67, 201912th Annual Trauma Symposium onJune 6th & 7th, 2019!'