Osvaldo Chiara is the Director of the Trauma Team and Scientific Coordinator of the Trauma Center at the Niguarda General Hospital in Milan, and a Full Professor of Emergency and Trauma Surgery at the State University of Milan. He is an American College of Surgeons ATLS instructor and Director of American College of Surgeons ATOM courses in Europe and participates in several cooperation projects for teaching and research with the Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, State University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA. His research interests include shock, trauma surgery, trauma system organization, open abdomen, and non-operative management in trauma.

• 1 The tale of two cities: the development of trauma and acute care surgery.- 2 Organization and training in trauma and acute care surgery in Italy.- 3 The development of a regional trauma registry.- 4 Quality assessment in acute care surgery.- 5 Diagnostic protocols in trauma care.- 6 Damage control surgery. An Update.- 7 Damage control resuscitation and massive transfusion.- 8 REBOA in exanguinating torso haemorrhage.- 9 Definitive Care of abdominal solid organ injuries.- 10 Trauma to the chest: the role of trauma surgeon.- 11 Abdomino-pelvic trauma.- 12 The open abdomen: indications and techniques.- 13 Entero-atmospheric fistula: a challenge of acute care surgery.- 14 Operative endoscopy in acute care surgery.- 15 Point of Care Ultrasounds in acute care surgery.- 16 Large bowel emergencies.- 17 Biliary emergencies.- 18 Step-up approach in acute pancreatitis.- 19 Source control in abdominal sepsis.- 20 Laparoscopy in acute care surgery.- 21 Caustic injuries.

Osvaldo Chiara is the Director of the Trauma Team and Scientific Coordinator of the Trauma Center at the Niguarda General Hospital in Milan, and a Full Professor of Emergency and Trauma Surgery at the State University of Milan. He is an American College of Surgeons ATLS instructor and Director of American College of Surgeons ATOM courses in Europe and participates in several cooperation projects for teaching and research with the Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, State University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA. His research interests include shock, trauma surgery, trauma system organization, open abdomen, and non-operative management in trauma.

• 1 The tale of two cities: the development of trauma and acute care surgery.- 2 Organization and training in trauma and acute care surgery in Italy.- 3 The development of a regional trauma registry.- 4 Quality assessment in acute care surgery.- 5 Diagnostic protocols in trauma care.- 6 Damage control surgery. An Update.- 7 Damage control resuscitation and massive transfusion.- 8 REBOA in exanguinating torso haemorrhage.- 9 Definitive Care of abdominal solid organ injuries.- 10 Trauma to the chest: the role of trauma surgeon.- 11 Abdomino-pelvic trauma.- 12 The open abdomen: indications and techniques.- 13 Entero-atmospheric fistula: a challenge of acute care surgery.- 14 Operative endoscopy in acute care surgery.- 15 Point of Care Ultrasounds in acute care surgery.- 16 Large bowel emergencies.- 17 Biliary emergencies.- 18 Step-up approach in acute pancreatitis.- 19 Source control in abdominal sepsis.- 20 Laparoscopy in acute care surgery.- 21 Caustic injuries.