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Thank you for joining us at another successful Anatomy Connected weekend! Don't forget to explore our other events happening later this year and enjoy the final recap!
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Imaging Platform Session
The imaging platform session provides the opportunity for researchers to present novel approaches to visualizing anatomy. Here were some highlights from today’s presentations.
- Simulating Morphology
- Dr. Rachel Roston showed us the power of morphological simulation. By creating, atlasing, and analyzing diceCT images in mice, new morphology could be generated, creating an opportunity to test the results and sensitivity of their methods while also observing morphology that does not currently exist.
- Early Weaning in OI
- Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease, impacts bone formation. Courtney Miller highlighted significant changes in craniofacial development caused by early weaning and the downstream effects of the change of face shape in the orientation of the muscles of mastication
- Femoroacetabular Impingement
- Cassidy Fu described the effects of femoroacetabular impingement and the crossroads patients often arrive at when one hip is symptomatic while the other remains asymptomatic. She argues that 3D analysis of the femur, acetabulum, and sacrum could lead to better informed patients and more effective care for people with this condition.
- New Approach to Back Pain
- Low back pain is very common. Charlotte Jones-Whitehead highlighted a new technique for treating this pain by using a new route to the treatment site. By using the parasagittal axis for radio frequency ablation that targets the pain transmitting nerve while protecting the surrounding nerves.
- We’ve Got Your Back
- ⅓ of patients that receive spinal decompression surgery feel little to no relief of symptoms. Olivia Chung illustrated a new method of visualizing the sublaminar ridge by doing a 3D reconstruction of lumbar CT scans to better understand the effect of this structure on spinal nerve impingement.
Today's session unveiled developments in imaging techniques, offering insights into anatomical visualization and its implications for treatment and understanding of various medical conditions. These insights not only pave the way for advanced diagnostic tools, personalized care, and treatment strategies.
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Trauma Informed Anatomy: How to Support Students Through Dissection
As anatomists, it can be easy to forget the lab can be a traumatic experience or trigger past trauma in our learners. What can we do to limit this? How can we avoid re-traumatizing our learners? How can we de-escalate an overwhelming situation? These were the questions the Trauma Informed Anatomy session attempted to answer.
- Disrupted Learning
- The benefits of incorporating dissection into anatomy education are well documented. However, if the lab becomes a stressor instead of a resource, it is unlikely that the learner will receive these benefits. Dr. Elizabeth Agosto discussed procedural, environmental, and psychological aspects that negatively impacted students, advocating for trauma-informed practices to be included in course development.
- Trauma-Informed Care
- How can we ensure the anatomy lab becomes a space of safety and resiliency instead of one of re-traumatization? Dr. Avi Kopstick set a path forward, using trauma-informed care as a guide so we may better realize the effects of trauma, recognize trauma responses, and respond appropriately.
- Practical Approaches
- Sarah Finke gave us a set of tools to de-escalate and support learners who may be overwhelmed, allowing them to get out of a traumatic situation and be directed to resources. Attendees were encouraged to participate in learning several mindfulness techniques, preparing them to provide psychological first aid.
The Trauma Informed Anatomy session provided a path toward creating a supportive and resilient learning environment in the anatomy lab. By adopting trauma-informed practices, educators are empowered to recognize, respond to, and prevent re-traumatization, fostering a space where learning and healing coexist.
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Closing Award Ceremony
Thank you, all for joining us in supporting and celebrating all of our awardees, graduates, fellows, volunteers, and staff!
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