Psychological Trauma
Papers on CDE Development for the NTRR Published in TSACO as the Repository Faces Closure – Coalition for National Trauma Research
Six manuscripts describing the process and results of CNTR’s work to identify and specify common data elements (CDEs) for studies in multiple environments of care are now published in Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open (TSACO). The work was conducted by groups of subject matter experts and data scientists and resulted in a set of […]
Bringing Trauma Expertise to Rural Patients—When Every Minute Matters – Coalition for National Trauma Research
Dr. Zain Hashmi, TRUCARE Principal Investigator A newly funded project from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is working to ensure that where someone lives doesn’t determine the quality of trauma care they receive after a serious injury. The TRUCARE (Developing a Teletrauma Implementation Toolkit for Early Point-of-Care Delivery of Trauma Care Expertise to Injured […]
Let Freedom Reign – Beating Trauma
Well, it’s here. It’s Independence Day. It’s the big day of freedom. Like many people I know, I have mixed feelings about it. I didn’t live free in the United States. I never had it. While I knew this when I lived there, leaving the U.S. helped me understand the nuances of how it impacted […]
Read CNTR’s July 2026 News & Opportunities eNewsletter – Coalition for National Trauma Research
New from CNTR: July News & Opportunities This month’s newsletter features: CNTR’s formal response to the proposed OMB regulations, advocating for policies that preserve scientific integrity, evidence-based funding decisions, and investigator independence. Upcoming research education opportunities, including EAST’s final webinar in its multicenter trials series, the National Blood Summit and CNTR’s next Research Methodology Webinar, […]
CNTR Responds to Proposed OMB Rule that would Politicize Science – Coalition for National Trauma Research
CNTR’s Comment on Proposed OMB Rule: Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (OMB-2026-0034-0001) The Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed revisions to 2 CFR Part 200, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance.” CNTR is a national nonprofit research organization dedicated to advancing trauma research […]
“PDSA for Trauma PI” and Trauma PI Expert Q&A
We continued Performance Improvement Month at Trauma System News on June 4 with a Trauma Learning Break featuring two experts on trauma quality and PI. In the first half of this session, Angie Chisolm of Optimal Healthcare Advisors presented “PDSA Workshop for Trauma PI Professionals”. During this 30-minute workshop, Angie: Reviews the basics of the […]
Honoring Dr. Rosemary Kozar and Welcoming New SAC Leadership – Coalition for National Trauma Research
CNTR is proud to recognize and celebrate the extraordinary leadership of Dr. Rosemary Kozar, who is stepping down as Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) after serving in that role since the committee’s formation, when CNTR was still known as the National Trauma Institute. Over more than a decade of service, Dr. Kozar helped […]
Optimizing the Registry for PI and Q&A with Kathleen Martin
June 2026 is Performance Improvement Month at Trauma System News, and we kicked it off on June 2 with a Trauma Learning Break featuring two experts on trauma quality and PI. In the first half of this session, Wendy Erickson of KJ Trauma Consulting presented “Optimizing Trauma Registry Data for Trauma PI”. During this 30-minute […]
The Patriarchy is Fighting for Its Life
I have been thinking about how men betray women for the patriarchy. The last year or two has thrown most of these patterns into the spotlight. It has been hard to watch the news of the online academy, the Epstein files and the spineless disregard for the rights of women by anyone who is currently […]
Join us for two “Trauma Learning Breaks” dedicated to trauma PI
June is “Performance Improvement Month” at Trauma System News, and we are kicking it off with two new webinars for everyone involved in trauma PI. Each 1-hour “Trauma Learning Break” webinar combines a 30-minute workshop on a key issue in trauma performance improvement with a 30-minute Q&A session featuring a recognized expert in trauma PI […]