Psychological Trauma
ACS Level II reverification review in Colorado – Trauma System News
“Trauma Survey Notebook” is a new article series that will take a close look at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) review process from the perspective of trauma program leaders who have recently undergone a site visit. The goals of this series are to identify the specific issues that review teams are focusing on, highlight […]
Anesthesiologists Propose Re-engagement in Trauma Anesthesia Research – Coalition for National Trauma Research
In the May 2025 issue of the ASA Monitor, a publication of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, a CNTR member organization, Tomas Drabek, MD, PhD, FASA, Justin Richard, MD, and Monica Vavilala, MD, argue that patients can benefit from more trauma anesthesia research. Areas in which anesthesiologists have deep knowledge include airway management, anesthetic techniques, […]
May is National Trauma Month–Remind Congress That Trauma Research Saves Lives! – Coalition for National Trauma Research
To send a message directly to your senators and representative: Visit democracy.io and enter your address. Copy and paste the message below into the platform, or write your own. May is National Trauma Awareness Month. I urge you to consider that traumatic injury is the leading cause of death of Americans aged 1 to 45; […]
7 questions trauma nurses should ask when transporting a patient to a higher level of care – Trauma System News
The Trauma Nursing column is produced in partnership with the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN®), developer of the Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®) certification. The need to transport patients to a higher level of care is common, especially in the setting of traumatic injury. A 10-year retrospective study of transfers in Pennsylvania found […]
Leveraging “Case Review vs. Aggregate Review” for More Efficient Loop Closure – Trauma System News
Many trauma programs struggle with the high volume of cases that need to go through the performance improvement (PI) process. In these centers, program leaders often worry that they making unacceptable trade-offs between quality and quantity. This webinar takes a close look at a key concept in trauma PI that can help program leadership teams […]
Registry-based Randomized Controlled Trials Can Do More With Less – Coalition for National Trauma Research
In a recent article published in Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open (TSACO), CNTR Board Chair Ben Zarzaur, MD noted that in an environment of diminishing federal investment in research, conducting high quality clinical trials is increasingly difficult to accomplish. But by leveraging the National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP) to identify high-priority gaps in […]
Pelvic Organ Prolapse Month: Monique’s Story
My name is Monique and my son Levi is 11 months, fast approaching his first birthday! I’ve been watching, smiling and encouraging other mums to tell me their plans for extravagant first birthday parties. When they ask me what we are doing, “Oh, I think I’ve done enough these past 12 months, it’s all up […]
Listen To Mums: The UK Birth Trauma Inquiry Concludes, With 12 Recommendations To Government
Health and Social Care Secretary Victoria Atkins responded to the recommendations. Atkins announced her full support for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Birth Trauma’s headline call, the development of a comprehensive cross-government national maternity strategy – starting with prioritising birth trauma as part of this year’s Women’s Health Strategy. Atkins also announced the following: NHS […]
ABTA Delivers Facilitator Training To Community Health Workers
A couple of weeks ago, ABTA CEO Amy Dawes and our Group Facilitator Lead Rhiannah Pohlman, visited Tamworth Community Health in Tamworth (NSW) to deliver facilitator training. Since its launch in 2020, ABTA has been offering our six-week birth trauma support program, Peer2Peer Meets. This program was developed to address the gap left by traditional […]
Informed Consent: Please Don’t Withhold Information From Women.
You need to inform people. Full stop. Please don’t withhold information from women. When I got my wisdom teeth out, I was informed about every potential side effect. Did it scare me? No. It informed me and prepared me because I did have nerve pain for almost a year after. But I was given the […]