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What’s the relationship between suicidal behavior and the immune system? Is there a way to distinguish between elevated mania and depression risk? What’s up with that brain map developed by Google and Harvard? In that single cubic millimeter, which is one millionth the size of the brain, are roughly 57,000 cells (neurons), about 230 millimeters […]
The Importance of Ongoing Autism Research
Why is autism research necessary? Autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by problems with social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors, has been the subject of increasing attention over the past decade. The focus on autism research has arguably put on the map the need to understand this condition better, the impact on individuals and families, the role of educators and […]
Lillibridge Healthcare Services Donates to CNTR on National Doctor’s Day – Coalition for National Trauma Research
To celebrate their healthcare tenants on National Doctor’s Day, medical real estate operating and leasing firm Lillibridge Healthcare Services (LHS) made a generous $20,000 donation to the Coalition for National Trauma Research today. March 30th is Doctors’ Day, an annual observance aimed at appreciating physicians who help save lives everywhere, and each year, the firm […]
CNTR Once Again Earns Highest Marks for Nonprofit Transparency – Coalition for National Trauma Research
The Coalition for National Trauma Research once again earned Guidestar’s Platinum Seal for 2023. Guidestar, now collaborating with Foundation Center as Candid, is a trusted, third-party verifier of nonprofit excellence. Candid is an international organization that supports best practices for nonprofit governance though its searchable database of thousands of organizations that have provided their tax […]
CNTR Receives DoD Contract to Integrate the National Trauma Research Repository into FITBIR – Coalition for National Trauma Research
With a newly awarded contract from the US Department of Defense’s (DOD) Combat Casualty Care Research Program (CCCRP), the Coalition for National Trauma Research will curate, harmonize and upload a tranche of high-quality legacy data into the National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR); update common data elements (CDEs); and integrate the repository in coordination with the […]
It’s Time to Deliver – Coalition for National Trauma Research
Outside of well-funded, urban trauma centers, too many critically injured patients die needlessly or suffer excessive disability following delayed or substandard care. Effective development and equitable and rapid dissemination of clinical practice guidelines is needed to help close the performance gaps between the trauma center haves and have-nots. Lives and livelihoods depend on it. The […]
Dr. Molly Jarman Collaborates with CNTR in Quest to Reduce Disparities – Coalition for National Trauma Research
When she was a college student, Molly Jarman saw first-hand how lack of access to emergency care affects those who live in rural America. When her roommate’s father was injured in a car crash in a small North Carolina town, the closest emergency room was two hours away. To make matters worse, bad weather that […]
Dallas Morning News Series Sheds Light on the Crisis of Traumatic Injury – Coalition for National Trauma Research
A series of articles to be published in the Dallas Morning News beginning today, November 28, 2023, illuminates the public health crisis that trauma surgeons have long lived and decried: the thousands of Americans dying from uncontrolled bleeding, when their deaths are preventable. Investigative reporter Lauren Caruba spent more than two years interviewing trauma surgeons, […]
Design For Implementation Conference to Spotlight the Plight of Rural Trauma Systems and Teams – Coalition for National Trauma Research
The demands on rural providers and the unique challenges of rural trauma systems will be the topic of discussion during a panel discussion: “Clinical Guidance Access and Applicability: The Rural Provider’s Experience” at the Design for Implementation Conference, scheduled for February 21-22, 2024. With a passion for frontier trauma, ER/trauma nurse Alyssa Johnson is the […]
Begin your Mindfulness Practice at the Design for Implementation Conference – Coalition for National Trauma Research
In a Design for Implementation Conference session titled, “Distress and Clinical Guidance: Practical Advice for Humans,” professional coach and grief counselor Sabrina Vogler, CPC, CEC, CGSS, will share with trauma care professionals tools from the practice of mindfulness to help access their mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual faculties at the highest level. A globally recognized […]