Trauma
Another New Start – Beating Trauma
For the past four months, I’ve been carrying out a methodical plan to leave the United States and live in another country. I have struggled with how to announce this because I didn’t want any opposition to throw me off my course. I saw the writing on the wall instantly, too early for most people. […]
Learn about Module Functionality – Coalition for National Trauma Research
CNTR holds its next webinar in the National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR) series on October 30, 2025, starting at 11:30 a.m. central time. Take time to step through the functions of each module in this free study data sharing system. The NTRR enables you to contribute study data, find standardized definitions for data elements, manage […]
Neurotrauma Symposium Fuels Evidence Base for Penetrating Brain Injury Treatment – Coalition for National Trauma Research
The University of Chicago’s Third Annual Chicago Neurotrauma Symposium convened September 26–27, 2025, drawing more than 100 of the world’s leading minds in penetrating brain injury (PBI). Under the leadership of course directors Drs. Susan Rowell, Ali Mansour, Fernando Goldenberg, and Paramita Das, the meeting advanced collaborative scientific and clinical thinking at the cutting edge of […]
(Webinar) Trauma Program Leaders: How to Talk So Revenue Cycle Will Listen
Have you ever tried to talk to your hospital’s revenue cycle team about improving the billing process for injured patients? If so, you have probably heard some version of this response: “There’s no point in changing the way we bill for trauma, because we will not get paid for it anyway.” This view of trauma […]
Research: Over half of severely injured patients first seen at Level III trauma centers or NTCs not transferred to higher-level care
More than half of severely injured patients in the U.S. who are first treated at a Level III trauma center or a hospital without a trauma designation are never transferred to a Level I or Level II trauma center, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. The […]
ACS clarifies requirements in 10 trauma center standards
In July 2025, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) released the third update of Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient: 2022 Standards. As reported earlier, the new July 2025 Revision of the resources manual relaxed the requirements in four trauma center standards. In addition to these material changes, the document also added wording […]
Read CNTR’s September News & Opportunities eNewsletter – Coalition for National Trauma Research
Catch up on the latest from CNTR–read our September e-newsletter! – Learn about research leadership changes – See how CNTR is raising the bar on research quality – Register to attend the third DFI conference virtually Read the newsletter. Facebook Twitter Google+ Print Friendly Gmail
Coalition for National Trauma Research Announces New Research Leadership – Coalition for National Trauma Research
The Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR) is proud to announce two important leadership appointments: Lizette Villarreal, MA, PhD(c), has been promoted to Director of Applied Research, and Serina Zorrilla, MSN, RN, ACRP-PM®, joins CNTR as the first Director of Clinical Research. Together, they will lead ambitious efforts to advance trauma research across the nation, […]
CNTR Makes its Presence Known at the AAST Meeting This Year – Coalition for National Trauma Research
The CNTR team at the booth (l to r): Pam Bixby, Michelle Price, Nick Medrano, and Lizette Villarreal. At the annual meeting of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST) in Boston this week, CNTR was a consistent presence. We chatted with investigators at our booth outside the exhibit hall, and showed up […]
Papers from Year 1 of the Design for Implementation Conference Published in TSACO – Coalition for National Trauma Research
Papers detailing the results of the first year of the Design for Implementation: The Future of Trauma Research and Clinical Guidance (DFI) Conference Series can now be accessed in a special issue of Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (TSACO), published this month. Convened in February 2024, the inaugural conference brought together a uniquely multidisciplinary […]