Monthly News & Updates

August 16, 2024 | Issue #8

New Representatives Take Seats on the CNTR Board and Scientific Advisory Committee

It's that time of year when we thank outgoing representatives for their service and welcome new faces to leadership roles in CNTR.

Many thanks are due to Angela Gibson, MD, who represented the American Burn Association on the Board of Directors from 2020 to 2024, and also served as secretary/treasurer over the past year. Filling her shoes is John Kubasiak, MD, of Loyola Medicine in Chicago.

Three members of our Scientific Advisory Committee have completed their highly productive terms of service: Sam Arbabi, MD (ACS-COT), Ajai Malhotra, MD (AAST), and Jason Smith, MD (EAST). Stepping up in their places are: Rob Todd, MD, Joseph DuBose, MD, and Lucy Kornblith, MD, respectively. The Scientific Advisory Committee develops and reviews research proposals, and their work led to a dozen submissions in the last year.

We look forward to working with all our new member organization representatives!

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CNTR is Exhibiting at MHSRS

CNTR launches the National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR) with a booth at the Military Health Services Research Symposium (MHSRS) in Orlando later this month.

Visit our booth (#207) to learn more about the value of using Common Data Elements and how you can access the NTRR to upload study data, download aggregated data sets, and gather data for prospective studies.

Get the NTRR Overview

CNTR MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

The American Trauma Society/Trauma Survivor Network is a Stakeholder member of the coalition.

ATS/TSN LEADERSHIP IN CNTR

Stakeholder Advisory Council

Anna Newcomb, PhD

Scientific Advisory Committee

Anna Newcomb, PhD

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee

Samir Fakhry, MD
Garrett Hall, BSN, RN

ATS and TSN have been important partners on several CNTR projects, including PCORI-funded CLOTT 3 and the Injury Research Engagement Project (I-REP).

TSN has been instrumental in recruiting trauma survivors to serve on our standing I-REP Patient & Caregiver Panel, which advises investigators on their patient-centered projects. Meeting quarterly over Zoom, this group of research-savvy stakeholders gives feedback on study design, communications, and outcome measures. Panel members often go on to serve as patient partners on specific projects.

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Hear from CNTR at the AAST Meeting

If you're attending the AAST annual meeting in Las Vegas in September, check out these activities:

Lunch Presentation (Sign-up Required)

Friday, September 13th -- 12:00-1:15 p.m.

"Leading a Successful Multi-Institutional Trial, from A to Z." Joining a group of seasoned investigators sharing the tricks of the trade, CNTR's Monica Phillips will specifically address how to employ the NTRR for data sharing and secondary analyses.

Poster Sessions with CNTR-Affiliated Researchers

Thursday, September 12th -- 12:45-1:45 p.m.

Novel Strategies for RCTs for Trauma Care: Harnessing the Power of CNTR, TQIP and the Stepped Wedge Design

Dr. Gretchen Schwarze's team from the University of Wisconsin will be presenting a poster on the Best Case/Worst Case-ICU study, a multi-site NIH-funded randomized clinical trial evaluating a communication tool for older adults in the trauma ICU, and how the novel study design leverages partnerships with TQIP and CNTR to overcome challenges to enrollment in trauma research.

Can PowerPoint Save Lives? Assessment of Equity and Reach of Traditional Dissemination Channels in Geriatric Trauma Education -- A Mixed-Methods Study Using Digital Analytics

Dr. Lacey LaGrone's team created a recorded didactic that was circulated via email, web, and social media accounts affiliated with seven professional trauma societies, which was associated with some improved knowledge translation of anticoagulation management in geriatric TBI.

AAST Annual Meeting Schedule

Attend the 2nd Annual University of Chicago Neurotrauma Meeting

This symposium--scheduled for September 20-21, 2024--will bridge critical knowledge gaps related to penetrating brain injury, empowering you with the latest guidelines and insights essential for delivering top-tier patient care. Led by Susan Rowell, MD, MBA, MCR (right), and her team at the University of Chicago, this meeting targets a multidisciplinary cohort of clinicians, clinical research methodologists, and community members committed to filling the gaps in firearm-inflicted brain injury (FIBI) management.

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NTRAP Research Gaps Spotlight

Zara Cooper, MD, FACS, NTRAP Injury Prevention Research Delphi Panel leader.

Top Priorities for Injury Prevention

Each month in 2024, we're showcasing the highest priority research gaps identified by panels of subject matter experts in 11 topic areas as part of the National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP). Following are the top three gaps identified by the Injury Prevention Research Panel:

Do programs counseling police and law enforcement officers regarding implicit bias and de-escalation lead to a decrease in police-related shootings compared with historical controls?
Does greater inclusion of hospital-based violence prevention program (HVIP) intervention specialists lead to cost savings through a reduction in violence compared with regions that do not include intervention specialists?
Is having a HVIP program compared with not having a HVIP program associated with lower rates and sustained lower rates of violence in a community?

Query NTRAP Data or Find a Study Topic

Executive Summary of the NTRAP Published in this month's JTACS

The National Trauma Research Action Plan project successfully engaged multidisciplinary experts to define opportunities to advance trauma research and has fulfilled the recommendations related to trauma research from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report.

Read the Executive Summary

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