Monthly News & Updates

November 15, 2024 | #11

Get Smart -- Schedule an NTRR Webinar for Your Research Group

Get ahead of the curve! Learn how to use the National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR) and be among the first to help us build a robust central repository for clinical trauma study data.

CNTR can customize a webinar for your study team that covers:

Building data management into your research proposal
NTRR platform standards and interoperability
NTRR modules for managing study protocols, tracking subjects, and collecting data
NTRR Data Dictionary and recommended common data elements
Submitting data from closed studies
How to query TBI and Trauma study data for secondary analyses
Getting started

To schedule your NTRR webinar, contact us at: Research@Nattrauma.org

2025 is CNTR's 5-Year Anniversary!

Look for Ways to Celebrate Next Month

CNTR MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

The American Society of Anesthesiologists is the latest Stakeholder member of the coalition, having joined in July of this year. With 58,000 member anesthesiologists, and an active Committee on Trauma and Emergency Preparation, ASA adds an essential perspective to CNTR's multi-disciplinary approach.

ASA LEADERSHIP IN CNTR

Stakeholder Advisory Council

Jean-Francois Pittet, MD, FACS

Scientific Advisory Committee

Jean-Francois Pittet, MD, FACS

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Committee

Catherine Kuza, MD, FASA, FCCM
Meera Gangadharan, MD

More About ASA

I-REP Patient & Caregiver Panel Open to Additional Members

Our Injury Research Engagement Project (I-REP) Patient & Caregiver Panel marked its year anniversary last month with a listening session to assess lessons learned.

Nearly all of our panelists attended and provided feedback on the format and pace of the quarterly meetings, their satisfaction with the investigator interaction, and extra opportunities to be engaged in specific projects. "I feel empowered that my participation on this panel will bring much needed change," said one panel member. "I feel like I’m not alone, that I am part of a community."

Download our I-REP flyer (left) to share with your patients, and help us build this community!

Learn More About I-REP

CNTR Attends Member Organization Meetings to Build Partnerships

CNTR attended the Orthopaedic Trauma Association (OTA) annual conference for the first time this year to exhibit and meet with OTA's Research Committee. Executive Director Michelle Price also attended the Childress Summit, a meeting of the 28-member pediatric trauma hospital network. In both cases, CNTR is exploring research partnerships, including the pursuit of funding for joint research proposals and use of the NTRR for study data sharing.

NTRAP Spotlight

Michelle Price, PhD, CNTR executive director and NTRAP co-PI

Investigator Toolkit Provides Guidance on Overcoming Regulatory Challenges to Trauma Research

Aim 3 of the National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP) project was to identify regulatory barriers to conducting trauma research and develop recommendations for best practices. Our NTRAP toolkit for investigators includes:

A comprehensive list of current, relevant regulations
Definitions of the research challenges inherent to those regulations
Common acronyms found throughout the references
CNTR publications related to regulatory challenges
Optimal endpoints for clinical trauma research

NTRAP Investigator Toolkit

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