CNTR Blog
Six TSN Sites to Engage in CNTR’s Injury Research Engagement Project
Six American Trauma Society - Trauma Survivor Network (TSN) sites have agreed to participate in CNTR's Injury Research Engagement Project (I-REP) and assist with recruitment of patients, caregivers, and research staff: Wake Forest Hospital; Shock Trauma in Baltimore,...
Dr. Avery Nathens Illustrates how CNTR Members can Leverage TQIP for Research
During a luncheon session at the 81st AAST Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress in Atlanta, Dr. Avery Nathens joined CNTR Chair Dr. Eileen Bulger in a presentation about how CNTR can help investigators take their research to the next level. Members of CNTR member...
Visit the CNTR booth at AAST in Atlanta
The Coalition for National Trauma Research will be exhibiting at the 80th Annual Meeting of the AAST starting September 29th in Atlanta. Stop by the booth to learn more about our projects, sign up for the Investigator Database, or donate to support our work! We'd love...
Valuable Trauma Study Data Project Moves One Step Closer to Funding
Earlier this year, the Coalition for National Trauma Research submitted a request to Congress for $1.9 million in community project funding for a data project crucial to fulfilling the promise of the National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR). The NTRR provides the...
CNTR Project Connecting Patients and Caregivers with Trauma Researchers Awarded PCORI Funding
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) selected CNTR for a $230,000 Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award for a project titled “The Community of Trauma Care - Partnering with Patients and Caregivers to Improve Injury Outcomes.” The goals of the...
Surgeons West, Levi, Salim, Ho and Mangram Named to CNTR Equity/Diversity/Inclusion Committee
This month, the Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR) announced the formation of its Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee to ensure that issues related to EDI are addressed both within CNTR and within the trauma research community as a whole. The...
Strong Regional Trauma Systems Performed Well for Pandemic Response, says ACSCOT Chair, Dr. Eileen Bulger
This month, the American College of Surgeons' "Bulletin in Brief" featured Dr. Eileen Bulger, who is both the chair of the ACS Committee on Trauma and the chair of the Coalition for National Trauma Research. Dr. Bulger discusses the impact of COVID-19 on trauma care...
NIH ACTIV Partnership and Operation Warp Speed Tap Trauma Network Studying Clots
What do trauma patients have in common with people who are COVID-positive? It turns out that the incidence of blood clots in the lungs and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is very high in both these patient populations. “COVID is an inflammatory process,” explained Peggy...
CNTR Call for Research Collaboration Pre-Proposals
The Coalition for National Trauma Research seeks to enhance trauma research by: Advocating for sustainable research funding commensurate with the burden of disease Coordinating research efforts across professional organizations that span the continuum of injury care...
CNTR Membership Continues to Grow as Trauma Community Unites on Big Goals
Over the last six months, seven more nonprofit organizations have joined the Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR) as Affiliate members, lending support to its mission. With the investment and support of its Core, Stakeholder and Affiliate member...
Humacyte and CNTR Team on MTEC Grant to Study the Evidence on Repair of Vascular Trauma
As the recipient of a $1 million grant from the DoD’s Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC), tissue-engineering firm Humacyte, Inc. selected the Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR) to manage its multi-site study of vascular trauma using the PROOVIT...
Catch our “What is CNTR?” webinar to find out what CNTR can do for YOU
The edited recording of our "What is CNTR?" webinar is available on the home page. And if you'd like the static slides only, you may download them here: What is CNTR Webinar_11520 Contact Executive Director Michelle Price, PhD, to start a conversation about...
ACS COT Awarded National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research Grant to Identify Risk Factors for Non-lethal Firearm Injuries
The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT) has been awarded a 2-year, $711,218 grant by the National Collaborative for Gun Violence Research for a multi-center, prospective study to improve understanding of the individual and community level risk...
National Trauma Institute Restructures as Coalition for National Trauma Research
July 27, 2020—After serving as the administrative support behind the Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR) since its founding in 2014, the National Trauma Institute (NTI) has officially reorganized as CNTR. The shift empowers the organization to grow a broader...
CNTR Burn Resuscitation Study Draws Funding from DoD Combat Casualty Care Research Program
The Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR) is the recipient of $2.5 million in funding for a study called Plasma Resuscitation Without Lung Injury (PROPOLIS), which will evaluate pathogen-reduced plasma for the resuscitation of patients with shock secondary to...
