CNTR Blog
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...
Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR) and UTHealth Science Center at Houston Recruiting Trauma Fellows for Positions starting in July
Institutional Information Center for Translational Injury Research (CeTIR) and the Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Address: 6410 Fannin St. Suite 1100, Houston, TX...
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...
Blood Clot Prophylaxis Implementation Study Approved for $1.4 Million in PCORI Funding
Announcing its annual research awards on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) approved $1.4 million in funding support to Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD, FACS, for a project implementing the findings from a previously completed...
NTRAP Project Releases Scoping Review Protocol for Long-term Patient-Reported Outcome Measures after Traumatic Injury
Publishing its methodology in TSACO today, the National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP) research team conducted a comprehensive scoping review to evaluate the current evidence related to how long-term outcomes of trauma patients, such as impaired physical and...
Safe Storage of Firearms Urged to Curb Rising Intimate Partner Violence
In an article published in the Annals of Surgery titled, Domestic Violence and Safe Storage of Firearms in the COVID-19 Era, investigators call attention to some troubling secondary effects of the pandemic; namely, rising domestic violence, brought on by the necessity...
Trauma Care and Research to Suffer in Wake of COVID Pandemic
In “The Effect on Trauma Care Secondary to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Collateral Damage from Diversion of Resources,” published in the Annals of Surgery, Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD; Ira Leeds, MD, MBA, ScM; and David Livingston, MD outline the short- and long-term...
