CNTR Blog
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...
GIS Analysis Powers Trauma Investigations
May 8, 2020--In a virtual presentation to the UT Health Trauma Think Tank on Friday, GIS Analyst Nick Medrano explained how the Coalition for National Trauma Research is utilizing the sophisticated mapping platform in a study of the potential survivability of...
AAST Investigators Provide Guidance on Tube Thoracostomy during Pandemic
In a timely article published in Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (TSACO), investigators Fredric Pieracci, Clay Cothren Burlew, David Spain, David Livingston, Eileen Bulger, Kimberly Davis and Christopher Michetti provide urgent guidance for trauma and acute care...
AAST Investigators Provide Guidance on Tube Thoracostomy during Pandemic
Dr. Rosemary Kozar, chair of the CNTR Scientific Advisory Council, and Dr. David Hoyt, executive director of the American College of Surgeons, participated in the Research Methodology conference.[/caption]
National Trauma Institute to Restructure as Coalition for National Trauma Research
After serving as the administrative muscle behind the Coalition for National Trauma (CNTR) since its founding 2016, the National Trauma Institute (NTI) is formally changing its name and reorganizing as CNTR. Stay tuned—this spring CNTR will formally announce the...
