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Research Committee
Committee Chairs:
PTS RESEARCH COMMITTEE CHARTER
Committee Vision
All pediatric trauma patients will receive the optimal level of care using evidence-based treatment
Committee Mission
The Research Committee of the Pediatric Trauma Society will support and facilitate research within the PTS research community
Committee Objectives
- Facilitate a pediatric research network
Actions
- The Research Committee will provide the structure through regularly scheduled virtual and in-person (conference) meetings for the community to connect and build collaborative projects
- Give a committee report at each annual conference meeting at large
- Grow research activity among PTS members
Actions
- Provide research education to society members
- Research methodology workshops at the annual conference
- Provide guidance and/or feedback to PTS members on research methodology
- Provide research resources
- Post links to relevant methodology websites for reference (CONSORT, etc)
- Post links for relevant operational definition pediatric-specific literature (pain scales, etc)
- Assess research priorities among PTS members (bi-ennial survey)
- The PTS Research Committee will field and respond to questions from existing and potential research investigators
- Provide leadership in defining pediatric trauma research priorities
Actions
- The PTS Research Committee will poll membership (goal bi-ennially) to determine themes of priority in research
- The PTS Research Committee will link with national and international organizations who may be defining priority areas of research (e.g. the Coalition for National Trauma Research (CNTR)).
- Host/endorse surveys for Pediatric Trauma Society members
Actions
- Solicit ideas for pediatric trauma focused surveys
- Collaborate with membership committee to provide principle investigator a list of target survey recipients and contact information
- Provide some level of review for surveys intended for PTS members at large
- Provide some language to principle investigator for endorsement by PTS research committee for Society distribution
- There will be a fee (recommended $300) for surveys that are endorsed/hosted by committee.
Please note: the Research Committee provides these actions as a guide and this does not indicate that the committee will develop the surveys, distribute the surveys, monitor progress, nor collect or analyze the data
- Host/support multi-center research studies
Actions
- Solicit research questions or ideas for pediatric trauma focused multi-center research studies at monthly meetings
- Post pediatric research protocols on committee website in support of principle investigators' goal to invite other trauma centers to participate and provide data
- Distribute information regarding those protocols to the Research Committee
- Provide discussion time during regularly scheduled meetings to research activity for active research projects
- Host/support systematic reviews
Actions
- Solicit ideas for pediatric trauma focused systematic literature reviews at monthly meetings
- Post pediatric systematic review protocols on committee website in support of principle investigators' goal to invite other investigators to participate in study
- Distribute information regarding those protocols to the research committee
- Provide discussion time during regularly scheduled meetings to research activity for active research projects
- Collaborate with the PTS Guidelines Committee
- Letter of Support for Research Study
The Pediatric Trauma Society will consider requests for a letter of support for grant submissions on a case-by-case basis. Please complete a brief form, to help us in determining if we are able to provide a letter of support for your grant submission. In addition to the information requested, please attach a copy of your grant proposal to aid us in our decision. Please allow at least 4-6 weeks for review.
Committee Membership
Leadership
- The Committee Chairperson will serve a two (2) two-year terms. The first as Chair-Elect and the second as the presiding Committee Chair.
- The Chairpersons position will rotate between MD and PhD training consecutively.
Membership
- Membership will be available to any current member of the Pediatric Trauma Society.
- Members will serve three year terms.
- Membership can be renewed at will.
Meeting Frequency
- Monthly: Members will meet monthly in virtual meeting environment.
- Annually: Members will meet annually at the PTS annual conference.
The Pediatric Trauma and Critical Illness Branch (PTCIB) develops and supports research and research training in pediatric trauma and critical illness. These efforts include:
- Studies of the continuum of psychosocial, behavioral, and physiological influences that impact child health outcomes in trauma, injury, and acute care;
- Projects that explore short- and long-term consequences of acute traumatic experiences, such as natural and man-made disasters, all acute forms of child maltreatment, violence, and exposure to violence;Research linking pediatric emergency and critical care medicine and science to the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of childhood physical disabilities; and
- Research on prevention, treatment, management, and outcomes of physical and psychological trauma and the surgical, medical, psychosocial, and systems interventions needed to improve outcomes for critically ill and injured children across the developmental trajectory.
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