Randall Burd, MD Chief of the Division of Trauma and Burn Surgery Children's National Medical Center Washington, DC PTS President

Welcome to the PTS Newsletter!
We are in an exciting period of evolution as an organization. Through the hard work of our members, we have become a nationally recognized voice for the injured child. We have been using this voice to advocate for our patients and implement practices that influence their care, on our own and in collaboration with other organizations that share our vision. Our expanding membership and the productive output have been and will be divers of our success... More

The Pediatric Trauma Society Educational Fund was established to support educational initiatives and awards related to the Annual Meeting.

Your contribution will be used to support:

• The Joseph J. Tepas Best Presentation Award, awarded annually
• The Lifetime Achievement Award in Pediatric Trauma, awarded annually
• Expenses related to the annual Keynote Speaker

  

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November 13-16, 2019
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina
San Diego, CA

Abstract Submission: OPENING SOON!

Feature: Educational Opportunities

You've asked for more educational opportunities surrounding pediatric trauma. Please visit: https://pediatrictraumasociety.org/education/stay-informed.cgi to see what current educational opportunities we have available to you.

You can follow the education committee activities at: https://pediatrictraumasociety.org/committees/education.cgi. This committee is working on journal scans for our members as well. Please reach out if you have opportunities you want to share with our membership as we all know that high quality and relevant pediatric educational opportunities are imperative for us to continue our mission of best practice care to all kids in all places.

The PTS Nursing Leadership Committee continues to thrive and added many new members to our group during the 2018 PTS Annual Conference. The group meets bi-monthly and started the New Year with a very productive conference call. Susan Ziegfeld, MSN, PNP-BC has been elected as Co-Chair for the PTS Nursing Leadership Committee. Susan is the Lead Nurse Practitioner, and the Manager of the Pediatric Trauma and Burn Program at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore, MD. More

The PTS Education Committee is continuing our monthly newsletter with case reports and journal scans. The newsletter is sent out the last Tuesday of the month, check your emails! In addition, members of the Education Committee are working on creating some pediatric trauma specific topics for the "EAST Minute"... a brief education format that is published by EAST. Stay tuned!

I attended the EAST guidelines committee meeting and more collaboration, as well as GRADE education, is planned for this year and beyond. The PTS Guidelines Committee will work this year to forge and strength ties to other societies with the goal of becoming the guidelines hub for pediatric trauma, similar to the role EAST plays on the adult side. First conference call of the New Year will be held in February! More

The PTS Research Committee welcomes Dr. Ankush Gosain, MD, PhD, FACS, FAAP (Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN) as the 2019 Committee Co-Chair and Chair Elect for 2020. More

The Injury Prevention Committee needs your help! In order to ensure we are focusing our efforts on the topics that will have the greatest impact—we want to hear from you. Please answer these one question doodle polls. More

• Committee roster has grown by 10 members since the November meeting-we are still recruiting. Nursing Leadership Committee has been asked to spread the word about the committee to APPs at their institutions.
• Survey updates: up to 82 responses to the survey and over 30 centers represented per Dana's email this am (survey to close in 2 weeks). Dana and Liz to then begin working on manuscript.
• Mentorship: call for volunteers in the committee who may be interested.
• Call for orientation materials: members asked to send any orientation materials that they may use through the listserv in hopes to develop a formalized orientation program (endorsed by PTS).
• Members encouraged to use the listserv.

The Washington State Department of Health EMS and Trauma Steering Committee has developed several evidence-based trauma clinical practice guidelines. All trauma centers are welcome to use or adapt these as they see fit. The Pediatric Guidelines are often embedded within the general guidelines, but trauma programs, especially joint trauma programs, may find them useful. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any questions.

Mauricio Escobar (mescobar@multicare.org)

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Date:	Saturday-Sunday, March 23-24, 2019
Location:	NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City
Who:	Experienced and trainee health care providers including: pediatric and general emergency physicians, pediatric and general surgeons, pediatric critical care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses
Details:	Trauma Resuscitation In Kids (TRIK) is a two-day simulation-based course designed for health care providers who manage pediatric trauma patients with a focus on teamwork
Topics:	Airway Management Burns and inhalational injury Electrical injury Multi-system trauma Non-accidental trauma Penetrating trauma Shock Spinal cord injury Thoracoabdominal Injuries Traumatic Brain Injury
Registration:	Physicians/Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants: $1,195 Nurses: $375 Accredited for CME View more details & register online
Sponsors:	NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Pediatric Emergency Department in collaboration with The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Pediatric Trauma Society
Questions:	Email: jat2033@med.cornell.edu

The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery (JTACS) is the official publication of the Pediatric Trauma Society. All PTS members are eligible to receive the journal at a discounted price as long as your dues are current. The reduced rate of $96 is based on a calendar year and you have the option of choosing a paper and electronic copy, or electronic only. To sign up for the discounted rate, please contact the AAST office at 800-789-4006 and state you are with the PTS and want the discounted rate for JTACS, (please have your PTS membership number handy). To continue to receive JTACS, you will need to contact AAST to renew your subscription starting in October of each year.

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