William S. Havron III, MD, a member of the team that treated victims of last summer’s Pulse nightclub shooting, will deliver the keynote address at the 2017 Erlanger Trauma Symposium. The event takes place June 1 and 2 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Dr. Havron is the surgical residency program director and a trauma surgeon at Orlando…
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How many children in the United States have access to top-level pediatric trauma care? According to a new government report, just over half of U.S. children live within 30 miles of a pediatric trauma center specialized to treat all injuries. Pediatric Trauma Centers: Availability, Outcomes, and Federal Support Related to Pediatric Trauma Care was developed…
The 5th Annual DC Injury Prevention Conference will take place on Thursday, May 4, 2017, at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. The theme of this year’s conference is road safety. “As modes of transportation change, infrastructure and safety are an ever present issue,” according to Bethany Anderson, MPH, injury prevention coordinator at Howard University…
Florida continues to be the epicenter of trauma system controversies in the U.S. This page provides the latest news from the Sunshine State, as lawmakers, regulators and trauma center leaders attempt to create a fair system that balances the needs of hospitals, caregivers and injured patients. October 27, 2017: Florida legislator calls for “stability” in…
Ongoing data validation is essential to ensuring the quality of a trauma registry. In January’s Q&A column, the trauma registry experts at Pomphrey Consulting clarified what the American College of Surgeons expects regarding data validation. This month, they explain how to use registry software reports to ensure data quality from a structural point of view.…
Members of the ACS Committee on Trauma will host a legislative briefing on the Stop the Bleed initiative this week in Washington, D.C. The public session will introduce lawmakers and legislative staffers to the initiative, and it will also include a bleeding control simulation. Invited speakers include Rep. Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX), Chairman of the…
The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) will host its annual high-risk emergency medicine conference this spring in Hawaii. “High Risk Emergency Medicine Hawaii 2017” will take place April 9-13 at the Wailea Beach Marriott Hotel in Maui. This conference is designed to address those topics that, due to the risk of…
UNC Tar Heel Trauma will host the 28th Annual May Day Trauma Conference on May 3 & 4, 2017, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This two-day conference is designed to meet the educational needs of all healthcare professionals involved in the care of trauma patients. Nationally recognized experts will present on topics ranging from pre-hospital…
Data validation is a major challenge for busy trauma registrars and registry managers. What are the most efficient ways to ensure trauma data quality? With this month’s Q&A, the trauma registry experts from Pomphrey Consulting launch a three-article series explaining the basic concepts and strategies of data validation. In the March column, we will explain…
The MACRA final rule makes changes in how Medicare pays physicians. Although the rule takes effect on January 1, most physicians are unprepared for its new provisions. That is a problem because MACRA will impact more than just reimbursement. The new legislation links physician payment to documented and reported performance. As a result, the scope…