Trauma Survivors Network: history and evolution of a program empowering survivors and families impacted by traumatic injury
The Trauma Survivors Network (TSN), a program of the American Trauma Society (ATS), has a unique history spanning decades with a vision to continue expanding and strengthening services to support survivors and families impacted by traumatic injury. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the ATS has adapted TSN services to provide both…
Integrating Survivors with Frontline Trauma Providers
The commentary below was published in Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open in January, 2025. It was written by two members of the ATS board, Anna Newcomb and Geralyn Ritter. The commentary reflects on how integrating survivors into trauma teams improves trauma care, trauma teams, and research.
Trauma Survivors Network: How does it really work?
This article was published in Trauma Surgery & Acute Care. It provides a history of the Trauma Survivors Network, how it developed, and impact of the core components. It was presented at a Lunch Session at AAST’s Annual Meeting in 2024.
ICHOM Trauma Working Group
The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) is an independent not-for-profit organisation. Their mission is to improve how healthcare is delivered to patients by encouraging providers to measure the treatment outcomes most important to people who access services, such as for traumatic physical injuries. ICHOM has brought together an…
Seeking Survivors: Stanford BRAIN Initiative Study
A research team at the Stanford School of Medicine is conducting an NIH-funded BRAIN Initiative study about a developing technology called Brain Computer Interface (BCI). We are recruiting patients who have experienced strokes and/or traumatic brain injuries. We are also hoping to talk to the caregivers of these patients. The goal…
Seeking Survivors: ICHOM Survey
The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) is an independent not-for-profit organisation. Their mission is to improve how healthcare is delivered to patients by encouraging providers to measure the treatment outcomes most important to people who access services, such as for traumatic physical injuries. ICHOM has brought together an…