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Trauma Committee and sub-committees

The Trauma Committee from its beginning recognised that it could lobby for preventative measures. College advocacy on seat belts (60s and 70s), drink driving laws and helmet wearing in the (80s and 90s) lead to profound change. As many surgeons deal with the consequences of accidents they are highly motivated to preventative trauma injuries.

The activities of the RACS Trauma Committee and its subcommittees are based on a tradition of research, the application of fact to a defined problem, inter-disciplinary organisation, and an integrated cooperative approach with other organisations and the community to achieve successful outcomes in reducing the tragic effects from injury.

RACS Trauma Committee 2008
Professor Danny Cass  (Chairman)

RACS Trauma Subcommittees

• EMST (Early Management of Severe Trauma) (Chairman: Phil Truskett)
• DSTC (Definitive  Surgical Trauma Care) - DSTC 2008 Registration form
• Education and Curriculum Development (Chairman: Zsolt Balogh/Ian Civil)
• ASC Trauma Program Subcommittee (Chairman: Michael Sugrue)
• Regional Trauma Chairmen (Chairman: Danny Cass)
• Road Trauma Advisory Subcommittee (Chairman: Robert Atkinson)
• Rural Trauma - including Indigenous Health (Chairman: Frank Miller)
• Systems Performance Improvement and Registries (Chairman: Cliff Pollard)
• Trauma Verification (Chairman: Arthas Flabouris)
• Disaster Preparedness Working Party (Chairman: Robert Atkinson)
• Trauma Policy Development (Chairman: Danny Cass)

The administration of this Committee and its subcommittees is based in the Melbourne office of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons.

Contact

Lyn Journeaux, Trauma Secretariat  Email: Lyn Journeaux