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Australasian Trauma Society

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The Australasian Trauma Society
AbbreviationATS
Formation1997
TypeNon-profit
Legal statusActive
PurposeTrauma Care
HeadquartersSydney, Australia
Location
  • Australia
Region served
Australia & New Zealand
Official language
English
President
Helen Jowett
Websitehttps://www.anzts.com.au/

The Australasian Trauma Society (ATS)[1] is a medical specialist interest group for medical and paramedical individuals working in the area of traumatic injury. It was begun in 1997 by a group of health professionals from Australia and New Zealand involved in trauma care. In 2022 the ATS was renamed the Australian and New Zealand Trauma Society (ANZTS).

Aims

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The stated aims of the ATS are:

  • To foster and promote scientific research into all aspects of Trauma Care.
  • To improve the standard and delivery of trauma Services to the Australasian community.
  • To provide opportunities for all those involved in trauma Care in Australasia to further their scientific knowledge and exchange information in this field.
  • To promote and develop the highest standards of patient care, education and organisation in the field of trauma in order to deliver higher standards of community care
  • To promote communications and relations with international organisations involved in Trauma Care.

Membership

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Membership of the Society is open to doctors, nurses and paramedical personnel from both Australia and New Zealand. Associate membership is open to others outside of those categories.

Activities

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The ATS runs an annual scientific meeting either alone or in combination with other organisations such as the Trauma Association of Canada.[2] It also provides financial and other support for the Australasian National Trauma Registry consortium.[3]

An annual travelling fellowship is offered to a member to allow them to further their trauma care knowledge.

The medical journal Injury[4] is the journal for both the ATS and the British Trauma Society.[5]

Reference list

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  1. ^ http://www.atsoc.com.au/ Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine ATS Home Page
  2. ^ http://www.traumacanada.org/ Trauma Association of Canada homepage
  3. ^ "National Trauma Registry Consortium - (Australia & New Zealand) at the University of Queensland". Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008. Australasian Binational Trauma Registry Consortium.
  4. ^ http://www.injuryjournal.com/ Injury Journal homepage
  5. ^ "British Trauma Society : TRAUMA.ORG". Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2008. British Trauma Society homepage