About the Trauma Association of Canada

Vision and Mission

OUR VISION

Improve the lives of all those affected by or at risk of traumatic injury.

OUR MISSION

The Trauma Association of Canada is committed to reduce the incidence and relieve the burden of injury by bringing together a community of multidisciplinary trauma professionals involved in the care of the injured patient to:

Improve the quality of injury care through the promotion of the highest standard of inter-professional professional practice
Provide education for its members at the local, regional and national level
Promote basic science and clinical trauma research through the dissemination of research findings
Establish, maintain & update trauma standards and create awareness of best practices by promoting interdisciplinary partnerships
Advocate for and participate with key stakeholders in national injury surveillance and quality bench-marking
Facilitate and participate in public education on injury prevention
Participate in community disaster response planning
Advocate to governments to implement legislation designed to reduce the incidence of injury
Enable strong relationships with key stakeholders and build coalitions with key partners in trauma care and injury prevention

Reviewed & Approved by BOD April 3, 2019

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Nominations

Call for Nominations Process

The Board of Directors issues a call for nominations each year prn in November if there are vacancies to be filled for Director positions. Term of office for a Director is three (3) years, renewable for a second term. Elected nominees would commence their role immediately following their election at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in the Spring in conjunction with the Annual Scientific Meeting and Conference.

About the Trauma Association of Canada