Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Idaho Statewide Trauma Network to meet
in Nampa January 26


The Idaho Statewide Trauma Network (ISTN) collects data needed to analyze the incidence, severity, causes, costs and outcomes of trauma in Idaho.  This information will be seful for emergency medical system improvements, preventon programming and research, as well as for prioritizing health resource allocations.

The Idaho Trauma Registry offers periodic trauma registry-related trainings, in-hospital training to hospital registrars entering cases, and presentations to groups interested in learning more about the state registry. 

The Tri-Annual Meeting of the ISTN will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Nampa, ID.  

There will be a simulation center demonstration and presentations focusing on concussion and mild brain injuries, ICD 10 overview, pedataric orthopedics, ATLS update and an EMS update.

For further information or to register to attend please contact:


             Ginger Floerchinger Franks, DrPH
             Director, Idaho Trauma Registry
             Phone: (208) 489-1391
             Fax: (208) 344-0180

       gfranks@teamiha.org










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