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| Australasian Society for Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Surgery | |
|---|---|
| Name | Australasian Society for Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Surgery |
| Formation | 2007 |
| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Region served | Australia and New Zealand |
Australasian Society for Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Surgery is a professional association focused on acute care surgery, trauma systems, resuscitation science, and emergency surgical practice across Australia and New Zealand. The society engages clinicians, researchers, and policymakers involved with trauma centres, tertiary hospitals, and emergency departments to advance clinical care, education, and research. Its activities intersect with institutions such as Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society, St John Ambulance Australia, Australian College of Emergency Nursing, and New Zealand Resuscitation Council.
Founded in the 2000s, the society drew membership from surgeons affiliated with Royal Melbourne Hospital, Auckland City Hospital, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Early meetings featured keynote speakers from Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and Addenbrooke's Hospital. The society's development paralleled reforms advocated by Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and by trauma network reorganizations similar to London Major Trauma System and NSW Ambulance. Its initiatives referenced work from National Trauma Research Institute, Victorian State Trauma System, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, and researchers at Monash University and University of Melbourne.
The society's mission aligns with standards from World Health Organization emergency care frameworks and resuscitation science propagated by European Resuscitation Council and American Heart Association. Objectives include improving outcomes in settings represented by Royal Adelaide Hospital, Royal Hobart Hospital, Wellington Hospital, and Christchurch Hospital through guideline development akin to documents from National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and consensus statements modeled on Lancet and BMJ publications. Strategic aims cite partnerships with New South Wales Ministry of Health, Victorian Department of Health, Ministry of Health (New Zealand), and specialty colleges such as Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.
Membership comprises consultants, registrars, nurse specialists, and paramedics from organisations like Queensland Ambulance Service, Ambulance Victoria, Surf Life Saving Australia, CareFlight, and Royal Flying Doctor Service. Governance follows structures found in Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and Australian Medical Association with committees reflecting interests of subdivisions including Trauma Registry, Perioperative Medicine, Critical Care, and Paediatric Surgery units at institutions like Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne and Starship Children's Hospital. Honorary roles have been held by clinicians with affiliations to University of Sydney, University of Otago, University of Queensland, University of Auckland, and University of New South Wales.
Annual scientific meetings bring delegates from centres such as The Alfred, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Mater Health Services, Royal Darwin Hospital, and international partners from Copenhagen University Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Mayo Clinic, and Cleveland Clinic. Sessions cover topics influenced by curricula from Intercollegiate Committee for Basic Surgical Training, Advanced Trauma Life Support, European Trauma Course, and simulation programmes developed with RMIT University and Monash Simulation Centre. Workshops have been delivered in collaboration with Royal College of Surgeons of England, College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa, Trauma Association of Canada, and American College of Surgeons faculty.
The society supports multicentre studies using datasets comparable to Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Adult Patient Database and collaborates with registries such as Australasian College for Emergency Medicine National Ambulance Surveillance System and state trauma registries. Outputs appear in journals including Injury, The Lancet, BMJ, ANZ Journal of Surgery, and Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. Research topics span damage control surgery debates from Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust case series to resuscitation trials inspired by work at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, University of Toronto, and Imperial College London.
Guideline development references methods used by National Health and Medical Research Council and guideline endorsements from Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. Clinical standards address management pathways implemented in Victorian State Trauma System and resuscitation protocols aligned with International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation recommendations. The society has produced position statements on topics discussed in conferences featuring faculty from Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, St George's Hospital, and Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto).
Collaborative partners include Australian Trauma Society, New Zealand Trauma Network, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Health Quality & Safety Commission (New Zealand), Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, and international bodies such as World Health Organization and International Committee of the Red Cross. Advocacy efforts mirror campaigns by Kidney Health Australia and Cancer Council Australia in pushing for funding models within health systems represented by Australian Capital Territory Health Directorate and Te Whatu Ora. The society engages with stakeholders at events like Australian Health Ministers' Conference, World Trauma Congress, and Resuscitation Council Australasia meetings to influence policy, research funding, and training standards.
Category:Medical associations Category:Trauma surgery Category:Emergency medicine in Australia