The path to trauma program administration is often through the clinical ladder which rarely prepares the manager for the tasks of financing and operating a trauma center. To assure managers are successful, whatever their background, TCAA provides comprehensive Management and Leadership courses twice a year and audio-web courses on a regular basis.

The TCAA has added a course to educate Trauma Medical Directors about the business and leadership skills needed in their challenging administrative role. The Trauma Medical Director course is limited to a small number of participants to facilitate discussion and problem solving.  The course is held in conjunction with the Annual Leadership Course.

Members enjoy a substantial discount to TCAA conferences and receive audiotapes of the Annual Management Conference each year. Members also enjoy exclusive access to the quarterly Audio Web Conferences.

Conferences

• 13th Annual Trauma Center Association of America (TCAA) Conference at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in San Diego, CA on November 11-14, 2010. The Conference will include: Trauma Finance & Business Planning Course, Trauma Center Leadership Conference, Trauma Medical Director Course and a Comprehensive Trauma PI Course. For more information please contact Tracey Bardey at Tracey@traumafoundation.org or 575-525-9511. Registration/Brochure
  
  
• The 2010 San Diego Day of Trauma
  When Seconds Matter: Critical Trauma Emergencies
  When: Friday, November 5, 2010
  Where: Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, San Diego, California
  For more information call: 858-652-5400 or email: med.edu@scrippshealth.org or visit www.scripps.org/sddayoftrauma
• AAST Annual Conference September 22-25, 2010 More information will be forthcoming. -you may find more information on their website www.aast.org.
  
  
• 11th Annual Pediatric Trauma Conference, "TRAUMA: Risks, Realities, and Resolutions" at the California Endowment on July 13, 2010 sponsored by Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. This all day educational opportunity will provide attendees important case-based information that addresses the evidence-based practice and risks associated with pediatric trauma care that will include communication, risk, management, and performance improvement. For registration and more information visit www.chlatrauma.org or e-mail Michael Jordan at mjordan@chla.usc.edu

• Webinar Conferences (TCAA Members Only)

  • Advocacy: Healthcare Reform and the Impact on Trauma Centers - Tuesday, July 13, 2010
  • Marketing your Trauma Services: Annnual Traum Program Report - Tuesday, December 7, 2010

• See the side panel on the right of this page for instructions on how to register for the webinars.
  

• Recorded courses

  Please contact Tracey Bardey for more information on accessing these recorded sessions:
  tracey@traumafoundation.org or (575) 525-9511

  • Physician Coverage: Models for the Current & Upcoming Surgical Shortage
    
  • M&M/Peer Review
    
  • Drop off/Drive by: How to Bill for Trauma Team Activations without Pre-notification
  • Mid-Level Practitioners: Filling and Funding the Gap
  • Advocacy: Trauma Center Funding and Health Care Reform
  • Trauma Finance: Recovering your Program Costs 
  • Hospital Acquired Complications: Updates on "Present on Admission" Non-Payment
  • Fulfilling your Injury Prevention/Outreach Mission:
    Community-Based Programs that Work
  • Getting to Closure
    Performance Improvement Best Practices
  • Making the Most of Your Trauma Data:
    Telling the Trauma Program Financial Story to Administration
  • Emphasis on Excellence
    Performance Improvement on a Shoestring
  • Trauma Finance: Financing Trauma Care: A National Perspective
  • Evidence-based JCAHO Safety Practice Protocols for Trauma Services
  • Update on ACS Resources for Optimal care of the Injured Patient: How Will Verification Change?
  • Trauma Center Finance: A Surgical Perspective
  • EMTALA and Non-Emergent Transfers: What Does the Law Really Require