Multidisciplinary Trauma Committee

Multidisciplinary Trauma Committee 1. The purpose of the committee is to provide oversight and leadership to the entire trauma program including the pediatric trauma program. The exact format will be hospital specific and may be accomplished by collaboration with another designated Trauma Center in the region. Each Trauma Center may choose to have one or more committees as needed to accomplish this task. One committee must be multidisciplinary and focus on pediatric trauma program oversight and leadership. The major focus will be on performance improvement (PI) activities, pediatric trauma policy development, communication among all pediatric trauma team members, and establishment of pediatric trauma standards of care, education, and outreach programs for pediatric injury prevention. The committee has administrative and systematic control and oversees implementation of all pediatric trauma program services, meets regularly, takes attendance, maintains minutes, and works to correct overall pediatric trauma program deficiencies to optimize pediatric patient care. Membership for the committee includes representatives from: a. TMD (Chairman, must be present greater than 50% of the meetings) b. Pediatric Emergency Medicine c. Pediatric Surgery d. Pediatric Orthopedics e. Pediatric Neurosurgery f. Anesthesia g. Operating room h. Intensive care i. Respiratory Therapy j. Radiology k. Laboratory l. Pediatric Rehabilitation m. Pre-hospital care providers n. Administration o. Pediatrics p. Nursing q. Trauma Program Manager 2. Clinical managers (or designees) of the departments involved with pediatric trauma care must play an active role with the committee. 3. The pediatric trauma center may wish to accomplish PI activities in this committee or develop a separate peer review committee. This committee must handle peer review independent from departmental based review. This committee must meet regularly, maintain attendance, and maintain minutes. This committee must report findings to the overall multidisciplinary trauma committee and hospital performance improvement program.