National Trauma Institute 2012 Annual Conference Call for Abstracts

Abstract submission is now open for National Trauma Institute 2012 Annual Conference, "Advances in Trauma," to be held May 9-11 in San Antonio, Texas.  Focused on trauma research challenges and solutions, the 2012 conference has an emphasis on the use of automation, decision support, and information technology to drive patient care.

NTI encourage providers, scientists, and engineers to submit abstracts in the following categories:

• Computer goal-directed therapies
• Use of information systems in the prehospital/hospital environment
• Decision support systems for the ED and ICU
• Automation in the ICU and the OR
• Artificial intelligence systems in the critical care environment
• Computer and closed loop control of sedation, ventilation, and other high risk procedures
• Patient dashboard technology for the ICU
• Advanced monitoring and computer derived vital signs and indices
• Projects related to experiences and case reports dealing with development and deployment of decision support systems in a critical care unit

For more information, and to sign up for email alerts (announcements and funding) visit the NTI website at http://www.nationaltraumainstitute.org/meetings_and_events/meetings_and_events.html