Newsletter May 2010
IATSIC concluded a most successful meeting in Adelaide with increased attendance, a stimulating program and good fellowship at the social events. Dr. Sten Lennquist delivered the 2nd Trunkey Lecture and many excellent free papers were delivered.
The program committee is hard at work putting together, yet another outstanding educational program under the able leadership of Dr. Selman Uranues. Many topics will be discussed including advances in vascular surgery, abdominal compartment syndrome, and the advent of acute care surgery, just to name a few. Once again the organization will be offering a financial prize for the best poster and the best oral presentation. Following a recent trip to Yokohama, I was able to secure a great hotel for IATSIC members attending the 2011 congress and a spectacular venue for the trauma banquet on Tuesday evening.
Utilizing the talents of Scott D'Amours and Chris Storz, IATSIC now has a webpage that can be accessed at <www.iatsic.org>. This is linked to the ISS webpage and contains up to date news about the organization. It is also possible to use this venue to fill out new membership applications. We continue to attract a significant number of new members. This is the future life-blood of the organization and we encourage you to seek colleagues to join.
The DSTC courses continue to flourish and are extremely well received. New courses have been conducted recently in South America. The website has a world map showing the distribution of previous and current courses. The central office can be contacted regarding courses scheduled in your area.
IATSIC in conjunction with the World Health Organization introduced the new document "Guidelines For Trauma Quality Improvement Programs" at the 2009 meeting. This is now available through the World Health Organization.
Finally this has been a banner year for IATSIC trauma surgeons. Dr. Ian Civil, our immediate past president, has just taken office as the President of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Dr. Nopadol Wora Urai is the current President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand, Dr.Ari Leppaniemi has been President of the Finnish Society of Surgeons, and Dr. L.D. Britt will become the next President of the American College of Surgeons.
The entire executive committee is indebted to the membership and the Central Office for their loyal support. We are sincerely appreciative of all the work our Japanese colleagues have done in preparation of the 2011 meeting.
We look forward to seeing everyone in Yokohoma.
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 Bill Schwab, USA
President IATSIC
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