OVERVIEW

American Trauma Society (ATS) Injury Prevention Professionals Course is organized by American Trauma Society (ATS) and will be held from Dec 10 - 11, 2026.

Description:
Throughout the United States, unintentional injury continues to be a leading cause of death and disability for all age groups. Hundreds of thousands of individuals are affected by injury or injury-related deaths each year. Evidence shows that effective prevention programs and strategies work to reduce these statistics. The ATS Injury Prevention Professionals Course is geared towards establishing and developing a formal, hospital based, multi-faceted injury prevention program. This two-day course was developed by seasoned injury prevention professionals across the country and is designed to cover three full modules on injury and data analysis, education, program development, advocacy, promotion, and more!

The ATS’s Injury Prevention Professionals Course was developed in collaboration with members of the Trauma Prevention Coalition (Including, the Society of Trauma Nurses (STN), American College of Surgeons – Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT), Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST), Trauma Center Association of America (TCAA) and American Association for the Surgery of Trauma (AAST).

Key Course Objectives Include:

Describe key concepts and components of a public health approach to hospital-based injury and violence prevention
Discuss the use and application of data for injury prevention planning, implementation, and evaluation
Describe the process for planning and implementing injury prevention interventions
Discuss and apply four types of evaluation for injury prevention interventions
Identify opportunities within trauma centers for developing a comprehensive approach to injury prevention
Identify methods to fund Hospital-based Injury and Violence Prevention Programs
Discuss the role of media and advocacy in Hospital-based Injury and Violence Prevention Programs.