Trauma Association of Canada (TAC)

Vision:
Improve the lives of all those affected by or at risk of traumatic injury.

Mission:
The Trauma Association of Canada is committed to reduce the incidence and relieve the burden of injury by bringing together a community of multidisciplinary trauma professionals involved in the care of the injured patient to:
• Improve the quality of injury care through the promotion of the highest standard of inter-professional professional practice
• Provide education for its members at the local, regional and national level
• Promote basic science and clinical trauma research through the dissemination of research findings
• Establish, maintain & update trauma standards and create awareness of best practices by promoting interdisciplinary partnerships
• Advocate for and participate with key stakeholders in national injury surveillance and quality bench-marking
• Facilitate and participate in public education on injury prevention
• Participate in community disaster response planning
• Advocate to governments to implement legislation designed to reduce the incidence of injury
• Enable strong relationships with key stakeholders and build coalitions with key partners in trauma care and injury prevention