Kathleen D. MartinMSN, RN, Trauma System Consultant, Narberth, Pennsylvania, USA
Kathleen has 45 years’ experience in trauma. She is currently a Trauma System Consultant working to develop trauma centers and trauma systems nationally and internationally. Most recently she served as Senior Director of Trauma Service, UCHealth Northern Colorado, leading 4 trauma centers. Prior, she served as the Trauma Nurse Director at the US Army evacuation hospital in Germany, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, and the first trauma center verified by the ACS outside the USA. Preceding that, she was the CEO of Martin Trauma Associates where she mentored trauma center staff across the USA and internationally. She was the Trauma Program Manager at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Kathleen served as a member of the Board of Directors of Society of Trauma Nurses for 19 years, served as the 2000-2001 President and was a charter developer of the TOPIC course. She is former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Trauma Nursing and an ATCN and TOPIC international Instructor. She is an associate member of the ACS, sits on the ACS Trauma Systems Committee, and is one of the original nurse members of EAST. Kathleen currently serves on the American Trauma Society, Board of Directors and chairs the ATS Nurse Leadership Council along with being faculty for the ATS Trauma Program Manager Course. Kathleen has mentored many nurses, developed far reaching trauma PI processes, presented multiple webinars, has >50 publications and presents Trauma education globally for colleagues in Europe, Middle East, South America and Australasia.
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Trauma System Development and System Performance Improvement
Evaluation of trauma systems has matured over the last few decades. Trauma Centers and some trauma systems routinely undergo clinical and operational evaluation to ensure optimal care of the injured from the time of injury through reintegration with society. Trauma Center assessments are carried out with the intent of defining optimal elements and rendering strategic recommendations for the trauma center. This is needed for the Trauma System as well. This presentation will review some key aspects of a well-functioning trauma system, with a focus on qualitative and quantitative metrics. The framework seeks to create a consistent process and core functions to ensure a reproducible trauma system from prehospital through rehabilitation. There are many publications related to the quality of trauma registry data, integration of prehospital data, and the core functions of a trauma system but lacked specific metrics to measure the trauma system core functions. Trauma Systems need both Qualitative and Quantitative metrics which evaluate system-wide access to care and optimal quality care which address the full spectrum of injury and are essential to the advancement of the care of the injured patient.
Martin and Dorlac, Trauma system performance improvement: a review of the literature and recommendations. Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. Vol 3 (March 2019)
Evaluation of trauma systems has matured over the last few decades. Trauma Centers and some trauma systems routinely undergo clinical and operational evaluation to ensure optimal care of the injured from the time of injury through reintegration with society. Trauma Center assessments are carried out with the intent of defining optimal elements and rendering strategic recommendations for the trauma center. This is needed for the Trauma System as well. This presentation will review some key aspects of a well-functioning trauma system, with a focus on qualitative and quantitative metrics. The framework seeks to create a consistent process and core functions to ensure a reproducible trauma system from prehospital through rehabilitation. There are many publications related to the quality of trauma registry data, integration of prehospital data, and the core functions of a trauma system but lacked specific metrics to measure the trauma system core functions. Trauma Systems need both Qualitative and Quantitative metrics which evaluate system-wide access to care and optimal quality care which address the full spectrum of injury and are essential to the advancement of the care of the injured patient.
Martin and Dorlac, Trauma system performance improvement: a review of the literature and recommendations. Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine. Vol 3 (March 2019)
