International Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care Society(ITACCS)

Address: PO Box 4826 Baltimore, MD 21211 USA
Contact Name: Grande, Christopher M., MD
Fax: (410) 235-8084
Email: info@nwas.com
URL: http://www.itaccs.com

Founded: 1988
Members: 2,000
Membership dues: in-training, $40 annual; full, $100 annual; corporate, $1,000 annual. MULTINATIONAL.
Committees: Critical Care; Developing Nations Program; Disaster and Mass Casualty; Military Intensive Care and Trauma Anesthesia Consortium; Pediatric Trauma; Prehospital and EMS; Special Equipment and Techniques for Trauma.

Description: Healthcare professionals involved in trauma and critical care anesthesiology. Works to gain recognition for trauma anesthesiology as a discipline within anesthesiology and critical care medicine. Promotes cooperation and information sharing among healthcare professionals. Sponsors seminars and workshops; conducts research and educational programs; provides children's services; holds competitions; maintains speakers' bureau and placement service.

Awards: AWARDS: ITACCS Research Award. FREQUENCY: annual. TYPE: grant. RECIPIENT: for investigators who seek to obtain further support for the continuation of their projects.

Publications: Textbook of Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care (in English and Spanish). * Trauma Care Journal, biennial. Magazine. PRICE: free. CIRCULATION: 10,000. ADVERTISING: accepted. ALTERNATE FORMATS: online. * Books. * Monographs.

Conventions / Meetings: Trauma, Anesthesia and Critical Care symposium and meeting (exhibits) - 2009 Oct., Ulm, Germany; 2011 Mar. 16 - 18, Buenos Aires, Argentina.