About the Panamerican Trauma Society...
After years of planning and consultations, the Panamerican Trauma Society
was officially founded in the city of Santa Fe of Bogota (Colombia) in 1986.
Earlier, a Trauma Congress in Mexico City gave Dr. Armando Baqueiro the
idea to create a society among the Latin American countries, the objective
of which would be to improve the management of trauma patients. Along with
Drs. Alejandro Grife, Garcia Morales "El Max," Gomez Palacio,
Carlos Moreno, and Aurelio Rodriguez, the idea became a reality and the
Panamerican Trauma Society (PTS) was born in 1987. The first officers and
members met during the Annual Congress of the Federation of Latin American
Surgical Societies (FELAC) that same year and our first president and vice-president
were Drs. Aurelio Rodriguez and Ricardo Sonneborn, respectively. PTS’
first Annual Congress was in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1988.
Since that time, our Society has matured a great deal. The PTS has grown
steadily with the participation of surgeons, emergency physicians, intensivists,
nurses, and paramedics from most of the western countries. We are on our
way to reaching one thousand active members, and the interest in joining
our Society grows every day.
Our Annual Congresses have gained an international reputation with the
participation of leaders in Trauma and Critical Care on the American continents
as well as other countries in the world. Over the past few years, the
quality of the papers originated from the Latin American countries and
presented during each annual congress has been superb.
The Journal of the Panamerican Trauma Society is published biannually
by Dr. Ricardo Ferrada. The Journal has been an important vehicle for
the presentation of many of the unique and important work of several researchers
along the continent. The editorial board includes leaders in Trauma and
Critical Care of North, Central, and South Americas.
In recent years, the PTS has created several committees charged with
developing important guidelines for the comprehensive management of the
trauma patient in different regions. The committees also serve the important
function of facilitating the exchange of ideas and communication among
members. The Society has also served as a "parent" organization,
as it has helped form several specialty societies dedicated to the care
and management of trauma patients in several countries including Mexico,
Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina.
We invite you to join us in this exciting multi-cultural society. We
are certain that the Panamerican Trauma Society will be one of the premier
societies in the world dedicated to the improvement and care of trauma
patients.
If you want to find out more about the Panamerican Trauma Society,
please contact us at the address listed below.
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