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\"Dr.
Dr. Julian Bailes, Trauma Section Chair<\/figcaption><\/figure>Over the last two years, the Joint Section of Neurotrauma and Critical Care (JSNTCC) has endeavored to accomplish meaningful advances to further our mission. We have worked to maximize our member engagement, and several initiatives have been undertaken to increase membership numbers, improve interactions through several web-based tools and optimize communications. Members have access to the robust website, which now includes a biannual newsletter and neurotrauma-related slideshows, which can be downloaded for talks. The membership-only section also includes a summary of the \u201cFourth Edition of the Guidelines for the Management of Severe TBI.\u201d The section is now on Twitter, to include updates on CME opportunities, TBI controversies, TBI research updates and other emerging areas of interest, such as decision support, helping to make us a core resource for organized neurosurgery. Total membership in our section has somewhat increased and is currently 2,605, with the majority of members being residents. There are 480 active members, 85 international members and 228 senior members. We expect our budget to be slightly better than break even this year with excellent reserves. In October 2019, the Executive Committee voted to have the JSNTCC participate by a donation to the CNS Foundation, from which we will benefit in the way of matching funds. <\/p>\n

In addition to the above activities, in order to increase recognition and service, the JSNTCC has established and maintained traditional workshops, weekend courses and symposia have been provided by the section at the AANS and CNS meetings in 2019 and 2020. The full spectrum of brain, spine, peripheral nerve and critical care didactic material has been provided as well as programs covering severe to mild TBI, diagnosis, treatment and controversies. The National Neurotrauma Society meeting, which is our JSNTCC summer meeting, was held in July 2019 in Pittsburgh, with a large number of attendees and outstanding educational content and interaction. Our Education Committee has worked to establish website content in the form of webinars, website, portals and SANS. The latest edition of the BTF guidelines for management of severe TBI is placed on the \u201cGuidelines App\u201d and finalized with BTF. The National Neurotrauma Society annual meeting was planned for Atlanta on June 27-July 1, 2020, with the theme Bidirectional Translation<\/em>. However, due to world and national events related to the Covid-19 virus pandemic, the meeting was unfortunately cancelled. The next meeting will be in conjunction with the International Neurotrauma Society planned for February 2021 in Melbourne, with a return to Atlanta in 2022. <\/p>\n

A comprehensive survey and review of emergency and trauma call coverage among American neurosurgeons has been completed with the data published in Neurosurgery<\/em>. Maya Babu, MD, MBA, has led an important project to analyze billing and utilization practices among Neuro ICUs in the U.S., in an effort to identify common and best practices. Greg Hawryluk, MD, PhD, FAANS, and Randy Chestnut, MD, organized a consensus conference for an updated algorithm for severe TBI. The Seattle International Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Consensus Conference (SIBICC) published two manuscripts from their conference: \u201cA management algorithm for patients with intracranial pressure monitoring\u201d in Intensive Care Medicine with a follow-up manuscript concerning \u201cManagement of TBI patients using brain O2 and ICP monitoring.<\/p>\n

There are many activities on the national trauma front, including The National Quality Forum, an interface between medicine and government, led by Avery Nathens, MD, MPH, PhD, of Sunnybrook, which is working on quality aspects of trauma. The American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma has a consensus conference with experts to guide the development of measures to capture post-discharge outcomes in trauma patients. These metrics in the National Trauma Data Standard will allow them to be captured by all registries, with the section represented by David Okonkwo, MD, PhD, FAANS. Dr. Okonkwo will also represent the JSNTCC on the upcoming Washington Committee\u2019s Firearm Task Force. The National Trauma Action Plan, with representation by several of our members, will survey capabilities and other aspects to assist and advise the NIH, DoD and other agencies. This group is led by Eileen Bulger, MD, chief of trauma at Harborview Medical Center. The National Athletic Trainers Association has organized a sports-related spinal trauma consensus group, the Spine Injury in Sports Group; and I represented the JSNTCC, with guidelines being published later this year in the Journal of Athletic Training<\/em>, entitled \u201cBest Practices and Current Care Concepts in Prehospital Care of the Spine Injured Athlete in American Tackle Football.\u201d Thus, we are pleased with our involvement nationally and will continue to support both clinical research and countrywide involvement in trauma issues. <\/p>\n

Knowing that we need to continually work to maximize our financial underpinning, now more important than ever funding has been secured for the \u201cChuck Noll Lecture\u201d from the Chuck Noll Foundation. This annual lecture will focus upon sports-related brain and spine injuries, pathophysiology, prevention and other aspects. Financial support has been secured from the NICO Corporation to continue the J. Douglas Miller lectureship. Funding continues from Integra, the Think First Foundation and Natus, as our promotion of lectures, awards and grants depend upon outside support. We have been fortunate to have sufficient funds to complete the $50K requirement for two Honor Your Mentor lectures. To improve and maximize funding opportunities, the JSNTCC has established a new initiative in the form of a Fundraising Committee, headed by Paul Arnold, MD, FAANS. <\/p>\n

Neurosurgeons have become more involved in community and national sports organizations as advisors and committee leaders. Allen Sills, MD, FAANS, is the chief medical officer of the National Football League. Nick Theodore, MD, FAANS, is the chair of the National Football League Head, Neck and Spine Committee, with several other members serving on the committee. I have served as an advisor to the NCAA, NFL, NFLPA and as chair of the Pop Warner Football Medical Advisory Committee. There are many neurosurgeons who serve as NFL neurological consultants involved with their local NFL teams. Concussion or mTBI remains an important clinical entity for neurosurgical consultation and care. Tanvir Choudhri, MD, FAANS, is chair of the Sports Medicine Committee and continues to work with his group to advance sports medicine topics and neurosurgical involvement.<\/p>\n

As prevention of neurotrauma is recognized as a key responsibility of neurosurgeons, organized neurosurgery has supported ThinkFirst, the program aimed at preventing head and spine injury, for many years. Head and spine injury prevention programs across the age spectrum, from infants to seniors, are proven to impart knowledge. There are currently 154 U.S. chapters and 36 international chapters. Annual chapter surveys showed ThinkFirst chapters gave nearly 6,000 free presentations in the U.S. alone during FY14. The JSNTCC has supported ThinkFirst for over 30 years.<\/p>\n

Current issues highlighting our involvement with patient care include working with the Neurocritical Care Society with greater cooperation and defining in-folded CAST fellowship requirements and goals. We have successfully participated in the \u201cDetermination of Brain Death by Neurological Criteria\u201d by the World Federation of Neurology and the Cerebral Edema Guidelines by the Neurocritical Care Society. Alan Hoffer, MD, FAANS, has authored outstanding presentations concerning neurosurgeons\u2019 involvement in the ICU care of Covid-19 patients, with modules on pulmonary, cardiovascular and renal disease management having been made public for educational benefit and support. There are numerous other important topics which include establishing and further developing trauma care networks, call coverage, involvement of trauma specialties, gun violence education and prevention, the role of telemedicine in care delivery, the proliferation of urgent care centers for trauma, stroke, traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage and opportunities to be involved with neurological sports medicine. <\/p>\n

We will continue to strive to align the JSNTCC with the strategic goals of the AANS and CNS. As I conclude my two-year term as chair, it is noteworthy that we have outstanding leadership taking over, with Dr. David Oknokwo assuming the chair position; Patti Raksin, MD, FAANS, as chair-elect; Eve Tsai, MD, FAANS, as secretary-treasurer; and Dr. Paul Arnold and Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD, FAANS, as members-at-large. It has been an extreme personal and professional satisfaction and honor for me to have served. I would like to express my gratitude for those who have served in important roles in order for us to achieve many goals. There have been many active committee members, who in addition to the above, include especially Martina Stippler, MD, FAANS; Adair Prall, MD, FAANS; Domenic Esposito, MD, FAANS; Rocco Armonda, MD, FAANS; Craig Rabb, MD, FAANS; Greg Murad, MD, FAANS; Laura Ngwenya, MD, PhD, FAANS; and others who have contributed in large ways. I look forward to the section furthering its mission of education, exploration of important and emerging topics and representation in national neurotrauma organizations and committees.<\/p>\n

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