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President’s Letter – 2025, Issue 2
Dear AAAM Members, As we move into the final stretch of 2025, the AAAM community has much to celebrate. The long-awaited digital version of the AIS Dictionary has launched, allowing users to access AIS codes and guidelines across digital devices, with enhanced...
AIS Digital Is Here: Injury Coding, Reimagined
AAAM is excited to announce the launch of our AIS Digital Dictionary, the app version of the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS©) Dictionary. This innovative tool provides you with searchable, real-time access to the AIS 2015 Dictionary across all your devices—phone,...
AAAM’s 69th Annual Scientific Conference Boasts Exciting New Offerings
Time is running out to register for AAAM’s 69th Annual Scientific Conference. Discover the latest automotive safety innovations and research, and network with a global community of automotive safety researchers, engineers, doctors, nurses, educators, scientists, and...
In Memoriam: Remembering Past AAAM President B. Tilman Jolly
AAAM honors the legacy of B. Tilman Jolly, who passed away in April at the age of 64. Tilman Jolly first joined AAAM in 1995 after years of involvement in traffic safety, emergency preparedness, and vehicle safety engineering. In the 1990s, he led a group of experts...
AIS15 and Clinical Documentation Courses Coming to Chicago This November
AAAM is proud to partner with the American College of Surgeons to offer two in-person AIS courses as part of the ACS’s TQIP Annual Conference in Chicago. These in-person, instructor-taught courses will both be held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Read on for more...
AAAM Member Spotlight – Kristofer Kusano
Meet Kristofer Kusano, AAAM member and Staff Safety Researcher at Waymo. Get to know Kristopher in his own words. How long have you been a member of AAAM? At least 9 years? I was a student member, I think from 2010 to 2015, then a professional from 2021 to...
New Frontier for AIS: AAAM Helps Develop Veterinary-Abbreviated Injury Scale for Civilian and Military Working Dogs
Several years ago, military researchers interested in Military Working Dog (MWD) protective equipment and survivability met with military veterinarians to discuss the need for a tool to gather and analyze injury data for canines. It was decided that the human...
AAAM Membership & Marketing Committee Vice Chair Featured in PBS Nova
Multi-vehicle pileups are difficult to analyze. Forensic crash investigation can only study the aftermath of these deadly incidents by picking through the debris left behind. Investigators rarely get to see exactly how the crash unfolded, as each of these highway...
Statement from the AAAM Board of Directors
The Board of Directors would like to address the recent editorial published in Traffic Injury Prevention and the concerns it has raised within our community. Although Traffic Injury Prevention is an official journal of AAAM and includes its conference proceedings, and...
Looking Back at AAAM’s 2024 Webinars
By: Valentina Graci, PhD - Chair of the Education Program Subcommittee 2024 was a strong year for our AAAM webinar series. We hosted seven online webinars, which were highly rated and, in some cases, reached up to 200 registrants. AAAM’s Scientific Program Committee’s...
President’s Letter – March 2025
Dear AAAM Members, Greetings! I hope this message finds you well and energized for the year ahead. As we enter 2025, I am honored to continue serving as President of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. It is a privilege to work with such an...
AIS Certification Board Spotlight – Kathryn Loftis, PhD, CAISS
Meet Kathryn Loftis, PhD, CAISS. Kathryn is a Biomedical Engineer and Injury Biomechanics Research Analyst at the Department of Defense in the United States. How long have you been using AIS? Since about 2006-2007. I started with AIS 98, then moved to AIS 2005 update...
Explore AAAM’s New Online Learning Platform
AAAM is excited to announce the launch of its new online learning platform, now the central home for all AIS courses and AAAM webinars. This new system, which was officially launched at the end of January, offers a streamlined and user-friendly experience, making it...
Celebrating Leadership: Meet AAAM’s New Board Member and Subcommittee & SIG Chairs
AAAM is proud to welcome and congratulate the newly appointed chairs and vice chairs of several AAAM Subcommittees and Special Interest Groups (SIGs), as well as our newest board member. These individuals will play a vital role in advancing AAAM’s mission and...
Upcoming 2025 Conferences & Opportunities for Road Safety Professionals
Join your road safety peers at these upcoming road safety events and conferences: April 2025 AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety 2025 Safe Mobility Conference – April 7–9, 2025, in Madison, Wisconsin, USA May 2025 CARSP/ICTCT 2025 Road Safety Conference – May 20–23,...
AAAM Member Spotlight – Kathleen D. Klinich, PhD
Meet Kathleen (Kathy) D. Klinich, AAAM member and Research Scientist at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Get to know Kathy in her own words. How long have you been a member of AAAM? Off and on throughout my 30+ year career. What inspired you...
AAAM Signs Open Letter to Global Leaders on Road Safety and Sustainable Mobility
Last month, at the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Marrakesh, Morocco, an open letter to global leaders on road safety and sustainable mobility was presented. AAAM signed onto this letter, joining over 90 other road safety organizations in a call...
Thanking Our 2024 Annual Conference Sponsors
We'd like to thank our 2024 Annual Conference sponsors whose support and generosity ensure we can continue to gather together to share research, ideas, and network, all for fulfilling our mission of saving lives and eliminating road traffic injuries through scientific...