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How long have you been a member of AAAM? I presented as a student at my first AAAM conference in 2010 and have been a continuous member since 2015. What inspired you to join AAAM? It was such a great opportunity to meet all the people whose papers I had been reading –...

How long have you been using AIS? I have been doing AIS coding for 19 years! I attended my first AIS 1998 course in 2003 in Nashville, TN the day after my first ACS Consultative visit! What inspired you to obtain CAISS credentials? Obtaining my CAISS credentials was a...

How long have you been a member of AAAM? 7 years What inspired you to join AAAM? The impact of its work on global traffic safety and the nice annual conference. What are your main areas of interest in the field of Automotive Medicine? Safety, safety, and safety. What...

Dear Colleagues, The 66th Annual Scientific Conference of AAAM is fast approaching. With the title “Safety for All” I hope that after this long time with travel restrictions, we all see each other at our Annual Conference. In my mind, the Annual Conference together...

How long have you been using AIS? I have been using AIS since 2007 when I joined the Trauma Services Department at a Level One Trauma Center. I had been working as a bedside nurse in the ICU when I met the Trauma Program Manager at my hospital and she encouraged me to...

How long have you been a member of AAAM? I submitted my first co-authorship in a paper at AAAM’s annual meeting in 2008, at the beginning of my academic career. However, I first attended the AAAM annual event in 2016. What inspired you to join AAAM? My colleagues and...

Dear colleagues, It is sad that as we are seeing the end of a pandemic that has shaped our world in a completely different way than anyone could have expected, new conflicts and wars with dramatic international implications are developing in other parts of the world....

AAAM capped off an excellent year at our 65th Annual Scientific Conference, “Leading the Race.” The Scientific Program Committee (SPC) planned an amazing conference that included an array of papers, short communications, and posters, as well as an entire day of...

How long have you been using AIS? I've been using AIS since 2016 when I became a Trauma Registrar. What inspired you to obtain CAISS credentials? Moving from Cardiac Registries to the Trauma Registry, I realized that I really needed to brush up on anatomy! When I...

How long have you been a member of AAAM? I have been a member since 2008. What inspired you to join AAAM? As a student, I had the opportunity to attend the AAAM conference and I really enjoyed it. The conference attendees were so supportive of student work and I...

Dear Colleagues, Excitement abounds as plans for Leading the Race come to fruition. Our strong roots in motorsports medicine provided the inspiration for our 2021 Annual Conference, taking place in Indiana, also known as the racing capital of the world.  This year’s...

What inspired you to join AAAM? I have been performing medicolegal consulting and 4D Demonstrative Evidence for MVAs for the last decade plus, but would look forward to networking and collaborating with new talent. What are your main areas of interest in the field of...

How long have you been using AIS? I have been using AIS since 2008 when I attended a course in Seattle, WA to learn AIS coding to support the level III trauma designation for the facility where I began my trauma registrar career. What inspired you to obtain CAISS...

Dear Colleagues, Great anticipation abounds at AAAM as we look forward to the upcoming events of 2021. It has been a long winter for most above the equator, or summer for those below the equator, and everyone is ready to greet a new season. AAAM is no exception and...

How long have you been a member of AAAM? Since January 2021. What inspired you to join AAAM? As a pediatrician, I study physiology and pathophysiology. In my country, Chile, health providers do not study motor vehicle traffic crashes comprehensively. AAAM has a...

How long have you been using AIS? I started using AIS at the beginning of graduate school… in 2007! My first contact with AIS was at the University of Navarra in Spain. I had been working for four years at the department of collision analysis of a small company and,...

Bright Futures in Automotive Safety AAAM has just completed some of the most challenging months in its history. As we visioned 2020 from Madrid, who could have dreamed that we would not meet in Portland, Oregon, and that our speakers would present from their own...

How long have you been using AIS? I was hired 12 years ago in the trauma data analyst position and trained at that time in the use of the AIS coding system to assign a severity score to an anatomical injury. What inspired you to obtain CAISS credentials? My...