Dear Colleagues, How much we needed an in-person conference! Those of you that were fortunate enough to attend probably enjoyed, as much as I did, the quality of the presentations during the Student Symposium and the Conference, in addition to the two excellent keynote lectures offered by Leah Shahum and Cecilia Sunnevang. But, even above
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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 – I was
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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 personal and professional development goal I
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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 do you find most rewarding about
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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 with all the education and service around AIS is the flagship of
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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 join her
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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 mentors in both Europe and Australia
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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 heard that certification was available during the AIS
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