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 enjoyed the variety of topics
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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 Automotive Medicine? Neuroradiology and General Diagnostic Radiology, 4D Demonstrative Evidence,
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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 credentials? I wanted to challenge myself
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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 the Scientific Program Committee has been
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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 comprehensive and holistic vision of motor vehicle traffic crashes, formed by various
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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, at that time, the only
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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 offices or that we would network on Zoom? Your AAAM
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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 inspiration came from the desire to
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How long have you been a member of AAAM? Just a little over one year. What inspired you to join AAAM? I was doing some work on injuries and was curious about AIS and its origins which led me to AAAM. When I checked I found there was an offer for reduced membership rates for
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