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Florida Collaborative at 2020 TQIP Annual Meeting
Nov 30, 2020
The Florida Collaborative will meet Monday, December 7, 2020 from 3:00-4:00 PM CT during the 2020 TQIP Annual Meeting. Be sure to add the meeting to your calendar and use the following link to access the... more
FCOT/AFTC Partner on COVID-19 Trauma Care Resolution
Sep 29, 2020
The Florida Committee on Trauma (FCOT) and Association of Florida Trauma Coordinators (AFTC), representing the clinical leadership and clinicians of Florida's Trauma Centers, remain steadfast in the importance... more
Florida DOH Attestation of Trauma-Related GME
Aug 03, 2020
The Florida Department of Health is statutorily required to prepare an analysis of the Florida Trauma System by August 31, 2020, and every three years thereafter. As part of the analysis, the Department must... more
ATLS Flexibility During COVID-19
May 19, 2020
The Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS©) Course sponsored by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons recognizes the challenges to training during COVID-19 and proposed flexibility with... more
Florida TQIP Collaborative - Your Help is Needed
Apr 12, 2018
As presented at the April 6, 2018 Florida Committee on Trauma (FCOT) Business Meeting, the FCOT is developing a Florida TQIP Collaborative. Andy Kerwin, MD, FACS, FCOT Vice-Chair, is leading the project and... more
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