About the Lead Partners National Trauma Research Institute
Established in 2004, the National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI) is a department of
Alfred Health and Monash University, and is part of the Monash Partners Academic Health
Sciences Centre, a tripartite alliance between tertiary educators, researchers and health
The mission and the goals of NTRI are focussed on reducing death and disability, and
improving the quality of life of survivors of traumatic injury. We do this through:
• Innovative programs of research and research translation
• Exchanging knowledge through effective partnerships and dialogue
• Building awareness of the personal and community impact of traumatic injury
• Mentoring the next generation of research leaders.
NTRI’s primary programs of work include:
• Neurotrauma Evidence Translation (NET) Program – a five-year, multi-faceted
program of research to improve care of people who have sustained traumatic brain
• NTRI Forum Program – Seeking to improve the care of people who have, or will
suffer traumatic injury, this program brings together a diverse group of key
stakeholders and develops strategies for practice and policy improvement through
evidence review, consultation and structured stakeholder dialogue.
• Centre of Excel ence in Traumatic Brain Injury (CETBIR) – a virtual research centre
established under the auspices of NTRI, which provides a focal point for brain injury
• Victorian Neurotrauma Advisory Council (VNAC) – an expert body representing key
stakeholders in the Victorian neurotrauma community, including government, health
and community services, researchers, and patient advocacy groups.
• Australian Satellite of the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Group – The Cochrane EPOC Group undertakes and maintains systematic
reviews of interventions designed to improve health care practice and the delivery of
• Evidence Service – This service develops complex evidence reviews on high priority
clinical topics using a systematic review methodology to identify the most up-to-date,
high quality sources of evidence, and focusses on synthesizing information to answer
clinical questions for a non-clinical audience.
• Pre-hospital Anti-fibrinolytics for Traumatic Coagulopathy and Haemorrhage (PATCH-Trauma Study) – Funded by the Australian government, this study seeks to
address uncertainties about the safety and effectiveness of early tranexamic acid for
severely injured patients treated in advanced trauma systems.
• Basic Research Group – This program of work has been exploring the
pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury, representing a fundamental passage for
understanding the consequences of trauma in patients by exploring experimental
models and developing strategies with the objective of minimising delayed damage
• Prevent Alcohold and Risk-Related Trauma In Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) – This program is
an in-hospital, full-day interactive experience for young people focussed on trauma
prevention and health promotion, ultimately seeking to reduce the incidence of
preventable traumatic injury resulting from risk-related behaviour.
• Living Systematic Reviews Project – a project focussed on building a global
community to maintain up-to-date reviews of evidence for critical healthcare
Further information about NTRI and its programs of work can be found at
Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
In a country where road accidents have assumed epidemic proportions, India’s first Level 1
Trauma Centre, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center (JPNATC) sets benchmarks in
patient care, teaching, public education, injury prevention and research, both national y and
international y. Its Emergency Department was opened to the general public in New Delhi
in November 2007, and is now currently the best integrated Level 1 Trauma Centre in India
The Faculty and Staff of JPNATC aim to provide state of the art, compassionate patient care
to all acutely injured patients and those requiring its specialized services. They are
committed to academic excellence in teaching and research, and strive to be leaders in the
specialty of Trauma Care, while developing an environment that fosters personal and
professional pride, satisfaction and growth.
Medical facilities consist of six state of art operating theatres, 178 inpatient and 30
Emergency (ED) beds, including 32 ICU beds to provide both in-hospital and emergency
care. The Center also acts as a referral hospital, where patients are sent by zonal public and
private hospitals, non-zonal hospitals from around India, and military and para-military
hospitals all over the country. With a large staff, JPNATC has a full range of surgical and
non-surgical specialists including: emergency department, trauma surgery, neurosurgery,
orthopaedics, vascular, reconstructive and plastic surgery, anaesthesiology and critical care,
interventional radiology, laboratory medicine, and forensic sciences. Other specialty clinical
services include: ENT, gynaecology, paediatric surgery, CTVS, urology, cardiology, and
Further information about JPNATC can be found a
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About the Lead Partners 
high quality sources of evidence, and focusses on synthesizing information to answer
clinical questions for a non-clinical audience.
• Pre-hospital Anti-fibrinolytics for Traumatic Coagulopathy and Haemorrhage 
Medical facilities consist of six state of art operating theatres, 178 inpatient and 30
Emergency (ED) beds, including 32 ICU beds to provide both in-hospital and emergency
care. The Center also acts as a referral hospital, where patients are sent by zonal public and
private hospitals, non-zonal hospitals from around India, and military and para-military
hospitals all over the country. With a large staff, JPNATC has a full range of surgical and
non-surgical specialists including: emergency department, trauma surgery, neurosurgery,
orthopaedics, vascular, reconstructive and plastic surgery, anaesthesiology and critical care,
interventional radiology, laboratory medicine, and forensic sciences. Other specialty clinical
services include: ENT, gynaecology, paediatric surgery, CTVS, urology, cardiology, and
Further information about JPNATC can be found a