Summit on the Advancement of Focused Equity Research in Trauma (SAFER-Trauma)

Vanessa P Ho^{1

2

3}, Cynthia Lizette Villarreal⁴, Pam J Bixby⁴, Michelle A Price⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, The MetroHealth System, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
² Center for Health Equity Engagement, Education, and Research, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
³ Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
⁴ Coalition for National Trauma Research, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Editorial

Vanessa P Ho et al. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2025.

. 2025 Jun 25;10(Suppl 4):e001427.

doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001427. eCollection 2025.

Vanessa P Ho^{1

2

3}, Cynthia Lizette Villarreal⁴, Pam J Bixby⁴, Michelle A Price⁴

¹ Department of Surgery, The MetroHealth System, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
² Center for Health Equity Engagement, Education, and Research, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
³ Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
⁴ Coalition for National Trauma Research, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Healthcare disparities; Public Health; education; health policy.

Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

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1. Robles AJ, Timmer-Murillo SC, Stadeli KM, et al. Trauma care disparities: is equity the key? Output from SAFER-Trauma. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2025;10:e001450. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001450. - DOI
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1. Soltani T, Robles AJ, Stadeli KM, et al. Unveiling the economic value of equitable care for the traumatically injured: is it cost-effective to decrease trauma disparities? Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2025;10:e001470. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001470. - DOI