Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings January 2014, Volume 27, Number 1 | Page 50

Red Oak; and Touchstone Imaging at Arlington, Burleson, Downtown Fort Worth, Euless, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Fossil Creek, Garland, Hurst, Lewisville, McKinney, Mesquite, Oaktree Plaza, Plano, and Richardson. ■ Research project analyzes patient mental health following trauma BUMC’s level I trauma center treats patients who have endured the gamut of traumatic injuries and experiences—from devastating auto collisions to falls, boating injuries, gunshot wounds, and even suicide attempts. But while clinicians provide lifesaving physical treatment, it’s also important to focus on the psychological issues that surface during and after a traumatic experience. The Baylor Trauma Outcome Project (BTOP), spearheaded by Ann Marie Warren, PhD, psychologist and investigator with Baylor’s Division of Trauma and Baylor Research Institute, is studying trauma patients’ postinjury psychological recovery, with a focus on identifying which patients are at risk for certain conditions, such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and alcohol abuse. “There isn’t a lot of research going on about what happens to patients after a traumatic UPCOMING CME PROGRAMS The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Education of Baylor Health Care System is offering the following programs: North Texas Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Symposium, March 1, 2014, at BUMC 17th Annual Tyler Breast Cancer Conference, March 21–22, 2014, in Tyler, Texas Urology Update, March 28, 2014, at BUMC Cardiac Innovations, May 8, 2014, at The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano Fifth Annual Latest Advances in Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke Therapy, May 17, 2014, at Westin Galleria Dallas For more information, call 214.820.2317 or visit www.cmebaylor.org. injury and after they leave the hospital,” Dr. Warren said. “A lot of trauma patients get injuries, recover physically, and that’s all we know. We wanted to take that one step further and really analyze how a patient recovers mentally and physically after an injury.” Supported by a $287,000 grant from Baylor’s Helen Buchanan and Stanley Joseph Seeger Endowment Funds, the