Mandate

Provide comprehensive, patient and family focused tertiary level interprofessional trauma care for all types and severities of trauma. Expertise spans from the acute, sub-acute and through the early rehabilitation phases. This includes excellence in trauma care; clinical and academic teaching; injury prevention and public awareness; education; research; community outreach; networking; and advocating for the needs of Quebec children and adolescents at a local, regional, provincial and Canada wide level.

Mission

• To provide excellent trauma care
• To maintain a high level of expertise
• To ensure rapid accessibility for all patients to the MCH Trauma services
• To assist patients and their families in understanding the impact of the injury and the expected course
• To assist children and teens in achieving their maximum functional potential during the early stages of recovery
• To provide coordinated patient-focused care in conjunction with other institutions in the healthcare consortium in order to assure timely continuum of care
• To provide academic teaching and clinical training
• To be leaders in pediatric and adolescent trauma research
• To monitor trends and play a leadership role in the development of strategies for targeted injury prevention, public awareness, advocacy and lobbying
• To be available as an expert community resource and develop strategic alliances with others sharing a common goal in advocating for the needs of the children and teens of Quebec