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Table 1 Cartagena Consensus Conference Working Group specific aims and assigned tasks

From: A consensus statement for trauma surgery capacity building in Latin America

Working group 1

Developing leadership to improve the collection and availability of health data

o Task1

What do you think is the best process to improve the collection and availability of health data on trauma in your region? (describe the step by step)

o Task 2

What do you think is the best process to induce a change in the culture of health information use for political decision making regarding the organization of trauma care systems? (describe the step by step)

Working group 2

Harmonizing existing data collection efforts and supporting international trauma research collaborations

o Task 1

What do you think is the best process to harmonize existing data collection efforts, with the goal of performing joint data analysis? (describe the step by step)

o Task 2

How can we best create network collaborations and coordinate support for international research in trauma? (describe the step by step)