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www.east.org 7 Multicenter Trials Update Ben Zarzaur MD MPH and Jose Pascual MD PhD Co-Chairs In Memoriam Sadly we have lost an extraordi- nary person in our EAST com- munity. Dr. Templeton passed away on Saturday May 16. He was a remarkable man and he and his wife have been tre- mendous supporters of EAST and the EAST Foundation. He will be greatly missed. Through the support of the Templetons EAST and the EAST Foundation are able to award on an annual basis the John M. Templeton Jr. MD Injury Prevention Research Scholarship of the EAST Foundation and the Cox- Templeton Injury Prevention Paper Competition. Dr. Templeton led an inspiring career. He was board certified in pediatric surgery and surgical critical care. He served on numerous boards published papers and two books in addi- tion to receiving many accolades and awards. He retired from his medical practice in 1995 to manage the foundation his father started. You can donate to the American Trauma Society. At EAST you can support both the John M. Templeton Jr. MD Injury Pre- vention Research Scholarship of the EAST Foundation and the Cox-Templeton Injury Preven- tion Paper Competition. Last Call for Abstracts THERE ARE A FEW DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT The submission deadline is July 1 2015 for abstracts for the 29th EAST Annual Scien- tific Assembly. Notifications of acceptance or non-acceptance will be sent to the corresponding author via email in August 2015. You still have a little window to get in your abstract. Click Here to review the Rules and Eligibility requirements and submit using the online system. The Multicenter Trials MCT Section of the EAST Research Divi- sion has been assisting the 12 current EAST-sponsored multicenter trials that were presented at the 2015 Annual Scientific Assembly in Florida. Most are past the multicenter IRB approvals and are starting to gather subjects from the different centers. The MCT Section stays in contact with the study PIs regularly to assist with any advertising or mentorship needed for individual studies. The upcoming 2016 Annual Scientific Assembly will hold a Plenary Session to present updates of selected studies and any new studies that have been submitted the year prior. If you have an idea for a multicenter trial that you would want EAST to sponsor submit your study documents to the MCT Co-Chairs or Rachel Dixon by November 1 2015. Those invited to present at the 2016 Plenary Session will be notified by December 1. Interested in participating Dr. Kevin Schuster of Yale School of Medicine is conducting the EAST approved study Outcomes of emergency survey and trauma cases done at night. Additional details regarding the study can be found here to complete a Center Sign-Up form to participate in the study please click here.