Following the successful completion of First Indo-Israel Course on Organization of Trauma System and Mass Casualty Management at Haifa, Israel in December 2007 the JPN Apex Trauma Centre, AIIMS has considered the formation of the Indo-Israel Trauma Education Initiative on a continued basis along with the Israel Center for International Co-operation MASHAV, and the Teaching Center for Trauma Emergency and Mass Casualty Situations, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel. The Indian Society for Trauma and Acute Care ISTAC^® will be the Society under which the activities of this Initiative will be planned and executed. The initiative will strive for making the trauma and mass casualty education a reality in India. The initiative will run regular courses on trauma and trauma system management for health care professionals who are routinely managing trauma in various hospitals across the country. The aim of this initiative is capacity building through human resource development in trauma systems in the country.

Programs Held Under This Initiative

1.	International Guest Lecture by invited faculty from Israel. 9th February 2008 Venue: Seminar Hall, Apex Trauma Center, AIIMS
	Organization of a Trauma Unit, Trauma Centre and Trauma System and Protocols in Trauma	Dr. Moshe Michaelson, MD Medical Director, Teaching Center for Trauma Emergency and Mass Casualty Situations Director, Department of Emergency Medicine & Director, Trauma Unit, Rambam Health Care Campus Chairman, National Committee on Mass Casualty Situations. Member, National Tauma Counsil, Israel.
	Team Work in Trauma Unit & Role of Nursing in Trauma Center	Gila Hyams, RN, MA Center Director, Teaching Center for Trauma Emergency and Mass Casualty Situations Director of Nursing, Surgical Division & Trauma Coordinator, Rambam Health Care Campus Member, National Trauma Council, Member, Executive Board, Israeli Trauma Society
2.	Second Indo-Israel Course On Trauma Systems And Mass Casualty Management
	18th to 27th November 2008 Venue: JPN Apex Trauma Center, AIIMS.
	Course Faculty from Israel • Dr. Moshe Michaelson • Gila Hyams • Dr Amir Blumenfeld