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History of ITMAIn Celebration of Organizations 50th Birthday
Leonard EvansPresident Emeritus, ITMA
Devoted to adding reason and knowledge to public policy
ScienceServingSociety.com
based on presentation to22nd ITMA World Congress
13-16 May 2011Chongqing, China
This presentation based on article in Modern Traffic Medicine
For more details see complete text
Beginning of ITMA 1st meeting of Italian Traffic Medicine Association
attended by professionals from 11 countries
The new organization was named the International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine (IAATM)
Those present agreed to form such an organization, selected board members, and planned inaugural meeting
Conference chair invited foreign guests to lunch on 10 December 1960, where he proposed creating an international organization
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So we are now celebrating 50th birthday just 5 months late
Early orientation and activities
Earliest pioneers in what was called traffic medicine were mainly physicians
From its founding, IAATM's focus included preventing crashes reducing deaths and injuries when they occur
Involvement with WHO
Many disciplines were involved but majority of members were from the medical profession
Inaugural meeting in Rome in 1963 – became called first World Congress
16Chongqing
China
1RomeItaly
7 Ann ArborUSA
6MelbourneAustralia
5London
UK 4
ParisFrance
3 New YorkUSA
9Mexico City
Mexico
8 Aarhus Denmark
15AnkaraTurkey
14Singapore
13São Paulo
Brazil
12Helsinki Finland
11Dubrovnik Yugoslavia
10Tokyo Japan
2Stockholm
Sweden
21 The Haguethe Netherlands
19Budapest, Hungary
18CairoEgypt
6,20MelbourneAustralia
16,22Chongqing
China
2, 17Stockholm
Sweden
16Chongqing
China
1RomeItaly
7 Ann ArborUSA
6MelbourneAustralia
5London
UK
4Paris
France
3 New YorkUSA
9Mexico City
Mexico
8 Aarhus Denmark
21 The Haguethe Netherlands
15AnkaraTurkey
14Singapore
13São Paulo
Brazil
12Helsinki Finland
11Dubrovnik Yugoslavia
10Tokyo Japan
19Budapest, Hungary
18CairoEgypt
6,20MelbourneAustralia
16,22Chongqing
China
2Stockholm
Sweden
2, 17Stockholm
Sweden
16Chongqing
China
1RomeItaly
7 Ann ArborUSA
6MelbourneAustralia
5London
UK
4Paris
France
3 New YorkUSA
9Mexico City
Mexico
8 Aarhus Denmark
21 The Haguethe Netherlands
15AnkaraTurkey
14Singapore
13São Paulo
Brazil
12Helsinki Finland
11Dubrovnik Yugoslavia
10Tokyo Japan
19Budapest, Hungary
18CairoEgypt
6,20MelbourneAustralia
16,22Chongqing
China
2Stockholm
Sweden
2, 17Stockholm
Sweden
2 Central Characteristics of ITMA
Truly international organization without equal
Multidisciplinary
International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine
IAATM
Logo adopted in 1975
Created by Dr. Rune Andréasson together with Prof. Georges Hoffmann and Prof. Keith A. Mant
In 2000 renamed:
International Traffic Medicine Association
ITMA
Name, 1960 – 2000:
International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine
IAATM
Created by Dr. Leonard Evans
Logo adopted in 2000
The word accident became increasingly unacceptable in professional use. Reasons are compelling – words are important – they influence how we think. So in 2000 organization acquired a shorter pronounceable name, ITMA – not containing the unacceptable word.
Happy 50th Birthday, ITMA
December 1960 – December 2010
