The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created free online courses on concussion and head injury – one for health care professionals and another for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, athletes. These provide important information on preventing, recognizing, and responding to a concussion. Worth a look.
http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/clinician.html
http://www.flashdrivinggame.com/
This link is a high spec racing game made by the New Zealand Government Transport Agency (NZTA). It can only be played through face book. If you don’t have access to face book you will be unable to play. However, NZTA researched and the majority of the target demographic does have access. It uses photos from the players face book album to create a very powerful message around speed.
Keynote and State of the Art video presentations from the World Safety Conference are now available on-line
“Guidelines for a Structured Approach to the Provision of Optimal Trauma Care” have been revised and updated and your organisations should have all received one. If you have not received a hard copy you can access it on the RACs’ college website at http://www.surgeons.org/about/regions/new-zealand
Safety 2012 World conference taking place: 1st – 4th October in Wellington, New Zealand!
Safety 2012 is the 11th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. The conference is held biennially under the auspices of the World Health Organization. It brings together the world’s leading injury prevention and safety researchers, practitioners and advocates, to build knowledge and strengthen in the fields of injury prevention and safety promotion worldwide.
Safety 2012 is organised by the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), Safe Communities Foundation New Zealand (SCFNZ), and the University of Otago’s Injury Prevention Research Unit (IPRU). There are also numerous partners and colleagues in New Zealand, Australia, and internationally who are contributing to the planning and success of the conference.
The theme of Safety 2012 is ‘Connecting pathways for a vibrant and safer future’. The conference is an opportunity for injury prevention practitioners to make international connections with others who share similar goals and interests.
Added to the 2012 conference is the unique character of Wellington (known as “the coolest little capital in the world”) and some of New Zealand’s finest hospitality, including an unforgettable evening at Te Papa, New Zealand’s renowned national museum.
Keynote presentations include:
Global trends in death and disability from injuries – findings from the Global Burden of Disease and Injuries study – Professor Alan Lopez
Let’s talk about safety – can injury prevention do more harm than good? –Professor Ian Roberts
Tapestry of injury prevention/weaving the strands – Hon Judith Collins, Minister for ACC
Overview WHO injury prevention – Dr Etinne Krug
Solving the safety paradox – when making things less safe makes them more safe – David Engwicht
Lessons learnt in injury control – after 30 years what would I do differently? –Professor Louis Francescutti , Kindly sponsored by ACC
Workplace injury prevention – Judith Hackitt; Kindly sponsored by the Department of Labour
Preventing violence – generating and using the evidence – Dr Alexander Butchart
Translating policy into effective action – Professor Linda C Degutis
David’s story – born to fail the perfect storm –John Carnochan
Road safety research and policy – Professor Dr Shaw Voon Wong
New strategies for emergency trauma care – evidence based yes, but not universally applicable! Perspectives from the darker side… Dr Elmin Steyn – Kindly sponsored by the Health Quality & Safety Commission
Disability – addressing the tyranny of averages –Professor Shanthi Ameratunga
The conference will also include a number of State of the Art sessions focussing on:
Acknowledgment: 14th Edition: Injury Prevention News September 2012
NTRI Annual Scientific Conference and ANZAST Workshop 23-24 November 2011 The Sebel Albert Park, Melbourne
It is with great pleasure that the National Trauma Research Institute (NTRI) and the Australia and New Zealand Association for the Surgery of Trauma (ANZAST) invite you to join us for the NTRI Annual Scientific Conference, to be held 23-24 November 2012, and the ANZAST Workshop, to be held 24 November 2012, both at The Sebel Albert Park.
The NTRI Conference will focus on cutting edge trauma research examining the current research in all areas of trauma care, from pre-hospital and acute care, through to rehabilitation and long-term care. The conference will be relevant to health professionals and researchers working in the field of trauma care. We are developing a stimulating program looking at the latest innovations in improving the care of the injured.
The ANZAST Workshop will run concurrently to the conference sessions on the Saturday, and will focus on contemporary management of spine trauma. This workshop will have a more practical focus on how best to manage spinal trauma from the perspective of non-spinal specialists. This day is primarily aimed at surgeons who care for injured patients, without a specialty in spinal surgery.
Please feel free to send this on to colleagues who may also be interested. Submit your abstract to info@ntri-asc.org.au by 24 August 2012
Please see attached flyer or visit http://www.ntri-asc.org.au for further information NTRI ASC 2012 flyer
Russell L. Gruen MBBS PhD FRACS
Professor of Surgery and Public Health, The Alfred and Monash University
Director, National Trauma Research Institute; Melbourne, Australia
Safety 2012 is the 11th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. The conference is held biennially under the auspices of the World Health Organization. It brings together the world’s leading injury prevention and safety researchers, practitioners and advocates, to build our knowledge and strengthen the fields of injury prevention and safety promotion worldwide. This year it is 1-4 October 2012, Wellington, New Zealand
Safety 2012 is organised by the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), Safe Communities Foundation New Zealand (SCFNZ), and the University of Otago’s Injury Prevention Research Unit (IPRU). There are also numerous partners and colleagues in New Zealand, Australia, and internationally who are contributing to the planning and success of the conference.
The theme of Safety 2012 is Connecting pathways for a vibrant and safer future. This is your opportunity to make international connections with others who share similar goals and interests. Added to the 2012 conference is the unique character of Wellington (known as “the coolest little capital in the world”) and some of New Zealand’s finest hospitality, including an unforgettable evening at Te Papa, New Zealand’s renowned national museum.
Come and be part of the Safety 2012 experience – it will be well worth the trip! http://www.conference.co.nz/worldsafety2012
Check out Injury 2012 the Adult Trauma Service Annual Conference Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd of August. Eden Park, Auckland.
And we will see you at the Kids Trauma Conference next year!
Jude Tyras, Dr Florina (Flo) Chan Mow, Amanda Rae, Joce Curry