Conference presentations.

• The Essential Requirements for Effective Injury Prevention: Dr Tony Jewell, Chief Medical Officer, Wales
• Comparison of Injury Prevention Strategies and Policies: Professor Elizabeth Towner, University of West of England, Bristol & Professor David Stone, University of Glasgow
• Accident Prevention Across the UK: Karen McFarlane, Child Safety Development Officer, Children in Wales
• Data information supporting prevention: Steve Barron, Research Analyst, Institute of Public Health, Dublin
• A New Zealand/International Perspective on Injury Prevention. Activities in the UK and Ireland: Associate Professor Shanthi Ameratunga, Deputy Head, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Approaches to Suicide Prevention in Europe: Dr Ella Arensman, National Suicide Research Foundation, Ireland

Parallel Session A

Theme: Road Safety

• Understanding road traffic injury and deprivation: a systems approach: Dr Nicola Christie, University of Surrey, England
• Should graduated driver licensing be introduced in the UK? Dr Sarah Jones, National Public Health Service for Wales
• Alcohol in fatal road crash deaths in Ireland 2003 to 2005: Dr Declan Bedford, Health Service Executive, Ireland
• ‘Road Safety – a fresh approach’; forty years on. Looking at the new challenges confronting traditional practice. Dr Richard Kimberlee, University of the West of England, Bristol

Theme: Burden of Injury

• Using population-based trauma registries to monitor long term outcomes after injury: Dr Belinda Gabbe, Monash University, Australia
• Understanding individuals' experiences of injury - The Burden of Injury: Judith Sleney, University of Surrey, England
• The UK Burden of Injuries Study: Professor Ronan Lyons, Swansea University, Wales

Theme: Prevention of Self Harm

• Prevention of suicide and self harm in Wales: Professor Keith Lloyd, Swansea University, Wales
• How can we prevent overdoses and what works? A systematic review of interventions for non fatal poisonings: Angela Evans, Swansea University, Wales
• The geography of suicide: knowledge construction through geovisualisation: Phil Jones, Swansea University, Wales

Day 2 - 25/09/09

Main Session

• The Potential For Elimination of Domestic Fire Deaths and Injuries: Ann Jones, AM, Vale of Clwyd and Colin Hanks, North Wales Fire & Rescue
• Engaging Policy Makers and Making Change Happen: Tamsin Rose, Consultant, European Public Health Alliance
• Violence Prevention - A Strategy for Reducing Health Inequalities: Professor Mark Bellis, Director, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moore's University

Parallel Session B

Theme: Home Safety

• Fife Cares – a multi agency approach to promoting home safety and security: Tricia Spacey, Fife Community Safety Partnership, Scotland
• Developing methods to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Fire and Rescue Services’ (FRS) Home Fire Safety Checks (HFSCs): Samatha Turner, Swansea University, Wales
• Reducing bath water temperature to reduce risk of bath scalds: is it cost effective and who pays? Professor Ceri Phillips, Swansea University, Wales

Theme: Injury Data and Methodology

• Modelling cost-effectiveness of home injury prevention strategies for children: Professor Denise Kendrick, University of Nottingham, England
• The TIIG Injury Surveillance System in the North West Region: Henry Edwards, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, England
• Assessing the medical costs of injury using linked, anonymised, datasets: Steven Macey, Swansea University, Wales
• Evaluating how injury data could be improved – feasibility report and hospital based pilot study: Heather Ward, University College London, England

Theme: Road Safety

• Systematic Review of the effectiveness of non-legislative interventions for the promotion of cycle helmet wearing by children: Rachel Owen, University Of Nottingham, Division of Primary Care, England
• Using a driving simulator to evaluate a road safety education programme for young drivers: Dr Karen Pfeffer, University of Lincoln, England
• The Advocacy in Action Study: Professor Ronan Lyons, Swansea University, Wales
• Risk Factors Influencing Children Involvement in Road Accidents: Dr Kamel Mansi, University of West of England

Parallel Session C

Theme: Sports Injury Prevention

• Sport related injury in children and adolescents in the UK, what do we know? Graham Kirkwood, Centre for International Public Health Policy,University of Edinburgh, Scotland
• A Pilot Study of Rugby Union Injuries In Scottish Schools: Dr Alistair Nicol, Scottish Government
• Is the Risk of Injury in Schoolboy Rugby too high? A New Perspective for Schools, Parents and Pupils: Nikesh Parekh, Centre for International Public Health Policy,University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Theme: Violence Prevention

• Deprivation and youth violence – comparing cities with nearby towns: Dr Sarah Jones, National Public Health Service for Wales
• Hospital admissions involving a knife, or other sharp instrument, 2003 to 2009, England: Roy Maxwell, South West Public Health Observatory, England
• Evaluating the use of polycarbonate glass in pubs and clubs in preventing serious harm caused through injury and violence: Karen Hughes, Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University, England

Theme: Child & Adolescent Injury Prevention

• Child Accident Prevention in the West Midlands: Ian Evans & Karen Saunders, Child Accident Prevention Trust, England
• BABY EXPRESS. Improving early relationships: a randomised controlled trialof an age-paced parenting newsletter: Carole Hewison, Whoops Child Safety Project, England
• Family risk factors for injuries in UK primary school aged children: Dr Julie Mytton, NHS Bristol / University of the West of England, Bristol
• P.A.R.T.Y. (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth) Program 10 Year Outcome Study: Joanna Banfield, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre