Injury Observatory for Britain & Ireland Bi-Annual Conference, 24-25 September 2009

Day 1 – 24/09/09

Main Session

• 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: 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, 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