Annual Columbia Center for Injury Science and Prevention Symposium
Innovations in Translating Injury Research into Effective Prevention
Thursday, May 24, 2013
Welcome Address
Dr. Sandro Galea & Dr. Margaret Wood
Violence Prevention for Children and Communities
9:15am
Moderator: Barbara Barlow
Youth violence as a public health problem - Robert Sege
Physical child abuse: Prediction, protection, prevention - Arthur Cooper
Gun buyback: A community response to gun violence - Mike Hirsh
Data driven advocacy in the fight against illegal guns - John Feinblatt
Best Practices in Falls Prevention Across the Age Span
10:45am
Moderator: Thelma Mielenz
Evolution of best practice model for window fall prevention - Joyce Pressley
Slips/falls in restaurant workers: Prevention-challenges - Santosh Verma
Older adult fall prevention: Moving research into practice - Judy Stevens
- Lunch 11:45am -
The Drug Overdose Epidemic: Research and Policy Updates
1:15pm
Moderator: Guohua Li
Prescription restrictions on emergency care providers - James Giglio
Effectiveness of state prescription drug monitoring - Joanne Brady
Prescription patterns and overdose mortality - Deysia Levin
Geographic variations in overdose mortality - Magdalena Cerda
Policy initiatives for drug overdose prevention - Denise Paone
Pedestrian Safety in NYC: Perspectives from Every Age
2:30pm
Moderator: Charles DiMaggio
Senior pedestrian safety - Matthew Roe/Jesse Mintz-Roth
Pedestrian mortality and ETOH - Lawrence Fung
Helmet use by bicyclists - Linda A. Dultz
Child pedestrian injury - Charles DiMaggio
ACS Trauma Center Verification Requirements, Injury Prevention and Research
3:30pm
Moderator: Joyce Pressley
You expect me to do what? - S. Rob Todd
Preparing for a trauma center verification site visit - Pina Violano
Trauma center alcohol screening and intervention - Michael Mello
Wrap-Up & Social
4:30pm