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on behalf of

Australian Injury Prevention Network (AIPN)

 

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Program

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Program outline (please click here to view the full program details and concurrent sessions):

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Afternoon: Pre-conference Workshops

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

8.00am - 12.00 pm: Pre-conference Workshops
12.00 pm Registration
1.00 pm Welcome to Country
1.10 pm Welcome Associate Professor Rebecca Ivers, President, Australian Injury Prevention Network
1.20 pm Welcome Professor Barry Watson, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland, Queensland University of Technology
1.30 pm Keynote Presentation: A Comparison of New Zealand’s Public Health Approach Compared to Australia’s Laissez-faire Approach to Sports Injuries Dr John Orchard, University of Sydney, Australia
2.00 pm Keynote Presentation: Translational Research and Injury Prevention: Integration of Experimental Research, Biomarkers and Epidemiology Professor Gordon Smith, University of Maryland, USA
2.30 pm Keynote Presentation: Advancing a Public Health Approach to Injury Prevention in Low and Middle Income Countries: Challenges and Opportunities Associate Professor Adnan Hyder, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA
3.00 pm Afternoon Tea
1.00pm - 5.30pm: Concurrent Sessions
5.00pm - 7.00pm: Welcome Reception, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Thursday, 3 November 2011

8.00am Registration
8.30 am Welcome & Recap Dr Kerrianne Watt, The University of Queensland
8.40 am “Room for Thought” and Improving the Acceptability of Bicycle Helmets Kate Applegarth, University of Queensland
9.00 am Keynote Presentation: Translation of Teen Driver Injury Prevention Research into Practice Dr Jean Shope, University of Michigan, USA
9.30 am Keynote Presentation: An Urgent Call for the Demise of Teen Driver Education Programmes Professor Hank Weiss, University of Otago, New Zealand
10.00 am Morning Tea & Poster Viewing
11.00 am - 12.30 pm: Concurrent Sessions
12.30 pm Lunch
1.30 pm - 3.00 pm: Concurrent Sessions
3.00 pm Afternoon Tea
3.30 pm - 5.00 pm: Concurrent Sessions
5.00pm AIPN Annual General Meeting
7.00pm - Late: Conference Dinner, The Strand at Rugby Quay, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane

Friday, 4 November 2011

8.30am Registration
8.30 am Welcome & Re-Cap Professor Barry Watson, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland, Queensland University of Technology
8.40 am Keynote Presentation: Future Directions for Work-related Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Professor Niki Ellis, Institute of Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research, Monash University, Australia
9.10 am Keynote Presentation: Contemporary Alcohol Research and Implications for Injury Prevention: Our “Hard Earned Thirst” to Convert Knowledge into Practice Professor Ross Young, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
9.40 am Keynote Presentation: Catherine King MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and Transport
10.00 am Morning Tea
10.30 am - 12.00 pm: Concurrent Sessions
12.00 pm Lunch
1.00 pm - 1.50 pm: Concurrent Sessions
1.50 pm Keynote Presentation: Can We Really Save 5 Million Lives During the Decade of Action for Road Safety? Dr Margie Peden, World Health Organisation, Switzerland
2.25 pm 33900 Initiative – We Will Ensure a Decade of Action for Road Safety Rob McInerney, International Roads Assessment Program
2.30 pm Conference Wrap up and Awards with Student Bursary Presentation
3.00 pm Conference Ends

 

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Key Dates

Registration Opens
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Pre-conference Workshops
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Conference Dates
Wednesday, 2 November – Friday, 4 November 2011
Conference Dinner
Thursday, 3 November 2011

10th National Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion hosted by the Queensland University of Technology's Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q) on behalf of The Australian Injury Prevention Network (AIPN) to be held at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) on 2-4 November 2011.  Conference website: http://injuryprevention2011.com

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