Alberta Injury Control Teleconferences 2012

ACICR is pleased to present the 2012 Teleconference Series. We are sure all participants will find this season exciting and informative.

Teleconference Participants,

Your support and participation is appreciated.

Mark your calendars for the 2012 teleconference season:

February 8, 2012:
Agricultural Injury and Fatality
Agricultural injury and fatality pose a significant burden on farmers, families, health care systems, and economies. One way of increasing knowledge of this problem and promoting prevention is the use of printed mass media such as newspapers. We conducted a scan of all media reports contained in the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) archives for the period January, 2007 to September, 2009, inclusive, for injury and fatality and analyzed newspaper articles for prevention messages. Our objective was to examine how agricultural injuries are reported in national newsprint media (local, urban and national news) to determine the extent to which media is addressing this important public health problem.

Speaker:
Dr. Donald C. Voaklander
Director
Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research

March 14, 2012:
Poisoning

Speakers:
Ms. Pamela Fuselli | Executive Director
Safe Kids Canada / SécuriJeunes Canada

Dr. Martin Laliberte MD MSc FRCPC
Canadian Association of Poison Control Centres

April 11, 2012
The Aboriginal Injury Prevention Model
In 2007 an Aboriginal Injury Prevention Working Group facilitated by ACICR completed the development of an Aboriginal Injury Prevention Model. This presentation will highlight the process used to engage Aboriginal community involvement, the purpose and key elements of the Model, as well as key recommendations and next steps.

Speaker:
Ms. Joyce Fersovitch
Project Coordinator- Aboriginal
Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research

May 9, 2012
Alcohol use in major trauma and Advanced Trauma Life Support Compliance in the Periphery

Alcohol use is an issue throughout Canada with a higher prevalence rate in Alberta. Speaker will examine the prevalence rate of Alcohol use in Alberta both in the adult and pediatric populations as well as the role that Alcohol plays in major trauma in the province. Presentation will focus on prevention initiatives when it comes to alcohol and major trauma and how these initiatives can be discussed and implemented locally. Furthermore, the session will examine the importance of education (namely the Advanced Trauma Life Support Course ATLS) when dealing with major trauma, with a brief description of ATLS, how it impacts trauma and how well the peripheral hospitals are utilizing the standards set out by ATLS. In closing the presenter will discuss the ramifications to injury preventions and discuss solutions to increasing ATLS usage.

Speaker:
Ms. Jessica McKee
Trauma Epidemiologist
Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research

Following each session please access the survey link below. The Alberta Injury Control Teleconference Survey 2012, will take a few minutes to complete. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YWX5KTL

For the complete 2012 Teleconference Brochure click here!

The teleconference season acts as a forum for educational opportunities, information sharing and discussion for stakeholders, working in the field of injury prevention and control and community development across the province and country. For more information please contact us at 780-492-6019 or email Nan Shybunka at nans@telus.net.