Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children s Hospital. Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention: Collaborating for the Future

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1 Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention: Collaborating for the Future

2 Welcome Welcome to the Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention: Collaborating for the Future. We are excited to bring together leading researchers, practitioners, advocates, and policy makers from around the globe in all the major areas of child injury prevention and control to review the progress made since the 2008 landmark World Report on Child Injury Prevention and to discuss directions for the future. The key theme of the conference is Collaborating for the Future. Our hope is that this conference will foster collaboration, network development, and capacity building globally to facilitate our common goal of preventing violence and injury among children and adolescents. The expertise and experience represented by conference speakers and attendees are impressive. We hope at the conclusion of these two days that you will go away with new ideas for strengthening the injury programs in your countries and communities. We also hope that you meet new friends and colleagues with whom you will continue to collaborate for years to come. We would like to thank the conference planning committee for their input and participation as well as The Research Institute and Nationwide Children s Hospital for their support, without which this conference would not have been possible. We hope you enjoy not only the conference but also the hospitality of our city. Planning Committee Grant Baldwin United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Kate Carr Safe Kids Worldwide Leilei Duan Chinese National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention Beth Ebel International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention Rosa Gallego Fundación Gonzalo Rodriguez; Safe Kids Uruguay Morag MacKay European Child Safety Alliance David Meddings World Health Organization Adisak Plitponkarnpim Child Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, Ramathibodi Hospital; Safe Kids Thailand Fazlur Rahman Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh Sebastian van As Childsafe; Red Cross War Memorial Children s Hospital Dr. Huiyun Xiang Conference Co-Chair Director for International Programs Center for Injury Research and Policy The Research Institute at Nationwide Children s Hospital Dr. Gary A. Smith Conference Co-Chair Center Director Center for Injury Research and Policy The Research Institute at Nationwide Children s Hospital Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 2

3 Table of Contents Welcome Letter... 2 Hotel Map... 4 Agenda at a Glance... 5 Detailed Agenda... 6 Speaker Biographies General Information Map of Easton Town Center Local Attractions Local Events Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 3

4 Wi-Fi Area Global Injury Conference Area Handicap Accessible Parking Conference Area Meeting Room Meal Room Main Conference Area Registration Meal Lines Display Tables Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 4

5 Agenda at a Glance 19 September :00am Registration & Continental Breakfast 9:00am Opening 9:30am Historical Perspective and Current Status of Global Child Injury Prevention 10:15am Break/Networking 10:45am Capacity Building through Mentoring 12:45pm Lunch 2:15pm Capacity Building through Knowledge Transfer 3:45pm Break/Networking 4:15pm Developing Infrastructure and Systems Capacity 5:30pm Reception 20 September :30am Continental Breakfast 8:00am Child Injury: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 9:00am Building Child Injury Prevention Coalitions 10:45am Break/Networking 11:15am Building Partnerships with Communities 12:45pm Collaborating for the Future: Next Steps/Closing Remarks 1:00pm Conference Adjourned All presentations will occur in the room marked Main Conference Area in pink on the map to the left. This is in the far north wing of the hotel in the Regent Ballroom. The room in the middle will be available for you to eat your meals. Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 5

6 Agenda :: 19 September 2013 Theme of Day 1: Empowering Global Child Injury Prevention through Capacity Building 8:00-9:00 Registration & Breakfast Opening 9:00-9:20 Welcoming Remarks :: Steve Allen, MD CEO, Nationwide Children s Hospital (Columbus, Ohio, USA) :: Huiyun Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD Director for International Programs, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Nationwide Children s Hospital (Columbus, Ohio, USA) :: David Meddings, MD, MHSc, FRCP(C) Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, World Health Organization (Geneva, Switzerland) :: Grant Baldwin, PhD, MPH Director, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) 9:20-9:30 Review of the Conference Agenda Gary Smith, MD, DrPH Director, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Nationwide Children s Hospital (Columbus, Ohio, USA) Keynote: Historical Perspective and Current Status of Global Child Injury Prevention 9:30-10:15 Child Injury Prevention: Global Overview and Outlook David Meddings, MD, MHSc, FRCP(C) Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, World Health Organization (Geneva, Switzerland) 10:15-10:45 Break/Networking Capacity Building through Mentoring (Introductions: Leilei Duan) 10:45-11:05 MENTOR VIP and Child Injury Prevention David Meddings, MD, MHSc, FRCP(C) Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, World Health Organization (Geneva, Switzerland) 11:05-11:20 Global Injury Prevention Network and Child Injury Prevention Gary Smith, MD, DrPH President, Child Injury Prevention Alliance (Columbus, Ohio, USA) 11:20-12:45 Mentorship Projects: Panel Presentations :: Child Injury Prevention in China (Introductions/Moderator: Morag MacKay) Monica Cui Executive Director, Safe Kids China (Shanghai, People s Republic of China) :: Needs Assessment for a Child Safety Restraint Program in Nigeria Tolulope Olufunlayo, MD Senior Lecturer, Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos; Honorary Consultant, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (Lagos, Nigeria) Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 6

7 Agenda :: 19 September :20-12:45 (cont.) :: Child Drowning Prevention in the Philippines Jonathan Guevarra, RN, RM, MAN Assistant Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Education, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila (Manila, the Philippines) :: School Area Road Safety Assessment in Tanzania Tom Bishop Africa Director, Amend (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) 12:45-2:15 Lunch Capacity Building through Knowledge Transfer (Introductions: Fazlur Rahman) 2:15-2:45 TEACH-VIP and other Capacity Building Resources from WHO David Meddings, MD, MHSc, FRCP(C) Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, World Health Organization (Geneva, Switzerland) 2:45-3:15 Capacity Building through Knowledge Transfer in Collaborative Research Huiyun Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD Director for International Programs, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Nationwide Children s Hospital (Columbus, Ohio, USA) 3:15-3:45 Child Passenger Safety Technician Certification Training in Latin America Eugenia Gonzalez Presto Project Coordinator, Fundación Gonzalo Rodriguez, Safe Kids Uruguay (Montevideo, Uruguay) 3:45-4:15 Break/Networking Developing Infrastructure and Systems Capacity (Introductions: Sebastian van As) 4:15-4:45 Developing Data Surveillance Capacity Leilei Duan, MD, MS Director, Injury Prevention Division, Chinese National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention (Beijing, People s Republic of China) 4:45-5:15 Child Death Review in Thailand Adisak Plitponkarnpim, MD, MPH Director, Child Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center, Ramathibodi Hospital; Safe Kids Thailand (Bangkok, Thailand) 5:30-7:00 Reception: Hilton Terrace hors d oeuvres and cash bar Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 7

8 Agenda :: 20 September 2013 Theme of Day 2: Empowering Global Child Injury Prevention through Coalition Building and Partnerships 7:30-8:00 Continental Breakfast Keynote: Global Burden of Disease Study and Child Injury (Introduction: Gary Smith) 8:00-9:00 Child Injury: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study Theo Vos, PhD - Professor of Global Health, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington (Seattle, Washington, USA) Building Child Injury Prevention Coalitions (Introductions: Tom Bishop) 9:00-9:45 :: United States National Action Plan for Child Injury Prevention Grant Baldwin, PhD, MPH Director, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) :: Prevent Child Injury: a National Action Plan Communications Project Tracy Mehan, MA Executive Director, Child Injury Prevention Alliance (Columbus, Ohio, USA) 9:45-10:15 Safe Kids Worldwide Kate Carr President and CEO, Safe Kids Worldwide (Washington, D.C., USA) 10:15-10:45 European Child Safety Alliance Morag MacKay, BNS, MMS Program Director, European Child Safety Alliance (Birmingham, UK) 10:45-11:15 Break/Networking Building Partnerships with Communities (Introductions/Moderator: Huiyun Xiang) 11:15-12:45 Building Partnerships with Communities: Panel Presentations :: Burn Prevention in South Africa Sebastian van As, MBChB, MMed, MBA, FCS(SA), PhD(UCT) President, Childsafe; Head of Trauma Unit, Red Cross War Memorial Children s Hospital (Cape Town, South Africa) :: Drowning Prevention in Bangladesh AKM Fazlur Rahman, PhD Executive Director, Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (Dhaka, Bangladesh) Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 8

9 Agenda :: 20 September :15-12:45 (cont.) :: Promoting Child Safety in the Arab Society in Israel Orly Silbinger CEO, Beterem; Safe Kids Israel (Petach Tikva, Israel) :: Prevention of Bullying in Primary Schools in Cali, Colombia Maria Isabel Gutierrez, MD, MSc, PhD - Director, Instituto CISALVA, Universidad de Valle (Cali, Colombia) Collaborating for the Future: Next Steps 12:45-1:00 On the Horizon in Global Child Injury Prevention Conference Wrap-up Gary Smith, MD, DrPH Director, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Nationwide Children s Hospital (Columbus, Ohio, USA) Thank you for attending the Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention. Have a safe trip home. Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 9

10 Speaker Biographies Grant Baldwin, PhD, MPH Director, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and Control United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia, USA Since September 2008, Dr. Baldwin has served as Director of the Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). Dr. Baldwin joined the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Injury Center in November 2006 as acting Deputy Director. In this role, Dr. Baldwin assisted the NCIPC Director in providing overall leadership and direction for the Center. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Baldwin was a senior advisor in the CDC Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention and the National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. He began his career at CDC in September Dr. Baldwin received his PhD in Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan School of Public Health in He also earned a MPH in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, where he currently serves as an adjunct assistant professor. Tom Bishop Africa Director, Amend Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tom Bishop is Africa Director of the road safety non-government organization (NGO) Amend, responsible for overseeing all operations in sub-saharan Africa. Tom has more than ten years professional work experience in Europe and Africa, first as a transportation planner in the UK and, in more recent years, specializing in road safety in Africa. Tom has experience working with governments, donor partners, the private sector, and civil society to design and deliver projects to improve road safety. His project management experience includes research studies, education and awareness campaigns, training of trainers, pedestrian infrastructure improvements, community road safety programs, and more. Tom has also participated in the Mentor-VIP Program of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the FIA Foundation s Road Safety Scholarship. Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 10

11 Speaker Biographies Kate Carr President and Chief Executive Officer, Safe Kids Worldwide Washington, District of Columbia, USA Kate Carr serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations dedicated to preventing unintentional childhood injury, the leading cause of death and disability to children ages 1 to 14. Twenty-three member countries and more than 600 coalitions and chapters across the United States bring together health and safety experts, educators, corporations, foundations, governments, and volunteers to educate and protect families. Prior to joining Safe Kids Worldwide in October 2011, she served as Managing Director of Malaria No More and President and CEO Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation where. She also established the Glaser Pediatric Researrch Network to support clinical research beyond HIV/AIDS in children. Kate also served as President and CEO at Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2) and focused efforts on collaborative support for translational research in brain cancer. Monica Cui Executive Director, Safe Kids China Shanghai, China Monica Cui is the Executive Director of Safe Kids China. Since 2002 she has led the nationwide child injury prevention initiatives, including injury data collection and surveys, public education programs, and environmental modifications promoting child safety. Monica also serves as a committee member for the Chinese Injury Prevention Branch, Chinese Preventive Medicine Association. Prior to joining Safe Kids, Monica was involved in patient education and public affairs as well as teaching. Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 11

12 Speaker Biographies Leilei Duan, MD, MS Division Director, Injury Prevention National Centre for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention Beijing, China Dr. Duan is trained as a physician and also holds post-graduate qualifications in Public Health Management and Epidemiology. She is the Director of the Injury Prevention Division of the Chinese National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention. Her research interests include injury surveillance, child injury prevention, and road safety. Dr. Duan s major achievements include being involved in establishing the national injury surveillance system in China, conducting research on childhood unintentional injury patterns and parental awareness, and drafting the Chinese national guidelines on child injury prevention. She has also been involved in road safety initiatives, including surveying child pedestrian injury in three Chinese cities. Jonathan Guevarra RN, RM, MAN Assistant Professor, College of Public Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines Jonathan Guevarra is an assistant professor and former Chair of the Department of Health Promotion and Education in the College of Public Health at the University of the Philippines. He was primarily responsible for managing the drowning prevention project supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of Health in Dagupan City in Northern Philippines. The pilot project yielded positive results, which included enhanced community awareness and participation on drowning prevention and the implementation of innovative interventions. Professor Guevarra s experience in managing the activities in the pilot sites has been useful for implementing similar interventions in the expansion sites. He was also previously involved in several projects on injury prevention such as the development of a training module and trainer s guide on the administration of Safe-settings (Home, School, Community) Assessment Tools and development of Flipchart on Child Safety Tips. At present, he is a participant in the Mentor-VIP Program of the World Health Organization (WHO). Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 12

13 Speaker Biographies Maria Isabel Gutierrez, MD, MSc, PhD Director, Institute of Research and Development on Violence Prevention and the Promotion of Coexistence (CISALVA), Universidad del Valle Cali, Colombia Dr. Gutierrez is a professor at the Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia, and also Director at the Institute of Research and Development on Violence Prevention and the Promotion of Coexistence (CISALVA). CISALVA is a World Health Organization (WHO)/PAHO collaborating center. Dr. Gutierrez was honored with the Paul V. Lemkau Award for outstanding performance in doctoral studies in mental health and has also been a visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her areas of research have included injury and violence prevention, child abuse, suicide, and domestic injuries. She has been a consultant for national and local governments in Colombia and international institutions such as the Pan American Health Organization, the Inter- American Development Bank, the World Bank and The United Nations Development Program, in strategies to identify and prevent the external causes of injury, violence, suicide and injuries caused by traffic events. She was recently named as one of four Colombians included in the Top 100 list of the most influential people in armed violence reduction in the world by The Armed Violence Reduction Foundation (AOAV). Morag MacKay Program Manager European Child Safety Alliance Birmingham, England Morag MacKay is presently Program Manager at the European Child Safety Alliance, where she is managing the Tools to Address Childhood Trauma, Injuries and Children s Safety (TACTICS) project. TACTICS involves working with technical partners in more than 30 countries to provide better information, practical tools, and resources to support adoption and implementation of evidence-based good practices for the prevention of injuries to children and youth in Europe. Prior to joining the Alliance in 2004, Ms. MacKay was Director of the Child and Youth Injury Prevention Centre at the Children s Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa, Canada. Her contributions to the field over the last 20 years have been in the areas of Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 13

14 Speaker Biographies strategic planning for injury prevention, injury surveillance, education, research, and program and policy planning and evaluation. Morag has an undergraduate degree in nursing science and graduate degree in medical science with a specialization in epidemiology. David Meddings, MD, MHSc, FRCP(C) Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, World Health Organization Geneva, Switzerland Dr. Meddings joined the Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability (VIP) in January He coordinates the Department s work in response to child injury prevention and burns, drowning, and falls prevention. He also coordinates the Department s work in support of capacity building and policy development. Dr. Meddings was born in Canada where he obtained his degree in medicine and subsequent specialization in Community Medicine. He has earned several awards including the S. Stewart Murray Award and a Fellowship from the Medical Research Council of Canada. Prior to joining WHO, Dr. Meddings held several positions at field and headquarter levels with the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies where his primary interests were armed violence and humanitarian assistance. Tracy Mehan, MA Director of Translational Research, Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children s Hospital Columbus, Ohio, USA Tracy Mehan s professional interests center on the effective communication of injury prevention messages. She addresses this focus by conducting research, developing networks of individuals interested in sharing injury prevention messages, and creating content for a variety of mediums (including websites, fact sheets, blog posts, videos, social media, press releases, reports, briefs, and more). She is also passionate about teaching others how to translate their research for non-scientific audiences, how to utilize all forms of media to communicate messages and how to work with the media. In addition, she often serves as an injury prevention expert for mainstream media appearing on such outlets as The Today Show, USA Today, CNN, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. She currently serves as the Director of Translational Research for the Center for Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 14

15 Speaker Biographies Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute of Nationwide Children s Hospital and as the Executive Director of the Child Injury Prevention Alliance. Tolulope Olufunlayo, MD Department of Community Health & Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos Honorary Consultant, Department of Community Health, Lagos University Teaching Hospital Lagos, Nigeria Dr. Olufunlayo is a public health physician and lecturer at the University of Lagos in Nigeria. A member of the Behavioral Sciences and Health Management Unit of the Department of Community Health and Primary Care at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, she has taught across several subject areas including health management, reproductive health, primary health care, public health nutrition, and epidemiology. She has successfully supervised numerous projects and dissertations at the undergraduate and masters level of study, and is currently the Coordinator of the Residency Training Programme in Community Health at her institution. She has a passion to mentor young physicians and other health professionals in the field of public health. She is presently participating in the cycle of the Mentor-VIP Program of the World Health Organization (WHO), in a bid to build her capacity in the injury prevention field. Her current research interests include child car passenger safety, issues pertaining to newborn health, and health systems research with a focus on quality of care and health insurance. Adisak Plitponkarnpim, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University Bangkok, Thailand Adisak Plitponkarnpim is a pediatrician specializing in ambulatory pediatrics and child safety promotion. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Department of Pediatrics, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University. He has a MD in pediatrics from his university and a master s degree in public health from Karolinska Institute, Sweden. He was a visiting fellow in emergency pediatrics and injury prevention at the Nationwide Children s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, supported by the Stecker Scholarship Program, under supervision of Dr. Gary Smith in Dr. Plitponkarnpim initiated the Center of Child Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention in Thailand in October Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 15

16 Speaker Biographies He has been recognized as an expert of child injury prevention on a national level. Apart from clinically working in pediatric primary care and the consultation services for child abuse in his ambulatory division, he has also held the position of the Assistant Dean of Faculty of Medicine in his hospital and worked with several organizations responsible for child safety. Currently he chairs two committees in Thailand s Ministry of Industry on toy standards and helmet standards. He is also the deputy chair of Child Death Review Committee of Bangkok Metropolitan and Ministry of Social Development and Human Security. He has also been the deputy chair of the safe community committee of the National Safety Council. Eugenia Isabel González Presto Project Coordinator at Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez Montevideo, Uruguay Eugenia González is a Project Coordinator at Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez. She actively participates in the coordination of projects, in the organization and development of Public Service Campaigns and fundraising, and in the design, implementation, and evaluation of organizational strategies, among other activities related to Fundación Gonzalo Rodriguez (FGR) s objectives. Eugenia also acts as spokesperson and liaison for the Child Road Safety Programs of the Fundación Gonzalo Rodríguez before national and international actors. She coordinates and gives lectures locally and abroad about child road safety issues such as the use of child restraint systems (CRS) and safe school transport. Ms. González also participates in the validation process for the granting of the label Recommended by the Uruguayan Society of Pediatrics to those CRS that comply with technical standards. AKM Fazlur Rahman, PhD Executive Director Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Dhaka, Bangladesh Before joining his present post as Executive Director at the Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB), Fazlur worked in the department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child and Mother Health in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in the capacity of Associate Professor. Dr. Rahman was one of the principal investigators of Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey, He also conducted research called PRECISE on child injury prevention in Bangladesh, noteworthy research work in developing countries. Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 16

17 Speaker Biographies Fazlur has been working in the field of Public Health for more than twenty-five years. He developed injury surveillance methods for low-income countries and has published more than 80 scientific articles on public health issues including injury prevention in various peer-reviewed journals. He has presented a number of papers as a keynote speaker in several conferences related to injury prevention and safety promotion. He is also one of the editors of WHO-UNICEF Child Injury Report. Orly Silbinger CEO of Beterem Safe Kids Israel Petach Tikva, Isreal Orly Silbinger has been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Beterem Safe Kids Isreal since She is one of the founders of Beterem and has been with the organization since its early stages in Over the years, Orly has served in various executive roles and has been involved in most of the organization s programs and developments. In January 2008, Orly joined the Safe Kids Worldwide Board of Directors. She has extensive experience in entrepreneurship and establishment of public bodies, managerial experience of non-profit organizations, project planning, performance and administrative abilities for project management, fundraising, public health, and marketing. Sebastian van As, MBChB, MMed, MBA, FCS(SA), PhD Head of Trauma Department, University of Cape Town Red Cross War Memorial Children s Hospital Cape Town, South Africa Professor Sebastian van As has led the Trauma Unit at the Red Cross War Memorial Children s Hospital in Cape Town since It is the only dedicated Trauma Unit for children under the age of 13 years in Africa. He was also elected President of Childsafe South Africa in He has presented more than 200 papers at national and international conferences and has more than 200 publications, including a text book on pediatric trauma and child abuse. He convened and chaired numerous national and international seminars and conferences on childhood injuries and child abuse. In his various capacities he has been intricately involved with a wide range of child safety initiatives regarding child injuries and abuse with governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and civil societies as well as global organizations such as the Global Susy Safe Project, Safe Kids Worldwide, UNICEF, and the World Health Organization (WHO). He is presently involved in 17 different international collaborations which include academic institutions on 5 continents. Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 17

18 Speaker Biographies Gary Smith, MD, DrPH Director, Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children s Hospital Columbus, Ohio, USA Dr. Gary Smith is founder and director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children s Hospital, which is one of the eleven Injury Control Research Centers funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He is also Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology at The Ohio State University. Dr. Smith is board certified in the specialties of pediatrics and general preventive medicine and public health and in the subspecialty of pediatric emergency medicine. In addition to his clinical training, he holds MPH and DrPH degrees from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Smith has been an active researcher and advocate in the field of injury for more than 30 years and has received numerous national and international awards for his work. He has published more than 140 injury-related articles in scientific journals. He was named as the first recipient of the Dimon R. McFerson Endowed Chair in Injury Research in His research and advocacy work focus on the prevention of injuries to children and adolescents, including motor vehicle-related injuries, consumer product-related injuries, and home safety. He is president of the Child Injury Prevention Alliance and presidentelect of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. Theo Vos, PhD Professor of Global Health, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington Seattle, Washington, USA Theo Vos is Professor of Global Health at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington. He is a key member of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) research team and is working to improve the GBD methods, update sources of data, and develop partnerships with countries to make GBD estimates that are most relevant to policy decision making. He is also focused on linking the epidemiological estimates from GBD to information on health expenditure and costeffectiveness. Prior to joining IHME, Dr. Vos was Director of the Centre for Burden of Disease and Cost-Effectiveness at the School of Population Health of the University of Queensland. Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 18

19 Speaker Biographies While there, he led burden of disease studies in Australia and contributed to studies in Malaysia, South Africa, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. Previously, Dr. Vos led two large economic evaluation projects. The Assessing Cost- Effectiveness in Prevention, or ACE Prevention, project was the most comprehensive evaluation of health prevention measures ever conducted in a country. A similar project, the Setting Priorities Using Information on Cost-Effectiveness (SPICE) project examined intervention options for tuberculosis, mental disorders, lifestyle risk factors, and road traffic injuries in Thailand. Dr. Vos received his PhD in epidemiology and health economics from Erasmus University and his medical degree from State University Groningen, both in the Netherlands. He also studied at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine where he obtained an MSc in Public Health in Developing Countries. Huiyun Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD Director for International Programs, Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children s Hospital Columbus, Ohio, USA Huiyun Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD is Principal Investigator and Director for International Programs at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children s Hospital. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Xiang s federally-funded research projects focus on injury research among individuals with disabilities. Dr. Xiang is currently Deputy Section Editor of BMC Public Health Global Health and has been awarded by The Research Institute the Outstanding Principal Investigator award and the Outstanding Mentor award in Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 19

20 General Information ATMs There are ATMs located throughout Easton Town Center. The locations are designated by the letter S on the map at the back of your conference packet. Display Tables Two display tables will be available outside the door to the main conference area. If you have brought materials that you would like to share with others, please place them here. Make sure to visit these tables to see what conference attendees are doing in their countries. Evaluations A questionnaire will be sent out electronically after the conference. Please help us improve future events by responding. Luggage Storage If you are staying at the conference hotel, the Hilton Easton, you may make arrangements to leave your luggage at the hotel lobby desk the day of your departure. If you are staying at another hotel and will be checking out prior to joining the conference on Thursday or Friday, please see a conference staff member. There is limited on-site locked storage should you need your luggage to be held during the conference. Mobile Phone Please make sure that mobile phones and other electronic devices are turned off or set to silent or vibrating modes during the conference sessions. Online Presentations The presentations from speakers able to share their information will be available on the conference website at the conclusion of the conference. Handicap accessible parking is available just outside the conference area. This is designated by a blue square on your conference map. Registration & Information Registration is located around the corner from the conference area located in the Regent Ballrooms of the Hilton Easton. Smoking Smoking is not permitted in any of the conference spaces or within the Hilton Easton hotel. Social Media If you will be tweeting or posting information on Facebook about the conference, please use the hashtag #GlobalInjuryConf2013. Special Diets If you have any special dietary needs please see one of the conference staff. Transportation The Hilton Easton has a courtesy shuttle that takes guests to and from the airport between 6:00am-10:30pm daily. Cabs are also available to get around town as well as to and from the airport. Cab fares vary depending on your destination. Wi-Fi Complimentary wireless access is available to all conference attendees in the hotel s main lobby. This is designated as Wi-Fi Area on your conference map. You will not have access inside the conference rooms. Wi-Fi is available in guest rooms for $9.95 per day. Parking Parking is available on the hotel property as well as across the street in the Easton East garage. There is no charge for self-parking in these areas. Valet parking is available for $10 per day. Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 20

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BB Hallmark Gold Crown Store... CC Ideal Image... BB Jimmy John s... BB Mattress Firm... CC Oberer s Flowers... CC Pearle Vision... CC RadioShack... CC Easton Town Center gift cards are currently not accepted at Hotels and most Neighboring Retailers. Sears Appliance & Mattress... BB Starbucks... CC T-Mobile/Wireless Vision... BB Hotels at Easton Courtyard by Marriott Residence Inn by Marriott Hilton Columbus at Easton :: Page 21

22 Z T-Mobile / Wireless Vision Exquisite Threading Sears Appliance & Mattress Ideal Image Jimmy John s BB Germain Lexus of Easton S hhgregg Fine Lines T Diamond Cellar Abuelo s N M V U VSX lululemon Bath & Body Works Germain Cadillac of Easton Mercedes-Benz of Easton SETON STREET smart center Easton Germain Infiniti bd s Mongolian Grill McCormick & Schmick s Seafood Restaurant Sur La Table Victoria s Secret The Limited Aéropostale Wet Seal Nordstrom ebar Café Bistro WORTH AVENUE WORTH AVENUE MORSE CROSSING EASTON LOOP WEST The Container Store REGENT STREET Café Istanbul Mediterranean Cuisine Jos A. Bank Clothiers NEW BOND STREET Justice Coldwater Creek Puma Anthropologie Tumi kate spade new york Madewell Burberry Tommy Bahama Smith & Wollensky THE STRAND WEST LOFT Caché Michael Kors P Swarovski Andrews Aveda Jewelers Godiva Things Remembered GNC SEE Pandora Clarks Skechers THE STRAND CENTRAL PARK FOUNTAIN Bon Vie Bistro O Jeni s Splendid Ice Creams Cooper s Hawk Winery & Restaurant Apple Store Brighton Collectibles Coach Ann Taylor Sephora Louis Vuitton L Occitane LEGO Tiffany & Co. THE STRAND EAST X W Henri Bendel Express Express Men PINK True Religion C. Wonder Brookstone J. Jill Eddie Bauer Lane Bryant Arden B NEW BOND STREET R Flip Flop Shops Cosi Q New York & Company Fuzziwigs Candy Factory American Girl Le Chocoholique Kay Jewelers Rusty Bucket FENLON STREET Y Avalon Nails Macy s Build- A-Bear Moochie & Co. Hot Mama Gymboree The Children s Place Stride Rite DD NORTH COVERED PARKING GARAGE Starbucks Café Premier Salons James Mammography Center FENLON SQUARE PARKING GARAGE EASTON LOOP EAST GRAMERCY STREET CINEMA PLAZA GRAMERCY STREET LEVEL 2 Modern Nails Station Building L 2 Hollister Co. T-Mobile Bar Louie Starbucks AT&T Wireless Oberer s Flowers Edemame Sushi Pearle Vision Radio Shack Mattress Firm Hallmark CC Courtyard by Marriott AMC Easton 30 Cup O Joe MoJoe Lounge Five Guys Adobe Gila s Residence Inn by Marriott B New Balance Archiver s AMC Dine-In Theatres EASTON WAY Trader Joe s Planet Smoothie H & M Sleep Number by Select Comfort Buckeye Corner Mitchell s Ocean Club EASTON LOOP WEST K Vitamin World Sprint Men s C Wearhouse & Tux Life Time Fitness LifeClinic D WEST COVERED PARKING GARAGE World of Beer Panera Bread Community Room Funny Bone Comedy Club EASTON STATION SOUTHWEST COVERED PARKING GARAGE Flip Side Groovy Spoon Celebrate Local TOWNSFAIR WAY Station Building L 1 abercrombie E AT&T Experience Auntie Anne s Sunglass Hut A Cheryl s Forever XXI Nine West Oakley Cinnabon KDB Graeter s Buckle Journeys Perfumania Aldo Shoes Abercrombie & Fitch Banana Republic White House Black Market Pottery Barn Lacoste Restoration Hardware Crate & Barrel EASTON SQUARE PLACE WEST Scentology Cashmere Cache Lids Cellairis Dakota Watch Co Bose Station News Sbarro Panda Express Charmed GameStop Fossil Stitch Wow Sugardaddy s The Body Shop The Cheesecake Factory Francesca s Collection Bath & Body Works Brio Tuscan Grille F TOWN SQUARE EASTON SQUARE PLACE California Pizza Kitchen Experience Columbus Teavana White Barn Candle Co. Max & Erma s Hot Topic Silverado LUSH Barnes & Noble H & M delia*s PacSun Claire s American Eagle Gap EASTON SQUARE PLACE EAST G The North Face Champs Sports Lady Foot Locker Foot Locker Gigi s Cupcakes GapKids Williams- Sonoma Talbots Chico s J. Crew Northstar Café babygap EASTON STATION H The Melting Pot Starbucks BOCCE COURT TOWNSFAIR WAY Piada LensCrafters Easton Family Eyecare Occasionally Yours west elm I AA - LEVEL 2 Fadó Irish Pub Tinder Box Chipotle Columbus Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery EAST COVERED PARKING GARAGE AA J EASTON WAY The Dental Center LasikPlus Columbus Saribalas Clinic WomanKind Ob/Gyn Homage Texas de Brazil P.F. Chang s China Bistro CHAGRIN DRIVE HILTON COLUMBUS AT EASTON PARKING GARAGE Hilton Columbus at Easton :: Page 22 EASTON LOOP EAST

23 Local Attractions Columbus Museum of Art Hours: Tues. - Sun. 10:00am-5:30pm / Mon. CLOSED Location: 480 E. Broad Street Columbus, OH Admission: $12 (free on Sundays) For details: Phone: Columbus Zoo & Aquarium Hours: 10:00am-5:00pm daily Location: 4850 Powell Road Powell, OH Admission: $14.99 Parking $8 per car For details: Phone: Franklin Park Conservatory Hours: 10:00am-5:00pm daily Location: 1777 E. Broad Street Columbus, OH Admission: $12 Adults For details: Phone: Grange Insurance Audubon Center Hours: Tues. - Fri. 10:00am-6:00pm / Sat. 9:00am-3:00pm / Sun. 11:00am-5:00pm Location: 505 W. Whittier Street Columbus, OH Admission: Free For details: Phone: Inniswood Metro Garden Hours: 7:00am - dark daily Location: 940 S. Hempstead Road Westerville, OH Admission: Free For details: Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 23

24 Local Events :: September Below is a brief list of local events occurring this week. For more events, visit Bus Tour of Columbus Date: 21 September 9:30am Location: Columbus Historical Society 333 W. Broad Street Columbus, Ohio Admission: $30 For tickets & details: Phone: Columbus Crew vs. Chicago Fire (soccer) Date: 21 September 7:30pm Location: Crew Stadium One Black and Gold Blvd. Columbus, Admission: $23-$48 For tickets & details: Phone: Independents Day Date: September Fri. 6:00-10:00pm / Sat. 11:00am-10:00pm / Sun. 11:00am- 2:00pm Location: Gay Street & Pearl Avenue Downtown Columbus Admission: Free For tickets & details: Phone: Nationwide Children s Hospital Slice of Columbus Date: 18 September 4:00-9:00pm Location: Columbus Commons 160 S. High Street Columbus, Ohio Admission: $12-$15 For tickets & details: Phone: Please note, on Saturday, 21 Septemeber traffic downtown Columbus may be very heavy around the campus area as well as near Gay Street due to the Ohio State Buckeye football game and the Independents Day event. Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 24

25 Local Events :: September Ohio State vs. Florida A&M (College Football) Date: 21 September 12:000pm Location: Ohio Stadium 411 Woody Hayes Drive Columbus, OH Admission: $50-$60 For parking & details: Phone: Shakespeare in the Park: Romeo & Juliet Date: September 7:30pm Location: Columbus Commons High & Rich Streets Admission: Free For parking & details: Talk Like a Pirate Weekend Date: September Location: Santa Maria 25 Marconi Blvd. Columbus, Admission: Varies For schedule & details: Phone: Please note, on Saturday, 21 Septemeber traffic downtown Columbus may be very heavy around the campus area as well as near Gay Street due to the Ohio State Buckeye football game and the Independents Day event. Global Conference on Child Injury Prevention September 2013 Columbus, Ohio, USA :: Page 25