Bring you the

2nd Annual Conference on Childhood Injury Prevention

“What’s New?”

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

8:00 am – 3:45 pm

The Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center

Lorenzen Auditorium

301 N. Graham

Portland, Oregon 97227

Course Description

For children under the age of 14, unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death and disability in Oregon, and in the nation as a whole. The majority of these cases are preventable when caregivers are equipped with up-to-date education and proper safety equipment. To highlight vital life-saving injury prevention messages, this year’s conference brings together a diverse group of professionals dedicated to this mission.

Learning Objectives

·  Identify the top 5 prevention messages for each injury risk

·  Explain current trends in the incidence of common injuries

·  Promote the current most effective prevention strategies

·  Describe how developmental stages relate to injury risks

Who Should Attend?

·  Anyone involved in teaching families about safety and injury prevention.

·  Injury prevention professionals

·  Healthcare providers

·  Health educators

·  Childcare providers

·  Emergency responders

·  Medical, nursing, and public health students

Agenda

8:00 - 8:30 Registration

Tour: The Safety Store and Resource Center

8:30 - 8:45 Welcome & Introductions

8:45 - 9:30 Fire & Burn Prevention

9:30 -10:15 Poison Prevention

10:15 -10:30 Break

10:30 -11:15 Falls Prevention

11:15 -12:00 Water Safety

12:00 -1:00 Lunch and “Table Talks” in the Atrium

Facilitated discussion topics:

·  Each of 7 Conference Topics

·  Emergencies and Children with Special Needs

·  Injury Prevention Public Policy & Legislation

·  Utilizing Volunteers in Injury Prevention

1:00 - 1:45 Safe Sleep, SIDS and SUID

1:45 - 2:30 Child Passenger Safety

2:30 - 2:45 Break

2:45 - 3:30 Brain & Spinal Cord Injury Prevention

3:30 - 3:45 Closing Remarks & Evaluations

Tour: The Safety Store and Resource Center

Faculty

Dana Hargunani, MD
Assistant Professor, OHSU
Pediatrician, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital / Alice Lasher, FPO, EMT B
Public Education and Information Officer
Sandy & Boring Fire Districts
Megan Neuman, MD
Medical Director, Newborn Nurseries
The Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel / Troy Buzalsky, EMT P
Division Chief, Fire Marshal
Canby Fire
Matthew Geraths, MA
Outreach Coordinator, Children’s Safety Center
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital / Tonya Drayden, RN, MSN, CSPI
Coordinator, Public Education
Oregon Poison Center
Debi Stabler, M. Ed.
Education Coordinator, Children’s Safety Center
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital / Tammy Franks, MA, CPSTI
Coordinator, Child Passenger Safety Program
The Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel
Adrienne Greene, MPA
State Director, Safe Kids Oregon
Program Manager, Children’s Injury Prevention
Oregon Public Health Division, DHS / Jan Berichon, COTA/L
Education Associate, The Safety Store and Resource Center
The Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel
Kayt Zundel
Program Coordinator
ThinkFirst Oregon / Sandy Nipper, RN
Coordinator, Child Safety Program
The Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel

Registration Form

2nd Annual Conference on Childhood Injury Prevention

Registration Deadline: April 13th, 2010

One form per participant, please

Name:

Title:

Organization:

City/State:

E-mail:

Phone:

If you require special accommodations or have any dietary restrictions please let us know:

Cost per participant is $30.00 (Includes box lunch with vegetarian option, am/pm refreshments)

Please make check payment payable to: Doernbecher Children’s Safety Center

Mail completed registration form and payment to:

Doernbecher Children’s Safety Center

Mail Code CDRCP/707 SW Gaines Street

Portland, OR 97239

Registration Fees are non-refundable after April 13th

Registration Questions?

Contact Debi Stabler

503.494.3735

Location & Directions

Legacy Emanuel Medical Center, Lorenzen Auditorium

301 N. Graham St., Portland, OR 97227

Parking is free in Lot #3, at the cross streets of Gantenbein Ave. and Graham St.

I-5 from the North: Take Albina Exit # 33. Turn left on Albina and go about .3 miles to Vancouver. Turn right on Graham.

I-5 from the South: Take Rose Quarter Exit # 302A. Proceed straight one block. Turn left on Broadway St. and move immediately into the right lane. Turn right on Williams. Turn left on Graham.

TriMet: Bus #s 4, 24, 44

Emanuel Campus Map

Map #22: Lorenzen Conference Center
301 N. Graham St.
Portland, Oregon 97227

Map #27: Parking Structure #3

Alternate Parking:
Map #16: Parking Structure #1
Map #18: Parking Structure #4