Upcoming World Bank Seminar

Upcoming World Bank Seminar

Jeffrey S. Reznick, Ph.D.

5/13/2003

Members of the O&P community,

We have recently learned about a World Bank seminar (details below) that
may be of interest to some individuals in the rehabilitation/disability
community.

Please email <Email Address Redacted> with any questions or if you would
like to receive more information about this program.

OPAF offers this announcement as a public service to the O&P community.
For information about our own programs, please visit the OPAF web site
www.opfund.org or contact us directly at (202) 223-2878;
<Email Address Redacted>

If you are planning a trip to DC this summer or anytime in the future
for that matter, please let us know. We would warmly welcome your visit
to our offices learn more about OPAF's official representation of O&P in
community and philanthropic circles.

Sincerely and with all best wishes to everyone,

Jeff

Jeffrey S. Reznick, Ph.D.
Executive Director and Senior Research Fellow
Orthotic & Prosthetic Assistance Fund, Inc. (OPAF)
1666 K Street NW, Suite 440
Washington, DC 20006
Tel 202.223.8878
eFax 415.534.1857
Email <Email Address Redacted>
Web www.opfund.org

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INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL SEMINAR
THURSDAY MAY, 15, 2003

|PRESENTED BY:

|Jeff Koplan, MD, MPH
|Vice President for Academic Health Affairs , Woodruff Health Sciences
Center,
|Emory University
|Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998-2002

|Arthur Kellermann, MD, MPH
|Professor and Chairman
|Director, Center for Injury Control, Department of Emergency Medicine,
Emory University School of Medicine

|Ricardo Martinez, MD
|President and CEO, Safety Intelligence Systems Corporation
|Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1994-1999

|Scott M. Sasser, MD
|Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University
School
|of Medicine

|CHAIRED BY:
|Eva Jarawan, Lead Health Specialist, AFR

| Thursday May 15, 2003
| 12:30-2pm
|
| Room G7-161
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|| This seminar will provide the attendee with a brief overview of the
magnitude
|of the global health problem related to injury and review key concepts
and
|strategies in the field of Injury Prevention and Control (IPC). In
addition,
|the presenters will discuss Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical
Services
|(EMS) in the context of IPC, interaction and advocacy with government
|officials, and injury data collection and surveillance. Finally, the
|presenters| will review a variety of interventions, involving the
prehospital environment,
|safety and traffic initiatives, and educational courses. Following the

|presentations, there will be time for discussion.
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|Welcome and Self Introductions
|
|Overview and Background
|
|Key Concepts
| o Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
| o Government officials and policymakers
| o Injury Surveillance, Monitoring, and Data Collection
|
|Emory University Initiatives
| o Emory Center for Injury Control (CIC) and its relationship
to WHO
| o Emory CIC global injury initiatives
| §Global Injury Control curriculum
| §WHO Helmet Initiative
| §Prehospital Trauma Care Guidelines

Regional Demonstration Projects

|Opportunities and impact of World Bank involvement

|Discussion