Conferences – I’m a huge fan! Regular readers of the blog will know I have shared my thoughts about the benefits of conference attendance/presentation/participation etc. Today I continue my sharing by telling you about one of the best ideas I heard at the most recent conference within which I had the great fortune to participate. First, some background. […]
Month: May 2014
Harborview Injury Prevention Research Centre has new director
I just spotted this important announcement. I am not sure who preceded Fred Rivara as Director of this outstanding Injury Prevention Research Centre, but I do know he was followed by David Grossman and Beth Ebel. Now a new director has been named. As the announcement states, “Dr. Vavilala is Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics […]
From evidence to policy and practice
Regular readers of the Injury Prevention blog will be quite familiar with my obsession for getting our rigorous research translated into policy and practice. I regularly hear from individuals in industry and government, not to mention the general community, that researchers are great at communicating with other researchers, and not so great at communicating with ‘normal people’. Upon hearing this […]
Motorcycle crashes decline: thank the weather
This is verbatim from FairWarning, increasingly one of my favourite and most respected go-to sites: Preliminary figures show U.S. motorcycle fatalities falling 7 percent in 2013 as bad weather kept riders off the road. A report by the Governors Highway Safety Association projects that the number of motorcyclists killed last year will total 4,610, down […]