2021 Conference Agenda
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CEU Sessions (60 minutes) Real or Not: Exploring the Epidemic of Fake Car Seats (MACPS) Evolution of Consumer Driven Innovation (MACPS) NOTES With the popularity of online shopping, there have been increasing As a result of manufacturers and child restraint design teams reports of non-compliant, knock-o, fake and foreign car seats listening to consumers, many innovations have been brought forth getting into the hands of US consumers. As a car seat technician, to increase convenience, safety, and functionality. This CEU will how can you tell if a car seat is not compliant with FMVSS 213? This explore some of the currently available, and upcoming unique session will review what is required of compliant child restraints features. and will provide tips for how to spot a questionable product. Additionally, this presentation will review options for reporting Making Car Seats Safer questionable products, as well as messages to share with concerned caregivers. This presentation will cover the basics of a crash, what forces are observed and what the mechanics are behind injuries due to a If You Build It, Will They Come? crash. Insights on crash testing will be highlighted. We will also review advanced safety features in car seats and how these This session allows CPST’s to peek behind the scenes at the features help in attenuating crash forces and reducing injuries to development of a car seat from a Sales, Marketing and Research & children in car seats during a crash. Development’s (R&D) perspective. Teams of CPST’s will be divided into groups and will build a car seat as a team dependent on their Good, Better, Best - Are You There Yet? program directive and customer needs. Teams will then present their car seat for program approval. Attendees will leave this This presentation will review the Good, Better, Best concept while session with a better understanding of the hard decisions manufac- connecting it to "acceptable" and "safe" installations and use of car turers must make and how it can be a give-and-take situation. seats and booster seats. We will review car manufacturer's user guides and directives to understand how we can best communi- Overview of Consumer Reports' Child Seat Program cate with the caregiver. Often, we as Technicians can be overzeal- ous when a caregiver doesn't make the decision to follow best An overview of Consumer Report's test program for child safety practice. seats: ease-of-use, t-to-vehicle, and crash protection. This will include any recent updates to our program as well as broad Manhandling Manuals (MACPS) ndings. SARATOGA SPRINGS Attendees will be presented with a series of questions and will Special Needs Considerations for Every Technician search for the answers in car seat manuals. This exercise will expose CITY CENTER participants to new technology and the importance of reviewing CPST’s without Special Needs Training and frequent experience and reading manuals with parents during car seat installations. often feel unprepared to assist families with unique challenges and needs. From preemies, to children in casts, to developmental CPS Jeopardy challenges or the frequent escape artist, YOU are often the rst line of contact and can assist families in your communities if you have Techs will be challenged with questions about technical informa- the right tools and ask the right questions. This presentation will September 8-1 0, 2021 tion in a question and answer session based on the TV show, help you develop the skills and tools to assess, assist and/or Jeopardy! Session will be presented pub trivia style (techs working connect families to the needed resources that will enable their in teams and turning in answer sheets at the end of each round). child to be transported safely. Answers are reviewed and scored by the judging panel. This presentation will include the following topics: innovative car seat CPS Fact or Fiction (MACPS) features, vehicle technology, LATCH, misuse, car seat testing and technician resources. This will be an interactive game that will dispel inaccurate CPS information, reinforce accurate CPS information, and provide CPS 20 Years of LATCH and Continued Complexities resources that support best practices. Introduced over 20 years ago, LATCH was intended to simplify car seat installations. While it did in some ways, we still need a large manual to help us understand all the complexities. Caregivers and CPS Technicians continue to struggle with issues relating to lower anchors and tethers. This presentation will cover a brief history of LATCH, weight limits, understanding labels on car seats, vehicles that are exempt from LATCH requirements, routing tethers and the importance of having a current LATCH manual available. Technical Update for CPST Law Enforcement Ocers Child Restraint Technology and Vehicle Technology are constantly evolving. LEO CPS Technicians are in a unique position to educate as well as enforce. Attendees will expand their technical knowl- edge base and be better prepared for their next car seat check/traf- c stop/MVC response. SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE EVENT ID 7154-7165 SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE EVENT ID 7154-7165 New York State 2021 Child Passenger Safety Technical Conference Agenda Wednesday, Sept 8, 2021 Community Education Sessions (60 minutes) 10 AM - 4 PM PRE-CONFERENCE INSTRUCTOR TRAINING PRE - CONFERENCE CITY CENTER, MEETING ROOM 2A Working with Refugee and Limited English Proficient INSTRUCTOR TRAINING Populations Wednesday, Sept 8, 2021 CPS CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPEN This presentation will discuss language and cultural approaches 11 AM - 5 PM CITY CENTER, MAIN HALLWAY/PRE-FUNCTION AREA and barriers to child passenger safety with refugees and limited Wednesday, Sept 8, 2021 WELCOME RECEPTION English procient populations. An overview will be provided on 6 PM - 8 PM HILTON - SARATOGA BALLROOM cultural sensitivity and competence, what technicians need to know before a CPS appointment, context for refugee populations DINNER ON YOUR OWN in relation to law enforcement and governmental interaction, and best practices for CPS education and distribution programs. Thursday, Sept 9, 2021 CPS CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPEN 7 AM -12 PM CITY CENTER, MAIN HALLWAY/PRE-FUNCTION AREA What? Learn Practice Explain Really Works?! Thursday, Sept 9, 2021 BREAKFAST 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM CITY CENTER - MAIN HALL/ROOM D As educators, it is our goal to help families travel as safely as Sept 9, 2021 WELCOME REMARKS FROM THE COMMISSIONER possible. We share a tremendous amount of information in a short 8:00 AM - 8:10 AM MAIN HALL/ROOM D amount of time. How do we know if we are meeting the caregivers where they are providing the information that they need at that Sept 9, 2021 Best Practices for Working What? Learn, Practice, Explain Hospital Based Community Preventing Hot Car Deaths & With Refugee Populations really works?! CPS Programs Outreach/Social Media Other Non-Trac Tragedies point in time? How do we know if the caregivers understand the 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM K Boeckmann/B Van Alstyne Community Education Lisanne Divine Tammy Franks J Nowinski/M Ferguson Susan Auriemma information that we have provided? How do we improve what Moderator: J Wilcox Moderator: J Webster Moderator: M Beers Moderator: J Glauboch Moderator: O Barrios Room 2A they will remember in 1 hour, 1 day or 1 month? Using Learn Sessions (non-CEU) Room A Room B Room C Room 2B Practice Explain with caregivers works whether you are educating The Evolution of Consumer Making Car Seats Safer* Good, Better, Best - Manhandling Manuals CPS Jeopardy* ( ) Driven Innovation virtually or curbside. CEU SESSION 1 1 CEU Paul Gaudreau Are you There Yet? Courtney Barry Sarah Haverstick Sept 9, 2021 Bob Wall Moderator: J Cerone Sarah Tilton Moderator: B Van Alstyne Moderator: J Farrell 9:25 AM - 10:25 AM Moderator: P Dandreano Moderator: C Muss Hospital-Based Child Passenger Safety Programs ROOM 2A ROOM A ROOM B ROOM C ROOM 2B In the hospital setting, you work with many frightened and Sept 9, 2021 EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE nervous parents. We piloted a program to better meet the needs of 10:35 AM- 11:05 AM MEETING ROOM 1 our birthing center. While our program has had many hurdles, we have been successful in building a fundamental Child Passenger CEU SESSION 2 (1 CEU) 20 Years of LATCH and the Technical Update for Law Real or Not: Exploring the If You Build it, Overview of Consumer Safety (CPS) Program to meet the needs of our community. This Continued Complexities* Will They Come?* Sept 9, 2021 Enforcement CPS Techs* Epidemic of Fake Car Seats* Reports’ Child Seat Program* workshop will discuss the value of building a CPS program within Bill Van Alstyne Robert Bird Vera Fullaway Daniella Brown Jennifer Stockburger 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Moderator: P Nazzerett Moderator: C Dort Moderator: J Ielfield Moderator: C Muss Moderator: J Savino your hospital, review areas of success and growth, and acknowl- edge the aspects that have not been successful but have been ROOM A ROOM B ROOM C ROOM 2A ROOM 2B inuential to the development of the program. Sept 9, 2021 LUNCH 12:20 PM - 1:20 PM MAIN HALL Community Outreach/Social Media ( ) MANUFACTURER'S WORKSHOP 1 CEU SESSION 3 1 CEU Sept 9, 2021 Chicco, Diono, Evenflo/Cybex, Kids Embrace, Safe Trac System, WhizRider This presentation will discuss eective community outreach Moderator: O Barrios 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM methods through in-person, social media and group outreach. We MAIN HALL/ROOM D will discuss how to maximize your reach via social media through Sept 9, 2021 tagging, sharing, commenting and creating events without paying EXHIBITOR SHOWCASE 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM a penny! Examples of various outreach materials that have been MEETING ROOM 1 created and utilized will be presented.