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Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase Innovation, Engagement, Action: for a Safer Future Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase Innovation, Engagement, Action: For a safer future Monday 22 to Friday 26 March 2021 Virtual Showcase @Conf_Safety #IPShowcase21 Supporting Host Co-Sponsor Virtual Host Public Health Association AUSTRALIA 2021 HOSTS & CO-SPONSOR VIRTUAL HOST | Public Health Association of Australia Gemma Beet, Administration and Membership Officer A: PO Box 319 Curtin ACT 2600 E: [email protected] Public Health Association T: +61 2 6285 2373 AUSTRALIA W: https://www.phaa.net.au/ The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) is recognised as the principal non-government organisation for public health in Australia working to promote the health and well-being of all Australians. It is the pre-eminent voice for the public’s health in Australia. The PHAA works to ensure that the public’s health is improved through sustained and determined efforts of the Board, the National Office, the State and Territory Branches, the Special Interest Groups and members. CO-SPONSOR | World Health Organization Dr Etienne Krug, Director, Department of Social Determinants of Health A: Avenue Appia 20 Genève Switzerland 1202 E: [email protected] T: www.who.int W: https://www.awe.gov.au/ WHO works worldwide to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. Its goal is to ensure that a billion more people have universal health coverage, to protect a billion more people from health emergencies, and provide a further billion people with better health and well-being. SUPPORTING HOST |Australasian Injury Prevention Network Anne Romanus, Communications Officer A: PO Box 1165 Randwick NSW 2031 E: [email protected] T: W: www.aipn.com.au The Australasian Injury Prevention Network (AIPN) is the peak body in Australia and New Zealand advocating for injury prevention and safety promotion. The AIPN represents injury researchers, policy makers and practitioners across Australia and New Zealand. Through conferences, publications, events, advocacy activities and research, the Network benefits from its high profile, influential membership base of leading injury prevention researchers, and those working to reduce the incidence of injury and harm across Australia and New Zealand. 2 | Innovation, Engagement, Action: For a safer future WELCOME TO #IPShowcase21 Innovation, Engagement, Action: For a safer future Hello everyone and welcome to the 2021 Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase. To maintain momentum of the 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion from 2020 to 2022, and ensure that there is an opportunity between events to engage, network and continue knowledge sharing for the global safety community, we are hosting a Virtual Pre-Conference Global injury Prevention Showcase from Monday 22 to Friday 26 March 2021. The Virtual Showcase will continue with theme developed for Safety 2020 -‘Innovation, Engagement, Action: For a safer future’. The world sits at a nexus with technology changing the way we work, low and middle income countries faced with addressing a growing injury burden especially around road traffic and the need for new innovative solutions to help provide action for a safer future including addressing violence and self-harm issues. More and more evidence is being generated, adding the greater need to translate research into action, to translate pilot projects to large scale projects. For injury prevention and safety promotion to be effective and create a safer future engagement will be key; this will include engaging with communities, politicians, researchers, people and other stakeholders. While research is important for developing the evidence base there is an ongoing need for action to ensure appropriate evidenced-based policy development, program delivery, increased funding, collaboration and development of future generations of injury prevention experts for a safer future. The program has been designed to provide as much opportunity as possible to engage in the live sessions and networking. While not all time zones can be available at one time, there is over 80 sessions to take part in, including Showcase (plenary) sessions, workshops, satellite events, networking functions, e-poster presentations and many concurrent sessions, with interaction encouraged through Q&A sessions, live polling and discussion forums. We also encourage you to watch till the end, with Safety 2022 officially launched in the Closing Showcase session on Friday 26 March. It is with great pleasure that we bring this event to you in a virtual format; we hope you enjoy this new experience and the great program that has been put together on important injury prevention and safety promotion issues. We look forward to seeing you in the virtual platform. Kind regards, Associate Professor Richard Franklin Chair, Showcase Advisory Committee Public Health Association WELCOME Convenor, Safety 2022 AUSTRALIA Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase 2021 | 3 4 | Innovation, Engagement, Action: For a safer future SHOWCASE ORGANISATION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE SHOWCASE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ECR/PhD SUB-COMMITTEE Dr Etienne Krug, Chair Associate Professor Richard Franklin, Chair, Safety 2022 Convenor Dr Amy Peden - Committee Chair Dr Adnan Hyder, Secretariat Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin Medhavi Gupta Dr Wim Rogmans Dr Ben Beck Nicole Tuddenham Dr Robin Ikeda Mr Xin Li Jonathan P. Guevarra Dr Gopal Gururaj Dr Amy Peden Soumyadeep Bhaumik Professor Shanthi Ameratunga Mr Craig Schopp Stacey Pidgeon Dr Olive Kobusingye Ms Keziah Bennett-Brook William Koon Dr Prasanthi Attwood (nee Puvanachandra) SHOWCASE ORGANISERS - PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA Terry Slevin - Chief Executive Officer Karina Martin - Media & Communications Manager Anne Brown - Operations & Finance Manager Jeremy Lasek - Media Officer Nicole Rutter - Events & Capacity Building Manager Ingrid Johnston - Senior Policy Officer Eliza Van Der Kley - Events Officer Malcolm Baalman - Senior Policy Officer Jamie Evans - Events Officer Gemma Beet - Administration and Membership Officer Mandy Winter - Events Officer ABSTRACT REVIEWERS PHAA would like to acknowledge and thank abstract reviewers who volunteer their time for the Showcase. Williams Ackaah Sadhbh Byrne Gayl Humphrey Bernadette Matthews Simon Patrick Obi Niloufer Taber Richa Ahuja Lionel Chia Jagnoor Jagnoor Lilia Meltzer Margaret Peden Eva Vaagland Niranga Amarasingha Kathleen Clapham Dagmara Jankowska-Karpa Steve Milanese Amy Peden Blesson Varghese Charlotte Baker Tessa Clemens Granie Jayalath Barbara Minuzzo Stacey Pidgeon Justyna Wacowska-Slezak Amrit Banstola Rakhi Dandona Achala Jayatilleke Alireza Moghisi Megan Prinsloo Stephen Ween Ben Beck Cody Dunne Sunil Kumar Joshi Michael Morris Mohammad Saadati Aneta Wnuk Nishant Bhatnagar David Ederer Uzma Khan Sue Murray Craig Schopp Emma Wyeth Soumyadeep Bhaumik Jayalath Edirisinghe Irfan Ullah Khattak Moses Mwale Debbie Scott Yijian Yang Rhiannon Birch Krzysztof Goniewicz Trang Khieu Valery Fuh Ngwa Sd Shanti Yingwei Yang Laxman Singh Bisht Jónas Guðmundsson Mazdak Khodadadi Karimvand Lauren Nimmo Lisa Sharwood Merissa A. Yellman Kamolphu Boonsri Titi Rahmawati Hamedon William Koon Thomas Ojo Riffat Ara Shawon Ali Zayerzadeh Isaac Botchey Lara Harvey Jens Lauritsen Lise Olsen Felix Siebert Nukhba Zia Sandy Braaf Jane Hayman Rebbecca Lilley Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios Maria de Fátima Pereira Silva Clare Bradley Md Shafkat Hossain Peter Lundqvist Puspa Raj Pant Gordon Smith Jared Brown Joan C. Hsu Marija Markovic Luis-miguel Pascual-gomez Ron Somers Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase 2021 | 5 LOGISTICS & HOUSEKEEPING The following information is offered to make your attendance at #IPShowcase21 as pleasant as possible. If you require help please utilise the Online Support in the portal or email us at [email protected], and we will do everything we can to assist you with your enquiry. ACCESS Prior to the Showcase all registered delegates will be emailed unique access details. These should not be shared with anyone as only one device can access the portal at a time. We recommend using Chrome or Safari (not Explorer) browsers to access the portal. HELP DESK - LIVE SUPPORT HOURS The PHAA Events Team will be available during the Showcase for support requests submitted within Virtual Showcase Portal. Alternatively, please email [email protected]. Please note support is not available 24/7, the Showcase Hosts are in AEDT and will respond to request at the first available opportunity. EXHIBITION OPENING HOURS Tuesday 23 March 2021: 12:00am - 11:59pm AEDT Wednesday 24 March 2021: 12:00am - 11:59pm AEDT Thursday 25 March 2021: 12:00am - 11:59pm AEDT The virtual exhibition provides the opportunity to individually meet with the exhibitors through chat and video call functions, as well as view their information, brochures, and videos. Please note, that due to the varying time zones, virtual exhibitors will be available at different times during the Showcase, we encourage you to connect with the virtual exhibitors through the Delegate Hub and learn more about what they do. SOCIAL MEDIA We highly encourage you to share your thoughts and experiences while at the Showcase, so if you're on Twitter and Facebook, join the conversation using #IPShowcase21. Please feel free to tag Safety 2022 using @Conf_Safety PROGRAM KEY LIVE - Session will be hosted live, plenary sessions will be made available on demand following its conclusion (please note, the live sessions will be made available the following
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