VH1321: Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention Program

Role of Biomechanics and Engineering in Injury Prevention

Sunday, October 10, 2021

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CDT

CME: 1.75

Session Type: Section/Council Program

Topic(s): Injury, Violence & Poison Prevention

Sponsor(s): Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention

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Protection against injury can be realized through understanding of biomechanics of injury. Experts will discuss mechanics of concussion and improved decision-making for return to activity, effects of seating position on injury for children in motor vehicle crashes, and effects of incline position/musculoskeletal development on infants in car seats.

Virtual Faculty(s)

Kristy B. Arbogast, PhD

Co-Scientific Director and Director of Engineering
Center for Injury Research and Prevention, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Erin M. Mannen, PhD

Assistant Professor
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho, United States

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Julie Mansfield, PhD

Research Assistant Professor
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, United States

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Moderator(s)

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Kathy W. Monroe, MD, MSQI

Professor; Medical Director, Children's of Alabama Emergency Department
Children's of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Kimberly Randell, MD, MSc, FAAP

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Children's Mercy Kansas City, UMKC School of Medicine
Kansas City, Missouri, United States