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Tentative Summer Institute Schedule, 2008

Principles and Practice of Injury Prevention

Sunday June 8, 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

• Summer Institute Registration
• Welcome and Overview, Andrea Gielen, ScD, ScM
• The Nature and Costs of the Injury Problem, Runyan
• Approaching the Injury Problem, Carolyn Fowler, PhD, MPH
• Behavioral Approaches, Andrea Gielen, ScD, ScM
• Practical Application Session 1
• Hotel Check-In at the Peabody Court Hotel
• Welcoming Reception
• Tour of the Mobile Safety Center

Monday June 9, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• Principles of Prevention, Carolyn Fowler, PhD, MPH
• Biomechanics of Injury, David Fowler, MD, Chief Medical Examiner
• Practical Application Session 2
• Environmental Change, Susan Baker, MPH, ScD (Hon.)
• Data: Accessing, Framing & Presenting, Tim Kerns
• Practical Application Session 3
• Evening on your own

Tuesday June 10, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• Basics of Evaluating Injury Prevention Programs, Carolyn Fowler, PhD, MPH
• Role of Law in Injury Prevention, Jon Vernick, JD, MPH
• Practical Application Session 4
• Practical Application Session Question & Answer Synthesis
• Evening on your own

Wednesday June 11, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• SWOT & Integrated Program Plan, Carolyn Fowler, PhD, MPH
• Practical Application Session 5
• Working Lunch, Networking with Faculty - Box Lunch Provided
• Afternoon: Optional Tours: State Medical Examiner's Office & CIREN Case Review OR University of Maryland Shock Trauma/JH Medical Campus Historical Walking Tour
• Evening on your own

Thursday June 12, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• Media Advocacy: Interactive Workshop, David Jernigan
• Making Change Happen: Perspectives from the Field 
• Community Hero Awards Luncheon
• Practical Application Session - Group Presentations
• Institute Graduation - Closing