3rd European injury prevention conference, 16-17June 2011, Budapest

3rd European conference on injury prevention and safety promotion: ‘Tackling the challenges of local implementation of good practices'

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The 3rd European injury prevention conference is a major international event bringing stakeholders in the prevention of accidents and injuries from Europe and other continents to exchange, debate and discuss the latest results in injury research, policies and practices.

The conference is organised by EuroSafe in cooperation with the Hungarian Presidency of the Council and ir is being co-sponsored by the European Commission and the WHO Regional Office for Europe.

Programme

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The key theme of the conference is how best to transfer and apply of good practices in new settings and environments. The conference will highlight successful safety promotion initiatives and actions as evidenced through the various European collaborative projects and will encourage the uptake of good practices in countries.

The conference will also address the challenges of creating sustainable national structures for co-ordinated programmes and actions on injury prevention, involving relevant stakeholders in government, civil society, private sector and academia.

Key note speakers address cross sectional issues such as understanding common risk factors such as alcohol abuse and deprivation, national plan development and structures for co-ordinated actions, methodologies for effective risk communication and the need for enhanced capacity building and training of professionals.

Concurrent sessions and workshops will in particular focus on major risk groups such as children, elderly people, persons with disabilities and vulnerable road users, and to specific risk categories such as injuries in sports and leisure, injuries related to consumer products and services, and intentional injuries due to violence and self-harm.

The conference will highlight the interface between different sectors, organisations and disciplines.

Registration and information

The registration fee is € 375 before March 15, 2011, € 450 after March 15, 2011
Registration form can be found on website: http://www.eurosafe.eu.com/
EuroSafe secretariat
Mrs. Joke Broekhuizen
Phone: + 31 20 511 4513
Fax: + 31 20 511 4510
Email: secretariat@eurosafe.eu.com

Important dates
Deadline for abstracts February 15, 2010
Second announcement March 15, 2011
Deadline early registration March 15, 2011
Deadline late registration June 1, 2011

Call for Poster Abstracts

Take the opportunity of sharing your experience in safety promotion with leading stakeholders in Europe. Make a poster presentation about how you applied general safety principles and methodologies, or ways you adapted good practices to help to make your community or country a safer place.

Abstracts can only be submitted in accordance with the instructions on our website http://www.eurosafe.eu.com/ and by using the online abstract form. Abstracts should be sent to the conference secretariat before February 15, 2010. Confirmation of acceptance for poster presentations will be sent out by March 15, 2011.