Eurosafe 3rd European Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, 16-17 June, 2011 Budapest/Gödöllo
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3rd European Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, 16-17 June, 2011 Budapest/Gödöllo  print friendly


Opening session: left to right
B. Buhmann, Ms H. Páva,
D. Sethi, G. Páll
Conference venueK. Novák, W. Rogmans &
N. Grenier at the Closing session


Presentations

Thursday 16 June, 2011

Opening session: The challenges
Chair: Ms Hanna Páva, Deputy Secretary of State, Ministry of National Resources of the Republic of Hungary
  • Welcome on behalf of the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Miklós Szócska
    Ms Hanna Páva
  • From international exchange to national implementation
    Mr Dinesh Sethi, WHO Regional Office for Europe (IT)
  • National co-ordination structures for injury research and prevention: the Swiss experience
    Brigitte Buhmann, bfu-Swiss Council for Accident Prevention (CH)
  • Challenges in implementing national strategies for child safety
    Gabriella Páll, Child Health Information & Research Department (HU)


Concurrent sessions: Implementation good practices

Child safety
Moderator: Joanne Vincenten, European Child Safety Alliance-EuroSafe (UK)
  • Morag MacKay European Child Safety Alliance - EuroSafe (UK)
  • Anne Lounamaa National Institute for Health and Welfare THL (FI)
  • Martina Abel, Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Mehr Sicherheit für Kinder (DE)

Prevention of elder abuse
Moderator: Bridget Penhale, University of East Anglia (UK)
Consumer product safety
Moderator: Ron Gainsford, Trading Standards Institute
Vulnerable road users
Moderator: Francesco Zambon, WHO Country Office for the Russian Federation (RU)
Adolescents and injury risks
Moderator: Jenny McWhirter, RoSPA (UK)
  • Péter Rákos-Zichy & María Bényi, National Center for Health Care Audit Inspection (HU)
  • Lesley Barnes, Dalhousie University (CA)
  • Elizabeth Knight, Hounslow Local Authority & Jenny McWhirter, RoSPA (UK)

Prevention of suicide and deliberate self harm
Moderator: Ella Arensman, National Suicide Research Foundation (IR)
Sport safety

Moderator: Othmar Brügger, bfu-Swiss Council for Accident Prevention (CH)
Safety for seniors

Moderator: Chris Todd, University of Manchester (UK)

Plenary session: Common risk factors
Session chair: Dinesh Sethi, WHO Regional Office for Europe (IT)
  • Deprivation and social inequalities
    Michal Molcho, University of Galway (IE)
  • Youth and risk taking behaviour
    Jenny McWhirter, RoSPA (UK)
  • Alcohol and drugs
    Mariann Skar, EuroCare - European Alcohol Policy Alliance (BE)
  • Physical activities and safety promotion
    Brian Martin, University of Zurich (CH)


Friday 17 June, 2011

Plenary session: Integrated approaches
Session chair: Natacha Grenier, European Commission DG Sanco
  • Comprehensive injury data reporting
    Rupert Kisser, Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit KfV (AT)
  • Positive parenting support
    Linda de Caestecker, NHS Greater Glasgow Scotland (UK)
  • School based safety promotion programmes
    Ine Buuron, Consumer Safety Institute (NL)
  • Safe Communities
    Břrge Ytterstad, European Safe Communities Network (NO)

    Prevention of youth violence
    Moderator: Mark Bellis, John Moores University (UK)
  • Dinesh Sethi, WHO Regional Office for Europe (IT)
  • Mark Bellis, John Moores University (UK)
  • Szilvia Gyurko, National Institute of Criminology (HU)

Safety for young employees at work

Moderator: Jill Joyce, Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (UK)
  • Sarah Copsey, European Agency for Safety and Health at work (ES)
  • Linda Miller, Institute for Employment Studies (UK)
  • Susanne Ulk, The Danish Branch Working Environment Councils ( DK)

Water safety

Moderator: Klaus Wilkens, President of the German Lifesaving Association (DE)
Co-moderator: Morag Mackay, European Child Safety Alliance - EuroSafe (UK)
  • Detlev Mohr, International Lifesaving Federation of Europe (ILSE) (DE)
  • Tomasz Zalewski, Vice-President of the Polish Life Saving Society (PL)
  • Erik Bech, General Manager, Danish Swimming Federation (DK)
  • Martin O'Sullivan, Chairman of the ILSE Rescue Commission (IE)

Hospitals for a safer community

Moderator: Gabriele Ellsäßer, Landesamtes für Umwelt, Gesundheit und Verbraucherschutz (DE)
Co-moderator: Rupert Kisser, Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit KfV (AT)
Concurrent sessions on EU-sponsored projects for injury prevention


Towards an EU-wide injury data collection and exchange
Moderator: Ronan Lyons, Swansea University (UK), with contributions by: Bjarne Laursen, National Institute of Public Health (DE), Mateja Rok-Simon, National Institute of Public Health (SI)

Implementing evidence based actions for child safety

Moderator: Joanne Vincenten European Child Safety Alliance - EuroSafe (UK), with contributions by: Morag MacKay, European Child Safety Alliance - EuroSafe (UK), Péter Holló, Institute for Transport Sciences KTI (HU)

Sports and safety promotion

Moderator: Rupert Kisser, Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit, KfV (AT), with contributions by: Thomas Henke, Ruhr University Bochum (DE), Jaroslava Argajová, Comenius University Bratislava (SK)


Plenary session: The way ahead
Chair: Wim Rogmans, general secretary EuroSafe
  • Injury Prevention at EU-level - State of play, Natacha Grenier, European Commission DG SANCO (LU)
  • Conclusion from the conference by the conference chair, Wim Rogmans
  • Plenary discussion on proposed conclusions and recommendations
  • Closing speech by representative from the Hungarian government