The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Older Adults and Injury
3249.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Older Adults and Injury
Learning Objectives: 1. learn about the latest research in injury problems in older adults
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Moderator(s):Susan G. Gerberich, PhD
2:30 PMOpportunity missed: Undercounting causes of injury for the elderly
Christine E. Bishop, PhD, Daniel Gilden, MS, Rosemarie B. Hakim, PhD, Jacobus Blom, PhD, Joanna Kubisiak, MPH, Deborah W Garnick, ScD
2:50 PMFall-related injuries among the older population: New estimates from the National Health Interview Survey
Ellen Kramarow, PhD, Margaret Warner, PhD, Paula Friedenberg, MS
3:10 PMEmergency Department Visits for Hip Fracture in the US, 1992-1999
Carlos Arturo Camargo, MD, DrPH, Nan Wang
3:30 PMHow much could effective injury prevention save Medicare? Medicare program expenditures for injured elders
Christine E. Bishop, PhD, Daniel Gilden, MS, Jacobus Blom, PhD, Joanna Kubisiak, MPH, Rosemarie B. Hakim, PhD, Angelina Lee, PhD, Deborah W Garnick, ScD
Organized by:Injury Control and Emergency Health Services
Endorsed by:Chiropractic Health Care; Community Health Planning and Policy Development; Gerontological Health; Public Health Nursing; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Chiropractic, Environmental Health, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA