The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Innovation in Injury Surveillance
5111.0: Wednesday, November 13, 2002: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Innovation in Injury Surveillance
Injury Surveillance is an issue of national importance. In this session, participants will present findings from innovative research in pre-hospital, hospital, and mortality data.
Learning Objectives: 1. To understand the application of innovative methods in injury surveillance
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Moderator(s):J. Micheal Bowling, PhD
12:30 PMConducting Real-Time EMS Surveillance to Enhance Public Health and Safety
Barbara M Stepanski, MPH, Leslie Upledger Ray, MA, MPPA, Alan M Smith, MPH, Edward M. Castillo, MPH, Patricia M Murrin, RN, MPH, Marcy Metz, RN
12:50 PMDoes Underlying Cause of Death count injury deaths accurately?
Bruce A. Lawrence, PhD, Ted R. Miller, PhD, Harold B. Weiss, MPH, PhD
1:10 PMImproving state hospital discharge data: Insight from a 19-state analysis
Bruce A. Lawrence, PhD, Harold B. Weiss, MPH, PhD, Ted R. Miller, PhD
1:30 PMNational estimates of intentional nonfatal violence-related injuries seen in emergency departments in the US
Caroline B Hutchings, MStat, Lenora M. Olson, MA
Organized by:Injury Control and Emergency Health Services
Endorsed by:Epidemiology; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Chiropractic, Environmental Health, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA