5121.0 Injury and Violence in the U.S. Military

Wednesday, November 7, 2007: 12:30 PM
Oral
This session provides unique insight into the public health issue of injury and violence among members of the U.S. military.
Session Objectives: 1. Describe the incidence of fall injuries in the US Army. 2. Describe the effects of re-injury on discharge from the US Army. 3. Describe gender differences in injury types among US Army personnel. 4. Articulate the role of college education in preventing injury victimization and perpetration among US Army personnel.
Moderator:
Michelle Chervak, PhD, MPH

12:30 PM
Falls in a working-age population: The U.S. Army experience
Michelle Canham-Chervak, PhD, MPH, Eric E. Shuping, MD, MPH, Paul J. Amoroso, MD, MPH and Bruce H. Jones, MD, MPH
     
12:50 PM
Intentional injury victims and perpetrators in the U.S. Army: Is a college education the answer?
Nicole S. Bell, ScD, MPH and Tom Harford, PhD
     
1:10 PM
Gender Differences in Occupational and Non-Occupational Injuries in the U.S. Army
Hope Tiesman, PhD, MSPH, Corinne Peek-Asa, PhD, MPH, Craig Zwerling, PhD, MD, MPH, Jingzhen Yang, PhD, MPH and Paul J. Amoroso, MD, MPH
        
1:30 PM
Effects of Re-injury on Military Discharge from the US Army
Hope Tiesman, PhD, MSPH, Corinne Peek-Asa, PhD, MPH, Craig Zwerling, PhD, MD, MPH, Paul Whitten, MA and Paul J. Amoroso, MD, MPH
     

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Organized by: Injury Control and Emergency Health Services

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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