ICRC

The ICRC and its researchers are actively involved in both professional and community activities, as well as with national organizations involved in injury control research. Below is a list of links to current news about ICRC activities and to other sites you may find interesting and useful.

UAB To Host National Symposium On Motor Vehicle Crash Injury Prevention
Media Contact:
Bob Shepard
(205) 934-8934
E-mail: bshep@uab.edu

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southern Consortium for Injury Biomechanics (SCIB), a component of the UAB Injury Control Research Center (ICRC), will hold its fourth annual scientific symposium in Birmingham on Dec. 13-14. The meeting will draw the nation s leading scientists, engineers and clinicians in the field of motor vehicle injury biomechanics. Special guests this year include two executives in research and development from Honda Motor Co. Injury biomechanics is the study of what happens to the human body following major trauma, such as a car crash, said Russ Fine, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., director of the SCIB and ICRC. These researchers are trying to identify and understand the physical mechanisms resulting in traumatic injuries, so they can develop interventions and strategies that reduce the amount of energy the body absorbs in a crash, thus reducing the severity of injury. Researchers in injury biomechanics from major universities across the country will present their latest research findings at the meeting. The symposium runs from noon to 5 p.m. on Wednesday and from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 2300 Woodcrest Pl., Homewood. Topics include pediatric head injury, whiplash injuries and injuries to the spine and aorta. The SCIB has made exciting developments in the area of injury biomechanics research, said Sen. Richard Shelby. These important discoveries have helped to make significant advancements to improve the safety and well-being of our citizens. I look forward to SCIB s future innovations in this emerging field. The research findings to be presented are the result of some of the nation s finest minds in injury biomechanics, working collaboratively and cooperatively, rather than competitively, which is the unique aspect of the Consortium, Fine said. The SCIB is a unique, multidisciplinary alliance of world-class engineers, physicians and scientists working collaboratively to achieve a significant reduction in motor vehicle crash-related injuries and deaths. The conference is supported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the UAB ICRC and the UAB University Transportation Center.

Complete internet reference for above summary provided, for your convenience, by UAB-ICRC-SCIB-UTC:

2006 SCIB SYMPOSIUM

U.S. Highway Deaths Increase in 2005
NewsMax.com Wires
Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006

WASHINGTON -- Traffic deaths in the United States reached their highest levels since 1990, the government reported Tuesday, fueled by an increase in motorcycle and pedestrian fatalities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said 43,443 people were killed on the highways last year, up 1.4 percent from 42,836 in 2004. It was the highest number of fatalities in a single year since 1990, when 44,599 people were killed.The fatality rate also grew slightly to 1.47 deaths per 100 million miles traveled, an increase from 1.45 in 2004. It was the first increase in the fatality rate since 1986."We have no tolerance for any numbers higher than zero," said Acting Transportation Secretary Maria Cino. "Motorcyclists need to wear their helmets, drivers need to buckle up, and all motorists need to stay sober."The annual report found that motorcycle fatalities rose for the eighth straight year, growing 13 percent since 2004. The government said 4,553 motorcyclists died in 2005, compared with 4,028 in 2004. Nearly half of the people who died were not wearing helmets. Pedestrian deaths increased from 4,675 in 2004 to 4,881 in 2005. NHTSA said it was investigating the increase to try to learn what led to the growth.

Motor Vehicle, Traffic Safety & Related Meetings, Conferences, Symposia and Other Gatherings - August 2006 thru September 2007 (click)

September 12, 2006
IRSA (International Road safety Academy) – Canada
Board Meeting
Contact: Ted Holtzheuser, office@irsa-canada.org
www.irsa-canada.org

September 13-14, 2006
“Collision Reduction through Research, Technology and Innovation 2006”
A cooperative symposium by Road Safety Network, Toronto Area Safety Coalition, Toronto Transportation, Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Toronto Police Service, International Road Safety Academy - Canada.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contact: Ted Holtzheuser, ted@roadsafetynetwork.com
www.roadsafetynetwork.com

September 12-15, 2006
3rd International Working on Safety Conference
ATP Congresses and Meetings,
The Hague, The Netherlands
Contact:
www.workingonsafety.net

September 13, 20, 27, 2006
Three part educational series “The Elderly Driver: To Drive or Not to Drive What You Should Know”
Veterans Affairs Employee Education System, The Geriatric Education Centers’ National Videoconference Collaborative,
TBA
Contact: Dr. Angela Curtis, acurtis@uab.edu

September 20-22, 2006
2006 International research Council on the Biomechanics of Impact Conference,
IRCOBI,
Madrid, Spain
Contact: charpenne@inrets.fr
www.ircobi.org

September 27, 2006
UAB ICRC (Injury Control Research Center) Midcourse review
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Contact: Katherine Terry, ksterry@uab.edu
www.uab.edu/icrc

October 11, 2006
IRSA (International Road safety Academy) – Canada
Board Meeting
Contact: Ted Holtzheuser, office@irsa-canada.org
www.irsa-canada.org

October 14-18, 2006
113th Annual International Association of Chiefs of Police Conf.
Law Enforcement Education and Technology Exposition,
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Contact:
www.theiacpconference.org

October 16-18, 2006
50th AAAM Annual Scientific Conference ,
AAAM Scientific Program Committee,
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Contact: info@aaam.org
www.aaam.org

October 16-18, 2006
20th World Congress 2006
(ITMA) International Traffic Medicine Association
Melbourne, Australia
Contact: ITMA Secretariat, trafficmed@vifm.org
www.trafficmedicine.org

October 29th-November 2nd 2006
22nd ARRB Conference “Research into Practice”
Canberra, Australia
Contact: Lisa Boschert, 22conf@arrb.com.au
www.arrb.com.au/22conf

November 6-8, 2006
50th Anniversary Stapp Car Crash Conference
Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Contact: Lorraine Porter, lkporter@umich.edu
www.stapp.org

November 8, 2006
IRSA (International Road Safety Academy) – Canada
Board Meeting
Contact: Ted Holtzheuser, office@irsa-canada.org
www.irsa-canada.org

November 19, 2006
International Road Crash Victims Remembrance Day
United Nations, World Health Organization

March 14-17, 2007
Spinal Cord Injuries Conference
InterContinental Boston,,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Contact: Registrar @ Contemporary Forums; (800) 3777-7707, EXT. 5252
www.contemporaryforums.com

March 25-27, 2007
Lifesavers 2007 Conference
Chicago Hilton,
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Contact: Mary Lofgren maryl;ofgren@cox.net (703) 922-7944
www.lifesaversconference.org

MAY 2-5, 2007
Brain Injuries Conference
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort,,
Orlando, Florida, USA
Contact: Registrar @ Contemporary Forums; (800) 3777-7707, EXT. 5252
www.contemporaryforums.com

June 24-27, 2007
9th International Conference on Low Volume Roads
Transportation Research Board
Austin, Texas, USA
Contact: TRB, trbmeetings@nas.edu
www.trb.org/conferences

September 8-12, 2007
Canadian Officer Safety Conference and Officer SAFE T-EX
Canada’s premier conference for Law Enforcement Trainers
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Contact: Conference Secretariat (250) 472-7644
www.officersafetycanada.org

September 12-13, 2007
Collision Reduction Through Research, Technology and Innovation 2007
Collaborative Road Safety Symposium of Road Safety Network, The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario, Toronto Transportation, Toronto Police, Toronto Area Safety Coalition and the International Road safety Academy – Canada
Contact: Ted Holtzheuser, ted@roadsafetynetwork.com
www.roadsafetynetwork.com