7th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Austrian Convention Center, Vienna, Austria
June 6-9, 2004.

Target participants:
This Conference is intended for professionals and organisations involved in all aspects of the prevention, control and research related to violence, suicide, unintentional injury and safety, security.

Conference objectives:
1. Strengthen injury prevention in national and international public health policies and programs;
2. Highlight the following international injury prevention activities: the 2004 World Health Day on Traffic Injuries, the Global Report on Violence, the recent advances in Child Safety
3. Increase collaboration between professionals working in unintentional and intentional injury;
4. Facilitate the participation of experts from low-income countries through scholarships.

Conference sessions:
The conference will include plenary sessions on topics of concern to all professions and state-of-the-art presentations focusing on their respective fields. Additionally, parallel sessions which will be organised around conference themes, including Trauma Management, Suicide Prevention, Violence Prevention, Home & Leisure Time Safety, and many more.

Participants will also have opportunities for direct involvement by giving oral presentations, poster displays, video submissions, satellite meetings and exhibits.

Further Information - website: www.safety2004.info
Conference Team:
Tel: +43 1 715 66 44 0
Fax: +43 1 715 66 44 30

Email: safety2004@sicherleben.at

CAPIC Award Scheme 2003-2004

Are you involved in promoting the safety of your local community in Wales? 
Would you like to be rewarded for your efforts? 
Would you like to share you project with others? 
Then why not enter the CAPIC Award Scheme

Aims of the Award 

The CAPIC Awards aim to recognise and reward good practice and encourage the sharing of knowledge and ideas across Wales. The Scheme will publicise and raise awareness of the contributions of those involved in the reduction of injury in the population of Wales.

Entering the award

The award scheme covers all age groups and invites submissions from all areas of accident prevention, except road safety. The Road Safety Council Wales (RoSCoW) already runs an award scheme for road safety initiatives and details of these can be obtained from Steve Baker, tel: 029 2025 0600.

Entries no later than Friday 5 December 2003. The winners will receive a prize of £200. The competition is open only to organisations based or working in Wales.

Further information: Full details and entry form.

Released: 20 March 2003

Post-Graduate Course on Injury Prevention. Details of the 2003/4 post-graduate level short course on injury prevention are now available on the Child Accident Prevention Trust website at www.capt.org.uk/course/main.htm

There are two residential sessions in late September 2003 and February 2004. The course stimulates a deeper interest in unintentional injury prevention and develops the knowledge and skills required in research, programme implementation, evaluation and policy and strategic development. It provides an up-to-date theoretical framework and the opportunity to develop skills within a variety of case studies, workshops, seminars and lectures using the resources of a university setting. The course is targeted at people involved in injury prevention action, co-ordination, management and research in any agency. It is relevant to those working or training in public health, health promotion, road or home safety, Sure Start schemes, injury prevention research, environmental health and other areas of injury and accident prevention.

Further information: Mike Hayes mh@capt.org.uk or on 020 7689 4536.