About IPALS
- To develop an integrated, interdisciplinary team of scientists, policy makers, clinical/public health practitioners, voluntary sector safety organizations, and community stakeholders to reduce the burden of unintentional injury in Canada;
- to build capacity in the field by training a new generation of injury researchers from a variety of disciplines;
- to develop and promote evidence-based injury prevention policies, programs, and practice, using an interdisciplinary, intersectoral perspective); and
- to generate new knowledge, translate existing knowledge, and disseminate information to key stakeholders in academic and community settings.
The interdisciplinary nature of IPALS provides a unique opportunity to develop a more comprehensive and multi-faceted approach to the study of injuries and their prevention. Our proposed program of research will examine unintentional injuries in children, the workforce, and older adults from an interdisciplinary perspective based on a population health framework. To successfully implement a program of research of this magnitude and complexity, a team of researchers from diverse backgrounds and methodological expertise has been assembled. The members of our Institutional Capacity Enhancement (ICE) team include researchers with expertise in three CIHR themes: clinical, population health, and health services research.
The goals of this grant are to reduce the injury burden in Canada; to develop a program of research that enhances collaboration among team members; and to nurture the next generation of injury researchers via training and recruitment. The proposed program of research encompasses three thematic areas:
- Patterns and Causes of Injury;
- Knowledge Synthesis and Knowledge Transfer, and;
- Injury Prevention Interventions.
Executive Committee
- Parminder Raina, PhD, McMaster University
- Colin Macarthur, MBChB, PhD, Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Centre
- Barbara Morrongiello, PhD, CPsych, University of Guelph
- Alexandra Papaioannou, MD, FRCP(C), Hamilton Health Sciences
- Harry Shannon, PhD, McMaster University
- Lise Olsen, PhD, University of British Columbia (Student representative)
Team Members
- Parminder Raina, PhD, McMaster University
- Colin Macarthur, MBChB, PhD, Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Centre
- Barbara Morrongiello, PhD, CPsych, University of Guelph
- Alex Papaioannou, MD, FRCP(C), Hamilton Health Sciences
- Harry Shannon, PhD, McMaster University
- Andrew Howard, MD, FRCSC, MSc, Hospital for Sick Children
- Curtis Breslin, PhD, Institute of Work and Health
- Philippa Holowaty, PhD, The Regional Municipality of Halton
- Alison Macpherson, PhD, York University
- Lise Olsen, PhD, University of British Columbia
- William Montelpare, PhD, Lakehead University - 2005
- Mariana Brussoni, PhD, University of the West of England
- Liza Stathokostas, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, McMaster University
- Shannon Piedt, >Research Assistant British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit
Collaborators
- Joy Lang, MScN, MOHTLC
- Will Pickett, PhD, Queens University
- Brent Hagel, PhD, University of Alberta
- Paul Masotti, PhD, Queens University
- Benjamin Barton PhD, University of Guelph
- Lauren Griffith, McMaster University
- Lina Santaguida, B.Sc.P.T., PhD, McMaster University
- Anna Sawka MD, PhD, University of Toronto
- Liz Towner PhD, University of the West of England
- Julian Young Nova Scotia Department of Health Promotion and Protection
Past Members
- Allyson Hewitt, Safe Kids Canada
- Ian Pike, PhD, University of British Columbia
News
- Upcoming Injury Related Conferences are available via the links page.
- The 2007 Canadian Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Conference
November 11-13, 2007
Toronto, Ontario
injuryresearch.bc.ca - 9th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
March 15-18, 2008
Merida, Mexico
safety2008mx.info/ing/