Start: 14 Dec 2007 - 14:00

End: 14 Dec 2007 - 16:00

2:00  Registration

2:10  Introduction - Dr John Devlin, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Children

2:15   The Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland (IOBI) - Prof Ronan Lyons, Swansea University

The Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland (IOBI) is a thematic observatory that was established by the Association of Public Health Observatories (APHO) and a number of key academic institutions. The purpose of IOBI is to support injury prevention practitioners by making important and relevant information and tools available in one website. This talk will introduce IOBI, explain its aims, describe some of its recent work and explore how it can support injury prevention and control on the island of Ireland. 

Questions and answers

3:00  Injury mortality in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain - Steve Barron, INIsPHO@IPH

This comparative analysis was conducted under the auspices of IOBI, of which INIsPHO is a member.
In this talk we give an overview of injury deaths in the five countries. Injury mortality rates in both Ireland and Northern Ireland are higher than those in England for all injury deaths, unintentional injury deaths, suicide, and homicide. We also highlight some of the similarities and differences between Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. Some of the methodological issues that arose when compiling and comparing injury data North and South will be presented.

Questions and answers

3:40 Afternoon tea

The seminar ends with an opportunity to meet colleagues over tea/coffee.

For registration please send an email with your full contact details to Ulrike Klein by C.O.B. Friday 7 December 2007.

Location: 

Radisson SAS Royal Hotel
Golden Lane
Dublin 8

Contact: Ulrike Klein
Contact telephone number: +353 (0)1 478 6300
Contact email address: ulrike.klein@publichealth.ie

Related files:

• R Lyons: The Injury Observatory for Britain and Ireland (IOBI)
• S Barron: Injury mortality in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Britain

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