Annual Columbia Center for Injury Science and Prevention Symposium

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Welcome Address - Dr. Charles Branas, Center Director

Symposium Moderator - Dr. Joyce Pressley

Lightning Presentations & Road Safety Discussions

10:10am

 

Recent trends in motor vehicle mortality  - Dr. Joyce Pressley

Trends in MV traffic ticketing: Pandemic and media reports of police brutality - Sydney Musick

Ridesharing and motor vehicle crashes - Christina Mehranbod

Injury severity in adult MV occupants by restraint status and seating location - Laura Zhang

Morning Keynote Presentation

11:10am

 

Advancing road safety using the lens of crash investigations - Dr. T. Bella Dinh-Zarr

 - Break 12:15pm -

Afternoon Keynote Presentation

1:00pm

 

NYCs vision, successes and challenges in road safety - Kim Wiley-Schwartz

Updates to Injury and Violence Prevention from our Partners

2:00pm

 

Safe States - Sharon Gilmartin

We Save Lives - Candace Lightner

NYS Department of Health - Michael Bauer

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene -Lawrence Fung

NY Presbyterian Hospital -Robert Curran

National Injury Prevention Day -Lenita Johnson

Federal Funding for Road Safety

Road Safety Provisions in the Infrastructure Bill - Lauren Paterno

2:45pm

Wrap-Up and Discussion