Injury Prevention
…injury-related hospitalizations * Countless injuries leading to disability Many of these injuries can be avoided by studying and developing programs aimed at preventinginjuries from occurring. For this reason, emergency department physicians at Rhode Island Hospital created the InjuryPreventionCenter… related searches:injury prevention
Milestones
…transplant center is one of five in New England that offers pediatric kidney transplants. 1998State's first InjuryPreventionCenter opens: Injuries are the leading cause of hospitalization and death for Rhode Island's children and young adults. The InjuryPrevention Center's goal is to reduce injuries in…
Meet the Team
…the Injury Free Coalition site in her hometown of Providence, RI. Through her community outreach and education efforts, Courtney hopes to prevent unintentional childhood injuries and ultimately save lives. Pedro Avila-Medina Avila-Medina is a program assistant at the InjuryPreventionCenter. Avila…
From the Director InjuryPreventionCenter A Letter from the Center's Director Michael Mello, MD, MPH In 1998, after years of seeing firsthand the devastating impact of injuries, Rhode Island Hospital decided to create a center dedicated to preventinginjuries from occurring in the first place. The InjuryPreventionCenter…
Community Outreach
…to preventing childhood injuries through research, outreach and advocacy. Designation as an IFCK site has enabled the center to continue its efforts to reduce injuries, expanding those efforts from traffic safety to include a range of other childhood injuries. In 2008, the InjuryPreventionCenter at…
Michael Mello, MD
…Michael Mello, MD, MPH, is an expert in injuryprevention for both children and adults. He is director of the InjuryPreventionCenter at Rhode Island Hospital, which develops community outreach, education and research programs aimed at preventinginjuries before they occur. Mello has taken part in… related searches:injury prevention
2006 May
…Hospital Offers Free Booster Seat Safety Checks (posted May 18, 2006) On Saturday, May 20, certified child safety seat technicians from the InjuryPreventionCenter at Rhode Island Hospital, Rhode Island State Police SAFEKIDS Coalition and local police departments will teach parents how to properly install… related searches:arthur klein | klein
Injury Prevention Center at Hasbro Children’s Hospital receives grant
…News Resources for the news media Making Headlines: Lifespan in the news InjuryPreventionCenter at Hasbro Children’s Hospital receives grant (posted October 2, 2008) On Monday, September 22, the InjuryPreventionCenter (IPC) at Hasbro Children’s Hospital was officially named the “Hometown…
Injury Prevention Center Fellowship
Education Projects InjuryPreventionCenter Fellowship The IPC developed and jointly manages, with the Department of Emergency Medicine, a non-ACGME fellowship for a physician graduating from any approved emergency medicine residency. A total of 2 fellows (1 fellow in each year) are trained under a…
