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INJURY EPIDEMIOLOGY COURSE OUTLINE

CLASS 1: March 29, 2011
Course Introduction: Dr. Huiyun Xiang
Methodology 1: Dr. Dawn Comstock— Nuts and Bolts of Injury Epi: Definitions, Counting Injuries and Capturing Exposure Data, Calculating Rates, and Identifying Risk and Protective Factors.


Supplemental Reading (optional):

  1. Rivara, FP (2003). Introduction: The Scientific Basis for Injury Control. Epidemiologic Reviews, 25, 20-23. PubMed ID: 12923987

CLASS 2: March 31, 2011
Methodology 2: Dr. Gary Smith— Introduction to the Principles of Injury Prevention

CLASS 3: April 5, 2011
Injury Topic 1: Dr. Dee Jepsen— Agriculture-Related Injuries in the US


Supplemental Reading (optional):

  1. Agriculture-Related Injuries: Report from the Ohio Commission on the Prevention of Injury. (2003)

CLASS 4: April 7, 2011
Injury Topic 2:
 Dr. Deanna Wilkinson— Understanding and Preventing Youth Violence: A Focus on Guns and Groups


Supplemental Reading (optional):

  1. Wilkinson DL. Local Social Ties and Willingness to Intervene: Textured Views among Violent Urban Youth of Neighborhood Social Control Dynamics and Situations. Justice Quarterly. 2007;24(2):185-220. PubMed ID: None

CLASS 5: April 12, 2011
Methodology 3: Dr. Dawn Comstock— The Practice of Injury Epi: Study Designs and Program Evaluation


CLASS 6: April 14, 2011
Methodology 4: Dr. Gary Smith— Children are Different than Adults: Effectiveness of Smoke Alarms in the Pediatric Population


Supplemental Reading (optional):

  1. Smith GA, Splaingard M, Hayes JR, and Xiang H. Comparison of a Personalized Parent Voice Smoke Alarm with a Conventional Residential Tone Smoke Alarm for Awakening Children. Pediatrics. 2006;118(4):1623-1632. PubMed ID: 17015555


CLASS 7: April 19, 2011
Methodology 5: Dr. Lara McKenzie— Applications of Behavioral Theory to Injury Prevention Interventions


Supplemental Reading (optional):

  1. Trifiletti LB, Gielen AC, Sleet D, and Hopkins K. Behavioral and Social Sciences Theories and Models: Are They Used in Unintentional Injury Prevention Research? Health Education Research. 2005;20(3): 298-307. PubMed ID: 15632096
  2. Sleet D, Trifiletti LB, Gielen AC, and Simons Morton B. Individual-Level Behavior Change Models: Applications to Injury Prevention. In AC Gielen, D Sleet, RJ DiClemente (Eds) Injury and Violence Prevention: Behavioral Science Theories, Methods, and Applications. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA. (2006)

CLASS 8: April 21, 2011
Methodology 6: Dr. Huiyun Xiang— National Data System for Injury Surveillance

Supplemental Reading (optional):

  1. Annest JL, Conn JM, James SP (1996). Inventory of federal data systems in the United States for injury surveillance, research and prevention activities. Atlanta, GA: CDC.

CLASS 9: April 26, 2011
Injury Topic 3: Dr. Gary Smith—Prevention of Pediatric Poisoning

CLASS 10: April 28, 2011
Injury Topic 4:
 Dr. Lara McKenzie--Tipping the Scales: Obese Children and Child Safety Seats

Supplemental Reading (optional):

  1. Trifiletti LB, Shields W, Bishai D, McDonald E, Reynaud F, and Gielen A. Tipping the Scales: Obese children and child safety seats. Pediatrics. 2006;117(4): 1197-1202. PubMed ID: 16585315

CLASS 11: May 3, 2011
Injury Topic 5: Dr. Dawn Comstock— Sports-Related Injuries


Supplemental Reading (optional):

  1. Gessel LM, Fields SK, Collins CL, Dick RW, and Comstock RD. Concussions Among United States High School and Collegiate Athletes. J Athl Train. 2007 Oct-Dec;42(4):495-503. PubMed ID: 18174937
  2. Yard EE, Comstock RD. Compliance with Return to Play Guidelines Following Concussion in US High School Athletes, 2005-2008. Brain Inj. 2009 Oct;23(11):888-898. PubMed ID: 20100125
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CLASS 12: May 5, 2011
Injury Topic 6: Christy Collins, MA— Sports-Related Violence: Serious Problem or Just Part of the Game?


Supplemental Reading (required):

  1. Fields, SK, Collins, CL, and Comstock, RD. Conflict on the Courts: A Review of Sports-Related Violence Literature. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2007 Oct;8(4):359-369. PubMed ID: 17846177
  2. Fields SK, Collins CL, Comstock RD. Violence in Youth Sports: Hazing, Brawling and Foul Play. Br J Sports Med. 2010 Jan;44(1):32-37. PubMed ID: 19858113

CLASS 13: May 10, 2011
Injury Topic 7: Weiyan Zhao— Agriculture-Related Injuries in China


Supplemental Reading (optional):

  1. Xiang H, Wang Z, Stallones L, Keefe TJ, Huang X, AND Fu X. Agricultural Work-Related Injuries among Farmers in Hubei, People’s Republic of China. Am J Public Health. 2000;90: 1269-1276. PubMed ID: 10937008

CLASS 14: May 12, 2011
Injury Topic 8:
 Dr. Huiyun Xiang— Injuries among Immigrants in the U.S.


Supplemental Reading (optional):

  1. Xiang H, Yu S, Zhang X, Scurlock C, Smith G, Stallones L. Behavioral risk factors and unintentional injuries among U.S. immigrant adults. Ann Epidemiol 2007; 17: 889-898. PubMed ID: 17954378

CLASS 15: May 17, 2011
Injury Topic 9:
 Dr. Huiyun Xiang— Disability and Injury


Supplemental Reading (optional):

  1. Brophy M, Zhang X, and Xiang H. Injuries Among US Adults with Disabilities. Epidemiology. 2008;19(3):465-471. PubMed ID: 18379428
  2. Sinclair SA, and Xiang H. Injuries Among U.S. Children With Different Types of Disabilities. Am J Public Health. 2008;98(1):1-7. PubMed ID: 18048794

CLASS 16: May 19, 2011
Injury Topic 10:
 Dr. Jonathan Groner— Hazards of the Home: An Analysis of Pediatric Firearm Injuries


Supplemental Reading (optional):

  1. Grossman DC, Mueller BA, Riedy C, Dowd MD, Villaveces A, Prodzinski J, Nakagawara J, Howard J, Thiersch N, and Harruff R. Gun Storage Practices and Risk of Youth Suicide and Unintentional Firearm Injuries. JAMA. 2005 Feb 9;293(6):707-14. PubMed ID: 15701912

CLASS 17: May 24, 2011
Injury Topic 12:
 Dr. Lynne Rochette— Ohio CODES (Crash Outcome Data System)

CLASS 18: May 26, 2011
Injury Topic 13: Dr. Huiyun Xiang — How to Write and Publish An Injury Research Paper

CLASS 19: May 31, 2011
Prepare final exam paper

CLASS 20: June 2, 2011
Injury Topic 14:
 Dr. Keith Yeates — Traumatic Brain Injury in Children

Supplemental Reading (optional):
  1. Bodin, S.D. & Yeates, K.O. Traumatic brain injury. In Textbook of pediatric psychosomatic medicine: Consultation on physical ill children. Edited by R.J. Shaw & D.R. DeMaso. Washington: American Psychiatric Publishing. (In press)

FINAL EXAM: June 7, 2011
3:30-4:48pm
OSU Biological Sciences Building Room 676

 




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