BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250712T232506EDT-5062rs03Ad@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250713T032506Z DESCRIPTION:Barry Pless\, CM\, MD\, DSc (Hon)\, FRCPC\, FRCPCH (Hon)\, FCAH S\n\nProfessor Emeritus of Pediatrics\, Epidemiology and Biostatistics at ºÃÉ«TV\n\nInjury Epidemiology – An overlooked epidemic\n\nALL A RE WELCOME\n\nSYNOPSIS:\n\nThis presentation will examine 5 hypotheses (mo re or less) to try to explain why this modern epidemic continues to be neg lected.  Whatever the reason\, I will try to persuade the audience that th is is no longer justified\, and will highlight what I think the main chall enges are that lie ahead – apart from inadequate funding\, of course.\n\nO BJECTIVES:\n\n1)     To help the audience understand where injury epidemio logy stands\n\n2)     To introduce the audience to the main challenges tha t lie ahead\n\n3)     To encourage the audience to become involved in this field\n\nBIO:\n\nBarry Pless is a Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics\, Epid emiology and Biostatistics at ºÃÉ«TV.  He was a National Health Scientist from 1976 to 1997 and founder of the first ºÃÉ«TVl clinical epid emiology program called Community\, Developmental\, and Epidemiologic Rese arch. For much of his 40 years at ºÃÉ«TVl he was Director of the Injury Pre vention Program and Director of Clinical Research at the Montreal Children ’s Hospital Research Institute.  He is a former President of the Ambulator y Pediatric Association and recipient of that Association’s Armstrong Awar d and Research Award. He is the founder of Canada’s much acclaimed CHIRPP injury surveillance system\; a former member of the Population Health Prog ram of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research\; and former Chairpers on of the Board of the Canadian Institute of the Child Health.  Subsequent ly he served on the Board of Safe Kids Canada\, MADD\, and of the Internat ional Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention. Dr. Pless is the author of 180 peer reviewed publications\, about half of which deal with injury prevention. He is also the author of more than 60 book chapters\, a nd has published 7 books\, including the Epidemiology of Childhood Disorde rs.  He was the founding editor of Injury Prevention and served as editor- in-chief until 2003.  In recognition of his contributions to paediatric ep idemiology and injury prevention research he was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1993. Subsequently he received the coveted Ross Award of the Canadian Pediatric Society\, the Prix Bombardier Aerospace for rese arch excellence\, a lifetime achievement award from Parachute and the Cana dian Red Cross\, and several other prestigious recognitions. In retirement he continues to serve Injury Prevention and is Associate Scientific Edito r of Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada and struggles to find the time to practise his clarinet\, learn to play the piano\, and write stories for his 5 grandchildren.\n\n \n DTSTART:20151116T210000Z DTEND:20151116T220000Z LOCATION:Room 521\, Meakins\, McIntyre Medical Building\, CA\, QC\, Montrea l\, H3G 1Y6\, 3655 promenade Sir William Osler SUMMARY:Epidemiology Seminar URL:/epi-biostat-occh/channels/event/epidemiology-semi nar-255958 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR