Conference Program

The conference will be held in-person. It will begin each day at 8 or 8:30 AM, and end at 12:30 PM on Friday, November 4.

To reduce financial and environmental costs, we are pleased to offer an online program. 

Please use the buttons and links below to access the program. The Program at a Glance gives you an overview of conference activities.

All times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). This program is a live document and more updates will be added. Schedule subject to change without notice. 

Download the Program at a Glance (PDF)

View a map of the Conference venue (PDF)

View a map of the Mini-Orals session (PDF)

Conference Highlights

Day 1 (Nov 2)

  • 8:00 AM—Conference Opening Ceremony
  • 9:00 AM—Opening Keynote: André Picard, Author and Journalist, The Globe and Mail
  • 3:30 PM—Plenary: Lucy Sager, All Nations Driving Academy
  • 4:15 PM—Panel: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Across the Injury Prevention Spectrum
  • 5:00 PM—Welcome Reception

Day 2 (Nov 3)

  • 9:00 AM—Panel: Why is Injury Prevention Not a Priority?
  • 3:30 PM—Panel: Injury Data and Surveillance
  • 4:50 PM—Canadian Collaborating Centres for Injury Prevention (CCCIP) Award Announcement

Day 3 (Nov 4)

Thank you!

This event would not have happened without the following individuals:

Conference Co-Hosts

  • BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit
  • Parachute
  • BC Centre for Disease Control

Scientific Committee Co-chairs

  • Denise Beaton
  • Marie-Soleil Cloutier

Planning Committee

  • Pamela Fuselli
  • Ian Pike
  • Megan Oakey
  • Hélène Gagné
  • Valerie Smith
  • Kelley Teahen
  • Anita Yau
  • Naiomi Lu
  • Vanessa Linton
  • Samantha Bruin
  • Johnston Wang
  • Fahra Rajabali
  • Kate Turcotte
  • Shazya Karmali

And thank you to our generous volunteers who dedicated their time.

 

 

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

Wednesday, November 2

Wednesday, November 2

7:00 am
60 min
Registration and Breakfast
Coal Harbour Ballroom
8:00 am
30 min
Indigenous Welcome
Coastal Wolf Pack
Mr. Alec Dan, Musqueam Indian Band
8:30 am
15 min
Host Welcome
Dr. Ian Pike, BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit
Ms. Pamela Fuselli, Parachute
Ms. Megan Oakey, BC Centre for Disease Control
8:45 am
15 min
Video Message from the Public Health Agency of Canada
Dr. Harpreet Kochhar, President
Message from the Government of BC
Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer
9:00 am
90 min
Opening Keynote
Mr. André Picard, The Globe and Mail
10:30 am
30 min
Refreshment Break
Coal Harbour Ballroom
11:00 am
90 min
Concurrent Sessions 1
Coal Harbour A: Falls and Older Adults
Coal Harbour B: Road Safety
Grouse: Climate/Emergency Response/COVID-19/Costing
Seymour: Children and Youth
12:30 pm
60 min
Lunch
Coal Harbour Ballroom
1:30 pm
90 min
Concurrent Sessions 2
Coal Harbour A: Falls and Older Adults
Coal Harbour B: Road Safety
Grouse: Sport Injury
Seymour: Children and Youth Intentional/Inflicted Injury
3:00 pm
30 min
Refreshment Break
Coal Harbour Ballroom
3:30 pm
45 min
Plenary Presentation
Coal Harbour Ballroom
Ms. Lucy Sager, All Nations Driving Academy
4:15 pm
45 min
Panel Discussion: Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Coal Harbour Ballroom
Moderated by: Ms. Laura Dale, First Nations Health Authority
Mr. Kirvy Quiambao, Vancouver Coastal Health
Dr. Audrey Giles, University of Ottawa
Ms. Catherine Liao, University of the Fraser Valley
5:00 pm
60 min
Welcome Reception
Coal Harbour Ballroom
Cash bar; light appies will be served
BC Children's Hospital Foundation - Silver Sponsor

Thursday, November 3

Thursday, November 3

7:30 am
60 min
Registration and Breakfast
Coal Harbour Ballroom
8:30 am
30 min
Welcome
Coal Harbour Ballroom
9:00 am
90 min
Panel Discussion: Why is Injury Prevention Not a Priority?
Coal Harbour Ballroom
Moderated by: Ms. Pamela Fuselli, Parachute
Ms. Brandy Tanenbaum, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Ms. Megan Oakey, BC Centre for Disease Control
Dr. James Talbot, University of Alberta
10:30 am
30 min
Refreshment Break
11:00 am
90 min
Concurrent Sessions 3
3A: 11:00–11:45 AM:
Coal Harbour A&B: Mini-Oral Presentations
Grouse: Work and Injury
Seymour: Child and Youth Outdoor Play

3B 11:45 AM-12:30 PM:
Coal Harbour A&B: Mini-Oral Presentations
Grouse: Falls and Older Adults
Seymour: Road Safety Panel

12:30 pm
60 min
Lunch
Coal Harbour Ballroom
1:30 pm
90 min
Concurrent Sessions 4
Coal Harbour A: Pediatric Falls
Coal Harbour B: Road Safety and Children
Grouse: Sport and Concussion
Seymour: Children and Youth
3:00 pm
20 min
Refreshment Break
Coal Harbour Ballroom
3:20 pm
90 min
Panel Discussion: Data and Surveillance
Moderated by: Ms. Pamela Fuselli, Parachute
Ms. Louise Meilleur, First Nations Health Authority
Dr. Alison Macpherson, York University
Ms. Stephanie Cowle, Parachute
Ms. Fahra Rajabali, BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit
4:50 pm
10 min
Canadian Collaborating Centres for Injury Prevention (CCCIP) Award Announcement
The CCCIP Award for Collaborative Excellence recognizes and celebrates the value and power of collaboration as the keystone of effective injury prevention and safety promotion practice in Canada.
Avasure - Silver Sponsor

Friday, November 4

Friday, November 4

7:30 am
60 min
Breakfast
Coal Harbour Ballroom
8:30 am
30 min
Welcome
9:00 am
90 min
Panel Discussion: Social Marketing and Public/Private Partnerships in Injury Prevention
Moderated by: Dr. Ian Pike, BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit
Mr. Shawn Pettipas, BCAA
Mr. Adam Bell, TYLin Group
Ms. Brooke Moss, Pacific Blue Cross
10:30 am
30 min
Refreshment Break
11:00 am
60 min
Closing Keynote
Dr. Frederick Voon, Emergency Medicine Physician
12:00 pm
30 min
Host Closing Remarks