Drs. Shelina Babul, Michelle Bauer, and Mariana Brussoni teach a graduate course at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health (SPPH 555) titled: Principles and Practices of Injury Prevention. The course content has been designed to prepare students for the responsibilities they acquire when entering an academic, research, or health care delivery work setting.

Throughout the term, students learn from the practical experiences of the instructor, guest speakers, and fellow students. The course content is based on the Canadian Injury Prevention Curriculum (CIPC), which is focused on the theory and practice of injury prevention and control througha public health lens.

Injury prevention is a broad concept and covers a wide spectrum of topics, such as falls, motor vehicle collisions, drownings, and youth self-harm. It is not possible to cover all “content areas” during a single course. Instead, the course focuses on helping students learn to address pressing injury prevention issues within a national and provincial context. The course assignments give students the opportunity to study a more specific injury issue of their choice (further details below).

Course Objectives

1. Gain knowledge of the magnitude of major injury causes, types, and other classifications of injury.
2. Describe the social, economic, behavioural, and environmental contexts in which injuries occur.
3. Become familiar with the strengths and limitations of research methods and data sources available for investigating and monitoring injuries.
4. Understand the roles of public health, medicine, engineering, education, regulation, and economics in the prevention and treatment of injuries.
5. Assess the effectiveness and unintended consequences of various public health approaches in the prevention of injuries.
6. Strengthen students’ understanding of the development, implementation, and evaluation of injury prevention interventions.
7. Gain practical experience addressing a specific injury issue using the tools and concepts introduced in class.

Upon receiving a passing grade in the course, students receive a Certificate of Completion from the Canadian Collaborating Centres for Injury Prevention (CCCIP).

Course Structure

Throughout SPPH 555, students work with their instructors, teaching assistant, and fellow students. Key components of injury prevention are outlined through both online and face-to-face meetings. The online portion of this course includes a series of audio-lectures, an online activity, and a live online video conference. The face-to-face component of the course takes place on the UBC Vancouver campus, and includes guest lectures and small group discussions. For further details on the course, please contact us at bcinjury@bcchr.ca.

Enrollment

Check if SPPH 555 is being offered via Workday Student at UBC.