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Forging New Frontiers
19th Annual Injury Free Coalition for Kids® Conference
Embassy Suites, Fort Lauderdale, FL
December 5-7, 2014
Unfinished Business —
Protecting Our Children from Injury
Susan Baker, MPH, ScD (Hon.)
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Prevention Advocacy: Activating Your Insitutional Voice in the Health Care Reform Era
Joseph Wright, MD, MPH
Professor and Chairman of Pediatrics and Child Health
Howard University College of Medicine
Stand Your Ground
Senator Christopher Smith
Florida State Senate, District 31
Innovative Prevention Strategies from Safe Sleep to Bullying Prevention
Elizabeth Edgerton, MD, MPH
HRSA Branch Chief for EMSC and Injury Prevention

CHES and CME Credits
will be offered!

Don’t miss this event:

  • Physicians & Nurses
  • Residents, Physicians In Training, & Medical Students
  • Public Health Professionals
  • Community Leaders
  • Educators
  • EMS Personnel
  • Law Enforcement
  • Fire Fighters

Forging New Frontiers Conference History

Forging New Frontiers, the annual conference of Injury Free Coalition for Kids, is the premier injury prevention meeting to foster collaborative research, develop best practices and address challenges in the field of pediatric injury prevention. The objectives of the 2014 Annual Conference are to provide attendees with an opportunity to:

  • Study and encourage research in the field of injury prevention.
  • Learn about designing, planning and building healthy communities.
  • Share and explore challenges and successes in community-based injury prevention programs.
  • Describe how trauma centers can develop and evaluate community-based injury prevention programs.
  • Identify opportunities for multi-city projects and research as well as opportunities to learn more about translating research into practice in minority and resource-limited communities.
  • Provide attendees with the opportunity to revitalize their creative energies in order to continue to innovate and sustain healthy communities.

Come for the conference and enjoy
the shopping, night life, and beach!

Embassy Suites Fort Lauderdale
1100 SE 17th St
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and The Injury Free Coalition for Kids. Cincinnati Children's is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.