Presenter Profile

Pam Hoogerwerf, BA

Pam Hoogerwerf, BA

Program Manager for Pediatric Injury Prevention and Community Outreach
University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
pamela-hoogerwerf@uiowa.edu

Pam Hoogerwerf is the Program Manager of the Injury Prevention and Community Outreach division at the University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital. Her passion is injury prevention as she leads many efforts at the hospital including All-Terrain Vehicle Safety, Bike Safety, Firearm Injury Prevention, Safe Sleep, Lawn Mower Safety and Child Passenger Safety to name a few. She is a certified child passenger safety technician. She serves on many collegiate, state, regional, and national committees for the Children’s Hospital. She is the program coordinator for the Injury Free for Kids site at the hospital.

Presentations

Get Off Your Grass: Let’s Work Together to Prevent Pediatric Lawnmower Injuries

Ryan Manahl
Charles Jennissen, MD
David Zima
Levi Zima
John Brooks

Part of session:
Panel Discussion
Keynote Panel
Saturday, December 7, 2024, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Description:

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion aimed at enhancing child safety and preventing lawnmower-related injuries through engineering, community involvement, and proactive education. This session will address alarming statistics and factors that increase the risks of these injuries while delving into how engineering innovations such as improved safety features and the development of aftermarket products can significantly decrease the risk. Lastly, we will explore the powerful role that families of injured children can play in advocating for safety measures.

Objectives:

1. State at least three factors that put children at increased risk for lawnmower-related injuries.
2. Discuss how engineering changes in lawnmowers or aftermarket products could significantly decrease the risk of pediatric bystander injuries.
3. Understand how serious injuries to children may motivate families to help protect other children from similar harm, and how these families can become important partners in delivering injury messages.