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February 7, 2019

2019 Summer High School Program accepting applications

High school students with an interest in public health and medicine are invited to apply to the 2019 INSIGHT Summer High School Program, which will run July 15-Aug. 9, 2019. The program emphasizes hands-on learning about public health, research and medicine, including opportunities to learn from medical professionals, tour medical and scientific facilities at the […]

Article by HIPRC / Global Injury, Injury Care, Safe & Active Transport, Slider, Traumatic Brain Injury, Violence

January 23, 2019

Endowment fund honors HIPRC co-founder Dr. Fred Rivara

UW Medicine has created the Frederick P. Rivara Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center Endowment to honor and continue the work of a caring pediatrician, visionary researcher, and dedicated educator. The endowment was publicly announced at an event honoring Rivara’s work on Jan. 22, attended by many current and former colleagues and trainees. For many, […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, Global Injury, HIPRC News, Injury Care, Safe & Active Transport, Traumatic Brain Injury, Violence

January 9, 2019

Blacks, minorities disproportionately impacted by hate crimes

Hispanic and Black populations have a higher risk of becoming victims of race- or ethnicity- motivated violent hate crimes compared to non-Hispanic Whites (Whites), according to a new study from the University of Washington (UW) that looked at the risk and health impacts of these types of crimes. Model estimates of victimization for Blacks ranged […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Trainees & Alumni, Violence

January 2, 2019

TBI & fall prevention among older adults webinar released

The TBI Topics Webinar “Fall Prevention & TBI Among Older Adults” is now available to view online. HIPRC core member Hilaire Thompson, Ph.D., RN, and community health provider Paige Denison, Director of Project Enhance and the Health and Wellness Department at Sound Generations, presented a broad spectrum look at TBI, older adults, and fall prevention. […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Traumatic Brain Injury

December 28, 2018

Study: Fatality rates are decreasing after motor vehicle crashes – but not after firearm injuries

A new study from Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center indicates that while the United States has seen a reduction in case-fatality percentage for motor vehicle crash injuries, those reductions are not translating to firearm injuries. Researchers examined both in-hospital and out-of-hospital fatalities and considered injury severity scores in their analysis, which was published earlier […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Injury Care, Safe & Active Transport, Trainees & Alumni, Violence

December 17, 2018

Safe firearm storage giveaway raises awareness in Seattle

Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center joined Seattle Children’s Hospital and other partners to sponsor a safe firearm storage giveaway on Dec. 15. The event, held at Outdoor Emporium in Seattle, distributed 168 lock boxes, 27 trigger locks and 512 cable locks. Attendees could choose one free lock box or trigger lock to initiate safe […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Suicide, Trainees & Alumni, Violence

December 11, 2018

HIPRC members recognized for excellence in teaching

Several Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center faculty have been nominated for the University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Awards for 2019. Violence Prevention section lead Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, M.D., Ph.D., core member Mary Fan, JD, M.Phil., and associate member Mark Sullivan, M.D., Ph.D., are all up for the university-wide honor. Recipients are selected by the UW’s […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Injury Care, Violence

December 5, 2018

‘Trouble in Toyland’ report encourages holiday safety

The U.S. Public Interest Research Group released its 33rd annual Trouble in Toyland report in November, and its Washington affiliate WashPIRG announcing the release from Harborview Medical Center in a press conference with HMC pediatrician Beth Ebel, M.D., MSc, MPH. “It’s worth taking the time to research things that are engaging and age appropriate and […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Safe & Active Transport

November 28, 2018

HIPRC study on care of pediatric traumatic brain injury published in Lancet journal

In a first of its kind study, a new paper from researchers at Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center assessed implementation and effectiveness of hospital care guidelines for pediatric traumatic brain injury. The study, published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health this month, examined the use of the Pediatric Guideline Adherence and Outcomes (PEGASUS) program […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Slider, Traumatic Brain Injury

November 20, 2018

Alcohol, firearms and kids: a dangerous mix

Children living with an adult gun owner who misuses alcohol are at increased risk of self-harm and interpersonal violence, a recent study found. Guns in such households sometimes are loaded and not safely stored, according to the study by UW Medicine’s Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center and the University of Washington’s School of Public […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Suicide, Violence

November 15, 2018

2019 INSIGHT summer internship opens for applications

The 2019 INSIGHT Summer Research Program has opened applications from undergraduate, graduate and first-year medical students looking for a hands-on, paid summer internship with injury research. INSIGHT is an intensive eight-week program at Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center in Seattle, Washington with a focus on developing the next generation of injury researchers. Participants work […]

Article by HIPRC / All Topics, Featured, Global Injury, HIPRC News, Injury Care, Safe & Active Transport, Traumatic Brain Injury, Violence

November 14, 2018

Fall Prevention, Older Adults & TBI Webinar Announced

Falls are one of the leading cause of traumatic brain injury among older adults, and HIPRC invites public health and medical professionals to learn from experts working in research and community programs around traumatic brain injury, fall prevention, and older adults in a live webinar on Dec. 6. This webinar is part of a series […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Traumatic Brain Injury

November 1, 2018

Study: Suicide more prevalent than homicide in US, but most Americans don’t know it

In the United States, suicide is twice as common as homicide — and more often involves firearms — but public perception is just the opposite. News reports, movies and TV shows may contribute to the perception of a high risk of firearm homicide, authors of a new study say, leaving a substantial gap between ideas […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Suicide, Violence

October 25, 2018

Parent of a teen driver? Help them get home safely

Inexperience is one of the key causes of crashes among teen drivers – but parents can take steps to help keep their new drivers safer on the road. During National Teen Driver Safety Week, Oct. 21-27, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted concrete strategies: Learn about the top riskiest factors in teen driving […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Safe & Active Transport

October 11, 2018

Prescience: Helping doctors predict the future

During surgery, anesthesiologists monitor and manage patients to make sure they are safe and breathing well. But these doctors can’t always predict when complications will arise.   Now researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new machine-learning system, called Prescience, which uses input from patient charts and standard operating room sensors to predict […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Injury Care, Traumatic Brain Injury

October 8, 2018

Stop the Bleed training courses open to public

Free first aid training courses on emergency bleeding control will resume starting Oct. 20 at Harborview Medical Center. The two-hour sessions cover knowledge on how to identify potentially lethal bleeding injuries and hands-on practice with tourniquet and wound packing. Stop the Bleed training sessions at Harboview Medical Center in Seattle will be held on the […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Injury Care, Violence

October 3, 2018

New study: Photo enforcement slows school zone speeders

School zone speeding violations tend to spike after school breaks, weekends and summer vacation, but automated photo enforcement may help slow down motorists and keep kids safer. These are the findings of a study published in Injury Prevention by researchers at University of Washington School of Medicine and Drexel University. This study is the first to examine […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Safe & Active Transport

September 28, 2018

Suicide Prevention Awareness – What Can I Do?

September is suicide prevention awareness month, a time to highlight the steps individuals can take to support loved ones who might be thinking about suicide. Evidence suggest that straightforward, concrete actions in response to a person having suicidal thoughts, including asking about suicide directly, reducing access to lethal means, being there, connecting to support, and […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Suicide, Violence

September 20, 2018

Geriatric care, burn management and more featured at trauma conference

HIPRC members highlighted the multidisciplinary nature of effective trauma care at the 2018 UW Medicine EMS & Trauma Conference Sept. 17-18. From a break out track on geriatric care to a panel on burn management and talks on opioid use, Stop the Bleed programs, and more, faculty highlighted how every member of the medical team works […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Injury Care, Safe & Active Transport

August 29, 2018

INSIGHT program awarded federal research education grant

Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center’s INSIGHT Summer Research Program has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the National Institutes of Health to support research training and career development. The INSIGHT Research Program is an innovative, paid summer internship where undergraduate, graduate and medical students complete hands-on, mentored research projects on injury prevention and control. […]

Article by HIPRC / Featured, HIPRC News, Trainees & Alumni

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