Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase

Event Dates

Monday 22 to Friday 26 March 2021.

About the Virtual Pre-Conference Event

To maintain momentum of the 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion from 2020 to 2022, and ensure that there is an opportunity between events to engage, network and continue knowledge sharing for the global safety community, there will be a Virtual Pre-Conference Global injury Prevention Showcase held from Monday 22 to Friday 26 March 2021.

Showcase Theme

The Virtual Showcase will continue the with theme developed for Safety 2020 - ‘Innovation, Engagement, Action: for a safer future’.

The world sits at a nexus with technology changing the way we work, low and middle income countries faced with addressing a growing injury burden especially around road traffic and the need for new innovative solutions to help provide action for a safer future including addressing violence and self-harm issues. More and more evidence is being generated, adding the greater need to translate research into action, to translate pilot projects to large scale projects. 

For injury prevention and safety promotion to be effective and create a safer future engagement will be key; this will include engaging with communities, politicians, researchers, people and other stakeholders. While research is important for developing the evidence base there is an ongoing need for action to ensure appropriate evidenced-based policy development, program delivery, increased funding, collaboration and development of future generations of injury prevention experts for a safer future.

Showcase Objectives

Injury prevention and safety promotion is a maturing area. It involves many disciplines and interest groups who are active in diverse settings. The objectives of the Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase are as follows:

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• Facilitating virtual international information sharing and cooperation, and the further development of the science of injury prevention and safety promotion;

• Provide evidence on good practices by which national progress in planning and development of injury prevention initiatives can be measured;

• Create a virtual environment for knowledge sharing, collaboration and relationship building, creating a ‘global injury prevention and safety promotion community’ leading into the 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion (Safety) 2022;

• Encourage young researchers and health promotion practitioners to start developing a career in the injury prevention;

• Recognise and encourage inter-sectoral liaison and collaboration, including encouraging and embracing diversity;

• Develop the knowledge base of injury prevention practice; and

• Connecting a growing number of professionals and stakeholders to the WHO policies for violence and injury prevention.

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Showcase Target Audience

The Showcase aims to facilitate global, inclusive and diverse conversations on addressing the gaps in injury prevention and safety promotion. Attendees will include policy makers, government officials, researchers, community and NGO workers, practitioners, academics, funders of prevention programs, safety officers, local council workers, workplace health and safety representatives, health professionals, drug and alcohol workers.

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Showcase Program Content and Structure

The program will take place as an online virtual Showcase. Live and on demand presentations will be made available to registrants over a period of five days. There will be a combination of plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, e-posters and workshops. Interaction will be encouraged through and Q&A sessions, networking sessions and a virtual exhibition hall.

Showcase Virtual Program Outline - Coming Soon

An outline of the Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase will be available soon to view. 

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The program will be held over 5 days, Monday 22 to Friday 26 March 2021, and will include live and on demand presentations with a combination of plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, e-posters and workshops, with interaction encouraged through Q&A sessions, live polling and discussion forums. 

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More information will be available soon. 

Showcase Call for Abstracts - Opening Soon

A short call for abstracts will open soon for the Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase. This Showcase Call for Abstracts will call for specific topics to add to the virtual Showcase program, in addition to the abstracts submitted from Safety 2020. 

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More information will be available soon. 

Showcase Registrations - Opening Soon

Registrations will be opening soon for the Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase. 

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More information will be available soon. 

Showcase Support and Virtual Exhibition Opportunities - Opening Soon

Support of the Virtual Pre-Conference Global injury Prevention Showcase offers a strategic opportunity to demonstrate the support your organisation gives to injury prevention and safety promotion and associate your brand with thought leadership, sector networking and partnership development in the lead up to the 14th World Conference Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion 2022.

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More information will be available soon. 

About the Virtual Platform - Coming Soon

The virtual platform being used to host the Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase will provide the opportunity to be part of live and on demand presentations in the form of plenary sessions, concurrent sessions, e-posters and workshops.

Interaction will be encouraged through Q&A sessions, live polling, discussion forums, networking sessions, virtual meeting hub and a virtual exhibition hall.

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More information, including video demonstrations of the virtual portal will be available soon in the lead up to the virtual Showcase.

Showcase Call For Abstract Reviewers- Opening Soon

We will be calling for abstract reviewers for the Virtual Pre-Conference Global Injury Prevention Showcase. 

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Each reviewer will be responsible for blind reviewing up to 20 abstracts and each abstract will have 3 reviewers. All reviewing is done electronically via a website portal and instructions will be provided to enable you to view, score and comment on the abstracts and recommend an offer of presentation. 

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More information will be available soon on how to become an abstract reviewer.