Building on the success of the First International Conference held in 2007 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, the Second International Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Conference provides a unique opportunity to bring together clinicians (physicians and nurses), social workers, researchers, forensic scientists, engineers, and others from a wide range of disciplines to share their research efforts, discuss research challenges and controversies in this field, and develop cross-disciplinary collaborations to further advance our understanding of abusive head injuries.

Abusive head injuries remain a significant medical and social problem in society. Significant progress has been made in our understanding of the presentation, radiographic features, pathology, and biomechanics of these injuries over the past four decades. Despite this progress, a number of controversies remain, and much more research is needed.

A broad range of disciplines, including clinicians, engineers, and forensic and basic scientists, are working to advance knowledge in this field. Unfortunately, these disciplines often work in isolation, each bringing their own points of view, research methodology, and even technical language to the problem. Interdisciplinary collaboration is infrequent, and research is often fragmented and uncoordinated.

The only international event of its type, this conference will be scientific, peer-reviewed, and medically focused. Health-care professionals are encouraged to consider current research and “pearls of practice” that would be appropriate for abstract submission.

The conference is being sponsored by the Penn State College of Medicine/Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA.

• Mark S. Dias, MD, FAAP
  Professor of Neurosurgery
  Vice Chair of Clinical Neurosurgery
  Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
   
• Kelly Cappos, RN, BSN, CPUR, CLNC
  PA Shaken Baby Syndrome Project Nurse Coordinator
   
• Marie Killian, RN, BSN, CCRN
  PA Shaken Baby Syndrome Project Nurse Coordinator
   
• Carroll Rottmund, RN, BSN, CCRN, CLNC
  PA Shaken Baby Syndrome Project Nurse Coordinator
   
• Bonnie J. Bixler, MEd
  Director of Special Projects, CME Office

Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma CD order Information

A CD of the five keynote presentations will be made available for $20.  Any income above direct costs will go towards the 2011 conference.  Please mail or fax no later than August 31, 2009 to Penn State College of Medicine/Continuing Education

                                    ATTN:  Bonnie Bixler, M.Ed.

                                    PO Box 851

                                    Hershey, PA  17033-0851

                                    Phone:  717-531-6483

                                    FAX: 717- 531-5604

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