Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Injuries are a serious and preventable health concern in Canada and a growing field of research. Overall, falls are the leading cause of injury with more than one in three older adults falling each year. Falls can cause hip fractures, which leads to reduced function including decreased mobility and increased disability. Osteoarthritis is a chronic musculoskeletal condition that negatively affects mobility. Knowledge translation among researchers, health care providers, policy makers, as well as continual development of strong researchers in the area of injury prevention, including the prevention of musculoskeletal injuries, is important for the future health of Canadians. In 2009, the Canadian government held a national competition to fund teams in injury prevention. The Child and Youth Injury Prevention (C&Y) team developed a practice of injury prevention that involved researchers, community members, and trainees as part of a multidisciplinary approach to reducing injury in children and youth including musculoskeletal injuries. Over the past five years, C&Y developed a strong and successful team, focusing on supporting and highlighting the work of team trainees. In particular, the C&Y team has supported the development and sustainability of the newly formed, Canadian Injury Prevention Trainee Network (CIPTN). The purpose of this grant application is to obtain funding for developing an updated curriculum for the Canadian Collaborating Centres for Injury Prevention (CCCIP). This update aligns with their new injury prevention textbook, developed in partnership with the CIPTN. In addition, this grant will assist with sustainability of the CIPTN by providing funding to plan future CIPTN activities. The CCCIP curriculum is designed to provide practitioners the understanding of the theory and practice of injury prevention in general and to provide the tools needed to develop and implement effective musculoskeletal injury prevention programs