A safe system for e-scooters: The potential for injury prevention with a new form of micro-mobility
Presented by: Brendan Smith, BA (Hons.), (Research Assistant, BCIRPU) and Kirvy Quiambao, BA., MPH., (Injury Prevention Lead, Vancouver Coastal Health and BC Centre for Disease Control)
Electric scooters, or e-scooters, are common on roads today and e-scooter injuries are receiving a lot of attention. In this presentation, participants will learn about the basics of e-scooters, the research on e-scooter injuries and the possible ways to prevent e-scooter injuries moving forward.
Brendan is a research assistant at the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit. He majored in psychology at the University of British Columbia and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2021. Brendan joined the BCIRPU in the fall of 2022 and helps provide evidence syntheses on different injury prevention topics, including road safety, fire safety and sports injuries. He started reviewing the e-scooter literature a few months ago and worked with his colleagues to develop a presentation on how to prevent e-scooter injuries.
Kirvy is the injury prevention lead from British Columbia Centre for Disease Control and Vancouver Coastal Health. He has an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Developmental Studies from the University of Winnipeg and a master’s in international public health from the University of Liverpool. Kirvy worked in different fields of public health, such as immunization, tuberculosis, harm reduction and disaster management. His interest in injury prevention started when he moved to Canada over a decade ago and taught new immigrants and refugees about injury prevention. Kirvy strives to incorporate equity, diversity and inclusion in injury prevention practice.
BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit Website: https://www.injuryresearch.bc.ca/
The BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit (BCIRPU) is located at BC Children’s Hospital and is a core research program within the Evidence to Innovation theme at the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute.
With the goal to reduce the social and economic burden of injury in BC, the Unit was established as a strategic entity, supporting the development of policies and programs through research, surveillance, and the translation of evidence and knowledge to researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and the public. BCIRPU leaders are members of the faculty at The University of British Columbia, and train and mentor future health care professionals, researchers, policy makers, and injury prevention practitioners.