Roy Meadow moving into SBS

International Advisory Board


Vancouver 2008 Conference





Seventh North American Conference on

Shaken Baby Syndrome (Abusive Head Trauma)

October 5, 6 and 7, 2008

Vancouver, BC Canada



Opening of Conference Sunday, October, 5, 2008



8:00 - 12:00 p.m. (Investigation)

A Guide to the Investigation of Shaken Baby (Abusive Head Trauma) Cases:

Michel Pilon, Investigator, Professor of Criminology (Montreal, Canada) The Canadian Perspective.
Randy Watt, Assistant Chief of Police (Ogden, UT, USA) The United States Perspective.
Philip Wheeler, DCI (Abbots Langley, Herts, United Kingdom) The United Kingdom Perspective.
James Lauridson, MD, Pathologist and Medical Examiner, (Alabama, USA) Making Sense of an Autopsy Report.
Brian Holmgren, JD, (Nashville, TN, USA) What the Prosecutor Needs from the Investigator.


8:00 - 12:00 p.m. (Prevention)

Addressing Issues of Implementation and Sustaining Prevention Programs:

Evidence Based Programs and Tested Materials
Mark Dias, MD, FAAP, (Hershey, PA, USA)

Ronald G. Barr, MDCM, (Vancouver, BC, CA)

National Legislation: Opportunities and Challenges
Shared Stories of Program Directors from Canada and the United States


1:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Medical)

Other Theories: Is it Shaken Baby Syndrome (Abusive Head Trauma) or Something Else?

Randy Alexander, MD, PhD, FAAP (Jacksonville, FL, USA), Pediatrician
David Chadwick, MD, (La Mesa, CA, USA), Short Falls
Mary Case, MD, (St Louis, MO, USA), Pathology
Brian Holmgren, JD, (Nashville, TN, USA), Legal
Carole Jenny, MD, MBA (Providence, RI, USA), Biomechanics
Alex Levin, MD, MHSc, FAAP, FAAO, FRCSC (Toronto, ON, Canada), Ophthalmology
Wilbur Smith, MD, FAAP, (Detroit, MI, USA), Radiology


Keynote Address

Sunday Evening 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. October 5, 2008



Preserving Reason in the Debate about Inflicted Injuries

Sir Roy Meadow, MD (Leeds, United Kingdom)



Sunday Evening 8:00 - 10:00

Reception for all Participants





Keynote Addresses

Monday - Wednesday, October 6, 7, 8 2008



What are the Three Most Significant Developments as an Expert in your Field?

(Two Hour Presentation)

Moderator: Carole Jenny, MD, (Providence, RI, USA) Each Panel Member will describe the 3 most important developments in their field in the past three years.

Ophthalmology
Alex Levin, MD, MHSc, FAAP, FAAO, FRCSC (Toronto, ON, Canada)



Biomarkers to Detect SBS/AHT
Rachel Berger, MD, MPH (Pittsburgh, PA, USA)



Biomechanical Modeling
Susan Margulies, MD, Professor of Engineering (Philadelphia, PA, USA)



Overview of Field
Cindy Christian, MD (Philadelphia, PA, USA)



What is in a Name SBS/AHT?
Robert Block, MD, (Tulsa, OK, USA)



Surveillance and Prevention
Ronald Barr, MDCM, FRCPC (Vancouver, BC, Canada)



Workshops on Prevention, family Issues, Medical and Legal will occur throughout the day on Monday and Tuesday. Workshops will be selected by the program planning committee.



Monday October 6, 1:30 pm

Keynote Address:

Abusive Head Trauma: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going

Ann-Christine Duhaime, MD, (Philadelphia, PA, USA)



Tuesday October 7, 8:00 am

Keynote Address:

SBS/AHT Cases: Circumstances and the Stressors of Military Life

Captain Barbara Craig, MD, FAAP (Bethesda, MD, USA);

Major Shelly Martin, MD, USAF, MC (Bethesda, MD, USA);

Kenneth Palmer, HM3 (Portsmouth, VA, USA) Father of a victim of SBS.

Mother of victim of SBS. (TBD)



Tuesday October, 1:30 pm

Keynote Address:

The Case for Shaking in Shaken Baby Syndrome

Mark Dias, MD, FAAP (Hershey, PA, USA)