The Blast Injury Conference 2019 – 11-12 July
Location: City and Guilds Building, Imperial College (Exhibition Road, South Kensington Campus, London, SW7 2AZ)
The Blast Injury Conference 2019 included an inspiring multidisciplinary programme of presentations delving into a broad range of topics related to military and civilian blast injury.
The intention was to provide a stimulating environment where international and UK Researchers, Clinicians and Specialists from across the research pipeline could showcase their discoveries, reinforce existing but also spark new collaborations, and share knowledge and awareness in topics associated with blast injury.
Sessions covered the following topics:
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Musculoskeletal injury, injury biomechanics and protection
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Biology/physiology of blast
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Hearing loss
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Head and brain injury
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Clinical and epidemiological aspects of blast injury
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Point of wounding and casualty evacuation
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Paediatric blast
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Civilian/non‐combatant blast injury burden
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Rehabilitation and the psychological effects of blast injury
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Rehabilitation ‐ technology