Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit Organizes Workshop in Hanoi

On January 15-16, 2018, the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU) organized its second workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam as part of the Johns Hopkins University-Hanoi School of Public Health Trauma and Injury Research Program (JHU-Hanoi-TRIP).

The workshop, which was held in collaboration with Hanoi University of Public Health, offered more than a dozen public health graduate students and junior researchers the opportunity to develop research capacity in analyzing injury data in order to address the burden of injuries in Vietnam.

“We’re so pleased to see yet another successful workshop here in Hanoi,” said Qingfeng Li, PhD, project Co-Investigator and assistant scientist with JH-IIRU. “Last June, we organized our first workshop and sought to provide a basic knowledge of injury prevention and data collection. Now, through our second workshop, we’ve gone further with advanced discussions, data analysis, and presentations. Our ultimate aim is to strengthen the center of excellence for research on trauma and injuries for Hanoi.”

Director of the Injury Policy and Prevention Research (CIPPR) of Hanoi University of Public Health Dr. Cuong Pham co-facilitated the two-day workshops with Li. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Master of Public Health student Dr. Hal Inada helped deliver the workshop as part of his MPH practicum experience..

Through post-workshop evaluations, participants highly rated the sessions, noting the lectures and group work as substantially improving their knowledge in injury prevention and enhancing their skills in injury data analysis.

The workshops are the result of a five-year grant on injury training in Vietnam from the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health that would build on existing work between the JH-IIRU in the Department of International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Hanoi School of Public Health. The grant aims to address public health barriers such as the absence of comprehensive injury prevention training programs and relevant national data.

A third workshop is planned to be held later in 2018.

To learn more about the NIH Grant on Injury Training in Vietnam, please click here.