Resource Type: Webinars

“How to encourage kids to #PlaySafeOutdoors” – Safe Kids Week (2021)

The topic of 2021’s Safe Kids Week digital campaign is outdoor play, encouraging children to #PlaySafeOutdoors and engage in active, unstructured and exciting play, daily.
Learn more at www.parachute.ca/safekidsweek #PlaySafeOutdoors

An interview with Jessie Singer, author of There Are No Accidents (2022)

Jessie Singer’s best friend died 15 years ago when he was 22, cycling in New York, and a driver hit and killed him. Singer, a journalist, also became a road safety advocate. Her quest to find out why society often doesn’t take effective action to prevent injury deaths has resulted in the landmark book, There Are No Accidents, published in February 2022. She spoke with Parachute’s President and CEO Pamela Fuselli about the book, which examines who is harmed most by injury in American society. Singer meticulously reviews data and interviews experts. “Accidents are not flukes or freak mishaps – whether or not you die by accident is just a measure of your power, or lack of it.”
Jessie Singer is a journalist whose writing appears in BuzzFeed, the Village Voice, The Awl, New York magazine, The Guardian, and elsewhere. She currently serves as Senior Strategist and Head Writer at Transportation Alternatives, the editor in chief of Reclaim Magazine, and the founding editor of the international Vision Zero Cities Journal.

Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport, 2nd edition webinar (2024)

The Canadian Guideline on Concussion in Sport, 2nd edition was published in March 2024 with updated recommendations for the prevention, recognition and management of concussions. This webinar will provide an overview of key changes to recommendations and highlight resources available from Parachute and its partners for concussion policy and protocol development, training and education/awareness.

Presenter: Stephanie Cowle, Director, Knowledge Translation, Parachute

Cannabis & edibles poison prevention: Exploring parent attitudes and behaviours (2022)

Since the legalization and regulation of cannabis in 2018 and edible cannabis products in 2019, unintentional cannabis exposures in young children have increased. This webinar, hosted by Parachute, will explore key data findings from a 2021 survey of parents/caregivers regarding their cannabis use, storage habits and perceptions of unintentional cannabis exposure risk for young children.

The webinar will also provide an in-depth look at child cannabis poisoning trends and key issues, poison centre information and data from across Canada and recommended actions for cannabis poison prevention, as well as priorities for cannabis poison surveillance and prevention.

SPEAKERS
Stephanie Cowle
Director of Knowledge Translation, Parachute

Margaret Thompson
Medical Director, Ontario Poison Centre

Jacqueline Burke
Certified Specialist in Poison Information
Ontario Poison Centre

Andrea Taylor
Acting Senior Policy Analyst, Health Canada

Carbon monoxide poisoning: Trends and responses in Canada (2023)

Carbon monoxide (CO), often called “the silent killer”, is a leading cause of unintentional poisoning deaths in Canada and North America. Hosted by Stephanie Cowle from Parachute, this webinar will explore CO poisoning trends and responses from multiple perspectives, including poison centre responses to emergency weather events, a case study examining CO health literacy among homeowners and gaps relating to CO legislation in Canada. The speakers will cover key messages for preventing future occurrences, as well as opportunities for collaboration and action. A Q&A sessison will follow the presentations.