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World Water
Safety Program |
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Day 1 - Thursday, 27 September 2007
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1 |
Joost Bierens: World Congress on Drowning (WCD)
2002: Lessons learnt - Research and developments since. |
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B. Chris Brewster: Overview of ILS actions since
WCD 2002 |
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Douglas B (Pete) Peterson: Pulling on the same
oars together—we can make a difference |
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Aminur Rahman: The Bangladesh Experience: A
Developing Country’s Perspective on |
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Peter George (Australia): Total Life Saving
Service Plan |
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6 |
Jonathon Webber and Billy Doyle (New Zealand):
SENTINEL- A new systematic approach to the early recognition and
classification of in-water behavior consistent with ‘threat to life’
following concerning results of lifeguard efficacy research |
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David Szpilman (Brazil): 12 Years of Brazilian
Lifesaving Society (SOBRASA) – Did we make any difference? |
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8 |
Stathis Avramidis (Greece): Risk Taking
Behaviour as a Cause of Drowning after Engagement in Swimming & Non-Aquatic
Activities |
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Larry Patterson (Canada): Factors affecting
lifeguard recognition of the submerged victim. Implications for lifeguard
training, lifeguarding systems and aquatic facility design |
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Greg McLennan (Australia): Utilising the Sport
of Lifesaving to establish a “community base” within lifesaving
organisations – the essentials, a model, the process and the benefits |
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Brett Sullivan (New Zealand): Case Study: ‘Piha
Rescue’ – Research opportunities associated with four years of continuous
filming at NZ’s busiest beach for a hugely successful and high rating
reality TV show. What can be achieved through lifeguarding and |
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Michael Shane (Canada): Are they watching…the
SEE system: Lifeguard-scanning, inhibitors and enhancement variables and a
system that allows supervisory staff quantifiably evaluate a lifeguard’s
supervision performance |
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Michael Linnan (TASC): SwimSafe-A
community-based water safety and swim-learning program suitable for
developing countries |
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14 |
Peter Davis (USA): Public education
collaboration: USLA and NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)
and the National Weather Service, the Sea Grant Foundation |
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15 |
Bernadette Matthews (Australia): Swimming Pool
Injury Data: Improvements to Lifeguard Training |
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16 |
Justin Scarr (Australia): The role of lifesaving
in community development, experiences from indigenous Australia |
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Erik Bech (Denmark): RIP Currents - A Public
Awareness Negligence |
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18 |
Billy Doyle (New Zealand): Is the efficay of
detecting a simulated drowning patient altered if the person conducting the
surveillance is a non-swimmer? |
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Jonathon Webber (New Zealand): Establishing
Coastal Lifeguard Services in Pakistan |
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20 |
Bernadette Matthews (Australia): Impacts of
major water safety campaigns: Play it Safe by the Water 1997 to 2007 |
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21 |
Steve Beerman (ILS): ILS Position Statement:
Seizure Disorders in Lifesaving and Lifeguarding |
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22 |
Klaus Wilkens (Germany): Financial funds as
fundamental basis to develop lifesaving structures |
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23 |
Richard Ming Kirk Tan (Singapore): Public water
safety education through letters to the newspapers |
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24 |
David Szpilman (Brazil): How Lifeguards would
know the severity, treatment and outcome of drowning on the accident site |
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25 |
Hans van der Pols (Netherlands): Impact of 11
Recommendations of WCD 2002 |
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26 |
Allart Venema (Netherlands): The potential use
of an award (honours–medals or certificates) scheme for drowning rescues to
study prevention, rescue and resuscitation of drowning cases |
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27 |
Francesco (Frank) Pia (USA): What Can Science
Teach us about Lifesaving and Drowning Prevention? |
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28 |
Julie Gilchrist: Estimating the Burden -
Nonfatal and Fatal Drowning in Recreational Water Sites - US 2001-2002 |
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Day 2 - Friday, 28 September 2007 |
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29 |
Peter Agnew (ILS): ILS World Drowning Report
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Kidist K. Bartolomeos (World Health Organisation):
Global burden of drowning |
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31 |
Seyed Mostafa Agha Mirsalim (Iran): Rescuing
Plan for the Caspian Sea Blind Areas |
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32 |
Diego Abalos Brandon (Argentina): Manoeuvres and
Rescue Skills Program and Rescue with paddleboards and/or Rescue Boards |
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Joanne Vincenten (European Child Safety Alliance):
Reporting of Water Safety Policy Measures in 17 European Countries to
Advance Water Safety and Reduce Childhood Drowning |
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34 |
Steve Beerman (Canada): Evidence based process -
how to do this in lifesaving |
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35 |
Cliff Nelson (United Kingdom): Principles of
Beach Risk Assessment: A UK perspective |
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36 |
Luiz Morizot-Leite (USA): Risk Management
Analysis; when, where and how Ocean Rescue Lifeguards are suffering
occupational injuries |
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37 |
John Pearn (Australia): Safety Legislation: A
pillar of Drowning Prevention |
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38 |
Michael Linnan (TASC): The burden of drowning in
Asia: prevalance and risk factors in children |
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39 |
Peter Dawes (United Kingdom): Developing a risk
assessment model for practical application in the UK |
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John McVan (USA): Normalizing the Abnormal: The
Efficacy of Stress Related Aquatic Instruction and its Correlation to
Drowning Prevention in Theatre Specific Water |
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41 |
Deborah C. Girasek (USA): Are Pregnant Pool
Owners Receptive to Isolation Fencing Installation? |
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42 |
Linda Quan and Elizabeth Bennett (USA): Drowning
risk and prevention in minority communities |
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43 |
Michael Vlasto and Adam Wooler (United Kingdom -RNLI):
An integrated approach to Beach Lifeguarding and Lifeboating |
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44 |
Peter Wernicki (USA): A preliminary report of
the US Lifeguard Standards Coalition - from the American Red Cross, the US
Lifesaving Association, and YMCA of the USA |
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45 |
Steve Beerman (Canada): Evidence
based process - how to do this in lifesaving |
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46 |
Michael Linnan (TASC): Drowning in the
developing world: Differences from drowning in rich countries and prevention
implications |
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47 |
Craig Roberts (Australia): Using camera
technology to prevent drownings |
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48 |
Jørn Dam (Denmark): Didactical reflections
considering the development of lifesaving competence in physical education
students |
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49 |
Teresa Stanley (New Zealand): Do big people
really know best about water safety? An examination of toddler water safety
at swim lessons with particular reference to the perceptions of parents and
instructors |
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50 |
Dhaya Sewduth (South Africa): The data related
to drowning problem in South Africa and the implication of this |
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51 |
Daniel Hartmann (Israel): Onshore Storminess
Factor (ONSF): A New Tool for Regional Beach Hazard Rating (RBHR) and Beach
Safety Management (BSM) |
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52 |
Perry Smith (Canada) and Janet Castro (United
Kingdom): Simulated Emergency Response Training Program |
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John Pearn (Australia): Bathtub Drowning Deaths.
New Twists on an old problem |
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John Connolly (Ireland): Suicide by Drowning:
Exclusion of such deaths from official drowning statistics |
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Peter Agnew (Australia): Australian Public
Coastal Safety Guidelines |
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Detlev Mohr (Germany): Main Skills for
Lifesaving and How to Train these Skills: Bettering the Quality of
Lifesaving Services |
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Deborah C. Girasek (USA): Are Pregnant Pool
Owners Trained in Infant/Child Cardiopulmonary Resucitation? |
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Ludger Shulte-Hulsmann (Germany): Drowning
statistics on the basis of press cuttings |
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Steve Wills (United Kingdom): The research,
development and implementation of the UK national guidelines and
specifications for coastal public rescue equipment |
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60 |
Kelly Fischbein (USA): Skill Retention in
Lifesaving: A Review of Literature and a Look to the Future |
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Robert Stallman (Norway): The Teaching of
Swimming Based on a Model of the Causes of Drowning |
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Peter Barss (United Arab Emirates): A Practical
Approach to Identifying and Counting Cold-water Immersion Deaths, and
Assessing Associated Activities and Risk Factors |
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Jim Howe and Ralph Goto (USA): State of Hawaii
Beach Hazard Information Website oceansafety.soest.hawaii.edu |
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Jana Novotna (Czech Republic): Comparative
Analysis of Educational Programmes (A Proposal of Innovation of Water Safety
Educational Programme of Czech Red Cross in relation to the Standards of
International Lifesaving Federation) |
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Barbara Byers (Canada): Swim to Survive Dhaya
Sewduth (South Africa): The impact of the absence of legislation governing
water safety and drowning prevention |
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Julie Evans (Australia): Dangerous waves - long
period waves: Surf Alerts |
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Norman Farmer (Australia): International Water
Safety and Lifesaving Education by ILS |
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Dirk Bissinger (Germany): Electronically devices
and teaching software as instruments of modern education in lifesaving |
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Michael Shane (Canada): Aquatic Facilities - Total Life Saving Service Plan
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Anthony Handley (United Kingdom): Do automated external defibrillators have
a place in lifeguarding / lifesaving? |
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Lorraine Wilson-Saliba (Canada): Swim for Life - A new, innovative
approach to swim program design and drowning prevention |
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Guy Thomas (DAN
Europe): Factors associated with open-circuit recretaional diving fatalities |
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Joost Bierens (Netherlands): The
same result for less money? - Is training in the use of the automated
external defibrillator (AED) is equally effective with poster self training
as with instructor based training |
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Matt Claridge (New Zealand): Swim For Life
– A Mass Media Campaign Promoting Learn to Swim |
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Peter Chennell (UK): How
safe is recreational boating in the UK? |
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Anthony Handley (United Kingdom): Self instruction
in basic life support – is this the answer to the problem of poor training?
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Klaus Wilkens (Germany): Campaign against the drowning of children
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Malcolm
Poole and Stan Konstantaras (Australia): Rock Fishers’ Practices and
Perception of Rock Fishing Water Safety |
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Joost Bierens (Netherlands): Are there any
different in retention of BLS and AED skills between younger (15-22 years)
and older (>35 years) lifeguards? |
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Peter Barss (United Arab Emirates):
Knowledge of swimming pool safety among vendors and home pool owners and
provision of safety devices and information by vendors in United Arab
Emirates |
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Kevin Moran (New Zealand): Rock fishers’ practices and perception
of rock fishing water safety |
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Ricardo dos Santos Nunes (Brazil): THE DOLPHIN
PROJECT – Since 1964, the largest drowning prevention project in Brazil –
150.000 children trained |
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Day 3 - Saturday, 29 September 2007 |
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David Szpilman (Brazil): International Life Saving
Federation ILS: How and what were the impacts on Brazil Lifesaving (SOBRASA)
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Fernando Martinho (Portugal): “CPLP” – a new space
for coo- peration within ILS: AsNaSA Portugal’s proposal of an Action Plan
for Teaching and Training in Water Safety Quality in the Portuguese Speaking
Countries |
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Daniel Hartmann (Israel): Water Safety Management – Morphodynamic
and Human Parameters from the Israeli Mediterranean Coast – Parame-
trization for a Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) |
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Angela Lawson (New Zealand - ILS):
The Dr Ian Mackie Fellowship - Facilitating Youth Involvement in Lifesaving
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Ricardo Nunes (Portugal): Professional Water Life
Saver Course – Level II: a course certified by official Portuguese and
European Union Standards |
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Joost Bierens (Netherlands): Moderate sea states do
not influence the application of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
in rigid inflatable rescue boats |
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Chris Giles (Australia): Developing our
youth - securing our future |
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Sandra Nascimento (Portugal): Child and adolescent
drowning in Portugal |
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Bo Løfgren (Denmark): How to choose an automated
external defibrillator (AED) for the aquatic environment – review of
selection considerations |
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Katrin (joe) Ripcke (Germany): Youth work/welfare
as a task of lifesaving organisations |
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Arturo Abraldes (Spain): Evaluation of risk factors
on beaches |
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Leornado Manino (Argentina): Spinal Cord Immobilization in
Aquatic Environment
in
spanish |
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David Szpilman (Brazil): Junior and volunteer lifeguard
– A new concept to help the professional on duty |
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Osni Pinto Guaiano (Brazil): Global Heating and
Mortality for Drowning: How a project for children and adoloescent in
fundamental and medium teaching in the SOROCABA CITY can contribute to
preserving the environment and prevent drowning in Brazil |
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Anthony Handley (UK):
Resuscitation Guidelines 2005 – what’s new and why? John Fitzgerald (Australia):
Leadership development within a water safety organisation |
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John Fitzgerald (Australia): Leadership development within a water safety
organisation |
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Peter George (Australia):
Is it possible to achieve an international standard for beach safety flags? |
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Armindo Carvalho (Portugal): Maritime Safety and
Risks Prevention in the European Atlantic Coast: Challenges for a
Transnational Cooperation Framework |
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101 |
David Szpilman (Brazil): In-water
resuscitiation: What are the highlights and pitfalls? |
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Steve
Wills (United Kingdom): The development and implementation of two national
beach safety signage standards (UK & Australia) and how they are leading to
the creation of an international beach signage standard |
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Jorge Dias (Cabo Verde): AsNaSA Cabo Verde –
National Water Safety Association: a new life saving organization in ILS
Network and the Professional Training and Employment System of Cabo Verde
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Jonathon L. Epstein (USA): Evidence Based First Aid Guidelines-Report of the
US National First Aid Science Advisory Board |
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Dias Martins (Portugal): ISN - Instituto de
Socorros a Naufragos: Past, Present and Future |
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106 |
Tara Reilly (United Kingdom):
Occupational fitness standards for beach lifeguards |
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107 |
Justin Scarr (Australia): Water Safety for Culturally and Linguistically
Diverse Communities:“Swim for Life” Muslim Aquatic Safety and Recreation
Program |
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108 |
Nuno Pinto (Portugal) Professional aquatic security
and rescue technician course |
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Carl Martinez (USA): Fitness Standards for
Lifeguards: The Surf Lifeguard Pre-Employment Test |
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Mark
Haimona (New Zealand): Drownbase - Identify atrisk factors for Maori
Drowning in New Zealand |
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Osni Pinto Guaiano (Brazil): Professional and
Education Updating: Is it possible to increase the measures of prevention
and to reduce the mortality for drowning in the State of SÃO PAULO? |
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Arthur Clarke (USA): Eye health and vision standards for lifeguards
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John Fitzgerald and Chris Giles (Australia): Embracing cultural diversity within Surf Life
Saving Australia |
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José Festas (Portugal): “Pro-More Security for Sea
Men” Association - a pilot project providing recycling training for
improving sea fishermen security (2007-2013) |
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Michael Tipton (United Kingdom
RNLI): Visual acuity standards for Beach Lifeguards |
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Mário Costa (Portugal): Education and training on
the Portuguese legislation for Water Safety Quality Standards: Notes to
improve Law 44/2004, in conformity with the “Portaria 1311/2006” |
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Daniel Hartmann (Israel): Water Safety Management - Ergonomic approach to study
lifeguards Effectiveness and Vigilance |
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Paul Hayden (United Kingdom):
Management of Major Flood Events - FRS Contribution to the Emergency Phase |
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Bob Clark (Canada): Drowning incident analysis |
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Alexadre Tadeia (Portugal): Operational Strategy of
Portuguese Lifeguards Associations in order to prevent drowning |
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Romeu Bruno
(Brazil): Jet ski rescue |
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Bob Albers and Sergeant Darrell (USA): The
importance of a lifeguard response to water related natural disasters |
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Fernando Martinho (Portugal): AsNaSA - First
Portuguese Life Saving Association - 30 years in lifesaving voluntary work -
education and tranning |
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John Connolly (Ireland): Rescues by Irish Police
Officers |
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Zaid Chelvaraz (Malaysia): Role of lifesavers in water related
natural disasters |
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Conference Wrap Up and Plenary Address - Steve
Beerman (ILS and WWS 2007 Scientific Committee): Summary of Workshop
Recommendations |
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POSTER PRESENTATIONS |
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Trauma In Brazil – 126,000 deaths in 2003 - Do we know enough to prevent? -
David Szpilman, Brazil |
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Drowning In Brazil – 179,000 deaths in 25 Years - Are we stepping down? -
David Szpilman, Brazil |
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Basic water life support (BWLS) – Reevaluation
after 232 courses. - David Szpilman, Brazil |
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Aeromedical rescue helicopter – How it works on
Drowning? - David Szpilman, Brazil |
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Certifications qualify water safety program – Do
the Benefits overcome Costs? - David Szpilman, Brazil |
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Surfer-Save – A way to decrease drowning by
teaching lifesaving to surfers - David Szpilman, Brazil |
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Do we prepare lifeguards to face death or just
to be heroes? - David Szpilman, Brazil |
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A tale of two Park Agencies: The role of local
and regional government agencies in drowning prevention.- Linda Quan &
Elizabeth Bennett, USA |
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Understanding older persons water safety needs –
research and development. - Justin Scarr for Richard Franklin, Australia |
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Surf Education - Clubs and Schools. - John
Fitzgerald, Australia |
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Kia Maanu, Kia Ora – Stay Afloat, Stay Alive - A
Water Safety Strategy for Māori in Aotearoa. - Mark Haimona, New Zealand |
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Fitness Requirements for Beach Lifeguards to
operate Rescue Watercraft and Inshore Rescue Boats. - Tara Reilly, United
Kingdom |
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“Bridging the Gap” – 12,000 km of coastline coverage. - Chris Peck,
Australia |
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The role of Physical Education Teachers in the
prevention and reduction of accidents and deaths by drowning. - Osni Pinto
Guaiano, Brazil |
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Prevention of Drowning: Are we, professional
lifeguards, ready to educate the population or are we prepared exclusively
to perform rescues? - Osni Pinto Guaiano, Brazil |
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Maximise rescuer safety and effectiveness
through pre-rescue communication. - Brendan Donohoe, Ireland |
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Water Safety Education Methods and Statistics of
the Ocean City, Marlyand Beach Patrol. - Mark W. Muller, USA |
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A National Lifesaving Plan to prevent drowning
and injury in New Zealand, 2005-2010: Rolling out the strategy. - Brett
Sullivan, New Zealand (FSP) |
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The Integrated Aquatic Programme (IAP): A
collaborative and sector wide approach to developing a ‘Roadmap’ for water
safety education in NZ - Brett Sullivan, New Zealand (FSP) |
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The prototype of situational dimensions in water
lifesaving. - Tomasz Zalewski, Poland |
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How does the educational standards change in the
case of pupils at grammar-schools after a preventive campaign “A Blue Patrol”?
- Tomasz Zalewski, Poland |
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A proposed framework for developing a plan for
research in life saving and water safety. - Robert Stallman, Norway |
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Swim for Life - A new, innovative approach to
swim program design and drowning prevention. - Lorraine Wilson-Saliba,
Canada |
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Angel Ring - Rock Fishing Safety. - Stan
Konstantaras, Australia |
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Safety in Public Aquatic Centres: Lifeguards are
not Babysitters! - Justin Scarr for Caitlin Chellew, Australia |
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Cartoon Drowning Prevention Video – A way to
reach children in 8 minutes. - TRABALHO PREMIADO - Jorge Cerqueira & David
Szpilman, Brazil |
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Didactical reflections considering the
development of lifesaving competence in physical education students. - Jørn
Dam, Denmark |
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Predicting lifeguard’s ability to succeed in
real lifesaving situations. - Michael Iwersen, Denmark |
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IT strategy – a didactic challenge in the
learning process of lifesaving skills.- Lillan Madsen, Denmark |
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Collection of captured sharks off Recife -
Brazil at local Lifeguard Group.- André de Souza Ferraz Alves, Brazil |
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The Story of the Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB). -
Edward Wake-Walker and Warren Mitchell, UK |
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Water Safety Campaign. - Sandra Nascimento,
Portugal |
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