MOOC
Injury is the leading cause of death for children and adolescents, yet little prevention training exists. Learn from a multidisciplinary panel of expert researchers and practitioners through powerful lectures, interviews, and demonstrations; and apply useful, evidence-based strategies and interventions in your work.Below you’ll find links to more information about our work in this area, as well as a listing of members doing work or interested in this area. We invite you to explore and join us as we move forward to advance research and prevention.
How it Works
This course is designed for multiple fields and levels of training, including healthcare, kinesiology, public policy, social work, pharmacy, dentistry, and psychology. The content is also appropriate for educators, coaches, child care providers, and parents.
As a learner, you will have the ability to select all modules or individual topics that interest you most. The course can be followed in a linear or non-linear structure according to your preferred viewing order. With the Course Map are suggested color-coded pathways and module topics, based on different learner perspectives.
Course Objectives & Curriculum
This online course lays a broad foundation for pediatric injury prevention to give learners an in-depth awareness of this major public health issue through powerful, concise, up-to-date lectures, interviews, and demonstrations from a multidisciplinary panel of nationally-recognized injury prevention experts. The course also provides a toolkit of strategies with detailed examples of injury prevention concepts.
Enrolled participants will be exposed to the following topics:
Click here to view or download a detailed description of the course overview, expected results, learning objectives, knowledge assessment process, and CME available for providers.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Medical providers and trainees who care for children and teens in the fields of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, and Nursing will become more aware of the epidemiology, surveillance, risk and protective factors for injury, theory, and prevention of child and adolescent injuries (both unintentional and intentional injuries) by taking this course.
Accreditation and credit designation statement for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and ABP MOC Part II
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of Michigan Medical School and the University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center. The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Michigan Medical School designates this enduring material for a maximum of 26.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn up to 26.25 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABP MOC credit.
To complete the entire course, we estimate it will take 26.25 hours. There is also an option for learners to earn partial CME on topics of interest (by module) to them; however, Module 2 must be completed.
- All modules= 26.25 total credit hours
- Module 2 = 6.5 credit hours
- Module 3 = 9.5 credit hours
- Module 4 = 3.5 credit hours
- Module 5 = 1.75 credit hours
- Module 6 = 1.75 credit hours
- Module 7 = 2.25 credit hours
- Module 8 = 1 credit hour
This activity was released in April 2021. CME credit may be awarded for a maximum of three years from its release date, specifically from April 2021 through March 2024.
Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) Continuing Education
Health education specialists working in a variety of settings, including hospitals, clinics, schools and universities, government offices, businesses and non-profits will become more aware of the epidemiology, surveillance, risk and protective factors for injury, theory, and prevention of child and adolescent injuries (both unintentional and intentional injuries) by taking this course.
The Region V Public Health Training Center is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 27.0 total Category I contact education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours available are 0.0. Continuing Competency credits available are 27.0. Provider ID# 99038.
To complete the entire course, we estimate it will take 27.0 hours. There is also an option for learners to earn partial CE credit on topics of interest (by module) to them; however, Module 2 must be completed.
- All modules= 27.0 total credit hours
- Module 2 = 4.75 credit hours
- Module 3 = 10.75 credit hours
- Module 4 = 4.25 credit hours
- Module 5 = 1.75 credit hours
- Module 6 = 2.0 credit hours
- Module 7 = 2.5 credit hours
- Module 8 = 1 credit hours
This activity was released in April 2021. CHES credit may be awarded for a maximum of three years from its release date, specifically from April 2021 through March 2024.
Students, Researchers and Practitioners See the MOOC as a Valuable Learning Tool
Learners respond to the MOOC – they recommend it and plan to apply the concepts in their work and life.
“I loved it when after selecting an answer, an explanation was given as to why it was wrong/right as well as additional information not displayed in the videos . . . Thank you for putting together such a good course! Also, the medical student conducting the interviews did a phenomenal job!”
Medical Student, 2018
U-M Medical School
“I am going into pediatrics, currently planning on primary care, and found the videos very helpful and would like to be able to go back to them during the rest of my M4 year if possible.”
Medical Student, 2018
U-M Medical School
“I thought the balance of being informative but not overbearing was perfect and truly loved the breadth of material and learned a lot . . . and truly think that this is the best online class I have done so far and will 100% recommend it to all my friends before we graduate. Thank you again for taking the time to create it.”
Medical Student, 2019
Pediatric Injury Prevention Elective,
U-M Medical School
“I thought the course itself was excellent – good mix of didactics and personal anecdotes that reinforced the concepts. I’ll try and spread the word that this should be taken by everyone, not just those going into Peds… the SPH faculty who spoke in the last few videos on advocacy should consider giving a talk to med students about her course material. I found that to be particularly insightful, especially given the current political climate. I know a lot of my classmates are looking for ways make a difference in the policy world but unfortunately don’t really know the first steps to take.”
Medical Student, 2018
U-M Medical School
“I really really enjoyed it! I thought it had really effective information presented in a good way. I liked the interview style format, and I appreciated the variety of visuals on the slides. I also really appreciated the fact that we aren’t really presented this information anywhere else in our medical school curriculum, and as someone going into pediatrics, this information is vital for taking care of my future patients. The impact of injury prevention in many ways can be greater than the impact of disease prevention in a pediatric population. I’m also very interested in advocacy, and actually participated in some of the opioid research you cited, so personally I really appreciated this course! Thank you for organizing it!”
Medical Student, 2018
U-M Medical School
“I enjoyed the course and feel like it answered a lot of questions that I have gotten from parents in the hospital. I now feel more prepared to answer those questions!”
Medical Student, 2019
U-M Medical School
“This was one of the best online courses I have had, very informative and well designed.”
Medical Student, 2018
U-M Medical School
“I wanted to let you know that I have finished all of the modules. I greatly enjoyed the course and learned a lot.”
Medical Student, 2018
U-M Medical School
“I really enjoyed the course, and I would highly recommend it to my peers. Thank you!”
Medical Student, 2018
U-M Medical School
“I thought it was a good course very relevant to pediatrics, so I was definitely engaged.”
Medical Student, 2018
U-M Medical School
“As a parent and someone who has an interest in health policy, I really enjoyed this course. I especially liked the last module about how healthcare providers can play an advocacy role … I also enjoyed the motor vehicle safety portions because it is interesting to see the unique research done here at Michigan on that topic.”
Medical Student, 2018
U-M Medical School