Injuries Social Aetiology and Consequences (ISAC) – Lucie Laflamme's research group

The ISAC group conducts studies on the burden, epidemiology and prevention of injuries. Injuries rank high as a cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, with an estimated 4.4 million people dying each year and another 973 million sustaining injuries that require healthcare assistance. The risk of being injured is closely related to people’s living, commuting and working conditions, and poverty is both a cause and a consequence of injuries.

Part of the Department of Global Public Health

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International collaborations

Africa

Universities

  • Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  • Emergency Medicine Department, Muhimbili University, Tanzania
  • School of Medicine Department, Muhimbili University, Tanzania
  • Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Faculty of Medicine, Maputo, Mozambique

Other partners

  • Egendale Hospital, South Africa
  • Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, South Africa
  • The Medical Research Council of South Africa (MRC), South Africa
  • Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa

Europe

Universities

  • Helsinki University, Finland
  • University College London, Institute of Global Health, UK

Other partners

  • National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
  • The Swedish Transport Agency, Sweden
  • The Spinalis Foundation, Sweden

North America

Universities

  • John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
  • Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA

Asia

  • Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (CIPRB),
  • Diabetic Association of Bangladesh

 

Doctoral theses

Theses

2020

Constance Boissin. Thesis: Diagnostic assistance to improve acute burn referral and triage: assessment of routine clinical tools at specialised burn centres and potential for digital health development at point of care

2019

Anders Klingberg. Thesis: Mobile teleconsultations in acute burn care : acceptance and user-experience among emergency care providers in resource-poor settings

2018

Lisa Blom. Thesis: mHealth for image-based diagnostics of acute burns in resource-poor settings : studies on the role of experts and the accuracy of their assessments

2013

Helle Mölsted Alvesson. Thesis: Vulnerability In Illness: Household Healthcare-Seeking Processes During Maternal And Child Illness In Rural Lao PDR

2012

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2009