About Us
We are an independent, non-government network representing all-age, all-cause injury prevention and safety promotion in the Australasian region. The AIPN is governed by a constitution and managed by an elected Executive Committee.
We strive to promote knowledge of the causes of injury and safety promotion in order to minimise injury-related harm and reduce inequities throughout Australia and New Zealand.
As the region’s key professional body for practitioners, researchers, academics and allied professionals working in injury prevention and safety promotion. It has a broad-based membership from all sectors of the injury prevention and safety promotion community including:
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research
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health
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transport
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emergency services
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crime prevention
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education
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sport and recreation
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planning
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industry
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policy makers and
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regulators.
We represent the interests of its constituents, encourage best practice in injury prevention and safety promotion as well as research and injury surveillance.
Executive Committee
The Australasian Injury Prevention Network is a volunteer-run, membership-based association managed by an Executive Committee elected via the Network’s Annual General Meeting.
Dr Helen Harcombe
President
Dr Julieann Coombes
Aus Indigenous Representative
Stacey Pidgeon
General Member
Dr Lisa Sharwood
Exec Committee
Member
Dr Amy Peden
Ex-Officio Member
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Oliver Smith
Student Representative
Dr Lauren Fortington
Treasurer
Mareta Hunt
NZ Indigenous Representative
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Ioni Lewis
General Committee Member
Georgina Lau
Ex-Officio Member
AOD Sub-Committee
Dr Catherine Niven
Ex-Officio Member
Inam Ahmad
Student Representative
A/Prof Janneke Berecki-Gisolf
Secretary
Dr Kate Hunter
General Member
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Jennie Oxley
General Committee Member
Dr Patricia Cullen
Ex-Officio Member
Violence Sub-Committee
Dr Ben Beck
Ex-Officio Member
Life Members
A / Professor Lesley Day
Prof Rod McClure
Jan Shield
Prof Rebecca Ivers
Prof Kathleen Clapham
