Prevention Matters: How Maryland’s Shock Trauma Center Is Leading the Charge Against Preventable Injuries

MACo’s 2026 Summer Conference Solutions Showcase features thought leaders and industry experts presenting resources and best practices to assist local governments. Check out this session hosted by University of Maryland Medical System!

About University of Maryland Medical System:
When you visit a University of Maryland Medical System provider in your community, you get more than an appointment close to home. You connect to an entire network of specialists, hospitals and clinics across Maryland. Everyone on the University of Maryland Medicial System (UMMS) team is dedicated to giving you the high-quality, personal care you deserve. As Maryland’s comprehensive academic health system, UMMS brings advanced medicine to you, no matter where you live. They combine leading research, innovative treatments and expert care to help you get and stay healthy. That’s a better state of care.

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SOLUTIONS SHOWCASE SESSION:
Title: Prevention Matters: How Maryland’s Shock Trauma Center Is Leading the Charge Against Preventable Injuries
Description: This session will highlight the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center’s statewide initiatives to reduce preventable injury and violence across Maryland. Learn about key prevention programs, including STOP THE BLEED®, which empowers bystanders to provide life-saving aid, and fall prevention efforts such as the Fall Recovery and Prevention Program (FRaPP), focused on identifying at-risk individuals and reducing fall-related injuries through targeted interventions. Participants will also explore efforts to reduce motor vehicle crashes and head and spinal cord injuries, along with the hospital-based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP), which addresses the root causes of interpersonal violence. Attendees will gain practical insights into building safer communities and partnering in injury prevention.
Date: 8/12/2026
Time: 10:45 AM−11:15 AM

Be sure to register for MACo’s Summer Conference to attend this session and many more!

MACo’s Summer Conference, “Build What’s Next,” will be held at the Roland Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, MD, on August 12-15, 2026.

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