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26TH ITMA WORLD CONGRESS REPORT
Latest ITMA News
Planning for next ITMA world congress postponed for now
Due to the Covid epidemy we could not have our world congress as planned in China and the situation in the world now makes it difficult for delegates and board members from many countries to travel abroad at all.
So, an extra board meeting, after looking at the possibilities to hold a congress, decided to postpone this planning for now.
We have alternatives for countries to hold future ITMA world congresses but currently we have no announcement to make.
ITMA leadership will come back on the issue as soon as the situation in the world is more stable.
ITMA President-Emeritus Leonard Evans has produced a YouTube video
In celebration of his 85th Birthday, still with zero involvements in any traffic crash, ITMA President-Emeritus Leonard Evans has produced a YouTube available at https://youtu.be/cxJCswODOEI. In it Dr. Evans states "In 68 years of driving I have been involved in...
COVID Vaccine Hesitancy and Risk of a Traffic Crash
A new study from ITMA board member Donald Redelmeier Donald A. Redelmeier, MD, FRCPC, MSHSR, FACP Jonathan Wang, MMASc Deva Thiruchelvam, MSc Published:December 02, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.11.002 Abstract: Background Coronavirus disease...
Our board member Alberto Silveira passed away
The board of directors in ITMA are sad to inform about the passing away of our dear board member from Argentine, Alberto Silveira. (09/30/1952 - 05/15/2023). Alberto and his colleague María Cristina Isoba from the Argentine NGO Luchemos por la Vida (Let us fight...
Addressing COVID vaccine hesitancy
This is a new study from our board member Donald Redelmeier et al, addressing COVID vaccine hesitancy. It found that persons who did not get their vaccination had a 72% increase in traffic risks. The theory is that those who neglect public health guidelines may...
Drunk driving and association with traffic accidents
ITMA board member Diva Eensoo continues to look into the interesting field of biomarkers that can contribute to traffic crashes, in the recent article on relapses of drunk driving and association with traffic accidents, alcohol-related problems and biomarkers of...
“Traffic Injury and Prevention (TIP) is the official Journal of the AAAM, the ICADTS, the IRCOBI and the ITMA.