Join us for a webinar focused on how MEA Forensic’s biomechanics experts analyze injury causation in events ranging from car crashes to sports and recreational activities.
In this CLE-eligible* webinar, crafted for legal and insurance professionals, Stephanie Bonin, Benjamin Elkin, and Dennis Chimich will introduce biomechanics terms, discuss useful injury data sets, and describe how a biomechanical analysis can establish, or refute, a causal link between a specific injury and a particular activity, event, or defect.
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| August 14th, 2024 | 10:00 AM Pacific / 1:00 PM Eastern | On Zoom |
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*Our presenters are certified continuing education providers by the California State Bar. Our courses are accredited by the Law Societies of British Columbia and Ontario. Alberta lawyers, consider including this course as a CPD learning activity in your annual Continuing Professional Development Plan.
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The presenters – Biomechanics
Stephanie Bonin, PhD PE
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Dr. Stephanie Bonin investigates injury causation in all sorts of events. In addition to her years of investigating injuries, Stephanie has experience working as an ergonomic engineer, in a clinical gait lab, and in the safety restraint industry. Her PhD work focused on head injury potential and the effectiveness of motorcycle helmets. An avid equestrian, she has a particular interest in equestrian sports injuries, and currently chairs the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Equestrian Helmet Task Group. Read Stephanie's full bio. |
Stephanie's presentation:
- Categorizing injury using the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS)
- Useful sources of real-life motor vehicle injury data
- Motor vehicle accident case study
Benjamin Elkin, PhD PEng
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Dr. Ben Elkin routinely assesses the causal relationship between an event and an injury by comparing forces applied to the body to the mechanism and threshold for injury. Ben’s background extends from head to toe. During his PhD, he tested brain tissue to estimate how it would respond to a head impact. And Ben currently chairs the ASTM F13.40 Research Subcommittee on Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear where he continues to help improve the way floor-friction measurements are made. Read Ben's full bio. |
Ben's presentation:
- How injury biomechanics can help with liability waiver cases
- Establishing, or refuting, a causal link between a defect and an injury
- Case study: recreational activity
Dennis Chimich, MSc PEng
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Dennis Chimich has worked on thousands of cases in his forensic career, investigating how injuries happen in vehicle collisions, slips and falls, product failures, and sporting events, and has testified as an expert witness in court many times. Dennis is involved in MEA’s on-going research into the accuracy of devices (called tribometers) that are used to measure friction when investigating slip and fall incidents. He has also been involved in studies of helmet impact performance, whiplash, occupant kinematics, and knee injury biomechanics. Read Dennis' full bio. |
Dennis' presentation:
- Injury mechanisms in head-first impacts
- Assessing impact scenarios, circumstances, and speeds
- Diving case study
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