About ThinkFirst
About us
- ThinkFirst - SIU School of Medicine is a chapter of the ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation, sponsored by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS).
- Started in 1989 by Dr. E. Shannon Stauffer, chair of the SIU School of Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery and Mary Kay Reed, RN, MPA - originally called Risky Business with the goal of preventing injuries through community education about the 'business and consequences of taking risks.'
- Renamed ThinkFirst in 2001, in alignment with ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation
- For more than 30 years, ThinkFirst has evolved to include current issues such as impaired and distracted driving,
child passenger safety, TBI (traumatic brain injury) awareness and helmet use.
Our staff
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Danny Hicks, Voice for Injury Prevention Speaker
National Child Passenger Safety Technician
Victim Impact Panel Speaker
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Mary Kay Reed, BSN, MPA, Health Education Coordinator
National Child Passenger Safety Instructor
Retired ThinkFirst Director
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Lori Truter, MA, Health Education Coordinator
ThinkFirst for Youth/Kids Educational Speaker
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Jeff Conant
Contractual VIP Speaker
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Tony Hofmann
Contractual VIP Speaker