Kathy W. Monroe, MD, MSQI

Kathy Monroe is Professor of Pediatrics and Division Director for Children’s of Alabama Emergency Department. Dr. Monroe serves as principal investigator for Alabama Injury Free Coalition for Kids (IFCK) and has served on the national IFCK Board of Directors and abstract selection/publications committee. She is currently the program chair and President elect for IFCK. Her work in injury prevention has focused on safe teen driving consisting of funded teen driving events and creation of a teen driving toolkit for pediatricians. She secured grant funding for construction of two Allstate Foundation “Little Hands” playgrounds in high-risk areas, participated in multi-center studies on child passenger safety and regularly leads Baby Safety Showers. She has published multiple manuscripts on Teen Driving Behavior, ATV Injuries, Pediatric Burn Injuries and Child Passenger Safety.